In a shot in the arm for yoga guru Ramdev-run Patanjali group, the Income Tax Department has extended tax deductions on donations made to Patanjali Research Foundation Trust for five years.
Businesses had said there are practical difficulties in implementing the provisions of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) contained in a rule.
The recent upsurge in revenues offers the prospect of the country breaking out of the long-stagnant tax-to-GDP ratio
J B Mohapatra, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was on Monday given the additional charge as CBDT chairman after the extended tenure of incumbent P C Mody ended, a government order said
Response from Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and I-T department is carried at the end of the story
It would have been more effective, they say, if the exemption in cash payment had been given without any caveats and for a longer period
Direct tax collection target set in the revised estimates (RE) for 2020-21 was Rs 9.05 lakh crore.
Of the 57,985 cases picked for assessment during its pilot last year, orders have been passed in 46,822 cases
Presumptive taxation provisions allow companies below a threshold to not keep detailed accounts of books.
HDFC Bank tops the list, followed by SBI
The CBDT is expected to rectify the same either in the Finance Bill or the I-T Act
The direct tax collection target for FY21 saw a significant fall from Rs 13.19 trillion estimated earlier in view of the economic impact of the pandemic
Tax consultants and custodians are also putting heads together to standardise the kind of documents needed to be furnished by FPIs, which can be acceptable to all companies
Mody is a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the CBDT chief in February 2019
In a Q&A, P C Mody says while income tax slabs have been left untouched, more money is being put in the hands of taxpayers with faster refunds. Tax administration reforms will boost tax compliance
This relates to entities resolving long pending litigation issues with the Income Tax Department
People in the know said the government was examining measures like the strengthening of the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB)
Earlier, the GST Council had decided that interest up to 18 per cent would be levied only on delayed payment through cash ledger and not via input tax credit
Budget may resolve issues related to administration
At present, there 791 entities with AEO-LO recognition, 3,206 parties with AEO-T1 recognition, 581 parties with AEO-T2 recognition, and 20 parties with AEO-T3 recognition