CBDT listed cash transactions that need to be reported to tax authorities and set up an e-platform
The Income Tax Department has written to the RBI informing it about alleged illegal malpractices being deployed by a number of cooperative banks after its probe found "serious" difference in accounts, to the tune of multi-crore rupees, in the aftermath of the notes ban. In an analysis report prepared by the department, also accessed by PTI, two specific instances in Mumbai and Pune have been reported where it was found that over Rs 113 crore "excess amount" of old demonetised notes was reported by two banks to the banking regulator in order to generate black funds. "In the Pune bank case, the reported amount (to the RBI) was Rs 242 crore while physical stock was of Rs 141 crore, showing clearly that the cooperative bank had reported to the RBI excess Specified Bank Notes (old currency) as on December 23, 2016 to the tune of Rs 101.07 crore. In the case of a similar bank in Mumbai, the excess amount of such notes was Rs 11.89 crore," it said. The department had conducted surveys o
He told the panel that talks with govt on demonetisation began early last year
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Patel could not give a definite number of old notes returned as RBI was still tabulating those
This may temper the surge in payments made through digital banking
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The scheme was earlier expected to be launched around January 26
The party accused Modi of not listening to the RBI also
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Most people supported the aim of fighting black money but believe that the rich got away
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