The circular also addresses the confusion that there cannot be a change in option by the employee during the year, coming as a relief for employers
The number of ITRs at 63.5 million till February 15 for AY20 has already surpassed that for AY19
The ITRs of AY 2019-20 can be submitted up to March 31, 2020, and hence this number is expected to go up further
"We have not made up our minds as yet (on the removal of all exemptions)... We are trying step by step, move forward and no particular timeline given," she said
It is Mr Modi's govt that has added to the problem, and it can resolve it, only if it has the stomach to ignore the inevitable howls of protest from a very vocal middle class, writes T N Ninan
The government introduced new tax slabs with reduced rates for an annual income of up to Rs 15 lakh for those foregoing exemptions and deductions under a simplified tax regime
Experts say paying tax has now become very person-specific. Each taxpayer will have to study the situation and decide whether to opt for the new regime or not
The personal income tax has been simplified and reduced. Individuals will have to pay tax at the reduced rate of 10% for incomes of Rs 5-7.5 lakh, against the current rate of 20%
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has directed its tax sleuths to intensify enforcement action and launch search-and-survey operations against these firms
These taxpayers have declared tax dues of around Rs 79,968 crore and after availing the various reliefs and amnesty as per the rules of the scheme, they would pay around Rs 35,094 crore, sources said
ITR 1-Sahaj is for individuals having an annual income of up to Rs 5 million from salaries, a house, interest income, family pension income, etc. The form will require passport details
The government, which usually notifies forms for filing income tax returns by individuals in April every year, on January 3 notified tax return forms for assessment year 2020-21
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The Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) processed 4.70 crore tax returns between April 2019 and November 28
This is a rise from 17 per cent in 2015-16 and highlights an increase in inequality
It said the ITRs filed by individual taxpayers, post the set deadline of August 31, will be considered valid till November 30
Total number of income tax returns (ITRs) filed for AY 2018-19 was 5.42 crore
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Good news is that the income-tax department has extended the last date for filing ITR from July 31 to August 31, 2019
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