Income Tax News

CBDT sets up a dedicated structure for monitoring of taxpayer services in IT dept

08 March 2016 at 11:01

CBDT sets-up a Dedicated Structure for delivery and monitoring of Tax Payer Services in the Income Tax Department Grievance redressal is a major aspect of citizen centric governance and is an important feature of the activities of the Income Tax De

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CBDT issues Revised Guidelines for stay of demand at the First Appeal Stage

04 March 2016 at 11:09

CBDT issues Revised Guidelines for stay of demand at the First Appeal Stage; Decision of the Board to provide significant relief to the taxpayers in matters relating to grant of stay and recovery of demand by reducing arbitrariness in the disposal of

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CBDT clarifies various provisions of the IT Act for reducing litigation

04 March 2016 at 11:09

CBDT clarifies various provisions of the Income-tax Act for reducing litigation and easing burden of compliance The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has taken a number of decisions to clarify the applicability of various provisions of the Incom

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Non tax receipt portal launched

16 February 2016 at 12:35

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley inaugurates the Non-Tax Receipt Portal (NTRP); Portal provides a one-stop platform to citizens/corporates/other users for making online payment of Non-Tax Receipts to Government of India;At the launch today, NTPC re

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Direct tax and indirect shows healthy growth of 10.9 and 33.7 percent

11 February 2016 at 10:52

Direct and Indirect Tax collections together expected to meet the target of Revenue collections for the Current Financial Year 2015-16 without any shortfall; Latest tax collections figures up to 31st January,2016 indicate healthy growth of 33.7% in I

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Steps taken by Income Tax Department for safeguarding taxpayers from Phishing emails

08 February 2016 at 10:51

The Income Tax Department has been at the forefront of using technology in implementing its –e-Governance initiatives. Most of its routine communication to taxpayers is through email and SMS. Therefore, the Department is very sensitive and aler

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CBDT signs 7 Unilateral Advance pricing agreements

23 January 2016 at 13:35

Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Direct Taxes Sub: Signing of 7 unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements on 22 January 2016-regardingThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into 7 more unilateral Advan

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Initiatives for reducing litigation

22 January 2016 at 10:33

Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, 15th January, 2016Subject: Initiatives for reducing litigation- regarding.Reducing litigation with the taxpayers has been a key focus area

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Tax revenue increases by 20.8 percent during April-Nov 2016

14 January 2016 at 10:37

FM: Indian economy is on path of recovery despite uncertainty and volatility in global economic situation; Government continues to adhere to the path of fiscal consolidation; Gross tax revenues of the Government increase by 20.8 per cent during April

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Changes in Assessing officer performance appraisal format

09 January 2016 at 12:45

The Income Tax Department is committed to the objective of timely delivery of quality taxpayer services in a fair and transparent environment. The Department has modified the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) of the Assessing Officers (Incom

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