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Hit by GST recovery notices and summons, industry calls for help
Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

With Goods and Services Tax (GST) officers under pressure to exceed the Rs 1-trillion...

Taxpayers can file settlement claims till Sep 30
Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

The income tax (I-T) department on Tuesday extended the deadline for filing settlement...

'We may lose a rupee now, but we will gain more later'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

'The kind of tax which will be generated from the second pillar may far outweigh what...

Over 400 top-level posts lie vacant in the Income Tax department
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

Amid economic uncertainties owing to the pandemic, the government's key revenue agency,...

Why India may have to withdraw 2% equalisation levy on firms by 2023
Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

India conceding ground to bring only top 100 digital companies like Google, Facebook,...

'GST execution has been extremely bad'
Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

'From the tiniest to mid-level organisations and even some at the lower end of the...

Manpower shortage affects I-T operations
Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

The vacancies are learnt to be impacting the I-T department's day-to-day functioning.

Sharp slowdown in economic activities; e-way bills @ 1-year low
Rediff.com18 May 2021

GST mop-up likely to fall in May, June after touching record levels in April and March.

E-way bills likely to fall to 5-month low amid lockdown
Rediff.com11 May 2021

E-way bill generation, which is related to paying Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a...

Google tax: American IT and steel lobbies back action against India
Rediff.com3 May 2021

The group has called for a retaliatory tariff action against India, if New Delhi does...

Contrary advance rulings on GST leave industry perplexed
Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

In addition to this confusion, classification issues, revenue biases in rulings, delays...

Personal income tax rises to Rs 5.7 trillion
Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

'Personal income tax collections have been high on account of impressive advance tax...

States want GST exemption on Remdesivir, others
Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Other decisions piled up include rationalisation of GST rate slabs, correction of...

Direct tax collection inches closer to revised Budget target for 2021-21
Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

Providing comfort to the government on the revenue front amid fiscal stress, direct tax...

It's the Centre not states who don't want GST on fuel
Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Many states are open to the idea of petrol and diesel being brought under the goods and...

Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise
Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The number of centrally sponsored schemes have increased to 35 in FY22 from 30 in FY21...

Budget: Easier tax administration to boost revenue
Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The Budget proposed abolishing the under-performing, authority of advance ruling, to...

States worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in Budget
Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

'It is just an excuse to say that the Centre has run out of money.' 'Pruning these...

Budget 2021: Gross tax revenues likely to get back on track in FY22
Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

While the tax-to-GDP ratio of 9.88 per cent has been assumed for FY21, the same as last...

Advance tax collection zooms nearly 33% to Rs 1.41 trillion in Dec quarter
Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The robust revenue collection reinforces hope of a good economic performance in the...