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With direct tax collection target of Rs 5.85 lakh crore looking difficult to meet,the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday said it will concentrate on big corporates and salaried employees to mop up the revenue.There is a concern... IIP and GDP are down.It will be difficult to achieve budget estimate, CBDT Chairman M C Joshi said.He,however,said the department was working hard to achieve the target given to it in the Budget.We will monitor tax deducted at sour.. Full Article

it is clarified that the CBDT has not shared any information received under the DTAA with Germany regarding Indians having accounts in the LGT bank, Liechtenstein, with any other agency. The CBDT has also not authorised the use of the information received for any purpose other than tax purposes. Full Article

The CBDT has indicated vide letter dated 25.11.2011 that there are several vacant/ likely to be vacant posts in the Benches of the Income Tax Settlement Commission at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkota and Mumbai. Download CBDT letter dated 25.11.2011 Full Article

CBI is understood to have communicated to the Central Board of Direct Taxes that none of the individuals whose names figure in the LGT Bank accounts for stashing illegal funds abroad has any pending CBI cases against them. The list of 18 individuals was provided to the CBI by the CBDT to ascertain if these individuals have any pending cases with the agency. Full Article

I am sure that by now you have read the OM F. No. 22/1/2011/AP/DOMS dated 21-11-2011 put up on irsofficersonline.gov.in on Results Framework Document. The RFD process is aimed at making quantum improvement in the Departmental performance, leading to a win-win situation for all the stakeholders, namely, the Nation, ‘the Taxpayers’ and the ‘Employees of the Department’. RFD is to be viewed as a tool for making our Vision 2020 a reality much before 2020. Full Article

The Income Tax department has started investigating 782 people suspected of having stashed away unaccounted wealth in accounts with the HSBC Bank in Geneva. A senior official with the department, on condition of anonymity, said the newly created Directorate of Criminal Investigation has started sending notices to individuals, seeking explanation on the source of funds in these HSBC Bank accounts in Geneva. Full Article

As per the data provided, the total number of tax audit returns filed in respect of the financial year 2010-11 was 16, 16,096 which were conducted by 59,472 auditors. The data so provided is being further processed with regard to fake membership numbers, membership numbers which exceeded the specified number (ceiling) of tax audit assignments, etc. In order to prevent misuse of membership numbers of tax auditors, we have been given assurance that from next year onwards t.. Full Article

In the context of formulating the proposals for the Union Budget of 2012-13, the Ministry of Finance would like to be benefited by the suggestions and views of your Association. You may like to send your suggestions for changes in the duty structure, rates and broadening of tax base on both direct and indirect taxes giving economic justification for the same. Full Article