Taxpayer info to remain confidential - Central Information Commission (CIC)
Posted Date : 30-Jul-2015 , 07:39:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The identity of taxpayers who opt for an advance pricing agreement (APA) in the field of transfer pricing will continue to remain confidential. Such information cannot be made available under the provisions of the Right to Information Act (RTI), according to the Central Information Commission (CIC)....
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Timely Redressal of Tax Payer Grievances and Public Service Delivery
Posted Date : 29-Jul-2015 , 11:48:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Grievance redressal is a major aspect of citizen centric governance and is an important feature of the activities of the Income Tax Department. The Central Action Plan 2015-16 of the Income Tax Department released during the Annual General Conference of senior officers held on 25-26 May 2015, has st...
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RBI asks I-T dept to verify applicants credentials for Small bank licence
Posted Date : 26-Jul-2015 , 03:57:26 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
RBI has asked the I-T department to get a 'tax angle' verification done for four dozen corporate entities seeking licence to operate small finance and payment banks in the country.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had recently written to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex polic...
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Income tax dept to bring 1 cr new people under tax net this fiscal
Posted Date : 19-Jul-2015 , 10:13:37 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax department has launched a drive with the aim of bringing one crore new taxpayers under its net, after the government recently asked the taxman to achieve the target within the current fiscal.
As part of government's initiative to broaden the tax base, the Central Board of Direc...
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CBDT warns of action against those disclosing secret information
Posted Date : 19-Jul-2015 , 10:03:54 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To protect confidentiality of tax information from abroad, the CBDT has warned of stern action against those making unauthorised disclosures as it amounts to breach of treaty commitments and cause embarrassment to the government.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the confidentiality o...
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CBDT orders mass reshuffle in transfer pricing departmet
Posted Date : 10-Jul-2015 , 07:20:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a major reshuffle, the Income Tax department has issued mass transfer and promotion orders to around 59 additional and joint commissioners in the revenue department with immediate effect.
The circular with order details uploaded on June 19 signed by Brij Mohan, Under Secretary to the Gov...
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End Capital Gains Tax Exemption to Curb Money Laundering: BSE
Posted Date : 10-Jul-2015 , 06:57:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The BSE or Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday called for ending exemption of capital gains tax on securities to contain various entities using capital markets to evade taxes and launder money.
The government should rethink the exemption on capital gains taxes on traded securities, which is enjoyed...
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Income Tax field staff told to be selective in pursuing tax disputes
Posted Date : 09-Jul-2015 , 07:37:31 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department has instructed field officers not to file appeals in tax disputes in a routine manner that would only bring adverse comments from the judiciary and exhaust its resources meant for pursuing cases that would stand the test of scrutiny.
There are about 7,000 direct tax-re...
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Online tax calculators for hassle free Income tax planning
Posted Date : 06-Jul-2015 , 08:49:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Online tax calculators for hassle free Income tax planning.
It is that time of the year when there is a frenzy of people rushing to get their tax papers and proofs in place for filing the income tax returns for money earned in the previous financial year.
The Income Tax Department has devised ...
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Tax on rental income of education trust exempted - High Court
Posted Date : 04-Jul-2015 , 10:37:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a relief to Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), an educational trust that runs Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, the Bombay High Court has clarified that if the trust generates the income by giving hall and premises on rental, the income is not taxable income, if it is used for t...
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Income Tax department automates e-filing ITRs with password
Posted Date : 29-Jun-2015 , 09:12:54 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to end the trouble of sending paper-based acknowledgement of e-filed Income Tax Returns (ITRs), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is planning to send a one-time password (OTP) on taxpayers’ mobile phones, which will be valid for 24 hours after getting verified from the Aadhaar ...
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Most professionals open to explore new opportunities: LinkedIn
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2015 , 10:34:12 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Most professionals in the country are happy in their current jobs but at the same time are open to exploring new job opportunities, a report says.
According to LinkedIn's 2015 Talent Trends India Report, 55 per cent of Indian professionals define their job search as "passively look...
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Govt proposes tax benefits for credit and debit card payment
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2015 , 09:38:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Narendra Modi government on Monday proposed income tax benefits for people making payments through credit or debit cards and doing away with transaction charges on purchase of petrol, gas and rail tickets with plastic money.
In a draft paper for moving towards cashless economy and reduce tax ...
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Smart and intelligent database soon to check income tax evasion
Posted Date : 17-Jun-2015 , 01:40:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A new “smart and intelligent” database is being set up in the Income Tax department to help check tax evasion, a “menace” that is “spoiling” compliance culture, a top CBDT official said today.
The database will immensely improve “mining” of data a...
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Interviews for CEO posts at five PSU banks start on Monday
Posted Date : 15-Jun-2015 , 08:47:29 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a first for state-owned banks, candidates from private sector banks have been shortlisted for interviews, for the post of chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) at five large banks, beginning Monday.
As many as 26 candidates, including executives from private sector banks, ar...
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Govt asks Income Tax officers for ideas to widen tax base
Posted Date : 15-Jun-2015 , 08:40:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has asked senior Income Tax (I-T) department officers to individually contribute at least three innovative ideas, to widen the tax base.
A senior official said a direction in this regard was given by Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha during the recently con...
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Income tax department to address taxpayers grievances in time
Posted Date : 11-Jun-2015 , 08:26:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to aggressively mitigate grievances of taxpayers, CBDT has asked the taxman to address rectification applications filed by affected assesses in a prompt and time-bound manner.
An application for rectification of an order issued by the Income Tax department's Assessing Offic...
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CBDT advises Income Tax officials to be strict towards illegal charity
Posted Date : 09-Jun-2015 , 09:13:46 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has asked the Income Tax department officials to take strict actions against those who are seeking illegal tax exemptions from the government in the name of charity.
Guiding the I-T officials, the apex policy making body of the tax department has tol...
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Instill fear of jail and social censure in tax evaders says CBDT
Posted Date : 07-Jun-2015 , 09:16:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Taxman should instill the fear of “incarceration, loss of liberty and social opprobrium” in tax evaders and prosecute them in large numbers to create a credible deterrence against the menace of black money, the CBDT says.
The apex policy making body of the I-T department, in a ...
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Rs 2 lakh penalty from next financial year for not answering tax authorities queries
Posted Date : 31-May-2015 , 01:31:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Failure to answer questions from the tax department can entail a penalty of up to Rs two lakh from the next financial year under the new black money law, which has got the assent of the President.
The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 provid...
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Court pulls up Income Tax dept for withholding info on foreign bank accounts
Posted Date : 29-May-2015 , 08:19:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Income Tax (IT) department faced the ire of a trial court on Thursday for withholding information on foreign bank accounts of those persons against whom it has filed complaints.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the IT department and directed it to deposit the fine amount in the...
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ICAI gives assurance to HC to submit decision on NSEL Auditor soon
Posted Date : 28-May-2015 , 08:54:04 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is likely to decide soon on the complaints against scam-hit National Spot Exchange (NSEL)’s auditor, Mukesh P Shah & Co.
Earlier this month, the institute told the high court here that its disciplinary committee was looking into the...
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Income Tax Department Working on Linking PAN to Aadhaar
Posted Date : 26-May-2015 , 08:27:12 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The income tax department seems to be finding ways to expedite the process of linking permanent account number (PAN) with the unique identity number Aadhaar, a step that could eliminate duplicate PANs and assist the government in taking action against those evading tax.
To achieve this, the Inc...
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Two income tax officials get four years in jail for graft
Posted Date : 22-May-2015 , 07:49:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge at the Saket Court sentenced then deputy commissioner of income tax Arun Kumar Gurjar and then inspector of income tax Baljeet Singh to undergo four years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.2 lakh each in the case.
"The court found b...
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Income Tax department issues mass transfer and promotion orders to over 100 officials
Posted Date : 21-May-2015 , 08:23:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a major reshuffle, the Income Tax department has issued mass transfer and promotion orders to over 100 tax officials across the country.
The transfers on Tuesday, included officials of the rank of Commissioner of assistant and deputy commissioners of income tax and principal chief commis...
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Income Tax Dept issues detailed circular to address tax grievances
Posted Date : 20-May-2015 , 08:35:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To address grievances of taxpayers, the Income-Tax department on Tuedsay put in place a detailed framework for “verification and correction” of the outstanding tax demand, while rectifying the inaccuracies arising due to delayed or non-reporting of TDS (tax ...
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Income Tax department to target tier-II cities to double the count of taxpayers
Posted Date : 13-May-2015 , 08:45:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Desperate to widen the tax base in a country where just about 2 per cent of the population files tax returns, the income-tax authorities now plan to corner tax evaders in smaller cities and towns, and double the number of taxpayers in a year.
Anita Kapur, chairperson of the Central Board of...
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Income Tax Related Public Grievances
Posted Date : 12-May-2015 , 09:41:26 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Citizen’s Charter 2014 of Income Tax Department includes ‘Redressal of grievances’ within the specified timeline of 60 days, as one of the key taxpayer services provided by the Department. Redressal of grievances has been included as a key result area in the Interim Action Plan...
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SIT Recommends making Tax Evasion a Crime
Posted Date : 12-May-2015 , 09:38:56 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In Chapter III of Second SIT report, the SIT has recommended as under:
“Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering recommends ‘tax crimes’ to be made a predicate offence so that action can be taken under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. There are more ...
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Income Tax Department Puts on Hold MAT Demand on Foreign Investors
Posted Date : 11-May-2015 , 10:24:45 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a move to pacify investors, the income tax department has said in a statement that it will hold off from issuing new demands to foreign investors for payment of the controversial minimum alternate tax or MAT, and will take no coercive action to pursue claims that have already been filed.
1) Th...
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