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Govt extends deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking till 30 September; quoting biometric ID while filing I-T returns mandatory from 1 April

The government Sunday extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar by 6 months till 30 September, an official statement said

Candidates have to reveal IT returns of 5 years: EC's misguided poll regulations detached from ground reality

Instead of re-evaluating its approach, the Election Commission has only doubled down on its flawed approach to the matter. While the latest move raises questions about privacy and confidentiality, it is also reflective of an approach to the regulation of elections that is entirely detached from the ground reality

Union Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal says direct tax collection has shot up to Rs 12 lakh crore from Rs 6.38 lakh crore in 2013-14

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that GST collections in January 2019 have crossed Rs one lakh crore. Businesses with less than Rs 5 crore annual turnovers comprising over 90 per cent of GST payers, will be allowed to return quarterly returns

Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar historic; scheme helps govt save Rs 90,000 crore annually: Arun Jaitley

The Supreme Court judgement kept the provision of Aadhaar mandatory for the filing of IT returns and allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN).

GST Council to discuss annual return forms on 21 July; experts expect reconciliation with IT returns

The revenue officers have prepared a draft of the annual returns form, which will be deliberated by the GST Council chaired by Union finance minister

Income Tax Department chargesheets against us baseless allegation, says P Chidambaram's family

The family of former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Income Tax Department (ITD) chargesheets against them under the black money law were "baseless allegations" as the overseas investments under question were duly reflected in their IT returns.

SC stay on Aadhaar-PAN linkage: Minor setback for govt, but big reminder on privacy loopholes

SC's observation of the privacy issue can lead to a lot more legal battles between anti-Aadhaar lobby and the government

Aadhaar case: Attorney General argues that citizens do not have absolute control over their bodies

The attorney cited legal restrictions on organ trade, prostitution, consumption of drugs and suicide as justification for collecting biometric data.

Supreme court questions the government for making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN cards

The government tried to justify its stand saying that fake permanent account number (PAN) cards were being used to “divert funds” to shell firms.

Aadhaar card now mandatory for filing tax returns in govt's plan to curb blackmoney

The government today proposed to lower cap for cash transactions to Rs 2 lakh from 1 April, make biometric identifier Aadhaar mandatory for filing tax returns.