Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
The window under the Income Declaration Scheme 2016 opened on June 1 and will close on September 30
If you have recently had a salary hike and a corresponding increase in your tax outgo then you must seek your company's co-operation to structure a tax-friendly salary.
The government on Friday rejected the demands for tax exemption on setting up power plants, state maritime boards and port trusts, saying it was inconsistent in a moderate tax regime.
You don't need to pay tax while selling old car, says tax expert Vikas Gandhi.
Direct tax expert Vikas Gandhi offers some valuable tips on investments.
With audits and greater emphasis on anti-evasion measures, more tax demands will lead to more litigation. So, it is a bit early to start celebrating. GST is still work in progress.
Three key instruments that can help you meet your financial goals, while also allowing you to enjoy tax deductions are ELSS, term cover and health cover.
Is it true that you can also save on your tax by gifting money to your parents? If yes, then what are the ways in which you can do so? Is there any maximum limit for gifting?
E-proceeding of tax scrutiny has certain technical and practical issues which need to be addressed before making the system fully electronically driven.
The Income Tax department has declined to share details of probe being carried out in Rs 5,600 crore (Rs 56 billion) payment default by National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) saying it would "hamper the process of investigation or apprehension of offenders".
Gift is not regarded as an expense and hence whatever amount of gift you give, you will not be able to reduce it from your taxable income, says tax expert Vikas Gandhi.
Clarifying on reports that it cannot scrutinise tax returns of political parties, CBDT said: "There are enough provisions in the Income Tax Act to scrutinise the accounts of the political parties and these political parties are also subject to other provisions of income tax including filing of return."
For being eligible for tax benefit, the minimum period of fixed deposit has to be of 5 years. Since the period you have mentioned is 4 years, you won't be eligible for the tax benefit u/s 80C.
Car loan is not eligible for any tax exemption similar to that of house loan, says direct tax expert Vikas Gandhi.
Mortgage loan won't qualify for benefits under Income Tax, says tax expert Vikas Gandhi.
Ahead of Union Budget, the government on Thursday said it hopes to exceed the indirect tax collection estimate of Rs 3.36 lakh crore for this fiscal in view of the buoyancy in the economy.
A special audit will look into any pricing anomalies in the transactions between the two, according to a source. FTIL had a contract for helping the exchange with its technology needs.
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The income tax department keeps track of taxpayers through extensively connected data sharing arrangements and data mining systems. If you don't pay your taxes, you can easily get caught.
UK oil explorer Cairn Energy is facing a tax demand of Rs 10,247 crore and Vodafone over acquisition of 67% stake in the mobile business owned by Hutchison Whampoa in 2007
Direct tax expert Vikas M Gandhi offered some valuable tips on tax planning.
Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan on how employees can use fringe benefits in their salary to help save tax.
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council on Wednesday favoured more income tax sops as also a revision in indirect tax rates on consumer durables in Budget 2008-09 to fire up the economy.
Likening the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens with demonetisation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said these exercises are "tax" on the poor, who will suffer the same way they did after the note ban in November 2016. "Poor people will have to go to officers and show their documents and give bribe. They will have to give bribe if there is a slight mistake in their names. Crores of rupees will be pulled out of the pockets of the poor and will be given to the same 15 people. This is the truth. It is an attack on the people," he said.
With the online tax filing and automation of the tax process the number of mistakes made by taxpayers during filing of taxes have been reduced, but considering the importance of the information, a mistake or an error will be an invitation to trouble.
Mahesh Padmanabhan of RelaxWithTax has the answers to your tax related queries.
The Finance Minister said government set targets assuming normal conditions.
In case of a physically handicapped person, he gets a threshold deduction of Rs 50,000 from the taxable income. Further if such disability is more than 80%, the limit of Rs 50,000 increase to Rs 75,000. Thus in your case you will be starting paying tax only when your income exceeds Rs 1,60,000.
Harshvardhan Nawathe, who won the Rs 1-crore (Rs 10 million) prize money on quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', continues to face queries on his tax liability even nine years after he emerged as the winner of the popular television reality show.
Do you know what Section 80DDB is and how it can help you save tax? How much tax can you save under this section and how can you avail it?
Mahesh Padmanabhan, principal advsior, RelaxWithTax, will answer all your tax-related queries in an online chat on February 5, between 2 pm and 3 pm
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