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Government plans to allow reopening of income tax returns of past 16 years of suspected assessees, as against 6 years at present. The move is aimed at strengthening the mechanism to investigate black money cases. A Finance Ministry official said in New Delhi that extending the period of reopening returns is to unearth undisclosed income [...] Full Article

Online income tax return filing company TaxSpanner today announced launch of mobile version of its solution that would enable users to file income tax returns (ITR) from their handset. After introducing the eFile by eMail option where customers need to just send us an email with a few details, e-filing of taxes through mobile is the next obvious step for the company, Ankur Sharma, CEO, TaxSpanner said in a statement. Full Article

The Income Tax returns of individuals do not enjoy "absolute ban" from disclosure, the Central Information Commission has held while directing the Income Tax department to provide details of the total income of a person to his son-in-law who is facing a dowry case. Full Article

The CBDT has decided to extend the due date of filing of Income Tax returns from 31st July 2010 to 4th August 2010. All paper returns or e-returns filed on or before 4th August, 2010 would be considered as filed within the due. Full Article

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have directed the Income Tax Department (ITD) to make arrangements for receiving income tax returns on 31st July 2010, the due date for filing tax returns by most taxpayers, as that day happens to be a Saturday. Full Article

One of the unkindest cuts is that the auditor of a company, necessarily a CA, shall not render such services as accounting and book-keeping, internal audit, design and implementation of any financial information system, actuarial, investment advisory, investment banking, rendering of outsourced financial services, and management services. Full Article

The government has decided to shelve the introduction of the unique transaction number, which tax payers need to quote along with permanent account number when tax is deducted/collected at source.The scheme was to have come into force from the new year. However, the finance ministry has not ruled out the possibility of introducing a new identity number like UTN from the next fiscal, in addition to the permanent account number to ensure prompt verification and granting of.. Full Article

The central government paid Rs.1,983 crore as income tax refund during financial year 2008-09, while it was Rs.1,308 crore in 2007-08 and Rs.1,922 crore in 2006-07, Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palanimanickam told the Lok Sabha. He said the returns received in financial year 2008-09 could be processed up to March 31 next year. Full Article