The full-fledged budget for 2024, announced on 23rd July 2024, has introduced significant changes that will impact personal finance. This article explores these changes in detail, highlighting how they will affect various aspects of your financial life. 1. Employment Linked Benefit For First Timers: A new scheme will provide a one-month wage to all newly… Read more »

Understanding the Latest Updates on PAN Inoperability: What You Need to Know The Ministry of Finance in India recently issued a crucial update that impacts millions of taxpayers and businesses. On April 23, 2024, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released Circular No. 6/2024, which partially modifies the earlier Circular No. 3/2023. This update… Read more »

The provided information outlines various income tax deductions that salaried taxpayers can claim in the financial year 2023-24 without the consideration of Home Rent Allowance (HRA) or a loan. Here’s a summary of the deductions mentioned: Deduction Section Description Tax Saving Limit Applicable Income Tax Regime Section 80C – Unlocking Financial Freedom: Explore a bouquet… Read more »

Submitting fake rent receipts to claim House Rent Allowance (HRA) for tax benefits is considered illegal, and the Income Tax Department in India is taking steps to crack down on such practices. Here are some key points on how the department detects fake rent receipts: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Income Tax Department is… Read more »

On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders due to COVID and in electronic filing of various reports of audit under the provisions of the Income-tax Act,1961 (Act), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in the exercise of its powers under Section 119 of the Act, provides relaxation in respect of… Read more »

  “Income Tax Policy Changes” – Announced by CBDT:* *1. Income Tax New disclosures asked in the new ITR forms 1to7 are: 1. House ownership: Individual taxpayers who are joint owners of house property cannot file ITR 1 or ITR4.* *2. Passport: One needs to disclose the Passport number if held by the taxpayer. This… Read more »

Following are the decisions with respect to statutory and regulatory compliance matters related to various sectors: Income Tax 1.     Extend last date for income tax returns for (FY 18-19) from 31st March 2020  to  30th June 2020. 2.     Aadhaar-PAN linking date to be extended from 31st March 2020 to 30th June 2020. 3.     Vivad se Vishwas scheme – no additional 10%… Read more »

 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extends the ‘due date’ for filing of Income Tax Returns from 31st July, 2019 to 31st August, 2019 in respect of certain categories of taxpayers who were liable to file their Returns by 31.07.2019The categories of taxpayers includes all taxpayers who were liable to file their Income Tax… Read more »

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) Notification No. 7/2016 – Income-tax New Delhi, Date: 19th February, 2016 O. 529(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 80CCD of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies the ‘Atal Pension Yojana (APY)’ as published in the… Read more »

No need to run around to get tax receipts to claim the house rent allowance ( HRA) benefit anymore. You can generate them online now. Cleartax.in, the online tax filing platform has launched an auto rent receipt generator for its users. It is a free-to-use product that automates the generation of rental receipts and assists… Read more »