Tax Terrorism

Rolling the dice on growth

As the inflation rate declines, India has paused its interest rate hikes and there is optimism in the air that we have crossed the cyclical hump of a slowdown and should enjoy strong growth

India has shifted from tax terrorism to tax transparency, says PM Modi

'We are reforming rules and procedures and using technology,' PM said

Letter to BS: Tax terrorism will dent India's business friendly image

A healthy economy is one where the assessees, whether individuals or corporates, pay taxes according to simple laws

For tax terrorism stain to go away, India has to resolve disputes quickly

Many experts feel the focus of tax reforms has to now shift to tax administration

Tax terrorism: Embedded in laws & practice

Blaming tax officials will not help us get to the root of the issue. The problem is government itself, in two important ways

I-T dept 'elephant' running amok to meet revenue shortfall: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Modi government, alleging that the Income Tax Department is "running amok"in a bid to meet India's revenue shortfall. "The FM (Nirmala Sitharaman) said in her budget speech that an elephant should take just 2 pounds of rice & not trample the entire paddy field," Gandhi said in a tweet. "Meanwhile, the IT dept elephant is running amok in a bid to meet India's revenue shortfall," he said. Gandhi also shared media reports alleging that "tax terrorism" was hurting India's growth.

Modi govt's promise on tax terrorism lies in tatters even after 4-year rule

Although most courts have ruled in favour of societies, tax department continues to tax the hardship allowance developers pay