Income Tax News

Direct tax collection figures

09 March 2009 at 16:46

Net direct tax collections during first eleven months of the present fiscal (up to February 2009) stood at Rs.258,902 crore, up from Rs.232,676 crore, registering a growth of 11.27 percent. Growth in Corporate Taxes was 16.79 percent (Rs.162,617 cror

Posted in Income Tax | 10716 Views

Enlargement of scope of TRPs

19 February 2009 at 18:56

The Government of India have decided to enlarge the scope of the existing Tax Return Preparer (TRP) Scheme and authorize them to prepare and furnish returns of TaxDeducted at Source (TDS) and Service Tax, in addition to income-tax returns. To carry o

Posted in Income Tax | 9873 Views

Recognition to ICAI for Sec 35(1) (iii) of I.T. Act

30 January 2009 at 18:26

It is hereby notified for general information that the organization World Wide Fund for Nature - India, New Delhi, has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 196

Posted in Income Tax | 8 comments | 14880 Views

Income Tax department's website to get new address

03 January 2009 at 11:51

New Delhi, Jan 2: The income tax department website which is used by lakhs of tax payers to file their returns online will soon be revamped along with a new website address or URL.The new online facility will host of several user-friendly features.Th

Posted in Income Tax | 2 comments | 28389 Views

New definition of Charitable Purpose

24 December 2008 at 14:42

Definition of 'Charitable purpose' under section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act, 1961Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ('Act') defines "charitable purpose" to include the following:-(i) Relief of the poor(ii) Education(iii) Medical relief, and(i

Posted in Income Tax | 1 comments | 24219 Views

CBDT substitutes rules 6DD vide seventh amendment

13 October 2008 at 12:07

Rule 6dd new notificationINCOME-TAX (SEVENTH AMENDMENT) RULES, 2008 - SUBSTITUTION OF RULE 6DD NOTIFICATION NO. 97/2008 [F.NO. 142/10/2008-TPL], DATED 10-10-2008 The CBDT has substituted Rule 6DD of the Income-tax Rules vide the Income-tax

Posted in Income Tax | 3 comments | 25371 Views

Income-tax grievances to be registered online soon !!

10 October 2008 at 09:42

Income-tax grievances to be registered online soon NEW DELHI: Taxpayers will now be able to lodge their grievances with the taxman at the click of a mouse, with the launch of an online complaint redressal mechanism on the lines of the exis

Posted in Income Tax | 1 comments | 6168 Views

Collection of third party information to check tax evasion

01 October 2008 at 12:58

The Central Government has issued five notification nos. 38/2008 CE(NT) to 42/2008 CE(NT) all dated 29.9.2008 to facilitate collection of information from third party sources or from manufacturers themselves, in order to identify manufacturers with a

Posted in Income Tax | 3 comments | 13299 Views

TDS on arrears of salary paid to govt employees

01 October 2008 at 12:54

Clarification regarding tax deduction at source on arrears of salary paid to government servants on account of implementation of the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission The Implementation Cell of the Department of Expenditure,

Posted in Income Tax | 19275 Views

Extension of due date of filing income tax returns for Sikkim

01 October 2008 at 02:06

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have extended the last date of filing of income tax returns, due by 31st July 2008, to 31st October 2008 in the state of Sikkim in view of the delay in issuing of Instruction No.8/2008 in respect of filing of income-

Posted in Income Tax | 5460 Views