Taxpayers

Income tax refund worth Rs 80,000 crore issued to taxpayers in current financial year

This figure includes income tax refunds of Rs 19,699 crore in 47,53,254 cases and corporate tax refunds of Rs 60,387 crore in 1,63,021 cases, the Central Board of Direct Taxes tweeted on Thursday

Income Tax Department cautions people against phishing e-mails promising refund

According to the latest data, between 8-20 April, the department issued nearly 14 lakh refunds involving an amount of over Rs 9,000 crore to various taxpayers

Income Tax Department sends e-mails to 1.72 lakh assessees over outstanding tax dues

The income tax department has sent e-mails to 1.72 lakh assessees, including start-ups, companies and individuals, who have outstanding tax demands as well as tax refunds asking them to provide as update on the payment

I-T refunds worth Rs 4,250 cr issued in a week; to be credited in 5-7 days in taxpayer bank account: CBDT

The Income Tax department has issued over 10.2 lakh refunds worth Rs 4,250 crore within a week, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Wednesday

Income Tax Department asks taxpayers to guard against possible breach of their personal e-filing account

The Income-Tax Department has asked taxpayers to guard against possible breach of their personal e-filing account and report such an instance to the police cybersecurity wing

Coronavirus pandemic: Govt considering another package after 15 April to minimise impact, says report

There have been discussions about a package but nothing has been finalised yet, the official said, adding that the idea is to revive consumption, "so some measures might be needed."

Income tax: Taxpayers should evaluate previous, latest slabs before finalising option; here's all you need to know about two regimes

Seven slabs have been introduced for personal income tax. The tax rates on income up to Rs 15 lakh have been reduced to benefit the Indian taxpayers.

Nearly 81% employers feel new income tax regime not to benefit staff; communication with employees to become biggest challenge: Survey

They also fear the new income tax regime will deter employees from taking up voluntary benefits from their employers, and this will force those drawing higher incomes to look for other investment options.

Finance ministry expects at least 80% of taxpayers to move to new tax regime, says revenue secretary

The finance ministry expects at least 80 percent of the taxpayers to move to the new income tax regime, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Friday

Middle class people 'trained enough' to pick right income tax option: NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the middle class is "trained enough" to decide which personal income tax option is good for them and exuded confidence that their propensity to save will not come down