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FAQs on Foreign Asset Investigation Units & Black Money Act 2015

Income Tax : The FAQs explain that FAST-DS, introduced through the Finance Act, 2026, offers eligible taxpayers a one-time opportunity to discl...

July 6, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Every Foreign Asset Is Not a Black Asset: Lessons from Two Recent Tribunal Rulings

Income Tax : The Jaipur Tribunal held that every foreign asset or remittance cannot be treated as undisclosed wealth under the Black Money Act....

June 20, 2026 1335 Views 0 comment Print

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 2226 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 1722 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 3912 Views 2 comments 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 2364 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 1620 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 4626 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 1206 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 50433 Views 0 comment Print


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Black Money Act Penalty Quashed Because as Bona Fide Believed No Return Was Required

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that a remittance received from a foreign employer under a retirement plan did not amount to concealment of f...

June 23, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Black Money Act Penalty Set Aside as Non-Disclosure Was a Bona Fide Mistake

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act was not justified where foreign bank deposits arose from overse...

June 23, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes BMA Penalty as Foreign Assets Were Disclosed in Section 153A Returns

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act could not be imposed when foreign assets were subsequentl...

June 15, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Black Money Assessment as TOLA Extensions Not Cover Black Money Act

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that notifications issued under TOLA extending limitation periods applied only to specified statutes and not t...

June 15, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

SC Revives FIR: “Do Something for These Boys” Viewed as Prima Facie Bribe Solicitation

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act covers attempts to obtain undue advantage through subor...

June 3, 2026 924 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 9099 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 4665 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 1185 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 6894 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 1206 Views 0 comment Print


Check list for Cash deposited during demonetisation

August 9, 2019 25884 Views 0 comment Print

Board has earlier issued above referred SOPs/Instruction/Internal Guidance Note regarding handling of cases related to demonetisation. In continuation of the same, a Verification Checklist-cash deposits is enclosed herewith for providing assistance to AOs for verification of cash deposits and framing of assessment in demonetisation related

Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019

July 31, 2019 7590 Views 0 comment Print

THE BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES ACT, 2019- NO. 21 OF 2019- An Act to provide for a comprehensive mechanism to ban the unregulated deposit schemes, other than deposits taken in the ordinary course of business, and to protect the interest of depositors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Practical Aspects on Completion of Assessments regarding Substantial Cash Deposits made during demonetization

July 29, 2019 6078 Views 0 comment Print

Practical Aspects on Completion of Assessments regarding Substantial Cash Deposits made during demonetization We all remember the date 08 November 2016 when our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took huge step and demonetized the specified bank notes (SBN) i.e. Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes. This was the step taken to clean black money from […]

Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 Passed by Lok Sabha

July 24, 2019 1338 Views 0 comment Print

AS PASSED BY LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 Bill No. 182-C of 2019 THE BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES BILL, 2019 —————— ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES —————— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY CLAUSES 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Defination CHAPTER II BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES 3. Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes. 4. Fraudulent default in Regulated […]

Refund of Tax & Penalty paid under Income Declaration Scheme, 2016

July 14, 2019 2580 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 187 of the Finance Act, 2016 provide, inter alia, that the tax, surcharge and penalty in respect of the undisclosed income, declared under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 (the Scheme) shall be paid on or before a notified due date. In order to address genuine concern of the declarants, it […]

Rationalisation of Provisions of Black Money Act

July 14, 2019 1971 Views 0 comment Print

Rationalisation of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 The existing provisions of section 2 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (the BM Act) provide inter alia that the “assessee” means a person who is resident in India within […]

Landmark Judgment: Benami Amendment Act, 2016 not applicable from retrospective effect: HC

July 12, 2019 23244 Views 0 comment Print

Court has no hesitation to hold that the Benami Amendment Act, 2016, amending the Principal Benami Act, 1988, enacted w.e.f. 1st November, 2016, i.e. the date determined by the Central Government in its wisdom for its enforcement; cannot have retrospective effect.

Cabinet approves Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019

July 11, 2019 957 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 201, Bill to be introduced in ensuing session of Parliament The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019.  It will replace the banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019. The banning of Unregulated Deposit […]

Amendment in black money Act- A nightmare for few

July 8, 2019 4176 Views 0 comment Print

The budget 2019 was announced on 5th July 2019 and finally the wait was over for various tax payers who had lot of expectations to get some tax relief after Modi 2.0 came into action. Where this budget proved to be favorable for corporates and start-ups while in other hand it hit the upper rich […]

Expectations from Budget 2019 for corporate restructuring

July 2, 2019 7983 Views 0 comment Print

While the Interim Budget did not have an expanded section for tax proposals, there are increasing expectations from this full Budget. As the industry eagerly awaits Union Budget 2019, we list down expectations, which are imperative from business restructuring perspective:

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