Cabinet approves extension of Scheme of Recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks upto 2019-20
Posted Date : 05-Jul-2018 , 09:11:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the scheme of recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for the next three years i.e. upto 2019-20. This will enable the RRBs to maintain the minimum prescribed Capital to Ris...
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Foreign Cos with POEM in India to be taxed at 40%
Posted Date : 28-Jun-2018 , 08:05:54 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Wednesday clarified that foreign companies that have their place of effective management (POEM) in India will be taxed at 40%, plus applicable surcharge and cess.
Provisions relating to POEM were applicable from the financial year 2016-17. Prior to this...
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CBDT proposes clear-cut timelines under transfer pricing
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2018 , 08:39:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income-tax (I-T) department has proposed clear-cut timelines by which excess amount assessed by transfer pricing officials (TPOs) over what was declared by associated enterprises of multinational corporations (MNCs) has to be brought in India. These timelines relate to advance pricing agreements...
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Income Tax Dept detects Rs.10, 767 Crore undisclosed income during fiscal 2017-18
Posted Date : 18-Jun-2018 , 09:26:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax Department has detected undisclosed income of over Rs. 10,000 crore in fiscal 2017-18, thus recording a 20 percent surge over the previous fiscal.
A senior department official told ANI on the condition of anonymity that the Directorate General of Income Tax (Intelligence and Crimin...
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CBDT proposes changes to three IT forms, seeks public suggestions
Posted Date : 14-Jun-2018 , 08:59:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has proposed amendments in two forms and one rule under to Income Tax Rules, 1962 (I.T.Rules).
It has suggested changes in Form No.36 for filing an appeal to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and in Form 36A, which is a memorandum of cross-objection...
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Interest-free loan from employer taxable - ITAT
Posted Date : 12-Jun-2018 , 10:43:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Interest-free loans extended by an employer are taxable in the hands of an employee as a perquisite, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has said.
However, the valuation of the taxable benefit or perquisite, which forms part of the salary income of the employee, cannot be done in an ad...
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Task Force on Shell Companies takes pro-active and coordinated steps to check the menace of shell companies
Posted Date : 08-Jun-2018 , 05:31:36 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Task Force on Shell Companies has met 8 times since its constitution and has taken pro-active and coordinated steps to check the menace of shell companies. The ‘Task Force’ was set up in February, 2017 by the Prime Minister’s Office under the joint Chairmanship of the Revenue S...
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Get up to Rs. 5 Cr for information on tax evasion, benami transactions
Posted Date : 01-Jun-2018 , 07:59:09 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government on Friday launched three new reward schemes under which a person can get up to Rs. 5 crore for information on tax evasion and 'benami' (proxy) transactions and properties. While a person can get maximum Rs. 5 crore for giving specific information about substantial tax evasion ...
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Income Tax Dept issues revised Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
Posted Date : 01-Jun-2018 , 07:51:33 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
With the objective of obtaining people’s participation in the Income Tax Department’s efforts to unearth black money and reduce tax evasion, a new reward scheme titled “Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018” has been issued by the Income Tax Department, superseding the ea...
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ICICI Bank to probe charges against CEO Chanda Kochhar
Posted Date : 30-May-2018 , 10:40:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Wednesday said it has decided to institute an independent enquiry into the allegations levelled by anonymous whistleblower against managing director and chief executive Chanda Kochhar.
ICICI Bank in a regulatory filing said the enquiry will be headed by an inde...
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Income-tax appeal limits may be raised to cut litigation
Posted Date : 30-May-2018 , 01:08:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a move that will lead to more concentrated efforts in resolving tax litigation involving around Rs 5 trillion, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is planning to increase the threshold for filing appeals by income-tax (IT) authorities. The CBDT is planning to increase the limit for appeals t...
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Income Tax dept releases all e-filing forms for AY 2018-19
Posted Date : 27-May-2018 , 12:51:18 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax department has released all the e-filing forms for the assessment year 2018-19, and has set the last date for filing income tax returns at July 31.
All the forms are available for download on the income tax department's official website.
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CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra gets another one-year extension
Posted Date : 25-May-2018 , 09:14:09 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Senior bureaucrat Sushil Chandra was given one-year extension as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) till May next year.
This is his second extension after taking over as the chief of the CBDT, the apex policy making body of the Income Tax department, on November 1, 201...
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I-T Dept to file pleas in NCLT to extract tax dues of Shell Companies
Posted Date : 22-May-2018 , 07:36:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax (I-T) Department is an "aggrieved creditor" to many de-registered shell companies and will petition the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover tax dues of crores of rupees.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has directed the I-T Department to form a s...
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Income tax dept cautions TDS deductors against quarterly filing default
Posted Date : 19-May-2018 , 12:53:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax Department (ITD) cautioned TDS deductors to adhere to the stipulated deadline of May 31 for filing their statements failing which they would invite a penalty of Rs 200 for each day of default.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), that frames policy for the department, is...
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Subramanian Swamy pitches for abolition of income tax
Posted Date : 12-May-2018 , 08:58:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Subramanian Swamy on Friday pitched for abolition of Income Tax to ease the burden on the middle class and promote higher economic growth in the country.
He said it is essentially the middle class and young generation of startup entrepreneurs who suffer because of incom...
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Walmart-Flipkart deal to face scrutiny from income tax dept
Posted Date : 10-May-2018 , 10:46:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Walmart-Flipkart deal will face fresh scrutiny from the income tax department. Even before Walmart’s acquisition of 77 per cent stake in Flipkart became official on Wednesday, the income tax department had sent a communication to the company, apprising them about the Sections of the Income...
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SC censures Income Tax dept for delay in filing appeal
Posted Date : 08-May-2018 , 10:35:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Income Tax Department for delayed filing of appeals in high courts and in the apex court.
A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan took strong note of the usual delay in filing appeals by the IT department in cases related to income ...
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27th GST Council meet Highlights
Posted Date : 05-May-2018 , 11:04:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The GST Council on Friday decided to roll out in six months a new, simpler process of filing monthly returns, as it deferred a decision on imposing a sugar cess and allowing an incentive for digital payments. In its 27th meeting, the GST Council also decided to take complete ownership of the go...
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SEBI allows exchanges to extend derivative trade till 11.55 pm
Posted Date : 05-May-2018 , 09:55:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Markets regulator SEBI allowed exchanges to extend the trading time for equity derivatives till 11:55 PM from October 1. The move is part of SEBI's efforts to enable integration of stocks and commodities trading on a single exchange.
This is similar to the trading hours for commodity de...
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Income Tax Dept detects Rs 1 lakh Cr unreported high value transactions
Posted Date : 04-May-2018 , 09:24:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax (IT) department has detected three lakh unreported transactions in the financial year 2017-18, sources revealed on Thursday. The value of these transactions detected is more that Rs. one lakh crore.
These unreported transactions were detected by the Directorate of Intelligence and ...
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Discounts by Flipkart are not taxable - ITAT
Posted Date : 26-Apr-2018 , 10:07:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Flipkart won respite from the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal in Bengaluru, which rejected the revenue department’s contention that discounts doled out on India’s largest online retailing platform two years ago should be reclassified as capital expenditure and are not eligible for de...
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Income Tax department warns salaried class again filing wrong ITRs
Posted Date : 19-Apr-2018 , 01:34:30 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday cautioned salaried class taxpayers against using illegal means like under-reporting of income or "inflating" deductions while filing their returns, stating violators will be prosecuted and their employers will be intimated to take action against them....
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CBI arrests income tax commissioner for accepting bribe of Rs 40 lakh
Posted Date : 14-Apr-2018 , 12:05:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Friday, arrested an income tax commissioner while taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh. CBI said that a 1988 batch India Revenue Services (IRS) officer Swetabh Suman was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh.
Along with Suman, his junior Pra...
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Mutual fund nominees, wives of HNIs, NRIs on Black Money Watch list
Posted Date : 13-Apr-2018 , 11:50:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a bid to nab holders of benami property, the Income Tax Department has issued notices to nominees in mutual funds, wives of HNIs who don’t file income tax returns, NRIs who may have sold real estate in last few years and even those who had deposited more than Rs 1 lakh during demonetisation...
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Startups with up to Rs 10-cr investment to get tax concession
Posted Date : 13-Apr-2018 , 08:42:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In an attempt to make it easier for start-ups to attract investments, the Centre has introduced some amendments in rules including a clarification on angel investors funding and allowing online applications for start-up certification.
The government on Thursday allowed start-ups to avail tax conc...
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Direct tax collections grow 17% to Rs 9.95 lakh crores in 2017-18
Posted Date : 03-Apr-2018 , 09:42:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Direct Tax collections for the fiscal year 2017-18 stood at 9(point)95 lakh crore rupees, which is 17(point)1 per cent higher than net collection of 2016-17.
The tax collections during the fiscal year 2017-18 has exceeded the budget estimates of 9.80 lakh crore rupees.
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Income Tax Dept names and shames 24 defaulters owing Rs 4.9 bn in taxes
Posted Date : 30-Mar-2018 , 09:57:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income-Tax Department on Thursday released a pan-India list of 24 defaulting individuals and companies who owe about Rs 4.9 billion in taxes to the exchequer but have either gone untraceable or have reported inadequate assets for payment of dues.
The department issued an advertisement as part...
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Income Tax Offices to Remain Open on 29th, 30th and 31st March, 2018
Posted Date : 27-Mar-2018 , 05:21:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The last date for filing belated returns for Assessment Years 2016-17 and 2017-18 and revised returns for Assessment Year 2016-17 is 31st March, 2018. The Financial Year 2017-18 closes on 31st March, 2018 which is a Saturday. 29th & 30th March, 2018 are also closed holidays.
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Govt issues clarification regarding furnishing of Country-by Country Report under Income Tax
Posted Date : 27-Mar-2018 , 08:29:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In keeping with India’s commitment to implement the Recommendations of the 2015 Final Report on Action 13, titled “Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting”, identified under the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project, Section 286 of the Income-...
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