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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 69 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 1719 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 249 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


Swiss panel gives nod for new tax treaty with India

January 22, 2011 597 Views 0 comment Print

A Swiss Parliamentary Committee has given the go-ahead to the revised tax treaty between India and Switzerland that would eventually allow Indian government access to secret Swiss bank accounts of Indian tax evaders. The amendments to the treaty will now be placed before the Swiss Parliament for final approval.

No quick fix solution to bring back black money – PM

January 22, 2011 801 Views 0 comment Print

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there is ‘no instant solution’ to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks and that information with government cannot be made public due to treaty obligations. ‘There is no instant solution to bring back what is called black money. We have got some information and that has been provided to us for use in the collection of due taxes’, he said.

Black money info can't be made public-PM

January 21, 2011 567 Views 0 comment Print

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said there is “no instant solution” to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks and that information with government cannot be made public due to treaty obligations. “There is no instant solution to

Govt tells SC it can probe only 18 accounts out of Information received from LGT bank of 26 Accounts

January 20, 2011 471 Views 0 comment Print

Germany gave information about 26 accounts held by Indians in LGT Bank, but tax evasion proceedings could be initiated against only 18 resident citizens, the Centre informed the SC on Wednesday. The Centre handed a sealed report containing the name

Reveal Swiss bank account holders' names – BJP

January 19, 2011 1074 Views 0 comment Print

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday asked the Centre to immediately declare names of the Indians who had stashed black money in Swiss Banks. The United Progressive Alliance government should, without any hesitation, make public names of all

'India 4th largest in Asia for illicit money flows', China Tops list

January 19, 2011 360 Views 0 comment Print

India is Asia’s fourth largest exporter of illicit capital with an estimated outflow of a whopping USD 104 billion between 2000 and 2008, according to a US-based think tank which ranks China as the number one source of illegal money. In its latest r

I-T Dept likely to probe source of funds in Citibank fraud case

January 10, 2011 645 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department may conduct a probe of its own into the Rs 400 crore fraud exposed at Citibank’s Gurgaon branch to ascertain if black money found its way into the ponzi scheme designed by Relationship Manager Shivraj Puri .

New study to estimate size of black money

November 29, 2010 474 Views 0 comment Print

After a gap of 25 years, the government has set the ball rolling again for estimating black money in India as well as the causes of its generation and has sought proposals from national institutes on the subject. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked four institutes to send their suggestions for undertaking a study to estimate the quantum and nature of unaccounted money in the country.

India writes to 78 countries for amending existing tax treaties and examining black money estimate reports

November 19, 2010 474 Views 0 comment Print

India has begun the trail for money allegedly stashed away in secret bank accounts in tax havens. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday told delegates at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit that has India has written to 78 countries for amend

Ireo under I-T probe for FDI norms violation

November 6, 2010 924 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax department is probing the source of investments in the real estate firm Ireo for alleged violations of FDI norms and evasion of taxes in bringing a whopping Rs8,000 cr through tax havens.The Income Tax department is probing the country

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