The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the decision making body under section 119 of the Act, in respect of all assesses covered under clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section 139 of the Act, has extended the due-date for filing the return of income as well as various reports of audit restricted under the Income-Tax … Continue reading “Due-date Extended for Filing ITR (Audit)”

The Finance Act, 2017 inserted Section 92CE in the Income-tax Act, 1961 with effect from 1st April, 2018 to provide for secondary adjustment

Government is now proceeding towards a new change in direct tax which will enable a jurisdiction-free income tax assessment system.

CG notified that the requirement of quoting of Aadhaar shall not apply to the certain individuals.

The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which adjudicates Income-tax (I-T) disputes, has held that an amount deducted by an employer for not serving out a notice period cannot be brought to tax.

All cash payments of over Rs 2 lakh for paying loans and credit card bills during the 50-day period post demonetisation will have to be disclosed in the new one-page income tax return (ITR) form. The tax department a few days back notified new ITR forms for filing of returns for the Assessment Year 2017-18 (financial year 2016-17).

The exemption under section 54EC up to R50 lakh would be available only if the capital gain arising from the transfer of a long-term capital asset, is invested in the specified bonds within six months from the date of such transfer.