Cash hasn't vanished but overall, the exchequer is richer
The information about the offshore bank accounts of Pakistani nationals was shared with the government by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Mumbai-based Geodesic Ltd, which acquired the iconic magazine in 2007, and its three directors are being probed by the Indian authorities for alleged money laundering and other financial irregularitie
While the government claims that the reports had already been sent to the Standing Committee, some of its members disagree
A division bench of Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed the PIL
It denied to share the copies of these reports, saying the disclosure would cause breach of privilege of Parliament
An amount of over Rs 2,470 crore has been collected by way of tax and penalty in such cases
While Switzerland has always denied being a safe haven for black money, it has traditionally been known for its strong banking secrecy laws
The firm, Ms Raghava Constructions, is promoted by Telangana Rashtra Samithi parliamentarian P Srinivasa Reddy
A number of these cases involve high-profile and prominent people; several high-net-worth individuals are under the scanner
Taxmen have been tracking those who made large deposits in banks during the demonetisation period, those whose names appeared in the Panama Papers and in other similar leaks
On the HSBC list, the minister said that undisclosed income of Rs 84.48 bn was detected with a tax demand of 54.47 bn
Almost $3 billion has come back to India in Swiss Francs over the past few years and non-bank deposits of Indians in other tax havens have dipped
The ministry said these reports were submitted to the Standing Committee on Finance on July 21 last year and the committee is now seized of the matter
So far, the Income Tax department has seized over Rs 800 million from a private vault in Delhi
Switzerland used to be known for very strong secrecy walls till a few years ago around its banking practices
Switzerland used to be known for very strong secrecy walls till a few years ago around its banking practices
In countries where there is GST for long, taxpayers have evolved methods for creating shell companies to evade tax
There is at present no official assessment on the quantum of black money in India and abroad
Author spoke to experts to decode the legal implications for debarred companies and their directors