The CBDT, through a circular, said that banks are advised to not collect any charges on transactions or payments made through electronic mode.
To encourage digital transactions and move towards a less-cash economy, the government inserted a new provision, Section 269SU, in the Finance Act, 2019
A Section142(1) notice is sent to an assessee to inquire about details and documents before making assessment under the Income Tax Act
IRS Association proposes to redraft transfer and deputation policy, seeks rebranding of IRS
Numbers pose challenges to Centre's Rs 13.2-trn target
In a letter to the CBDT Chairman P C Mody, the association has highlighted the unease among 97 per cent of the I-T department workforce with respect to the implementation of the scheme
The move will help in speedy settlement of cases of multinational corporations which have opted for the alternative dispute resolution process
Taxpayers will see an improved Form 26AS carrying some additional details on taxpayers' financial transactions as specified in the statement of financial transactions (SFTs) in various categories
The new variant of 26AS Form will have taxpayers' details as specified statements of financial transactions (SFTs) in various categories
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) further asked taxpayers to provide immediate response to emails of the department for quick processing of their refunds
CBDT notifies changes that will also apply to pension funds
Issues letter to heads of department asks to adhere to financial power
Collections may come under pressure once the base effect wears off
United States pulled out of global talks to put in place a multilateral instrument to bring these companies in the tax net.
Expediting refunds of up to Rs 5 lakh was announced as part of the government's policy initiative to tackle the economic impact of Covid.
The CBIC has also instructed field formations to make special efforts to dispose of all pending refund and drawback claims through a "special refund and drawback disposal drive"
The I-T Dept had, in 2018, changed the tax audit form 3CD, seeking details under GST as well as GAAR, which seeks to prevent firms from routing transactions through other countries to avoid taxes
Clearly, these are unusual times. So, things need to be done differently
The Centre has also deferred the application of restricted input tax credit (ITC) of 10% under goods and services tax (GST), providing relief to industry
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