Advance Tax Payment

The Income Tax Department has signed a record 219 advance pricing agreements (APA) in the current fiscal year ending March 31. With this the total APAs signed so far stood at 1,034. "CBDT signs a record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements in FY 2025-26, the highest ever in a single FY, crossing the record of 174 APAs signed last year," the I-T department said in a post on X. The success of the APA programme has significantly contributed to ease of doing business, particularly for multinational enterprises engaged in cross-border transactions, it added. "The APA programme, together with Safe Harbour Rules, provides tax certainty, reduces disputes, and strengthens a transparent and non-adversarial tax regime," CBDT said. Also, CBDT has concluded a record-breaking 84 BAPAs (Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement) with 13 treaty partners, the highest ever in India's BAPA history. During this year, the first-ever BAPAs were signed with France, Indonesia, Ireland, and Sweden, building avenues

Indian companies' advance tax payments, which come due in the last month of each quarter, are adding to the liquidity strain

The income tax department on Sunday said it has started sending emails and SMSs to assessees whose taxes paid during the current fiscal are not commensurate with financial transactions. The department is undertaking an e-campaign, which aims to inform such persons/entities of significant financial transactions, through email (marked as Advance Tax e-Campaign-Significant Transactions for AY 2024-25) and SMS, urging them to compute their advance tax liability correctly and deposit the due advance tax on or before March 15. In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the income tax department has received certain information on specific financial transactions undertaken by persons/entities during the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24. "On the basis of analysis of the taxes paid so far during the current financial year, the Department has identified such persons/entities where payment of taxes for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) is not commensurate with the financial transactions ma

NRIs with income in India above Rs 10,000, post-TDS and tax treaty adjustments, must pay too

Improved profitability, compliance lead to jump in direct taxes

Some salaried individuals, NRIs, professionals and senior citizens have to pay this tax

Taxpayers have until June 15 to pay 15 per cent of their estimated tax liability

The idea is to both widen and deepen tax bases, according to two official in the know

From linking PAN card and Aadhaar Card to submission of updated income tax return (ITR), failure to meet these deadlines may lead to financial losses

If you miss the date, penalty will be levied at a simple interest rate of one per cent per month or part of a month

Higher proposed limits are a positive, but remember you must stick to the scheme for five years

Net direct tax collection has grown 19% to over Rs 11.35 trillion

The RBI's average daily absorption of excess liquidity was at Rs 3.8 trillion during June-July against Rs 5.5 trillion in May and Rs 7.4 trillion a month ago

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Direct tax collection, net of refunds, stood at Rs 2.81 trn, according to initial estimates; advance tax collection for the period between April 1 and June 15 was Rs 42,679 cr

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The net collection numbers as on today is Rs 13.63 trn which is against Rs 11.18 trn of 2018-19, Rs 10.28 trn of 2019-20 and Rs 9.24 trn of 2020-21, he said

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These companies had reported healthy advance tax payments