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 : Refunds for AY 2025–26 are being withheld after system-based risk checks detected discrepancies. Taxpayers are advised to review...
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 NUDGE campaign targets fraudulent claims under sections 80G and 80GGC, helping taxpayers voluntarily revise returns and avoid ...
Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...
Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : ITAT held that delay in filing Form 9A cannot automatically result in denial of exemption under Section 11. The issue was sent bac...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that assessment orders in e-proceedings must be digitally signed as per CBDT instructions. A manually signed or...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CBDT jewellery instructions could shield bullion found during a search from taxation. The Tribunal held that...
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 ...
Income Tax : CBDT instructs CIT(A) offices to issue intimation confirming withdrawal of appeals for MAP-resolved grounds, serving as proof for ...
Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...
Central Board of Direct Taxes has said it does not have any information about names and addresses of Indians who have reportedly stashed money in Swiss banks. The CBDT, a part of Department of Revenue in the Finance Ministry, said this when the matter came before the CIC where Information Commissioner Rajiv Mathur was hearing […]
Mounting pendency of appeals before CIT(A) and huge amounts disputed therein has been a matter of serious concern for the Department. The C&AG, Standing Committee on Finance, PAC have been adversely commenting upon this issue and calling upon the department to take up the issue on priority to clear the pendency and liquidate the demand locked up in the appeals, urgently.
A Joint meeting of CBEC and CBDT was held on 10th Oct., 2012, under the Convenorship of Chairperson, CBDT regarding appropriate steps to be taken for recovery of taxes due from M/s. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. (KFA). It was informed that the Karnataka High Court vide order dated 26-9-2012 have restrained the Department from making further recovery and have permitted KFA to operate their accounts. As a result, the Income Tax Department has lifted the attachments of various bank accounts of KFA.
Vide Order No. 193 of 2012 dated 17.10.2012, the CBDT has ordered that several IRS officers in the grade of ACITs be promoted to the grade of DCITs
Analysis of e-filed returns filed in the current Financial Year reveals that nearly 29,000 taxpayers, where committed tax payable was in excess of Rs.50,000, have defaulted on the payments aggregating to approximately Rs. 3,770 crores.
As you are aware, the CBDT has laid special emphasis in the CAP 2012-13 for improving the quality of assessments. In this regard, a strategy has been mentioned at Annexure-II (pgs. 38-43) of CAP Document. 2. The then Member (IT) had asked the Chief-Commissioners of Income-tax (‘CCsIT’) to send list of top 100 quality assessments in respective charges. This direction of Member was not complied with by many of CCsIT which has been viewed seriously by the Board. It is expected from the field-formation that in future the directions of the Board will not be ignored.
A Regular and Open Channel of Communication with Chairman, CBDT has been put in place for the convenience of Member(s) of the IT Family. It is however, observed that Officers/Officials come to the CBDT without prior appointment to put forth their views in person to the Chairman, CBDT. This causes avoidable inconvenience to them, as at times, they have to wait for the meeting due to pressing engagement of the Chairman, CBDT.
Kind reference is invited to the letter no. DIT(S)/DMFortnight/2012-13 dated 3rd September, 2012 by Member (Revenue) to all CCsIT/DGsIT for organizing a Demand Management Fortnight from 3rd September to 14th September, 2012 to settle Arrear Demand Grievance pertaining to uploading and rectification of Demand on the CPC portal.
Order No. 9/FT&TR/2012 Vide Order No. 9/FT&TR/2012 dated 07.09.2012, the CBDT has directed a change in the Constitution of the Dispute Resolution Panel in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkota, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai with effect from 24.08.2012
The Directorate of Income-tax has informed vide letter dated 27.08.2012 that the Finance Minister has approved utilization of 1% incremental revenue earned during F.Y. 2009-10 amounting to Rs, 80.63 crore. The amount has to be utilized for enhancing organizational efficiency, infrastructure and wherewithal. The Officers have been requested to forward their suggestions for utilization of the funds by 15th September, 2012. It has been clarified that the funds will be used for schemes that result in enhancing organizational efficiency, infrastructure and wherewithal of Income Tax Department and not for welfare schemes of employees.
