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Source: Live Mint The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a new circular regarding the condonation of delays in filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs), superseding all previous instructions, circulars, and guidelines on this matter. Under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the circular offers comprehensive instructions for managing applications about late filing…
Source: Live Mint The Income Tax (IT) department is taking a lenient approach this year to address the non-disclosure of foreign assets in income tax returnsfiled in the current assessment year. This week, the department has sent out emails to taxpayers who have not reported foreign assets, asking them to revise their tax return. This…
Source: Live Mint The Income-Tax (I-T) department has today (November 17) launched a new campaign warning taxpayers of ₹10 lakh penalty if they fail to disclose foreign held assets or income earned from abroad in their ITR, according to a PTI report. The “compliance-cum-awareness campaign” aims to ensure that taxpayers report all information in their…
Source: Live Mint Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024, was enacted to resolve disputes regarding pending income tax litigation. The scheme aims to give taxpayers peace of mind by settling legal disputes. This scheme was notified on October 1, 2024. After this, several queries were received from the stakeholders seeking guidance in respect of…
Source: Live Mint In a setback to taxpayers, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld around 90,000 tax reassessment notices issued by the revenue department between 1 April and 30 June 2021, for assessment years 2013-14 to 2017-18. Taxpayers had challenged these notices, arguing they should fall under the new reassessment regime that took effect on…
Source: Live Mint Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced income tax changes in the Union Budget 2024, with certain updates scheduled to take effect from October 1. These crucial proposals, approved in the Finance Bill, include revised TDS rates that will be implemented on that date. What is Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)? TDS is…
Source: Business Standard The new regime features lower tax rates and an increased standard deduction of Rs 75,000. | File Photo 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 17 2024 | 10:25 AM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has confirmed that there will be no tax rate reductions under the old tax regime, despite…
Source: Live Mint Tech professional Samir (name changed) was shocked to receive a tax demand of about ₹1.98 lakh related to his income tax return (ITR) filed for the assessment year 2024-25. According to the intimation 143(1) sent to him, the tax deducted at source or TDS on his salary reported in his form 26AS…
Source: Business Standard 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 10 2024 | 7:57 PM IST The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently launched the e-Dispute Resolution Scheme (e-DRS) to streamline the resolution of income tax disputes. This online platform allows taxpayers to submit applications to Dispute Resolution Committees (DRCs) across India. It…
Source: Live Mint The new scheme is meant to be faster and easier than filing an appeal with the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) – CIT(A) – but one particular condition makes it the less attractive option and begs the question: is this just another toothless provision from the tax department? What is e-DRS? Until…
