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Budget 2026 Introduces Foreign Asset Disclosure Scheme for Small Taxpayers

Income Tax : The scheme allows eligible taxpayers to declare undisclosed foreign income or assets with payment of prescribed dues and limited i...

February 2, 2026 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 relaxes conditions for prosecution under Black Money Act

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 proposes immunity from prosecution for undisclosed foreign assets below ₹20 lakh, excluding immovable pro...

February 2, 2026 1284 Views 0 comment Print

How to Disclose Foreign Assets & Income in Schedule FA of ITR & Avoid Penalties

Income Tax : Resident taxpayers must report foreign assets and income under Schedule FA, even if tax isn’t affected. Non-disclosure can attra...

January 6, 2026 3237 Views 2 comments Print

Taxability of Black Money under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Learn about the taxation of undisclosed foreign income & assets under the Black Money Act, 2015, including penalties and legal pro...

November 29, 2024 3462 Views 0 comment Print

Bonafide Mistake: Still a Bonafide plea under Black Money Act?

Income Tax : Explore conflicting rulings on whether bonafide mistakes in disclosing foreign assets under the Black Money Act can avoid penaltie...

August 26, 2024 2793 Views 0 comment Print


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Black Money Recovered By Government Agencies

Income Tax : A summary of government agencies' efforts to curb black money, including search operations, tax assessments under the Black Money ...

August 7, 2025 1866 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Launches Awareness Campaign on Foreign Asset Disclosure

Corporate Law : CBDT starts a campaign for AY 2024-25 to assist taxpayers in accurately reporting foreign assets and income in ITR under Black Mon...

November 19, 2024 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024 amends penalty for Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets in ITR

Income Tax : New amendments to the Black Money Act from October 2024 raise the exemption threshold for penalties on foreign assets to ₹20 lak...

July 25, 2024 4305 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment: Black Money Act, 2015 Reference for Tax Clearance Certificate

Income Tax : From October 1, 2024, the Black Money Act, 2015 will be included in tax clearance certificate requirements for Indian residents le...

July 24, 2024 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Say no to Cash Transactions- Income Tax Dept. Advises

Income Tax : Explore Income Tax Department's advisory on reducing cash transactions. Learn about societal, individual, and national factors dri...

December 25, 2023 50304 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Denies Bail in Alleged Shell Company Fund Diversion Case Under Section 45 PMLA

Corporate Law : The High Court denied bail, holding that serious allegations of loan diversion through shell entities were supported by bank recor...

February 15, 2026 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Restores Section 43 Penalty Matter for Fresh Verification of Foreign Bank Accounts

Income Tax : The case involved a penalty for alleged non-disclosure of a foreign bank account. The Tribunal held that ambiguity regarding linke...

February 4, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Black Money Act Assessment Fails Once Section 10(1) Notice Is Held Invalid

Income Tax : The issue was whether an assessment under the Black Money Act can survive once the foundational notice is held invalid. The Tribun...

February 4, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Clarifies “Undisclosed Asset” Under Black Money Act In Ketan Dhamanaskar Ruling

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that overseas shares acquired from reinvested dividends cannot be taxed as undisclosed assets when the source is...

January 28, 2026 798 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty on Wife When Foreign Investment Already Disclosed by Husband: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court upheld the deletion of penalty under the Black Money Act after finding the wife was only a joint holder and the husband ...

December 12, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Amends Black Money Act, ₹20 Lakh Asset Exemption

Income Tax : The CBDT has amended its instruction on the Black Money Act raising the exemption for prosecution to ₹20 lakh for certain foreig...

August 18, 2025 8415 Views 1 comment Print

Karnataka CA Body Suggests Black Money Act Penalty Reforms

Income Tax : KSCAA urges Union Finance Minister to reform Black Money Act (BMA) penalties. Sug-gestions include amnesty, proportional fines, hi...

June 28, 2025 4515 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax: Tamil Nadu Courts Designated for Black Money Act Cases

Income Tax : Notification designates special courts in Tamil Nadu under the Income Tax Act, 1961, and Black Money Act, 2015, for specific distr...

December 10, 2024 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2023

Corporate Law : Explore 2023 updates to Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules. Learn how these changes impact trust, contr...

September 4, 2023 6705 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Special Courts in Odisha under Black Money Act

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Special Courts in Odisha vide Notification No. 127/2022-Income Tax | Dated: 26th December, 2022 under Black Money ...

December 26, 2022 1170 Views 0 comment Print


Beware‼ Penalty on cash receipt of Rs. 2 Lakhs or more

September 1, 2020 85494 Views 36 comments Print

Krishna, from 1st April 2017, for accepting cash people have become very much conservative. Please tell me what precautions anyone should take while accepting cash?

Analysis of Issues Involved in Retrospective Applicability of Benami Law

August 29, 2020 6432 Views 1 comment Print

The retrospective applicability of Benami law has been a subject matter of controversy, particularly after the amendments introduced in year 2016. In this article, an attempt is being made to identify and analyse various issues involved, and discuss the present judicial stand on such issues pending final verdict by Hon’ble Supreme Court. A) Introduction: Originally, […]

Tax @ 82.50% even if you received amount via proper banking channels

August 4, 2020 17830 Views 9 comments Print

Yes, in certain case even if assessee received money through proper banking channels still it may attract tax @ 82.50% if assessee could not explain its source, identity and creditworthiness etc of the lender/giver of the amount to the satisfaction of Assessing Officer

Black Money – A Parallel Economy

July 29, 2020 20166 Views 2 comments Print

Black money is a major challenge for any economy, where high net worth persons, disproportionate their assets to save themselves from the high taxation system. But what is exactly black money, how it is generated and why government find it difficult to catch such arrangements? Let’s dive deeper into such issues and see for ourselves.

Benami Transactions – Meaning and Consequences

July 5, 2020 29749 Views 1 comment Print

Benami transaction means; a transaction or an arrangement, where the property is transferred to or held by a person, and consideration for such property has been provided or paid by another person.

Challenges under Black Money Act, 2015

June 14, 2020 23604 Views 1 comment Print

Challenges under Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 1. Introduction 1.1 The problem of black economy is deep rooted in almost all high tax jurisdictions and has become an issue of discussion at almost all global forums. All the countries have felt the need of reducing the generation […]

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016- Brief Analysis

May 6, 2020 15279 Views 0 comment Print

The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 came into force on 19th day of May, 1988. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The act was only in paper and was not implemented for the reason for which it was enacted. And due to operational difficulties, non-formation of rules and relation, the Act could never come into force.

Coercive measures cannot be taken against taxpayer in case he challenges Black Money Act

May 3, 2020 2922 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had not disclosed any black money or asset in the income tax proceedings going against him rather he had denied the same, therefore, while respondents may proceed pursuant to the impugned notices dated December 20, 2017 to assessee under Section 10(1) of the Black Money Act calling upon them to produce the details sought for in connection with the assessment for the assessment year 2017-18 under the Black Money Act however, no coercive measures might be taken against assessee if the occasion so arose.

Treatment of Cash Sales as Unexplained Cash Credit | Section 68

April 25, 2020 18399 Views 2 comments Print

Is addition u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act justified in case of Cash Sale duly credited in P & L Account and offered for taxation? During the Demonetization period (i.e. 09/11/2016 to 31/12/2016), there has been a huge deposition of cash in old demonetized currency (or SBN) notes in various Bank Account. It was […]

5 Ways People Use to Convert Black Money into White Money

March 21, 2020 974458 Views 249 comments Print

The Article no ways encourage taxpayers to use any of the below methods. The Article is just to let people know about what others are doing to convert their Black Monet into white money currently in India. In addition to those mentioned below there are many other methods which people use to convert their black money into white money.

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