Income Tax Department Warns Taxpayers of Penalties for False Refund Claims
1 year, 5 months ago

Income Tax Department Warns Taxpayers of Penalties for False Refund Claims

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The income-tax department has appealed to taxpayers to rectify false claims of refund, if any, by filing revised returns for the current assessment year and updated returns for the previous assessment year. Explaining the revised and updated returns, Chief Commissioner Shishir Agarwal said tax payers who had already filed their returns by making false claims of refund could submit revised returns rectifying the anomalies before December 31, 2023. They could file updated returns paying 25 per cent additional tax before March 31, 2025, and with 50 per cent additional tax before March 31, 2026. Taxpayers, who filed returns erroneously in AY 2022-2023 can file updated returns paying 50 per cent additional tax before March 31, 2025.

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Income Tax dept warns ITR filers of stern action in case of bogus TDS claim | Check last date
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Income Tax dept warns ITR filers of stern action in case of bogus TDS claim | Check last date

India TV News  

The Income Tax Department on Sunday asked income tax return filers to refrain from making bogus claims for expenses, under-reporting their earnings or exaggerating deductions calling it a punishable offence that causes a delay in issuance of refunds. For individuals with net taxable income of more than Rs 5 lakh for the financial year 2023-24, filing a belated return may …

Individuals, firms find wait for tax refunds is shorter: Survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Individuals, firms find wait for tax refunds is shorter: Survey

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Most of the individuals and firms find it convenient to claim income tax refunds and face shorter waiting periods for receiving the same, showed a private survey of over 3,500 respondents. The survey results presented to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday showed that 87% of the individual respondents and 89% of the firms felt claiming income tax …

I-T dept. asks taxpayers to respond to intimation of past tax demands for faster refund processing
1 year, 3 months ago

I-T dept. asks taxpayers to respond to intimation of past tax demands for faster refund processing

The Hindu  

The Income Tax department on Saturday asked taxpayers to respond to its intimation regarding outstanding demands of previous years to facilitate faster clearance of refunds for the 2022-23 fiscal. With some taxpayers taking to social media about receiving intimation from the I-T Department regarding past unsettled tax demands, the department, in a post on ‘X’ said, this is a taxpayer-friendly …

ITR filing: The intricacies of an income tax refund that taxpayers must be aware of
1 year, 4 months ago

ITR filing: The intricacies of an income tax refund that taxpayers must be aware of

Live Mint  

Not many days are left for taxpayers looking to file their income tax returns. When taxpayers’ total tax payments exceed their tax liability, they become eligible for an income tax refund, including taxes like Tax Deducted at Source, Tax Collected at Source, and Advance Tax paid by the taxpayers. The interest earned on an income tax refund is categorized as …

Heavy penalty for false refund claims: I-T dept
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy penalty for false refund claims: I-T dept

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The income-tax department has appealed to taxpayers to rectify false claims of refund, if any, by filing revised returns for the current assessment year and updated returns for the previous assessment year. Explaining the revised and updated returns, Chief Commissioner Shishir Agarwal said taxpayers who had already filed their returns by making false claims of the refund could submit …

Income Tax Return filing deadline today, taxpayers face technical difficulties
2 years, 1 month ago

Income Tax Return filing deadline today, taxpayers face technical difficulties

Firstpost  

Today is the last date for businesses to file their income tax returns for the assessment year 2022-2023. For the group of companies with the assessment year of 2022–2023, the Finance Ministry extended the deadline for filing an income tax return last month. For those whose accounts must be audited, the deadline for filing income tax returns has also been …

Income tax alert: Taxpayers must complete this process now
2 years, 9 months ago

Income tax alert: Taxpayers must complete this process now

India Today  

The income tax department has issued a reminder to taxpayers. Failure to comply with the notice may result in Best Judgment assessment based on material on record," the tax department tweeted. — Income Tax India March 9, 2022 Central Board of Direct Taxes issued refunds of more than Rs. 1,83,579 crore to more than 2.09 crore taxpayers, Income Tax India …

Tax refund: I-T Department asks taxpayers to send online response for AY 20-21
3 years, 3 months ago

Tax refund: I-T Department asks taxpayers to send online response for AY 20-21

Live Mint  

The Income Tax Department has urged taxpayers to "respond online quickly" so that their pending refunds for assessment year 2020-21 can be processed expeditiously. In order to resolve pending refunds of assessment year 2020-21, the income tax department is in the process of communicating with taxpayers, where response from taxpayers would be required in cases involving notices "for prima facie …

Income Tax Return: These Taxpayers May Have to Pay Double TDS from Next Month
3 years, 6 months ago

Income Tax Return: These Taxpayers May Have to Pay Double TDS from Next Month

News 18  

Starting from July, some taxpayers may have to pay Tax Deducted At Source at higher rates. According to Finance Act 2021, if a taxpayer has not filed TDS in the last two years and TDS deducted each year exceeds of Rs 50,000, the Income Tax department will charge more while filing the income tax returns from July 1. Where the …

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