Taxpayers Alert: CBDT’s new campaign helps you accurately report foreign assets and income for AY 2024-25
1 month, 1 week ago

Taxpayers Alert: CBDT’s new campaign helps you accurately report foreign assets and income for AY 2024-25

Live Mint  

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has started a Compliance-Cum-Awareness Campaign for Assessment Year 2024-25 to assist taxpayers in correctly completing the Schedule overseas assets and appropriately reporting income from overseas sources in their income tax returns. The purpose is to remind and guide those who may not have fully completed Schedule Foreign Assets in their submitted ITR for AY 2024-25, especially in cases involving high-value foreign assets. Key takeaways Informational messages will be sent via SMS and email to resident taxpayers who have already filed their Income Tax Returns for Assessment Year 2024-25. The campaign’s objective is to remind and assist taxpayers who may have incomplete or missing information in Schedule Foreign Assets of their ITRs, particularly in cases involving high-value foreign assets.

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Choose correct ITR to report foreign assets; 2 lakh such returns filed: CBDT official
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Choose correct ITR to report foreign assets; 2 lakh such returns filed: CBDT official

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as two lakh Income Tax Returns containing details of foreign assets and income have been filed during the current assessment year till now, according to the tax department which urged Indian residents for tax purposes to ensure they file the right form and revise their returns if they submitted the wrong form. The shares obtained and …

From Aadhaar-PAN linking to foreign taxation: 5 key income tax services at India International Trade Fair 2024
1 month ago

From Aadhaar-PAN linking to foreign taxation: 5 key income tax services at India International Trade Fair 2024

Live Mint  

Visitors to the ongoing International Trade Fair 2024 at Delhi's Pragati Maidan can use several beneficial Income tax services at the Taxpayers' Lounge, specifically designed to offer professional support for various tax-related concerns. To assist taxpayers in navigating their obligations and addressing their problems, the following services are offered: Aadhaar-PAN linking, PAN-related questions, and PAN/e-PAN applications A Permanent Account Number …

The taxman knows about your foreign assets and is giving you a chance to revise ITR
1 month ago

The taxman knows about your foreign assets and is giving you a chance to revise ITR

Live Mint  

The Income Tax department is taking a lenient approach this year to address the non-disclosure of foreign assets in income tax returns filed in the current assessment year. “This looks like a new initiative from the tax department, wherein instead of directly sending summons of investigation under section 131 of the Income Tax Act, it is giving taxpayers a chance …

Missed reporting foreign assets in ITR? File revised return to avoid Rs 10 lakh penalty | DETAILS
1 month ago

Missed reporting foreign assets in ITR? File revised return to avoid Rs 10 lakh penalty | DETAILS

India TV News  

Taxpayers who have failed to declare foreign assets or income in their Income Tax Return for AY 2024-25 can file a revised return by December 31, 2024, to avoid a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh. Revised return deadline announced The Tax Department has advised taxpayers that if the original ITR missed foreign assets or income, then file an …

Income tax department warns: ‘Declare foreign assets or pay ₹10 lakh penalty’
1 month ago

Income tax department warns: ‘Declare foreign assets or pay ₹10 lakh penalty’

Live Mint  

The Income-Tax department has today launched a new campaign warning taxpayers of ₹10 lakh penalty if they fail to disclose foreign held assets or income earned from abroad in their ITR, according to a PTI report. According to the I-T department advisory, for Indian residents a foreign asset would include bank accounts, cash value insurance contract or annuity contract, financial …

Failure to disclose foreign assets, income to invite ₹10 lakh penalty: I-T dept
1 month ago

Failure to disclose foreign assets, income to invite ₹10 lakh penalty: I-T dept

The Hindu  

The Income-Tax Department on Sunday cautioned taxpayers that failure to disclose assets held abroad or income earned in foreign shores in the ITR can attract a penalty of ₹10 lakh under the anti-black money law. The advisory specified that foreign asset, for a tax resident of India in the previous year, includes bank accounts, cash value insurance contracts or annuity …

Income Tax Return: Failure to declare foreign shares, investments, or assets can lead to a penalty of Rs 10 lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Income Tax Return: Failure to declare foreign shares, investments, or assets can lead to a penalty of Rs 10 lakh

Live Mint  

Failing to disclose foreign shares and other overseas assets in your income tax return can have significant financial consequences. According to the report, a Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh for each year in which foreign shares and other assets were not disclosed in the “Schedule FA” of the individual’s ITR. Under Section 43 …

The accounting period for foreign assets
2 years, 6 months ago

The accounting period for foreign assets

Live Mint  

It is mandatory for every individual, who qualifies as “Resident and Ordinarily Resident” of India, to file income-tax return if the person has any asset located outside India or is a signing authority in any account overseas. Interestingly, schedule FA follows the “accounting period” concept instead of financial year. The above difference between the accounting period and financial year can …

The complex task of reporting foreign income
3 years ago

The complex task of reporting foreign income

Live Mint  

The enactment of the Black Money Act in 2015 instituted a notable makeover in income tax returns to envelop extensive disclosures capturing details of foreign assets and income, making the intent loud and clear. A resident taxpayer holding foreign assets or foreign interest at any time during the relevant accounting period needs to necessarily disclose the same in the ITR …

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