The Hon. Finance Minister in her budget speech has announced several reforms under the Income Tax. Major Changes Note: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday further extended the due date for filing declaration under the ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ (VSV) scheme till February 28, 2021. As per a CBDT’s notification, the date for payment of tax without additional interest under VSV remains unchanged at March 31, 2021. Important Judicial Precedents
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Honoring the Honest – Transparent yet faceless system
Recently, the Prime Minister of India launched the ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’ platform to honour the honest taxpayers of the country. The key highlights of the Transparent Taxation Platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and taxpayer charter. The aim of a faceless system is to eliminate bribery and corruption so that the justice be available to all taxpayers equitably, whether rich or poor, influential or not. That is, the taxpayers would not be required to meet with the income tax
Government mending the net: It’s a new catch
The government has taken various measures to facilitate compliance by the taxpayers. In July 2020 alone, the government has taken following measures:- On the other hand, in July 2020 only, the CBDT has signed various MOU’s with various organizations like SEBI, CBIC and MSME Ministry for automatic and regular exchange of information to catch hold of any non-compliances or misreporting by the taxpayers. Important Statutory developments Important Judicial Precedents
Government leaves no stone unturned – New ITR disclosures
CBDT has notified new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the Assessment Year 2020-21. New additional columns and schedules have been introduced by CBDT in the recently notified ITR Forms. These new data requirements are designed to capture new essential tax information. Some of these changes are a direct result of the Income tax act amendments made through the Finance Act. A bird eye view of the new disclosures asked in the recently notified ITR forms to include Important Statutory