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 ...
Taxpayers express helplessness against rude or arbitrary behaviour of officers with little assigned accountability in practice: The continuing impact on the taxpayer who has been relegated to a position of helplessness is unprecedented internationally. The confusing, if not arrogant, environment that they have to face on a daily basis was reported by high finance officials […]
A taxpayer is the entity that approaches the tax administration and thus comprises the latter’s customer. Yet the prevailing treatment of the taxpayer by the tax administration requires much to be improved in reflection of global practice. Customer Focus reform therefore is the first need.
Income Tax Department has releases utility for A.Y. 2014-15 for Filing of Tax Audit Report , Transfer pricing Audit Report, MAT Audit , Trust Audit, Special Audit etc. Details of such Audit reports is as follows :- Form 3CA-3CD – Audit report under section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in a case where the […]
Forum Chaired by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome for Exchange of Views Between Industry Groups and Government on Tax Related Issues Identifies 29 Issues in Direct Taxes and 47 Issues in Indirect Taxes that Merited Removal of the Obstacles and Issue of Clarifications or Amendment of Procedures. The Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram, in his Press Statement […]
The CBDT has further noted that many taxpayers are committing mistakes while furnishing their tax credit claims in the return of income. Such mistakes include quoting of invalid/incorrect TAN; quoting of only one TAN against more than one TAN tax credit; furnishing information in wrong TDS Schedules in the Return Form; furnishing wrong challan particulars in respect of Advance tax, Self-assessment tax payments etc. As a result of these mistakes, the tax credit cannot be allowed to the taxpayers while processing returns despite the tax credit being there in 26AS statement.
The Income-tax Act was passed in 1961 and has been amended every year through the Finance Act. The Wealth-tax Act was passed in 1957 and has also been amended many times. Numerous amendments have rendered the two Acts incomprehensible to the average taxpayers. Besides, there have been several policy changes due to change in economic […]
In 2013, Income Tax Department issued letters to 12,19,832 non-filers who had done high value transactions. In 2014, Income Tax Department has identified additional 22,09,464 non-filers who have done high value transactions. You may be one of them. Act Now! Log on to e-filing portal at https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Notification No. 23/2014-Income Tax Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that the provisions of DTAA annexed hereto shall be given effect to in the Union of India with effect from the 1st day of April, 2014. [F.NO.501/10/1995-FTD-I]
The CBDT has vide Order No. 48 of 2014 dated 27.03.2014 promoted 18 officers in the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Income Tax to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 80,000/- with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post and until further orders.
The National website of the income-tax department, www.incometaxindia.gov.in is undergoing re-development. In this regard, the Department is inviting suggestions from all the stakeholders on the design, facilities, contents and features that you would like to incorporate in the new Website.
