CBDT has issued a directive under Section 119(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, allowing the processing of valid electronically filed ITRs for AY 2023-24, even where the original time limit to issue intimation under Section 143(1) has already expired.
The Income Tax Department has launched a stringent crackdown on the use of in-operative Permanent Account Numbers (PANs), warning that individuals using such PANs for financial transactions may face penalties of up to Rs 10,000 per transaction.
Adani Group paid Rs 74,945 crore in taxes and related contributions in FY25 - a 29% increase from last year. The voluntary Tax Transparency Report highlights direct, indirect, and global tax payments.
The Income Tax Department, in a significant move to curb tax evasion, has intensified its scrutiny of High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) suspected of underreporting their income.
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has issued a notification authorizing the sharing of Income Tax data with the Government of Maharashtra to help identify eligible beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Mazi Ladki Bahin Yojana.
The Income Tax Department has enhanced the online filing experience for taxpayers by enabling the Income Tax Return (ITR) forms ITR-1 (Sahaj) and ITR-4 (Sugam) to be filed online with prefilled data.
In a disturbing incident of cybercrime, a woman professor from a reputed educational institute in Navi Mumbai lost Rs 1.81 crore after falling prey to a well-orchestrated scam by con artists posing as Income Tax officials.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior IRS officer and a private intermediary for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh in exchange for favourable treatment in an income tax matter.
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, CBDT, has issued Notification No. 52/2025 dated May 30, 2025, formally recognizing the "Ten Year Zero Coupon Bond" issued by REC Ltd. as a zero coupon bond under Clause (48) of Section 2
CBDT, under the Ministry of Finance, has released a corrigendum to its earlier notification G.S.R. 290(E) dated May 6, 2025, introducing key amendments related to income tax return forms and deductions under Section 80-IE of the Income Tax Act, 1961.