The Finance Ministry said that the move comes on the back of difficulties reported by taxpayers and other stakeholders.
The draft rules released by the tax department call for a declaration by the companies to "irrevocably withdraw, discontinue and not pursue" any legal proceedings
Over 8 mn returns for FY21 have been filed so far, 14% of returns filed for FY20
'There is always a time and context when an amendment is brought in', said J B Mohapatra
Income tax refunds of Rs 14,608 crore issued in 21,50,668 cases and corporate tax refunds of Rs 35,088 crore issued in 1,24,732 cases, the CBDT informed.
Calls for merger of supervisory officers at CIT level and above
Do so once the glitches on the new tax portal have been ironed out
CBDT has extended the due dates for electronic filing of various forms under the Income-tax Act, 1961 considering the difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders
While the statement did not name the group, official sources identified it to be the Bhopal headquartered Dainik Bhaskar group
More than 700 e-mails detailing over 2,000 issues in the portal were received, says minister.
Seventy-three of the 91 chief commissioner positions are lying vacant, with some of them for more than a year
In a shot in the arm for yoga guru Ramdev-run Patanjali group, the Income Tax Department has extended tax deductions on donations made to Patanjali Research Foundation Trust for five years.
Businesses had said there are practical difficulties in implementing the provisions of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) contained in a rule.
The recent upsurge in revenues offers the prospect of the country breaking out of the long-stagnant tax-to-GDP ratio
J B Mohapatra, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was on Monday given the additional charge as CBDT chairman after the extended tenure of incumbent P C Mody ended, a government order said
Response from Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and I-T department is carried at the end of the story
It would have been more effective, they say, if the exemption in cash payment had been given without any caveats and for a longer period
Direct tax collection target set in the revised estimates (RE) for 2020-21 was Rs 9.05 lakh crore.
Of the 57,985 cases picked for assessment during its pilot last year, orders have been passed in 46,822 cases
Presumptive taxation provisions allow companies below a threshold to not keep detailed accounts of books.