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Source: Live Mint This trend has been driven by changes in tax residency conditions and a heightened focus on global transparency. NRIs are now more diligent in reporting their Indian-sourced income and claiming tax reliefs under the act and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). When NRIs become residents, they need to make disclosure of…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget 2024, had proposed to revamp the Income Tax Act, 1961, to make it concise and easier to understand. It is expected that in the upcoming budget session on February 1, a new Income Tax Act may be proposed. The government may introduce…
Source: Live Mint I am a resident Indian promoter of an Indian private limited company that manufactures and exports antique furniture. In 2015, my company allotted a small percentage of shares to a non-resident individual who assisted in securing export orders. I am now buying back his shares in my company. Will the payment made…
Source: Live Mint In FY 2023-24, the new tax regime became a default regime. This shift has led many taxpayers to wonder whether traditional tax-saving investments such as PPF (Public Provident Fund), NSC (National Savings Certificate), post office saving scheme and NPS (National Pension System) are still relevant for the purpose of investment. The tax-saving…
Source: Live Mint Having a constant source of income adjusted with rising costs in India is a challenge, especially for senior citizens and those not actively employed. For those citizens who have a fixed pension income that does not account for the changing costs of goods and services in the country, the taxation system provides…
Source: Live Mint For instance, if assets are gifted to a spouse, any income generated from those assets will be clubbed with the income of the person who originally owned the asset. In the case of a minor child, any income generated from those assets will be clubbed with the income of the highest-earning family…
Source: Live Mint We are purchasing a property from an NRI, and the registration is scheduled for next week. As per the requirements, we need to deduct and deposit the TDS for this transaction, for which one needs to have a TAN (Tax Deduction Account Number). We do not have a TAN. Is there any…
Source: Live Mint With only two days to go before the deadline to file revised income tax return (ITR) for FY 2023-24 expires, taxpayers can claim tax rebate under section 87A. Notably, the income tax department recently released excel utilities for ITR forms ITR-2 and ITR3 to exercise the option to claim rebate u/s 87A. However, you have…
Source: Live Mint If you somehow failed to file your income tax return (ITR) for any of the past two years, you can still file an updated income tax return. These two years are 2021-22 (AY 2022-23) and 2022-23 (AY 2023-24) for which taxpayers can still file their updated return before March 31, 2025, reveals the…
Source: Live Mint MUST check in ITR filing: Tax sleuths are out to tighten the noose on cash transactions. Ahead of the union budget, Mint takes a look at some transactions that may result in hefty penalties by the Income Tax (IT) department, as the government seeks to discourage the flow of liquid money. The…
