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Source: Live Mint In FY 2023-24, the new tax regime became a default regime. This shift has led many taxpayers to wonder whether traditional tax-saving investments such as PPF (Public Provident Fund), NSC (National Savings Certificate), post office saving scheme and NPS (National Pension System) are still relevant for the purpose of investment. The tax-saving…
Source: Live Mint Having a constant source of income adjusted with rising costs in India is a challenge, especially for senior citizens and those not actively employed. For those citizens who have a fixed pension income that does not account for the changing costs of goods and services in the country, the taxation system provides…
Source: Live Mint For instance, if assets are gifted to a spouse, any income generated from those assets will be clubbed with the income of the person who originally owned the asset. In the case of a minor child, any income generated from those assets will be clubbed with the income of the highest-earning family…
Source: Live Mint We are purchasing a property from an NRI, and the registration is scheduled for next week. As per the requirements, we need to deduct and deposit the TDS for this transaction, for which one needs to have a TAN (Tax Deduction Account Number). We do not have a TAN. Is there any…
Source: Live Mint With only two days to go before the deadline to file revised income tax return (ITR) for FY 2023-24 expires, taxpayers can claim tax rebate under section 87A. Notably, the income tax department recently released excel utilities for ITR forms ITR-2 and ITR3 to exercise the option to claim rebate u/s 87A. However, you have…
Source: Live Mint If you somehow failed to file your income tax return (ITR) for any of the past two years, you can still file an updated income tax return. These two years are 2021-22 (AY 2022-23) and 2022-23 (AY 2023-24) for which taxpayers can still file their updated return before March 31, 2025, reveals the…
Source: Live Mint MUST check in ITR filing: Tax sleuths are out to tighten the noose on cash transactions. Ahead of the union budget, Mint takes a look at some transactions that may result in hefty penalties by the Income Tax (IT) department, as the government seeks to discourage the flow of liquid money. The…
Source: Live Mint I am a retired senior citizen. I have short-term capital gains of around ₹5 lakh till now on listed shares. My interest income is expected to be around ₹2 lakhs for the year. I have fully invested/spent over ₹1.50 lakh in avenues covered by Sec 80C. After a deduction of ₹1.50 lakh…
Source: Live Mint In the financial year 2023-24, the new tax regime became the default regime. This regime’s tax rates are lower than those of the old regime, but it phases out most of the exemptions and deductions. This means if you want to avail any of these exemptions, you must opt specifically for the…
Source: Live Mint The GST portal has been facing issues related to filing GSTR-1. On Thursday, GST Network posted an update on X, highlighting the problem. A message on GST Network’s social media handle, GST Tech, reads: “GSTN hereby acknowledges the issue being faced regarding GSTR-1 summary generation and its filing. It is to inform…
