Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...
Finance : Recent reforms in gold, land, and PAN tracking hint at a structured buildup toward another demonetisation. The key takeaway is a t...
Income Tax : Discover the implications of a significant Delhi ITAT ruling on cash sales pre-demonetization. Learn how it affects taxation and f...
Income Tax : Explore the impact of demonetization on cash deposits in India and the key legal insights from Section 69A vs. Section 44AD cases....
Fema / RBI : Public can continue to use ₹2000 banknotes for their transactions and also receive them in payment. However, they are encouraged...
CA, CS, CMA : SFIO, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, arrests CA Nalin Prabhat Panchal in Hyderabad for failure to honor summons related to Nityank...
Income Tax : No study on effect of withdrawal of legal tender character of the Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) on Indian economy has been published...
Income Tax : Demonetisation, inter alia, led to detection of black money, increase in tax collection and widening of tax base: Union MoS for Fi...
Fema / RBI : Value of counterfeit notes detected in banking system reduced from ₹43.47 crores in 2016-17 to ₹8.26 crores in 2021-22 since d...
Income Tax : An analysis of the search cases, conducted by Income Tax Department (ITD), involving cash seizures of more than Rs 5 crores in the...
Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that cash redeposited during demonetisation could not be treated as unexplained under Section 69A when the ass...
Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that failure to produce confirmations from debtors did not justify additions where sales, ledger accounts, and samp...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that cash deposits representing recorded business sales could not be treated as unexplained under Section 68 w...
Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that cash deposits during the demonetization period could not be treated as unexplained where the assessee's ...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained merely because they were made in old denomination notes du...
Fema / RBI : RBI reported that 98.44% of ₹2000 banknotes in circulation have been returned since the withdrawal announcement in May 2023. How...
Fema / RBI : The RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 notes in May 2023. As of Sept 30, 2025, 98.35% of notes are returned. Notes remain leg...
Fema / RBI : RBI provides an update on the withdrawal status of ₹2000 banknotes, with 98% of notes returned by October 31, 2024....
Fema / RBI : RBI has extended deadline for withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes to October 7, 2023. Learn about new guidelines and arrangements....
Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw ₹2000 banknotes has been highly effective, with 93% of these notes already returned...
At international airports, for arriving and departing passengers, who possess specified bank notes, the value of which does not exceed five thousand rupees to exchange them for notes which are legal tender;
Banks shall remain open for public transactions on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2016 as regular working days for transacting all business
PM Narendra Modi on 8th November. 2016 (Tuesday) announced scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The surprise move triggered panic reactions. News is viral on social media. As a Tax consultant I am receiving call regarding it.
Government of India has played a trump card by hitting at so many targets by just one shot demonetizing the two most valued currency notes in India, viz Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000.
Notes of 500 & 1000 banned from 09 November: – On 8th November, Central Government declared that notes of existing series of denomination of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 shall cease to be legal tender from the 9th November, 2016.
(i) for making payments in all pharmacies on production of doctor’s prescription and proof of identity; (j) for making payments on all toll plazas on the State and National Highways;(k) for payments on purchases LPG gas cylinders; (l) for making payments to catering services on board, during travel by rail;
Government’s new directive that all the 500 and 1000 rupees notes that are currently in circulation will not be considered a legal tender effective midnight ,the 8th November 2016 , has been widely regarded as a historic move to combat the circulation and curbing of Counterfeit currencies.
The PM just announced that Rs. 500 and 1000 currency notes stand abolished from midnight, which is virtually with immediate effect.
Old High Denomination Bank Notes may be deposited by individuals/persons into their bank accounts and/or exchanged in bank branches or Issue Offices of RBI till the close of business hours on 30th December, 2016.
Salient features of the scheme of Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character from existing series of Bank Notes in the denominations of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000
