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I-T Dept to share assessee information with Cabinet Secretariat, IB and NCB

Currently, the department shares such information with 50 agencies including the registrar of companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the financial intelligence unit

Economic activity reviving; GST collections good sign: CBDT chief Mody

He tells Dilasha Seth, in an interview, that 58,000 cases will be assessed through the faceless mechanism by October.

Over 7,000 cases disposed of under I-T dept's faceless assessment process

In faceless assessment, all communication with taxpayers is made electronically by a central cell in Delhi and the identity of all the assessing officers remains unknown to the taxpayer

Income Tax dept adds new features in 26AS Form to help taxpayers

The new variant of 26AS Form will have taxpayers' details as specified statements of financial transactions (SFTs) in various categories

I-T dept issues refunds worth Rs 71,229 cr to 2.1 million taxpayers

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) further asked taxpayers to provide immediate response to emails of the department for quick processing of their refunds

Banks, Post Offices can now check TDS rate on high value withdrawals

Explaining the details of this facility, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that now the bank/post office has to only enter the PAN of the person who is withdrawing cash

Govt extends last date for Aadhaar-PAN linking to March 31, 2021

Earlier, in another big relief to tax assessees, the IT Department had extended the last date of payment of self-assessment tax, in case of tax liability upto Rs 1 lakh till November 30, 2020

Digital MNCs likely to miss July 7 deadline for paying Google tax

The development indicates that government has not heeded to calls for deferment of the tax by the industry

Income Tax dept amends TDS form, makes it more comprehensive

As per the amended form, banks will have to report Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for cash withdrawals above Rs 1 crore

Income Tax department extends five new deadlines for Indian taxpayers

The estimation poses some practical challenges and also makes it difficult to assess tax liability

Securities transaction tax mop-up rises 14% despite sharp sell-off

The department collected Rs 2,568 crore against Rs 2,262 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

Customs dept to launch faceless assessment of consignments from Monday

Faceless Assessment shall be the norm pan India by December 31, 2020, CBIC further said.

ITR-1 notified: Here is how to file Income Tax Returns for AY 2020-21

The department has released the ITR-1 utility (e-form) on its e-filing website available in Excel and Java formats

CBDT notifies revised Form 26AS, to include details of property, share deal

To implement this, the Budget 2020-21 had introduced a new Section 285BB in the Income Tax Act

Madras High Court dismisses Karti Chidambaram's plea in tax violation case

He and his wife had sought to block the transfer of the cases to a Special Court

I-T dept releases Rs 5,200 cr refunds to over 800,000 small businesses

Further refunds of about Rs 7,760 cr to be made soon, GST refund claims of Rs 3,800 cr also processed

Income tax staff in a fix over 'informal' reporting orders amid lockdown

While some are stuck in towns other than their place of work, others are finding it difficult to commute as they have to rely on public transport

Coronavirus: Tax dept gives fresh relief to companies on lower TDS

CBDT had recently extended the validity of certificates issued for lower TDS or TCS for three months - till June 30 this year

Beyond virus: Setting course for a V-shaped recovery with right decisions

It's time for thoughtful decisions through 2020 and 2021, where the desired outcome is one where private investment in 2025 is superior to the value seen in 2011 in real terms

I-T dept extends deadline for filing TDS exemption forms amid lockdown

Forms 15G and 15H are filed by persons whose incomes are below the taxable threshold, to seek exemption from TDS on interest income.