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For an organisation to be termed as charity it requires Income tax clearances under 12A Section of Income Tax Act. Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act defines ‘charitable purpose’ to include ‘relief of the poor, education, medical relief and the advancement of any other object of general public utility’.
Under this optional New Tax Regime, individual taxpayers who chose to forgo specific deductions and exemptions would benefit from significantly reduced income tax rates. [1] Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman revealed the government's intention to withdraw all Income-Tax exemptions in the long run.
The act, which became effective on 1 April 1962, replaced the Indian Income Tax Act, 1922. Current income-tax law is governed by the 1961 act, which has 298 sections and fourteen schedules. [9] The Direct Taxes Code Bill was sponsored in Parliament on 30 August 2010 by the finance minister to replace the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Wealth Tax ...
Union Government sets up Arbind Modi-led panel to overhaul, simplify income tax laws. On 22 November 2017, the government formed a task force to draft a new direct tax law to replace the existing Income Tax Act, which has been in force since 1961. Arbind Modi, Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), will lead a six-member panel.
All donations to the foundation are tax deductible to the extent of 50 percent under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. [ 1 ] The foundation is headed by Sonia Gandhi , who is also the leader of the Indian National Congress Party.
Direct tax in the form of an income tax was introduced by Sir James Wilson in India in 1860 to overcome the difficulties created by the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [12] The organisational history of the Income-tax Department, however, starts in the year 1922, when the Income-tax Act [4], 1922 gave, for the first time, a specific nomenclature to various Income-tax authorities.
Sept. 15: Self-employed workers must have their third-quarter 2023 estimated tax payment postmarked by this date to avoid IRS penalties. October 16: If you were granted a filing extension, your ...
The Income Tax Act, 1961, and the Income Tax Rules, 1962, require citizens to file their tax returns with the Income Tax Department at the end of every financial year and this form is a part of the filing process as specified by the Government of India. The due date for filing return with the Income Tax Department of India is 31 July every year.