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Sushil Chandra takes overs as new chairman of CBDT

02 November 2016 at 10:36

Shri Sushil Chandra, IRS (1980 Batch), today took over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).He succeeds Ms Rani A Nair who superannuated yesterday. Shri Chandra has been Member (Investigation) in CBDT since December, 2015. During his

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CBDT releases data relating to ITR for 2013-14 and 2014-15

27 October 2016 at 10:54

CBDT releases data relating to Income Tax Return Statistics for Assessment Years (AY) 2013-14 & 2014-15Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had proactively released in April, 2016 time-series data relating to direct tax collections, number of tax

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CBDT issues second round of certificates to Taxpayers

26 October 2016 at 10:58

CBDT issues second round of Certificates of Appreciation to another 10.15 lakh tax payers for their contribution towards Nation building The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, had personally handed-over the Certificates of Appreciation to a fe

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SMS service launched for salaried persons about their TDS deductions

25 October 2016 at 11:07

FM: Better tax payer services key to direct tax reforms; Launches SMS Alert Service for about 2.5 crore private and Government salaried employees in order to directly inform them about the deposit of tax deducted at the end of every quarter. The Uni

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Due date for filing IT return extended in Jammu & Kashmir

19 October 2016 at 11:05

F. No. 225/195/2016/ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes North-Block, ITA.II Division New Delhi, 18th October, 2016 Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 In order to mitigate

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Indirect tax collection shows a jump of 25.9%

12 October 2016 at 17:18

Indirect Tax Collections up to September, 2016 show an increase of 25.9% over the net Indirect Tax collections for the corresponding period last year(2015-16); Net revenue collections up to September, 2016 stood at Rs 4.08 lakh crore which is 52.5% o

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Sushil Chandra to be New CBDT Chief wef 1st Nov 16

06 October 2016 at 11:17

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Sushil Chandra, IRS (IT: 1980), Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as Chairperson CBDT vice Ms.Rani Singh Nair, IRS (IT:1979) who is superannuating on 31.10.2016

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CBI arrests an income tax officer and inspector of income tax in a bribery case

05 October 2016 at 15:20

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Officer for accepting a bribe of Rs.Three Lakh and an Inspector of Income Tax for accepting a bribe of Rs.5000/- from the Complainant.A case was registered U/s 7 of the PC Act, 1988 aga

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CBDT confirms strict confidentiality under IDS scheme

04 October 2016 at 12:59

CBDT committed to Strict Confidentiality under Income Declaration Scheme: 2016 While announcing the results of the Income Declaration Scheme 2016 on 1st October, 2016 at a press conference in Delhi, the Honourable Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley s

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IDS 2016 scheme unearths Rs 65250 crore black

03 October 2016 at 11:00

Income Declaration Scheme 2016 unearths Rs.65250 crore of hitherto Undeclared Income and Assets; 64275 declarations filed under IDS-2016 up to the midnight of 30th September, 2016 The Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 came into effect from 1st June, 2

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