Income tax refunds of Rs. 13,341 crore have been issued in 19,89,912 cases & corporate tax refunds of Rs. 30,651 crore have been issued in 1,12,567 cases.
As per the answer to Question no. 81 in the Rajya Sabha by FM on 27.07.2021, "Refunds are directly credited to the bank account of taxpayers making the end-to-end process from filing of ITR till receipt of refund seamless & fully electronic."
Shri Pankaj Chaudhary stated that the net direct tax collection in the 1st quarter of FY 2021-2022 is Rs. 2,46,519.82 crore as against Rs. 1,17,783.87 crore during the same period of previous FY 2020-21.
In the recent years, the Government has taken a number of measures to bring back the black money stashed abroad 'The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015'.
While witnessing the 161st Income Tax Day on 24th July 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman felicitated the Income Tax Department and said that "principles of equity, justice and fairplay in tax administration permeate our tax policy even today."
The 161st anniversary of Income Tax Day was observed by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and all its field offices across India on 24th July 2021. As part of the observance, the field formations held a range of activities.
On Thursday, 22nd July 2021, around 100 officials from the Income Tax Department conducted a raid at over 30 locations of the Media Group Dainik Bhaskar's offices in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Certain allegations have appeared in some sections of media that IT Dept officials were suggesting changes in stories & taking editorial decisions during their search on offices of Media Group Dainik Bhaskar.
Taxpayers can now submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to the authorized dealers till 15th August 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till 15th August 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances.
The Government has decided to provide income tax exemption to the amount received by a taxpayer for medical treatment from an employer or from any person for treatment of COVID-19 during the financial year 2019-20 and subsequent years.
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