The upcoming union budget 2025-26 should focus on giving personal tax relief to common taxpayers by raising the basic exemption limit in the new tax regime from Rs 3 lakhs to Rs5 lakhs and reducing tax rates, suggests global consulting and professional services firm Ernst & Young India (
In their customary pre-budget meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade union leaders suggested a super-rich tax and an increase in corporate tax to fund social security for informal workers.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for furnishing Belated/ Revised return of income (ITR) for the Assessment Year (AY) 2024-25 for Resident Individuals, the CBDT stated in a notification.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over Parvesh Verma distributing cash in the New Delhi assembly constituency and said that all agencies like the Election Commission, ED, CBI, Police, and Income Tax have become "helpless."
"As per sources, recently there was a meeting between the CBI, ED and Income Tax. They have been instructed from above to arrest CM Atishi by fabricating any false case against the CM," Kejriwal said in a press conference today.
The case was parked abandoned near Mendori-Kushalpur road under the jurisdiction of Ratibad police station limits in the state capital. On getting the information, the police reached the spot and an investigation into the matter was underway, the police added.
As per the CBI release, the accused were arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant which is allegedly part of demanded bribe amount of Rs 10,000.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Saturday extended the due date for filing the return of income tax for tax payers with international transactions who are required to submit informations under section 92E.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday gave approval for the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department.
Shashi Bhushan Shukla, Commissioner (Investigation), CBDT advised all taxpayers to carefully review their foreign income and assets and report them accurately in their Income Tax Returns (ITRs).