Income Tax : Budget 2024 introduces significant amendments in trust-related provisions under the Income Tax Act, including registration timelin...
Income Tax : Learn about the amendment to Clause 22 of Form 3CD under Section 43B(h) and its impact on reporting requirements for payments to M...
Income Tax : Discover the intricacies of Income Tax Returns (ITR) in India, from types of forms to required documents and compliance measures, ...
Income Tax : Explore Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act, allowing CBDT to condone delays in ITR filing due to genuine hardships. Learn pro...
Income Tax : Understand the process of condonation under Section 119(2)(b) for filing returns with genuine hardship. Learn about the time limit...
Income Tax : Learn about the tax implications on haircuts taken by banks and creditors for companies resolved under the Insolvency and Bankrupt...
Income Tax : Explore the Lok Sabha query on technical glitches in the IT portal and TRACES. Learn about processing delays, PAN-Aadhaar issues, ...
Income Tax : The CBDT awards the Taxnet 2.0 project to Bharti-Airtel Ltd, enhancing the IT Department’s digital infrastructure with secure, r...
Income Tax : Read the inaugural address from Ravi Agrawal, the new Chairman of CBDT, outlining his vision for enhancing tax administration in I...
Income Tax : Read CAASs recommendations for fair tax audit allocation, ensuring auditor independence and quality. They suggested automated allo...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that CIT has not applied his mind analytically while assuming jurisdiction for taking cognizance under section 2...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held the Discounted Cash Flow Method [DCF method] adopted by the assessee for valuing the CCPS is legitimate and in...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that once the Tribunal had called upon the AO to examine the issue afresh, the said direction could not have...
Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court held that section 119(2)(b) of Income Tax Act read with CBDT Circular No.09/2015 dated 09.06.2015 clearly ref...
Income Tax : Read the full judgment of Umang Mahendra Shah Vs Union of India by Bombay High Court, ruling that an order under Section 148A(d) w...
Income Tax : CBDT notifies Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre for tax exemptions on specific incomes. Effective for AY 2021-22 ...
Income Tax : Income Tax Circular 08/2024 exempts higher TDS/TCS rates if deductee/collectee dies before PAN-Aadhaar linkage, addressing taxpay...
Income Tax : Read about the latest income tax notification specifying AIMCo India Infrastructure Pension Fund for tax exemption under section 1...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance amends tax exemption notification, extending the eligible investment deadline to 31st March 2025 under section...
Income Tax : CBDT Notification 91/2024 extends the deadline for Section 10(23FE) tax exemptions to March 31, 2025. Discover the key changes and...
The Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT, has constituted an advisory group for International Taxation and Transfer Pricing. The 13 members group will be headed by Revenue Secretary. A Finance ministry release says, the others members of the group include Chairman of CBDT, Director General of Income-tax , Joint Secretary of Department of Revenue, and representatives of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the country.
Undisclosed income exceeding Rs. 9,200 crore detected by CBDT during the search operations in the financial year 2011-12 During the financial year (FY) 2011-12, the Investigation Directorates of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) conducted searches on 330 groups involved in different businesses / activities. On the basis of assets, documents and other evidence unearthed during such searches, undisclosed income exceeding Rs.9,200 crore was detected. Number of search warrants executed in FY 2011-12 was 5,132 as against 4,852 warrants executed in FY 2010-11. Unaccounted assets of the value of Rs.880 crore (including cash amounting to Rs.500 crore) were seized in FY 2011-12 as against assets of the value of Rs.775 crore (including cash amounting to Rs.440 crore) seized in FY 2010-11.
In response to the 2011 update of the UN Model Convention which was launched on 15.3.2012, the CBDT has addressed a letter dated 12th March 2012 in which it has registered its objections to the provisions in the UN Model Convention. In particular, the CBDT has stated:
The CBDT Chairman-led committee on combating the menace of black money has been given yet another extension and it is now expected to submit its final report by this month end. It is the third time that the deadline has been extended for the panel, which was constituted in May last year.
The Income Tax Department has decided to bring its over two-lakh strong staff under biometric monitoring system to ensure strict adherence to working hours. In an ambitious project rolled out by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), I-T’s administrative authority, the department has invited tenders for ‘purchase, installation and monitoring of biometric based attendance monitoring system’.
With the induction of 1976-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sudha Sharma as Member (Audit and Judicial) this month, the Central Board of Direct Taxes for the first time in its 48-year-long history has three women in the seven-member body. The two other women officers are Member (Personnel and Vigilance) Manjari Kacker and Member (Legislation and Computerisation) Poonam Kishore Saxena, both 1974-batch IRS (I-T) officials.
A reshuffle of charge of three members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) was effected today. In today’s reshuffle K Madhavan Nair got Investigations in place of Legislation and Computerisation (L and C) while S S Rana was shifted from Investigations to Income Tax and Poonam Kishore Saxena got L and C. She earlier held the charge of Audit and Judicial.
The members of the Committee representing different fields made various suggestions to improve tax administration, better taxpayer services and impetus to the economy. The suggestions among others include to extend the Section 80CCF of Income tax Act of deduction for investment in the infrastructure bonds introduced from 1.4.2011 to be extended at least for one more year and the monetary limit to be enhanced to Rs 50 thousand. Sub members suggested to curb black money in real estate transactions, relief to the salaried employees by retaining the standard deduction under Section 16 of Income Tax Act for a sum of Rs 50 thousand and benefit of nil TDS be extended to NBFCs under Section 194A of Income Tax Act.
Among the parameters of performance in your area, achievement of revenue collection target will obviously be given the highest weightage while writing your APAR by reporting officers and reviewing officers and will also be a major factor while considering placements during AGT 2012.
Come next financial year, the PAN card is likely to become the most potent tool for the Income Tax Department to unearth black money, tax evasion and instances of criminal financing in the country.A recent directive of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to the I-T Dept has asked its officials to launch a special drive against those who have “not furnished their PAN (Permanent Account Number)” while entering into high value transactions.
