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Source: Live Mint So, after you file an ITR, you get four years from the end of the assessment year to include any additional income in the updated ITR that you have missed reporting in the original tax return. Sounds like a good deal for voluntary compliance? It is, only until you realise it is…
Source: Live Mint The highlight was that the aspirations and expectations of the middle-class, finally got an earnest ear. In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman repeatedly underscored the role of the middle class in nation-building, mentioning the term “middle-class” at least ten times, highlighting their energy and contribution to the economy. The proposed…
Source: Live Mint When the new income tax regime was introduced in 2021, people were taken aback by the lack of most deductions. However, the simplified tax regime made a lot of sense. Gone was the hassle of tracking investments, loans, or charitable contributions. Instead, taxpayers pooled their income, calculated tax liabilities, and filed returns…
Source: Live Mint ITR deadline today, January 15, 2025: Taxpayers must noted that today is the deadline for filing your income tax returns (ITR) if you missed the original date or are submitting a revised return for the assessment year 2024-25 (AY2024-25). Originally, the deadline was set for December 31, 2024. However, the Central Board…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for filing belated/revised income tax returns (ITR) for the Assessment Year (AY) 2024-25 for resident individuals, as stated in a notification issued by the CBDT. The deadline has been extended from December 31, 2024…
Source: Live Mint The taxpayers’ deadline is approaching. December 31 is the last day to file belated income tax returns (ITR) with a ₹5,000 late fee. We look at how to file your delayed ITR online and what happens if you miss it. What is Belated ITR Filing? Those who could not file their ITR…
Source: Live Mint The income tax department carefully monitors high-value cash transactions, so taxpayers should exercise caution when engaging in them. Section 269ST of the Income Tax Act prohibits receiving cash payments of ₹2 lakh or more in a single day for a single transaction or related transactions on a single occasion. If this limit…
Source: Live Mint Some people like to keep the money in their Employees’ Provident Fund untouched even after retiring to let it continue to accrue interest. However, certain rules come into play with this, involving taxes, the interest accrual period, and the duration for which the funds can remain unclaimed. Here’s how it all works….
Source: Live Mint than 9.54 lakh people with income of ₹1 crore and above filed their income tax (I-T) returns until October 31, the data on the Income Tax portal revealed. The latest data for the financial year 2024-25 shows that a total of 2.76 lakh individuals in the ₹1-crore club filed their tax returns…
Source: Live Mint The income tax department’s online tax return filing and processing system has proved to be a vast improvement over the old manual system. However, more than a decade after the online system was launched, taxpayers continue to face difficulties, best exemplified by a recent Supreme Court order. In this case, the taxpayer…
