Category: Tax

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) income tax depends on person’s residency status under I-T Act:

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A foreign national applied for an OCI card based on her marriage to an Indian citizen, but her application was rejected as her estranged husband was not present. While her petition was upheld by the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court ruled that the Indian spouse’s physical or virtual presence was mandatory under Section 7-A(d) […]

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Net direct tax collection rises 22.5% to Rs 6.93 trillion till August 11

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India’s net direct tax collection, with refunds adjusted, grew 22.5% to Rs 6.93 trillion between April 1 and August 11 of FY25. In the same period last year, tax collection was at Rs 5.65 trillion, according to the Income-Tax (I-T) Department’s latest data released on Monday. Of the tax mop-up, personal income-tax (PIT) outpaced corporation tax. […]

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Special Drive To Weed Out Fake GST Registration Begins On Aug 16: CBIC

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The second Special All-India Drive may be launched by all Central and State Tax administrations from August 16 to October 15, 2024, to detect suspicious or fake GSTINs. Central and State GST officers will launch a pan-India special two-month drive against fake registration beginning August 16, the CBIC said on Monday. This is the second […]

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