Do you file your income tax returns every year? If not, are you aware whether you should file your yearly return of income or not? There are many misconceptions due to which people do not bother to file return of income. Some people believe that their employers deduct the tax from their salary and [...]

In an attempt to monitor all deposits made under post office schemes and bring them at par with bank interest earnings, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that income from post office savings schemes will be taxed from the current financial year.
By making it mandatory for individuals to declare investments in [...]

Indirect Taxes
The indirect tax proposals were designed mainly to hedge the losses arising from the altered direct tax rates. Certain provisions are likely to impact the pockets of an average Indian, nullifying some of the direct tax benefits. Some of the expected changes from the industry point of view have not been considered.
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Income Tax Slab Rates 2010-11

As the countdown to the Budget 2009 begins, industry and business houses across the sectors have built high hopes on the more stable ‘new’ Government for bold steps in the Finance Minister’s speech, including a revisiting of the sectoral policies and fiscal reforms.
India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee may increase spending on power, roads and [...]

In what can hold out hopes for lakhs of home owners, the urban development ministry is pushing a proposal to double the income tax relief on home loan interest payout to Rs 3 lakh, triple the exemption on payment of the principal amount and reduced interest rates for houses up to Rs 30 lakh.
Urban [...]

With barely two months remaining for the current fiscal to end, the direct tax collection is more than Rs 1,00,000 crore short of budget estimate but the government is hopeful of meeting the target despite economic slowdown affecting personal and corporate income.
India’s April-January direct tax receipts were up by a slower-than-expected 12.5 percent on-year, [...]