Income Tax News

Paper Documents back as I-T refunds not e-asy

28 September 2007 at 16:47

NEW DELHI: Switching back to paper may help corporate tax payers who had e-filed returns and are still awaiting tax refunds. With Rs 14,000 crore worth of refunds stuck due to non-processing of e-returns, the income-tax department plans to ask them t

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FBT on Stock Options To Hit MNC Expats!!

27 September 2007 at 20:19

The fringe benefit tax (FBT) on employee stock option plans (Esop) could hit expatriate employees of multinational companies as credit cannot be claimed against it under double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAA). Thus, expat employees of multinatio

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Judicial proceedings beyond purview of RTI

26 September 2007 at 21:02

In a landmark decision, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that judicial proceedings of all courts and tribunals are beyond the purview of the Right to Information Act."...a judicial authority must function with total independence and

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I-T Dept not to accept tds returns without PAN details

26 September 2007 at 20:46

The government on Tuesday said it will not accept tax returns for the quarter ending September 30 and thereafter if companies fail to provide PAN details of a majority of their employees. The Income Tax Department will not accept the quarterly TDS re

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Govt to notify guidelines on ESOP soon

26 September 2007 at 20:46

After a delay of more than five months, the government is likely to notify within a week the guidelines for evaluating fringe benefit tax (FBT) on stock options given by companies to their employees. "Finance Minister P Chidambaram has given his appr

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CBDT warns action if No PAN data in TDS returns

26 September 2007 at 11:28

This to inform that CBDT has warned action to be taken if TDS returns for salaries is filed with less than 90% of PAN data and returns for payments other than salaries is filed with less than 70% of PAN data furnished for quarter ending Sept 30, 2007

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Playing Hard to save Capital Gains Tax??

24 September 2007 at 23:01

Strike when the iron is hot. Banking on the bullish market sentiments, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to issue capital gains bonds worth Rs 2,000 crore on Monday. The bonds, with a face value of Rs 10,000, carry an annual coupon ra

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SC admits incometax department plea on dividend income !!

24 September 2007 at 22:52

THE Supreme Court has admitted a petition moved by revenue department levy of tax on the dividend income of assessee on which no tax was paid in the contracting country which has signed Double Tax Aviodance Agreement with India. A bench comprising Ju

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Taxpayers may pay for I-T's delay

23 September 2007 at 02:36

Taxhounds may once again spoil the sleep of a lot of people. This time it won't be the bark or bite but their deafening silence on valuation norms for fair market value of Esop shares. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is formulating the guide

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Cash registers at North Block are ringing !!!

23 September 2007 at 02:29

The cash registers at North Block are ringing loud, thanks to the India growth story which shows no signs of any twist in the tale. Signalling a buoyant trend in revenue growth, direct tax collection crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore milestone this fiscal,

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