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Odisha Distillery I-T raid: 156 bags of cash found, Rs 20cr counted so far

The Income Tax department on Friday found 156 bags of cash during search for the third consecutive day in places linked to an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion, officials said. From the bags, Rs 20 crore were counted till now, taking the total amount so far recovered to Rs 220 crore. The department officials recovered as many as 156 bags containing cash during the raid at Sudapada in Bolangir district on Friday. "Of the 156 bags, only 6/7 were counted and the amount found was Rs 20 crore," an official said. The raids were carried out at Sambalpur, Bolangir, Titilagarh, Boudh, Sundargarh, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar. The company is yet to provide any reaction to the raids. Around Rs 200 crore in cash was seized on Thursday during raids at the Bolangir office of Baldeo Sahu & Group of Companies, one of the biggest country-liquor manufacturers and selling companies in western Odisha. The raids were conducted at some houses, offices, and distillery at Sargipali in

Misreported income leads to penalty: I-T dept advises to file revised ITR

"Misreporting of Income may result in penalty and prosecution proceedings under provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961," said the I-T department

I-T Department conducts survey at some entities of Hinduja Global Solutions

The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted a survey operation at some entities of the Hinduja Group in Mumbai and some other cities, official sources said. The survey operation is being undertaken as part of a tax evasion investigation and offices in Mumbai and some other cities are being covered, they said. As per the I-T law for survey operations, only office premises are being covered. An email sent by PTI to the Hinduja Group did not elicit an immediate response. Sources said the tax department action is also linked to provisions of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR). The Hinduja Group, which owns IndusInd Bank, Hinduja Leyland Finance and Hinduja Bank (Switzerland), is diversifying and has plans to get into the new tech, digital and fintech as part of its new phase of growth and fill gaps through acquisitions to have complete offerings in the BFSI sector.

Shakira reaches deal to avoid $15 million tax fraud trial in Spain

"Do you recognise the facts and conform with the new penalties that have been requested?" asked Judge Jose Manuel del Amo Sanchez. "Yes," Shakira responded

Income Tax dept conducts search operations at Lux Industries premises

The Income Tax department Friday conducted search operations at the various premises of hosiery major city-based Lux Industries Limited, the company said in a regulatory filing. It is alleged that the company had evaded taxed to the tune of Rs 200 crore. The company in its regulatory filing with the BSE said that a search is being conducted at the premises of the firm and full cooperation is being extended to the central agency's officials. "We would like to further inform that as the survey is yet to conclude, we are unable to make the assessment of its impact. Once the survey concludes the company will update the stock exchanges in case there is any material impact resulting from the above survey," the company said. The company shares fell 3.02 per cent on the NSE and closed at Rs 1473.50 apiece.

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter indicted on federal firearm charges

Hunter, who is 53, may also face tax fraud and illegal foreign lobbying counts in DC and Los Angeles

Beware! An income tax refund scam is doing the rounds: How not to fall prey

A viral message claims that that the recipient has been approved for an income tax refund of Rs 15,490.

Tax evasion case: Xiaomi moves Karnataka High Court to challenge FD seizure

Xiaomi India's market share in the Indian handset industry has been steadily falling as a result of the legal problems

CAs, advocates mustn't be arrested sans proof of role in business fraud: HC

Ruling was delivered in a case in which a CA and an advocate were arrested for rendering service to exporters who were alleged to have fraudulently claimed a refund of IGST

Donald Trump's longtime CFO faces sentencing for tax fraud scheme

Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump's real estate empire whose testimony helped convict the former president's company of tax fraud, is set to be sentenced Tuesday for dodging taxes on USD 1.7 million in job perks. New York Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is expected to sentence Weisselberg, a senior Trump Organisation adviser and former chief financial officer, to five months in jail, in keeping with a plea agreement reached in August. Weisselberg, 75, was promised that sentence when he agreed to plead guilty to 15 tax crimes and testify against the company, where he's worked since the mid-1980s. When he begins serving his sentence, Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex. He will be eligible for release after little more than three months if he behaves behind bars. As part of his plea agreement, Weisselberg must also pay nearly USD 2 million in taxes, penalties and interest, which he said he has made significa

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Ex-prez Trump's organisation criminal tax fraud trial in jury's hands

Jurors started deliberating Monday in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial, weighing charges that former President Donald Trump's company helped executives dodge personal income taxes on perks such as Manhattan apartments and luxury cars. The deliberations follow a monthlong trial that featured testimony from seven witnesses, including longtime Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg and Senior Vice President and Controller Jeffrey McConney. An outside accountant who spent years preparing tax returns for Trump and the company also testified. About 40 minutes into deliberations, jurors sent a note asking the judge to reread the elements of one of the charges, conspiracy to defraud in the fourth degree. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan obliged, reading through the charge and pausing occasionally for a cacophony of car horns honking 15 stories below. Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty to dodging taxes on $1.7 million in extras, testified that he and McConney conspired to

Auditors in Iraq uncover $2.5 billion tax fraud from nation's authority

Auditors in Iraq have uncovered a massive scheme in which a network of businesses and officials embezzled some $2.5 billion from the country's tax authority, despite layers of safeguards. The scandal poses an early test for Iraq's new government, which was formed late last month after a prolonged political crisis. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has vowed to crack down on corruption, but few expect any senior officials or political leaders to be held accountable. The scale of the embezzlement is remarkable, even for an oil-rich country where corruption has been rampant for decades. Transparency International, a global watchdog, rated Iraq 157th out of 180 countries on its 2021 index for clean governance. The auditors' report, obtained by The Associated Press and first reported by the Guardian, suggests the theft was orchestrated by a broad network of officials, civil servants and businessmen. In Iraq's deeply-rooted patronage system, such individuals often have links to ..

I-T Dept alleges business, tax irregularities against Dolo-650 maker

The CBDT on Wednesday accused the makers of the widely-known Dolo-650 medicine tablet of indulging in "unethical practices" and distributing freebies of Rs 1,000 cr to docs and medical professionals

TN: I-T dept detects Rs 400-cr tax evasion after raids on hospitality group

The Income Tax department has detected a "large-scale tax evasion" of over Rs 400 crore after recently raiding a Tamil Nadu-based group engaged in liquor manufacturing and hospitality, the CBDT said

GST body finds more instances of tax fraud at fintech firm BharatPe

Bharatpe, In October 2021, had accepted it had issued invoices to non-existent vendors and paid about Rs 11 crore, in dues and penalty, to the tax department

Two 'foreign-controlled' mobile companies can be fined Rs 1k cr: I-T Dept

I-T Dept's remarks came after searches were carried out on December 21 across country

I-T department searches 2 business groups based in several states

The first group is engaged in digital marketing and campaign management while the second group searched is engaged in solid waste management

New grand jury seated for next stage of investigation into Trump's business

New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business dealings

IT Dept finds Rs 450 cr undisclosed income during search across four cities

IT SEZ developer, ex-director of the company and a stainless-steel supplier are on the radar