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Local city development agencies, such as Delhi Development Authority and Noida Development Authority, which have been raking in the moolah for some time from their housing projects, have drawn the attention of taxmen. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has sounded an alert to its field forces asking them to keep a tab on tax payments by [...] Full Article

Mr Rajinder Hinduja, Executive Director (Finance), Gokaldas Exporters, expressed concern over the delay in the refund of taxes linked to levies like service tax and others. Mr Hinduja also pleaded for a clear stand on the 100 per cent export oriented units, which enjoyed tax exemptions. However, with the concession expected to expire in 2009, the exporters would be pushed to dire straits, he said. Mr Ravi Vshwanath, CFO of Sun Microsystems said though the bigger software.. Full Article

The Income-Tax department is scrutinising companies that have set up subsidiaries or units in special economic zones (SEZ) after it foundthat many of these firms were using their SEZ operations as a vehicle for claiming undue tax benefits. The modus operandi adopted by a number of companies is to manipulate the accounts to transfer the [...] Full Article

In what could be a major relief to the corporate sector, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided not to scrutinize tax returns of more than 1,000 top companies provided no serious disputes are pending against them. The annual returns of tax complying companies would not be scrutinized this year. The decision has been taken by the CBDT to encourage better tax compliance among the corporate,” a senior finance ministry official, who did not wish to be identif.. Full Article