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No cheat-code for online gaming industry as ministry, I-T turn up the heat

The income tax (I-T) department recently issued show-cause notices to seven online game companies, as part of an investigation into possible tax evasion by such institutions.

CBDT targets resolving about 3,000 taxpayers' grievances by Oct-end

Sources in the tax department attributes it to the difficulties, taxpayers faced due to some glitches in the new portal since its inception in June of last year.

I-T dept extends deadline for filing of tax audit report to Oct 7

The income tax department on Friday extended the due date for filing tax audit reports for fiscal 2021-22 by 7 days till October 30. "On consideration of difficulties faced by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in the filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date for filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23, which was 30th September 2022 to 07th October 2022," an official statement said. Under the income tax act, those taxpayers who need to get their accounts audited by a chartered accountant are required to file the tax audit report with the I-T department by September 30.

Check ITR for discrepancies before responding to notice from tax dept

Respond on time, with expert help if required, to prevent further punitive measures

No coercive action till Nov 17 against Anil Ambani under Black Money Act

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Income Tax department not to take any coercive action against Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani till November 17 on a show cause notice issued to him seeking to prosecute him under the Black Money Act. The I-T department had issued the notice to Ambani on August 8, 2022 for allegedly evading Rs 420 crore in taxes on undisclosed funds worth more than Rs 814 crore held in two Swiss bank accounts. The department has charged Ambani (63) with "wilful" evasion, saying he "intentionally" did not disclose his foreign bank account details and financial interests to Indian tax authorities. As per the department's notice, Ambani was liable to be prosecuted under Sections 50 and 51 of the Black Money (undisclosed foreign income and assets) Imposition of Tax Act of 2015, that stipulates a maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment with a fine. Ambani earlier this month approached the HC challenging the notice, claiming that the Black Money Act wa

Even foreign nationals have right to personal liberty: Huawei chief to HC

Court permits Xiongwei Li to travel abroad after providing a FDR of Rs 5 crore

No restrictions on RRPR Holding for warrant conversion, says I-T dept

In a disclosure to the stock exchanges, VCPL said it had approached the IT department for clarity on the matter and received a reply from the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax

I-T detects Rs 100 cr undisclosed income from 2 Maharashtra groups

CBDT said that so far, the search action on both groups has led to detection of unaccounted income of more than Rs 100 crore, and undisclosed assets of more than Rs 5 crore have been seized

Address cause of tax refund failure, then request reissuance: Experts

Failure to verify return, incorrect bank address are key reasons for not receiving timely refund

I-T dept conducts pan-India raids against unrecognised political parties

The income tax department on Wednesday launched raids in multiple states as part of a tax evasion probe against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) and their alleged dubious funding, official sources said. The searches are being conducted in Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and some other states, they said. A coordinated action has been launched by the tax department against the RUPPs, their linked entities, operators and others, the sources said. The surprise action is understood to have been taken by the department on the recommendation of the Election Commission (EC) which recently struck off 87 entities from its list of RUPP after they were found non-existent during physical verification. The poll panel had announced that it was taking action against more than 2,100 registered unrecognised political parties for flouting rules and election laws, including those related to filing of monetary contributions, failing to update their address and names

Top Headlines: Unrealistic deadlines for EVs, Mistry's demise, and more

Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons and scion of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, died in a car accident near Mumbai on Sunday.

I-T department nod not needed for Adani to acquire NDTV shares: Report

The Adani group believes that there is no restriction by tax authorities on it acquiring a stake in NDTV, a statement that has also been backed by tax experts. The Adani group has acquired a little-known firm, VCPL, that lent over Rs 403 crore to NDTV's founders more than a decade ago in exchange for warrants that allowed the company to acquire a stake of 29.18 per cent in the news group at any time. Adani has since exercised those rights but NDTV says such conversion is barred by income-tax authorities. The Adani group in a statement said Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL) has informed that the income tax department orders only apply to share of NDTV held by RRRP Holding Pvt Ltd (a promoter of NDTV) and in no manner restrict RRPR from completing the formalities in relation to allotment of equity shares to VCPL. "The IT orders have been issued against RRPR only and for the purpose of securing RRPR's continued ownership over the said NDTV shares. The IT orders have not been iss

Adani rejects NDTV contention that stake sale needs I-T Dept approval

Adani Enterprises said that the RRPR disclosure lacked bonafides and had no merit or basis either in law or in fact and was misconceived

I-T dept detects Rs 250 cr 'black' income after Kolkata business group raid

The Income-tax department has detected "unaccounted" income of more than Rs 250 crore after it recently raided a Kolkata-based group engaged in manufacturing of power transmission and distribution equipments apart from few other businesses, the CBDT said Thursday. The searches were launched on August 24 and 28 on the premises of the group, which is also involved in manufacturing of steel pipes and polymer products, in West Bengal and Jharkhand. "Evidence of use of unaccounted cash for acquisition of immovable property and unaccounted cash loan, etc. has also been found and a preliminary analysis of seized evidence reveals that several shell (bogus) companies have been utilised by the group to provide accommodation (hawala) entries to its flagship concerns," the Board said in a statement. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) frames policy for the tax department. The shell entities have been found to have routed back the unaccounted money in the guise of share capital or unsecure

Promoter entity needs Income Tax dept nod for warrant conversion: NDTV

News network's founders Radhika and Prannoy Roy may individually require independent approval, it says

Local court in India sets aside lookout notice against Huawei India CEO

A condition has been imposed, that in case of resignation, retirement or cessation of employment, Huawei cannot release the severance package and other benefits without the court's prior approval

I-T dept going into new areas to check tax evasion: CBDT chairman

The Income-Tax department is going into "new areas" of the economy to check tax evasion even as its investigation units are using analytics to sift through voluminous data on Indians holding assets abroad, CBDT Chairman Nitin Gupta has said. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the administrative body for the tax department, undertakes search and seizure operations to check instances of tax evasion apart from performing its regular task of collecting revenue for the government under the direct taxes category. "We are covering a variety of sectors of the economy (while undertaking searches and raids). We are not limiting ourselves to real estate or developers only...our action is spread across sections of economy right from healthcare to pharma to developers to industries, manufacturers, service providers etc. "We are touching new areas and various sectors of the economy which were never touched like asset reconstruction companies, gaming, betting etc.," Gupta said during an ...

Income tax dept collects Rs 28 cr in taxes from new ITR-U filing

The Income-tax department has collected around Rs 28 crore in taxes after about 1 lakh returns were filed by taxpayers under the newly introduced return filing form called ITR-U, that was notified this year as part of the Budget 2022-23. CBDT Chairman Nitin Gupta said the scheme was brought by the Union government for the benefit of taxpayers so that they can comply with their tax responsibilities without getting into hassles of the law. The abbreviation ITR-U stands for 'income tax return-updated' and is available to taxpayers for filing updated returns for 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years or assessment years 2020-21 and 2021-22. Taxpayers filing this form, which can be filed within 2 years of the end of the relevant assessment year, will have to give reasons for updating the income -- return previously not filed or income not reported correctly or wrong heads of income chosen or reduction of carried forward loss. "We have got around 1 lakh returns... (under the ITR-U). The ...

Wherever BJP is not in power, it sends CBI, ED and I-T, says Tejashwi

Stung by raids on a number of RJD leaders, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday called the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax (IT) department three jamaai" (sons in-law), which the BJP sent to states where it was not in power. Taking part in a debate on the motion of confidence moved by the new 'Mahagathbandhan' government, Yadav accused the BJP of having tried to "break" Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party in a bid to "wipe out socialist ideology". "My father Lalu Prasad, mother Rabri Devi, my sisters and I are all paying the price for our commitment to socialism. The CM and I have the same ideology. You (BJP) cannot reap what we socialists have sown," said Yadav. The RJD heir apparent also expressed dismay over a section of the media saying that a mall being raided by CBI in Gurugram belonged to him. "These media outlets should do some research. It belongs to someone based in Haryana, and was ...

Income tax dept seeks to prosecute Anil Ambani under the Black Money Act

The income tax department has sought to prosecute Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani under the Black Money Act for allegedly evading Rs 420 crore in taxes on undisclosed funds worth more than Rs 814 crore held in two Swiss bank accounts. The department has charged Ambani, 63, with "wilful" evasion, saying he "intentionally" did not disclose his foreign bank account details and financial interests to Indian tax authorities. A show cause notice in this context was issued to Ambani early this month. The department said he was liable to be prosecuted under Sections 50 and 51 of the Black Money (undisclosed foreign income and assets) Imposition of Tax Act of 2015 that stipulates a maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment with a fine. It has sought his response to the charges by August 31. Ambani's office had not responded to a query sent on the matter till the time of this story being filed. The businessman has been charged with evading tax, by way of holding undisclosed assets ab