taxpayers

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high courthas made it clear that police security cannot be demanded "on the basis of displaying authority or flaunting (one's) status as a very important person". The court also made it clear that…

Do freebies end up hurting the economy? Earlier this week, Prime Minister Modi had said freebies handed out by states are not in the interest of the taxpayers and set the nation back. Swaminathan Aiyar says the onus lies with the parties…

Prompt redressal of taxpayers' grievances remains the top priority for the tax department, the newly appointed chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Nitin Gupta said on Sunday. In his message on the occasion of Income Tax Day,…

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking implementation of a system for electronic generation of a Document Identification Number (DIN) for all communications sent by state tax officers to taxpayers. A…

In a relief to businesses, the government has exempted small taxpayers (with turnover up to ₹2 crore) from filing annual returns for 2021-22, allowing a claim of refund on inputs used in the generation of electricity and extending the…

NEW DELHI: As taxpayers face issues in accessing the e-filing portal, the Income Tax department on Saturday said software provider Infosysis taking "proactive measures" to deal with the 'irregular traffic' on the portal. "It has been…

As reports emerge that taxpayers are facing certain issues in accessing the e-filing portal, the I-T department said software major is looking proactively to deal with the issue. "It has been noticed that taxpayers are facing issues in…

The income tax department on Thursday said it has issued revised instruction, which provides for initiation of suitable administrative action against the officer concerned, in cases of high-pitched assessments. In 2015, the Central Board…