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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 102 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 1209 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


Demonitization of Old Notes : Few Legal & Income Tax Aspects

November 10, 2016 17266 Views 5 comments Print

In terms of Gazette Notification No 2652 dated November 08, 2016 issued by Government of India, Rs 500 and 1000 denominations of Bank Notes of the existing series issued by RBI shall cease to be legal tender with effect from 9th November, 2016,

All About Demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Bank Notes

November 10, 2016 7579 Views 1 comment Print

Ministry of Economic Affairs released a press release on 8th Nov 2016 in order to withdraw Legal Tender Character of Old High Denominated bank Notes (OHD) ie; Rs. 500 &Rs. 1,000

FM: No Harassment of Small Depositors of Demonetised Notes

November 10, 2016 4009 Views 0 comment Print

FM sais that there will be positive impact of recent decision of demonetising of higher value currency notes. He assured that people making small deposits for exchanging old currency notes will not be harassed.

ICAI supports replacement of existing Rs 500 & 1000 notes

November 10, 2016 3760 Views 0 comment Print

Dear Professional Colleagues, Taking nation by surprise, our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji declared demonetisation of the existing Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes to take them out of circulation as a measure to curb financing of terrorism through the proceeds of fake Indian currency notes and to eliminate black money. I am […]

RBI clarification on Limit for Withdrawal of Cash

November 10, 2016 2758 Views 0 comment Print

Cash withdrawal from a bank account over the counter shall be restricted to Rs. 10,000/- per day subject to an overall limit of Rs. 20,000/- a week from the date of the notification until the end of business hours on 24th November, 2016

PIL against Ban on Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 notes in Bombay HC & SC

November 10, 2016 13411 Views 38 comments Print

As per Hindustam Times Two senior advocates from Mumbai namely Advocate Jamshed Mistry and advocate Jabbar Singh have moved the Bombay high court (HC) urging it to take suo moto cognisance of the Union government’s decision to stop the circulation of all currency notes of the denomination of Rs. 500 and Rs 1,000  arguing that […]

Payment Systems to remain open on November 12 and 13, 2016

November 10, 2016 1489 Views 0 comment Print

Payment Systems (RTGS, NEFT, Cheque Clearing, Repo, CBLO and Call markets) shall remain open on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2016.

Download format of Request Slip for exchange of Old Bank Notes

November 10, 2016 18217 Views 3 comments Print

After the RBI Ban on Bank Notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 RBI has issued guideline and format for exchange of such old Bank Notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000  which are as follows:-  (i) the specified bank notes of aggregate value of ₹ 4,000/- or below may be exchanged for any denomination […]

RBI / FM dismisses rumours of GPS-enabled Rs 2000 notes

November 10, 2016 2623 Views 0 comment Print

Soon after RBI notified that Rs 2000 currency notes would be introduced by the apex bank, a set of rumors emerged that these new notes would be embedded with nano-GPS chips will help locate the position of the currency via a satellite. However, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dismissed rumours of GPS-enabled Rs 2000 notes. Further RBI […]

No cash refund for Rail ticket cancellation of Rs.10,000­ & above

November 10, 2016 6991 Views 0 comment Print

Revision in the procedure of cancellation and refund of value of Rs. 10,000/­ and above for the PRS counter tickets booked from 09.11.2016 to 11.11.2016.

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