The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has introduced Form GST DRC-03A on the GST portal to assist taxpayers in managing their tax demands more efficiently. This new tool is specifically designed to allow taxpayers who have utilized the DRC-03 form to make payments, to directly allocate these payments to a specific GST demand order. … Read more
GST Network on Sunday said the monthly returns data of July and August 2017, the initial months of the Goods and Services Tax rollout, has been restored on the portal. The GSTN had last week said it is implementing its data policy, as per which data for taxpayers will be retained for seven years only. … Read more
Finance Bill 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has successfully brought in a simplified tax structure. While replying to the discussion on the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha, FM Sitharaman said that the claim that corporate taxes are lower than the individual taxes claim is not well founded. While replying … Read more
ITR filing: The Income Tax department has informed that more than 5 crore ITRs had been filed by July 26, 2024, which is more than 8.5% more than the last year. It is to be noted that the last date to file your income tax returns “We express our gratitude to the taxpayers & tax professionals … Read more
BUDGET 2024: In a shock to stock market investors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced an increase in both long-term and short-term capital gains tax. FM Sitharaman said that going forward, short-term capital gains on specific financial assets will be subject to a tax rate of 20%, a 5% increase from the previous rate of … Read more
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union budget later this month, one thing investors, taxpayers, corporates, and mutual fund houses will be keen to know will be changes in the capital gains tax structure. Currently, the capital gains tax system lacks uniformity, leading to varying tax burdens for investors based on the type of … Read more
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union budget later this month, investors, taxpayers, corporates, and mutual fund houses will be hopeful for some significant tweaks in the structure of the capital gains tax, which is currently not standard. The Capital gains tax burden experienced by investors can differ depending on the type of asset … Read more
Union Budget: There is a considerable amount of anticipation and speculation surrounding the potential benefits that various sectors are expecting from the Finance Minister. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in the third week of July. The Budget is expected to include a breakdown of … Read more
ITR filing: The Income Tax Department has brought in some updates in the Annual Information Statement (AIS). As per the updated details, now AIS have to report the financial transactions in a given financial year. Banks have been asked to separately report total foreign exchange (forex) spends, including all transactions made using credit, debit, or … Read more
The Income Tax filing deadline is just 46 days away from today, with the deadline being on July 31, 2024. Taxpayers should be ready to file their returns anytime now at the tax rates declared by the government. One should note that there are two types of tax regimes — Old Tax Regime and New Tax … Read more