CBDT

CBDT dedicates June 1-15 for expeditious disposal of pending appeals

The move is aimed to address taxpayers' disputes regarding rectification and adjustments made in tax demands.

Jun 08, 2018, 13:30 PM IST

CBDT chief Sushil Chandra gets another one-year extension

CBDT has six members, apart from the chairman, and is responsible for framing policy related to direct taxes and the Income Tax Department.

May 25, 2018, 15:34 PM IST

IT dept cautions TDS deductors against quarterly filing default

As per income tax rules, TDS is to be deducted by the deductor (employer) from the salary of the employee and has to be filed every quarter or in three months time with the tax department.

May 18, 2018, 11:24 AM IST

Finish issuing all demonetisation notices by May: CBDT to I-T dept

IT department had launched an 'Operation Clean Money' (OCM) to check black money post demonetisation.

Apr 03, 2018, 17:52 PM IST

Do not take coercive steps against start-ups: CBDT to Taxman

For recovering pending taxes from start-ups under a specific provision of the Income Tax Act.

Feb 07, 2018, 17:59 PM IST

100,000 Bitcoin investors get notices from Income Tax Department

The Taxman sent notices to those people, who have invested in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin without declaring these in their income tax returns,

Feb 06, 2018, 19:01 PM IST

You may face these penalties if you don't pay tax on time

Collection from income tax stood at Rs 1.88 lakh crore in 2015-16, lower from Rs 1.91 lakh crore in the previous year.

Dec 30, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

Govt sets up panel to review income tax laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the annual conference of tax officers in September, had observed that the Income-tax Act, 1961 was drafted more than 50 years ago and it needs to be redrafted.

Nov 22, 2017, 17:54 PM IST

300% jump in PAN applications post demonetisation: CBDT

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra said while there were around 2.5 lakh PAN applications per month earlier, after the Centre announced to scrap high value currency notes in November last year, the number rose to 7.5 lakh.

Nov 14, 2017, 22:00 PM IST

Demonetisation: I-T dept to issue notices to suspicious cash depositors

The people who have filed their returns will be examined against the amounts they have deposited during the period of demonetisation, so that we can see whether they have correctly disclosed their income or not, the CBDT chief said.

Nov 14, 2017, 20:08 PM IST

CBDT signs 7 more unilateral APAs with taxpayers

The seven APAs signed over the last month pertain to sectors like FMCG, semi-conductor, information technology, travel and leisure, office furniture and engineering.

Nov 02, 2017, 17:35 PM IST

Direct tax collections jump 16% to Rs 3.86 lakh crore till September

A Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) statement here said the collections for the period April-September amount to 39.4 per cent of the total budget estimates of direct taxes for the current financial year.

Oct 11, 2017, 18:03 PM IST

CBDT signs two more APAs with taxpayers

In fiscal 2017-18, 25 APAs (two bilateral and 23 unilateral) have been signed till date, the CBDT said in a statement.

Oct 07, 2017, 10:59 AM IST

Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai top targets for Income Tax Department tax base growth

The Income Tax Department has been tasked to add 1.25 crore new return filers in the current financial year as part of the government's plan to widen the tax base in the country.

Sep 28, 2017, 17:40 PM IST

Benami property secret informers to get reward of 1 crore

According to the official, the information will have to be acute and identity of the informer will be kept secret. The department will never disclose the identity as this could endanger the informer. 

Sep 22, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

CVC to probe govt employees deposits post demonetisation

Deposits of scrapped currency notes made by central government employees post demonetisation will be probed by anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), its chief K V Chowdary said on Sunday.

Sep 17, 2017, 11:26 AM IST

Sluggish TDS growth: CBDT asks I-T dept to take urgent steps

CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra has issued a stern directive to all the field offices of the Income Tax Department in this context and has sought an action taken report in less than a month's time.

Sep 14, 2017, 17:44 PM IST

Crackdown on shell companies: Tax dept, MCA to share PAN, audit reports

The MCA is in the process of cancelling the registration of 2.09 lakh companies that have not been carrying out business activities for a long period.

Sep 14, 2017, 16:29 PM IST

Restaurants may soon have to pay tax on service charge

Eateries still forcing customers to pay service charge may be subject to tax liabilities.

Sep 13, 2017, 11:20 AM IST

If Law Ministry has its way, 'netas' will soon have to disclose wives' income

Politicians will soon have to disclose the income of their wives thanks to a proposal being studied by the Law Ministry.

Sep 13, 2017, 06:34 AM IST