Pursuant to a Notification issued by the Ministry of Law & Justice, the term of a Vice President and a Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has been extended
The Income-tax Department has stated that under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 45,855 declarations have been filed in Form-1 upto 17th November,2020. Disputes amounting to about Rs. 1,31,929 crore have been settled & total amount of about Rs. 72,480 crore has been paid by taxpayers & CPSUs under the Scheme till date
The Ministry of Finance has issued a press release dated 24th October 2020 stating that in view of constraints being faced by taxpayers due to COVID-19, the due dates for various compliances for FY 2019-20 has been extended
The Finance Ministry and the CBDT, which had earlier shown a spark of efficiency and pro-activeness, appear to have gone back to their usual ways of turning a blind eye, and maintaining an indifferent attitude, to matters concerning taxpayers. Though the deadline for filing the Tax Audit Report and Income Tax Return for the Assessment year 2020-21 is fast approaching and the Country is still under severe stress due to Covid-19, the authorities have not yet issued any extension order. Naturally, this sorry state of affairs has aroused the ire of leading professional associations like The Chamber of Tax Consultants and The Rajasthan Tax Consultants
The CBDT has vide Circular No. 17 of 2020 dated 29th September, 2020 issued Guidelines under section 194-0 (4) and section 206C (1-1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961
The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 received the assent of the President on the 28th September, 2020 and is now available for download.
The CBDT has issued a Press Release dated 26th September 2020 stating that there is no requirement of scrip wise reporting for day trading and short-term sale or purchase of listed shares
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