Income Tax News

Inflow of funds into Jan Dhan accounts not alarming says Govt

08 December 2016 at 11:03

Inflow of Funds into Jan Dhan Accounts not alarming; Income Tax Department identifies the local clusters and Bank Branches where the inflow of Jan Dhan deposits have been more than normal Since the time the Government has alerted people not to allow

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Rs 2000 crore of undisclosed inc admitted by taxpayers since demonetisation

07 December 2016 at 10:37

Income Tax (IT) Department carries-out swift investigations in more than 400 cases since the de-monetization of old High Denomination (OHD) currency on 8th November, 2016; More than Rs. 130 crore in cash and jewellery seized and approximately Rs. 2,0

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Payment above Rs 5000 by govt to be made digitally

06 December 2016 at 10:38

Any Payment above Rs.5,000 to Suppliers, contractors, grantee/loanee institutions etc by Government Departments to be now made through e-Payment to attain the goal of complete digitization of Government payments. In order to attain the goal of comple

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IT dept rejects Rs 2 lakh crore IDS declaration by a family from Mumbai

05 December 2016 at 11:33

Verification of High Value Suspicious Declarations made under the IDS 2016 An Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) was announced in the Union Budget 2016-17 under which declaration of undisclosed income or assetcould be made by agreeing to pay forty five

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Tax Investigations unearth misuse of Jan Dhan Accounts

05 December 2016 at 10:47

Tax Investigations unearth mis-use of Jan-Dhan Accounts; Account holders once again urged by CBDT not to consent to any kind of mis-use of their accounts which would expose them to the dangers of being held responsible for the tax evasion by unscrupu

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No seizure of gold jewellery upto 500 grams per married lady and 250 gm for unmarried

02 December 2016 at 11:30

Government clarifies that the apprehension sought to be created that the jewellery with the household which is acquired-out of disclosed sources or exempted income shall become taxable under the proposed Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016, i

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IBA directs banks to accept payment of instalments under IDS 2016

28 November 2016 at 10:34

No.RB/CIR/OTC-IDS/1404A November 25, 2016 The Chief Executives of All Member BanksDear Sir/Madam,Income Declaration Scheme 2016 – Grievance regarding non-acceptance by banks of payments under IDS, 2016 through ITNS-286 We have received a commun

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FM pushes banks for major cash less transaction

25 November 2016 at 10:59

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds Video Conferencing with Banks for major push to cash less transactions; Banks to now focus on stepping-up Transactions in mission mode through alternate banking channels such as NEFT, mobile wallets,

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No over the counter exchange of old notes from today

25 November 2016 at 10:59

After due consideration of all relevant aspects, the Central Government takes various decisions relating to certain operational aspects of the Scheme relating to cancellation of legal tender character of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes; No over the co

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India signs declaration with Switzerland to retrieve information regarding Swiss bank holders

23 November 2016 at 11:10

India and Switzerland Sign ‘Joint Declaration’ for the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) between the two countries Fighting the menace of Black Money stashed in offshore accounts has been a key priority area for t

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