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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 90 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


Latest Judiciary


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


Govt investigating abnormal Inflow of Funds into Jan Dhan Accounts

December 8, 2016 3946 Views 2 comments Print

In order to investigate Income Tax Department has identified local clusters and Bank branches where inflow of Jan Dhan deposits have been more than normal

Demonetisation to deal with problem of Counterfeit notes & Black Money

December 7, 2016 904 Views 0 comment Print

Motivations for Demonetisation decision are to deal with problem of counterfeit notes in Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations & unearth black money

New Income Disclosure Scheme- Last chance for Tax Evaders

December 7, 2016 14215 Views 3 comments Print

The Government has come out with the new version of the income disclosure scheme post de-monetization. This scheme seems to be the last chance for black money holders to come out clean.

Old 500 notes cannot be used to for Bus / Rail Ticket & to pay Rail catering services wef 10.12.2016

December 7, 2016 1006 Views 0 comment Print

Old 500 Rs. note cannot be used to pay following wef 10.12.2016 1. At railway ticketing counters, ticket counters of Government or Public Sector Undertakings buses for purchase of tickets

Post Demonetisation CBDT intensifies enforcement actions

December 7, 2016 1471 Views 0 comment Print

As you are aware. after notification of the Government on 08.11.2016 declaring the old high denomination currency notes of Rs. 1000/500 invalid from 09.11.2016, investigation Directorates have intensified enforcement actions in detecting serious irregularities, They arc, however, seriously handicapped because of non-availability of manpower.

Govt directs banks to install 1 million new PoS terminals by 31.03.2017

December 6, 2016 1390 Views 0 comment Print

In order to facilitate the move towards cashless transactions, the Government has directed the banks to install an additional one million new PoS terminals by 31st March 2017

Post demonetisation income tax Investigation in more than 400 cases

December 6, 2016 6271 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax (IT) Department carries-out swift investigations in more than 400 cases since the de-monetization of old High Denomination (OHD) currency on 8th November, 2016

Analysis of CBDT instruction on seizure of jewellery

December 6, 2016 54571 Views 6 comments Print

A deep dive into the CBDT Instruction No. 1916 dated 11th May, 1994 in the matter of seizure of jewellery- Intention of CBDT is that jewellery to the extent of 500 gms in case of a married lady, 250 gms per unmarried lady and 100 gms per male member should be treated as explained and need not be considered as unexplained investments.

Why you must have active Debit Card – FAQs

December 6, 2016 1804 Views 0 comment Print

Debit Card makes your payments much more convenient and secure through an electronic payment facility directly from your bank account. Debit card can be used for purchases online or at shops by directly debiting your Bank account. Debit cards can also be used to withdraw cash from an ATM.

India: Demonetisation signals progress in anti-corruption drive but wider challenges remain

December 5, 2016 1552 Views 0 comment Print

The unexpected withdrawal of large currency notes earlier this month is the latest and boldest move of the government to date to tackle the corruption and tax evasion that have long hurt state revenues. However, the move has been poorly implemented and is at best a one-time crackdown on illegal cash.   Longer-term solutions to corruption […]

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