August, 29th 2007The Union government's tax revenues have maintained decent growth in the last three years. That is the broad picture. A closer look reveals something more interesting. The sharpest rise has been seen in revenues from direct taxes and
The government is planning to bring a new law to regulate credit card payment. While replying to a question regarding credit card problems, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha that such a move is in the offing. In his question, CPI(M) M
The income-tax department has asked the department of personnel and training to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act to shield itself from unsolicited queries on its investigations. The RTI Act has exempted the department of revenue intelligence,
HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABADOm Prakash Tewariv. Union of India Section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, read with rule 12 of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 - Return of income - General - Assessment year 2007-08 - Petitioners, lawyers/advocates, challenged In
Come April 2008, fixed deposit holders will not be allowed to avail any credit against taxes paid on their interest earnings if banks do not quote their PAN numbers.Many fixed deposit holders could be left in lurch as income tax department has tighte
Improved tax administration and a robust economic growth have started showing results. Continuing with its buoyant growth, the Centre's net direct tax collections grew 44.39 per cent since the beginning of the current fiscal till August 15 to Rs 59,2
What is TAN?Ans. TAN or Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting or collecting tax. It is compulsory to quote TAN in all TDS/TCS returns (i
Worryingly for taxpayers, there is confusion in the air about AIR (annual information return) ever since the taxman issued an FAQ relating to ITR (income-tax return) forms. FAQs are supposed to clarify things but what is causing puzzlement to assesse
A client pays his senior employees a quarterly bonus, a fixed sum, revised once a year. Since, this is given to all senior executives, this is taxed at 30 per cent plus SC plus cess in the hands of the employees. These employees request that the comp
A large number of Indian companies have set up offices outside India. The profits or losses of such offices are liable to be taxed in the foreign country. But how such profits or losses should be treated in India is a vexed question. A recent judgmen
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