Senior citizens have higher deduction limits and exemption benefits than younger taxpayers
Advance tax is a type of income tax that has to be deposited with the Income Tax Department before the end of a financial year
A taxpayer can request a refund for the surplus tax amount paid or deducted in a fiscal year by submitting their income tax returns for that year
The transfer of crypto assets during a year by investors, either private or commercial, is subject to crypto tax
An NRI's income taxes in India depend on their residential status," explains Manikandan S, a tax expert at ClearTax
Form 16 is an essential document for filing ITR as it contains details of salary income, deductions, and exemptions
Freelancing is treated as a business and profession, according to the taxation system
ailing to file your ITR after receiving a notice is a sure way to land on the scrutiny list. The department will investigate the reason for non-filing and assess any outstanding taxes.
You can select the tax regime while filing your ITR. The standard due date for ITR filing is July 31st
Double-check your calculations! You might miss out on deductions you're entitled to or end up owing more tax than you need to.
It is documentation of your income and tax compliance, adding credibility to your financial standing
A new study by SBI Research has revealed that income inequality has declined in recent years, supporting the trend of upward migration through increased income and ascent of the Indian middle class
Sum insured should be equivalent to 10-15 times income and the cover should extend until financial liabilities have been settled
"Misreporting of Income may result in penalty and prosecution proceedings under provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961," said the I-T department
The discard option is only available for taxpayers with unverified returns from the assessment year (AY) 2023-2024 onwards
Among the most frequent reasons for these notices are underreporting of income and claiming higher deductions than permitted
Income tax officials can seek details about ITRs filed by startup investors to ascertain if the amount invested is commensurate with the income shown in their personal ITRs, the I-T department has said. Replying to a post of former BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover on X on Friday, where he flagged that a number of startups have received tax notices in the last one month asking to furnish information about their shareholders, the I-T department said the Finance Act 2012 mandates that the source of funds from a resident shareholder in startup has to be also explained by an investor. "In the present case, it appears that the AO has sought to examine the genuineness of the transaction and source of investment by the shareholder-investor, to verify if the amount invested is commensurate with the income shown in the ITRs of the investors. "Alternatively, if the PANs of the investors are shared with the AO by the company, he can verify the ITRs of the investors," the I-T department ...
Remember that an updated ITR can't be used to declare lower income, claim losses, or request more refund
The number of income tax returns filed between April-June 2023 nearly doubled to over 1.36 crore over the previous year, indicating early filing by taxpayers to avoid last-minute rush. The last date for filing tax returns for income earned in the previous fiscal by individuals and those who do not need to get their accounts audited is July 31. So for income earned in 2022-23 (April-March) fiscal, the deadline to file ITR for this category of taxpayers was July 31, 2023. In July, which is the last month of I-T return filing, over 5.41 crore returns were filed, taking the total number of filing to over 6.77 crore by the month-end. As per the comparative statistics of ITR filing available on the I-T e-filing portal, over 70.34 lakh tax returns were filed in April-June 2022-23. This number surged 93.76 per cent to over 1.36 crore in April-June 2023-24. The 1 crore ITR filing milestone was also reached 13 days ahead on June 26 in the current fiscal, compared to July 8 last financial ...
If an individual misses the deadline, he/she can still file a belated return until December 31