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Tax filing by senior citizens: Check Form 26AS, AIS, claim TDS refund

Many seniors mistakenly believe they need not file returns if tax is deducted at source (TDS) on income received. This is incorrect

Tax money pays for free ration scheme but BJP taking credit: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati hit out at "BJP and company" on Thursday, saying they want to take credit for providing free rations to the country's poor. "Far from freeing the people of the country from rising inflation, poverty, unemployment and backwardness, people of BJP and company are bent on extracting electoral gains for giving the poor a little bit of ration. This is not right as this is not kindness," she wrote in Hindi on the social media platform 'X'. "The free ration to the poor is not a favour by the BJP or the government, it comes from the tax money paid by the people. Therefore, it is inappropriate to make fun of the poor by asking them for votes in return...," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added in another post. BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, list the government's free ration scheme in every political rally. The party has even mentioned in its manifesto that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming to power. The

E-insurance, FASTag, ITR filing, medicine prices: What changes from April 1

As April 2024 begins, we enter a new financial year with significant updates impacting our finances and investments. Take a look at what changes from today

No change in income tax slabs from April 1, 2024: Finance Ministry

Misinformation on the new tax regime has been spreading on certain social media channels. To set the record straight, the ministry clarified several key points

Burden to call for curing of defects in tax return on assessing officer: SC

In appeals filed by the Revenue, the High Court reversed the finding of the Tribunal. Challenging the order of the High Court, the firm and its partners moved the Supreme Court

Form 12BB: Things to know about investment declaration tool for tax saving

Form 12BB, a key investment declaration document, can be used by the employees who fall under the taxable income bracket to claim deductions

Budget 2024: Rebate under new income tax regime may be hiked to Rs 7.5 lakh

Last week, the PFRDA chairman had said that the body has recommended employer contributions to the National Pension Scheme up to 12 per cent to be exempted from the income tax

I-T dept leverages tech to scrutinise tax returns, recovers Rs 36,000 cr

With one more quarter to go, the income tax department expects the recovery amount to further rise to Rs 50,000 crore by the end of the financial year

Nearly 80 mn tax returns filed till Dec 2: MoS Finance informs Parliament

As many as 7.76 crore tax returns for income earned in 2022-23 have been filed till December 2 and more are expected to be filed by this month end, Parliament was informed on Monday. In 2022-23 financial year, 10.09 crore PAN holders paid taxes for income earned in 2021-22. "For the corresponding period, 7.76 crore returns have been filed till December 2, 2023, and more returns are expected to be filed till the last date, i.e. December 31, 2023," Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. The last date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) for income earned in 2022-23 was July 31, 2023. Assessees who wish to file return after the due date can do so by December 31 upon payment of a penalty. The total net direct tax collection during 2022-23 is Rs 16.63 lakh crore out of which income tax collection is Rs 8.08 lakh crore.

89% individuals say income tax refund faster now, finds CII survey

As many as 89 per cent of individuals and 88 per cent of firms are of the view that there has been a greater reduction in waiting time to get an income tax refund in the last five years between 2018-2023, a CII survey has said. The CII Income Tax Refund Survey presented to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also found that 75.5 per cent of the individuals and 22.4 per cent of the firm-level respondents did not pay TDS over and above their estimated tax liability. The survey respondents (84 per cent of individuals and 77 per cent of firms) also felt the process of checking refund status was now smooth. "The extensive measures, which have been introduced by the government in the recent years to streamline, simplify and automate the taxation regime have borne rich dividends as is evident from the upbeat survey results on assessing speed and efficiency of income tax refunds conducted by CII," the industry body's President R Dinesh said. A staggering 87 per cent of the individuals and

Govt extends deadline for filing tax returns by companies, audit reports

The government on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns by companies by one month till November 30. Also, the due date for furnishing audit reports by companies who need to get their accounts audited has been extended by one month till October 31. "The due date of furnishing of Return of Income in Form ITR-7 for Assessment Year 2023-24, which is 31.10.2023 is extended to 30.11.2023, the finance ministry said in a statement.

Received intimation notice from I-T dept? Rectify or clarify discrepancies

If you agree with the notice, file updated return and pay tax dues; if you disagree, send explanation

Ashneer Grover calls out officials for asking for ITR of shareholders

Ashneer Grover asked the finance ministry to look into the Income Tax Department's practice of asking for details of the ITRs of shareholders

Average time taken for issuing I-T refunds reduced to 10 days in FY24: CBDT

CBDT stated that the tax department's efforts to deliver seamless and expedited taxpayer services are being continuously strengthened

Average time taken for issuing I-T refunds reduced to 10 days in FY24: CBDT

CBDT stated that the tax department's efforts to deliver seamless and expedited taxpayer services are being continuously strengthened

Tax filing will have to double every nine years to meet FY47 target

Growth rate to achieve target would be over 8% per annum

Correct errors and omissions in income-tax return with updated return

Remember that an updated ITR can't be used to declare lower income, claim losses, or request more refund

Missed July 31 deadline for filing ITR? File belated return by December 31

But you will have to pay a late fee, interest, and won't be able to carry forward business and capital losses

Doing a second job? You may be under I-T department's lens for moonlighting

In the first phase, I-T department has sent notices to people with an average undeclared payment between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh

Number of ITRs filed between Apr-June 2023 nearly doubled to 13.6 million

The number of income tax returns filed between April-June 2023 nearly doubled to over 1.36 crore over the previous year, indicating early filing by taxpayers to avoid last-minute rush. The last date for filing tax returns for income earned in the previous fiscal by individuals and those who do not need to get their accounts audited is July 31. So for income earned in 2022-23 (April-March) fiscal, the deadline to file ITR for this category of taxpayers was July 31, 2023. In July, which is the last month of I-T return filing, over 5.41 crore returns were filed, taking the total number of filing to over 6.77 crore by the month-end. As per the comparative statistics of ITR filing available on the I-T e-filing portal, over 70.34 lakh tax returns were filed in April-June 2022-23. This number surged 93.76 per cent to over 1.36 crore in April-June 2023-24. The 1 crore ITR filing milestone was also reached 13 days ahead on June 26 in the current fiscal, compared to July 8 last financial ...