Income Tax News

Record of Over 7.28 crore ITRs filed for AY 2024-25 till 31st July, 2024

02 August 2024 at 16:03

The total number of ITRs for AY 2024-25 filed till 31st July, 2024 is more than 7.28 crore, which is 7.5% more than the total ITRs for AY 2023-24 (6.77 crore) filed till 31st July, 2023.

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Finance Ministry Refutes Claims of Future STCG Tax Hike

02 August 2024 at 09:01

In response to a recent report, the Finance Ministry has categorically denied any plans to increase the short-term capital gains (STCG) tax.

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Income Tax Department Begins Scrutiny of Reassessment Cases for AY 2018-19

01 August 2024 at 09:07

The income-tax department has begun scrutinizing cases for the assessment year (AY) 2018-19 to identify those that need to be reopened, potentially resulting in a wave of tax notices.

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Capital Gains Tax: Govt Earned Nearly Rs 99,000 Crore from Listed Equities in 2022-23

01 August 2024 at 09:06

The NDA government has reported a significant increase in revenue from long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on listed equities, with collections reaching Rs 98,681 crore for the fiscal year 2022-23.

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Finance Ministry Clarifies: Tax Certificate Not Mandatory for All Travelling Abroad

30 July 2024 at 09:04

The Indian government has issued a clarification to address recent misleading reports about mandatory tax clearance for individuals travelling abroad.

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Income Tax Department Warns: Bogus Claims for Refunds are Punishable Offenses

30 July 2024 at 09:03

Income Tax Department has issued a stern warning to taxpayers against making fraudulent claims. The department cautions that inflating expenses, under-reporting earnings is a punishable offense and may cause delays in refund issuance.

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ICAI Issues Amendments to AS 22, Accounting for Taxes on Income

30 July 2024 at 09:00

Considering that entities may need time to determine how to apply the principles and requirements in AS 22, Accounting for Taxes on Income (issued by the ICAI) to account for deferred taxes related to top-up tax

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Govt to Unveil Revised Direct Tax Code After 6-Month Comprehensive Review: Revenue Secretary

29 July 2024 at 09:03

The central government is yet to decide whether to introduce a new Direct Taxes Code or revamp the existing income tax law, stated Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra at a recent post-Budget conference organized by Assocham in the Capital.

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Income Tax Department Releases New Offline Utility for ITR 1 to ITR 4 Filing for AY 2024-25

29 July 2024 at 09:01

Common Offline Utility for filing Income-tax Returns ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3 and ITR 4 for the AY 2024-25

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Income Tax Department Clarifies Cost of Acquisition for Pre-2001 Properties Under New Capital Gains Tax Regime

26 July 2024 at 11:21

In the realm of property taxation, a crucial issue has surfaced regarding the Cost of Acquisition for assets bought before April 1, 2001.

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