The Income Tax department today said it continues to enjoy the power to tap telephone conversations, as was given to it earlier in 2006. Power of interception stays with the CBDT and there is no change in the factual background when the power was given in 2006, and at present circumstances are identical, Sudhir Chandra, the outgoing chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) told reporters here.
The Income Tax Department today said it aims to disburse refunds of over Rs 1 lakh crore this fiscal, against Rs 73,000 crore given in the previous fiscal. We intend to refund approximately Rs 1 lakh crore this fiscal, the outgoing Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Sudhir Chandra said here while exuding confidence of achieving the direct tax collection target for 2011-12.
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Jalagoan-based Chopda Urban Co-operative Bank as it had ceased to be solvent and depositors were being inconvenienced by continued uncertainty. The banking regulator delivered the order cancelling the bank’s licence after close of business on May 24, a release said on Tuesday.
Shri Sachin Pilot, the Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology has said that while telecom is a huge success story in India, any possible health related effects of radiation emitted by mobile phones and towers are to be reflected and ensured in the guidelines. The final guidelines would take into account the best global benchmarks and scientific evidence on the subject.
This is to bring to the attention of students that a decision has been taken to defer the applicability of the Revised Schedule VI for CA examination, consequent to which the same will not be applicable for the PCC, IPCC and Final examinations to be held in November, 2011.
CBI is likely to investigate the role of a Mauritius-based company for alleged irregularities in executing over Rs 70 crore contracts for providing consultancy for Commonwealth Games-related works after receiving a reference from Sports Ministry in this regard. Acting on PMO recommendation, the Sports Ministry has sent a letter to CBI to probe the antecedents, flow of funds and works carried out by Event Knowledge Services (EKS), an international private consultant, for alleged wrongdoings.
The Reserve Bank of India today launched 24th round of the Inflation Expectations Survey with April-June 2011 as the current reference period. The Survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the next three months as well as in the next one year and quantitative responses on current, three-month ahead and one-year ahead inflation rates. The Reserve Bank will use results of this Survey as one of the important inputs to the monetary policy formulation.
Shri Sunil Mitra, an IAS officer of the 1975 batch (West Bengal Cadre) has been appointed as the Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue upon retirement of Smt. Sushama Nath, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Expenditure on 31st May, 2011. Presently, Shri Mitra is the Secretary, Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.
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As many as 85 lakh salaried tax payers with an annual income of up to Rs 5 lakh will not have to file income-tax return from now onwards, a finance ministry official said. No income-tax returns would be required for salaried persons earning up to Rs 5 lakh per annum. We would notify this in first week of June, outgoing Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes Sudhir Chandra told reporters here.
