Income Tax : Analysis of Sections 87A and 115BAC(1A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, detailing their implications for taxpayers, including rebates...
Income Tax : Stay updated with key changes and precautions in filing your Income Tax Return for FY 2023-24 to avoid penalties and ensure accura...
Income Tax : Learn about TDS on property purchase under Section 194IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Get insights on requirements, payment proces...
Income Tax : Discover the intricacies of Income Tax Returns (ITR) in India, from types of forms to required documents and compliance measures, ...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the complexities of tax compliance for freelancers and gig workers, from understanding income sources to navigating legal...
Income Tax : Learn who can file ITR-7, how to file it, required information, and mandatory schedules. Detailed guide for assessees under variou...
Income Tax : Read CAASs recommendations for fair tax audit allocation, ensuring auditor independence and quality. They suggested automated allo...
Income Tax : In-depth analysis of the Income Tax Department crackdown in Chhattisgarh, uncovering a Rs. 13 crore scam involving a PEP, associat...
Income Tax : In a recent search operation in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, Income Tax Department reveals staggering tax evasion of a grou...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department conducts search & seizure operation in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, revealing tax evasion, unaccounted funds, ...
Income Tax : Rajasthan HC rules that using the Insight Portal for reopening income tax assessments under Section 148 is valid. Learn about Chat...
Income Tax : Detailed analysis of Dhoom Singh Sharma Vs ITO case where ITAT Delhi accepts agricultural income proof, overturning Rs.16.4 Lakhs ...
Income Tax : Telangana HC sets aside reassessment notices under Section 148 for not following the modified procedure of Finance Act 2021. Inval...
Income Tax : The Kerala High Court ruled that delays in approaching the revision authority under the Income Tax Act cannot be condoned. Learn m...
Income Tax : Karnataka HC ruled that pending income tax dues against borrowers don't prevent property registration for auction purchases. Learn...
Income Tax : Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Government of India Dy. No. 1759745 FM/FMP/2021 22/07/21 Message My h...
DGFT : Following DGFT services will not be available from 1 st June 2021 to 6th June 2021: i. Application for a new IEC ii. Application f...
Income Tax : A note said to be written by Shri. V G Siddhartha (VGS) of CCD is doing the rounds. Among others it was mentioned in the note abou...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total...
Income Tax : On or about 12th January 2010, an officer in the Income Tax department, Mumbai, noticed that refunds had been issued from his juri...
The income tax department has won its appeals against tea exporting companies when the Supreme Court resolved the prevailing conflict of views among the High Courts on the question as to at what stage Section 80HHC, deduction in income tax, should be allowed i.e. before the 60 : 40 apportionment under the 1962 IT Rule 8(1) or from 40 per cent profits on sales taxable as business income.
HC asks Britannia to return pension money Firm had challenged an Income Tax dept show cause notice on why it withdrew such a huge amount from the employees’ fund.Britannia Industries (BIL) has been asked by the Calcutta High Court to pay back the Rs 12 crore it allegedly withdrew from the company’s pension fund. BIL had recieved a showcause notice from the income tax department to explain the withdrawal in 2003.
A Special Bench of the Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that the income tax that an employer pays on behalf of its employee is a non-monetary benefit in kind and, therefore, exempt from tax. The Tribunal’s ruling will benefit multinational companies operating through liaison and sales offices and unregistered Indian companies, some of which are known to bear the tax costs for their employees.
JUST a week ago, we carried a story and case where a Single Bench of the Delhi High Court had taken serious note of the lackadaisical approach of the Department in releasing the information. The High Court had directed the department to furnish the information within two weeks.
Right to Information is a fundamental right – Income Tax Department to furnish information sought within two weeks – serious note taken of lackadaisical approach of Department in releasing information – Delhi High Court
The Income Tax Department is planning to extend the Refund Banker Scheme to the entire country as a move aimed at expediting refund of excess tax. The scheme, launched in Delhi and Patna in March this year, was later extended to Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai. It will now be extended to the entire country for the non-corporate category of taxpayers. This will facilitate quick and correct issue of refunds, an income tax official said.
In a ruling which could affect tax payments of thousands of employees of Indian IT companies earning mega bucks on overseas assignments, the Authority of Advance Rulings (AAR) has said that that there was no escape from paying tax on the amount earned during a stint with the employer’s foreign affiliates.
Data from service tax department and state value-added tax (VAT) departments may now come handy for the I-T sleuths to catch those evading taxes. Traders have to register with the state VAT departments once their annual turnover crosses Rs 5 lakh. Similarly, service providers register themselves once they reach Rs 7 lakh in annual turnover. […]
The Applicant, an informer of the department, filed a RTI application seeking inspection & copies of all records available with the income tax department including assessment orders of Escorts Ltd, Dr. Naresh Trehan and connected parties. The application was rejected by the PIO on the ground that there was no overriding public interest in disclosing the information relating to third parties and the disclosure would lead to an invasion of privacy of the assessees. On appeal by the applicant, HELD allowing the appeal:
The Income-tax Department is required to give credit for TDS based on the annual information in NSDL site. The assessee can register his PAN and view the status of TDS, advance tax and self-assessment tax (annual tax statement AS 26). Credit for TDS is given to deductees based on the returns submitted by the deductor. In the event of the returns being rejected for mismatch of challans or non- quoting of PAN numbers of some of the deductees, assessees have no remedy to get credit for TDS in the absence of rectification of returns by the deductor.
