Income Tax : The reform consolidates TDS provisions into a structured system and introduces digital compliance mechanisms. It enhances clarity,...
Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...
Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...
Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...
Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...
Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...
Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules and Forms have been released for public feedback before the new law takes effect, with inputs to shape the ...
Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...
Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that CBDT instructions prohibit the AO from examining issues beyond the specific reason for limited scrutiny...
Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that delay in filing Form No. 10 for claiming accumulation under Section 11(2) should be condoned where gen...
Income Tax : Court found that the appellant failed to clearly identify which exceptional clause applied. Since the tax effect was below Rs.2 cr...
Income Tax : The issue was whether jewellery found during search can be taxed despite CBDT limits. ITAT held that jewellery within prescribed l...
Income Tax : The case examined whether scrutiny selection without meeting CBDT conditions was valid. The ITAT held that failure to satisfy mand...
Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department increased monetary thresholds for assigning cases between ITOs and D/ACITs in Delhi Region. The revised ...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...
Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...
After notification of ICDS, it has been brought to the notice of the Central Board of Direct Taxes by the stakeholders that certain provisions of ICDS may need further clarification/ guidance for proper implementation. These implementation issues raised by the stakeholders have been referred to an expert committee comprising of departmental officers and professionals and the committee is currently examining these issues.
1. About e-Sahyog 1.1 Overview Income Tax Department (ITD) has launched a new initiative e-Sahyog with a view to reduce compliance cost, especally for small taxpayers. This initiative s in line with the government‟s commitment under Digital India to e- enable public services for the benefit of the citizens. Traditionally, when Income Tax Department (ITD) […]
Tax Research Cell of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has released a report on Development of an Analytical Model for Widening of Taxpayer’s Base. This study was undertaken for the Central Board of Direct Taxes to analyse and develop an Analytical Model for the number of taxpayers in the personal income tax system.
Income from display of rough diamonds in Special Notified Zone carried-out on or after 1st April, 2015 not to be taxable under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
It said the tax authorities should treat each taxpayer as a customer of the Tax Department and make adversarial approach between taxpayer and department a thing of the past. Customer focus should be strengthened and taxpayers should be provided with facilitating services to encourage him to comply with the taxation rules which should be easy.
It has been the constant endeavor of the Income-tax Department to make compliance simpler for the taxpayer through the use of technology. E-filing of returns, refund banker scheme and the newly introduced e-verification of Income-tax returns for the Assessment year 2015-16 are some of the key initiatives undertaken by the Department for making filing of returns simple and easy for the common taxpayer.
The e-Filing of Form No. 61B relating to Statement of Reportable Account u/s 285BA(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has been enabled for “Registration” and “Submission of Nil statement”. Reporting Entities are requested to register in the e-Filing portal post login –> My Account –> Register as Reporting Financial Institution. After successful Registration, for submission […]
Income-Tax Act 1961 Amended Through Finance Act 2015 to Provide Certain Tax Benefits to Notified Backward Areas in Specified States Including State of Bihar to Give. These Areas an Opportunity to Grow Faster;21 Districts of Bihar Notified as Backward Areas; Any Manufacturing Undertaking or Enterprise Set-Up During the Period From 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2020 in the […]
The Service Tax was introduced in India around 21 years back on July 1, 1994 at the recommendations of Dr. Raja Chelliah Committee on tax reforms. The introduction of this levy in India can be termed as milestone in Indian Tax history.
CIRCULAR No. 14/2015 Sub-clause (vi) of clause (23C) of Sec 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) prescribes that income of any university or other educational institutions, existing solely for educational purposes and not for purposes of profit, shall be exempt from tax if such entities are approved by the prescribed authorities.
