FAQs on Income Tax–Part 3

​Who is an Assessing Officer? He/She is an officer of the Income-tax Department who has been given jurisdiction over a particular geographical area in a city/town or over a class of persons. You can find out from the PRO or from the Departmental website http://www.incometaxindia.gov.inabout the officer administering the law which could be based on…

Due Dates under Income Tax Act for Sep-15

7 September 2015 – ​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of August, 2015 15 September 2015 – ​ ​First instalment (in the case of a non-corporate assessee) or second instalment (in the case of a corporate-assessee) of advance income-tax for the assessment year 2016-17 22 September 2015 – ​​​​Due date for…

FAQs on Income Tax–Part 2

​How to deposit Self Assessment Tax or Advance tax to the credit of Government?​ Self – Assessment Tax or Advance Tax is to be deposited to the credit of Government by using the challan prescribed in this behalf, i.e., ITNS 280. The Challan can be downloaded from www.incometaxindia.gov.in Tax can be paid in the designated…

Procedure for registration and submission of report for entities covered under Section 285BA (1)(k)

F. No. DGIT(S)/DIT(S)-2/ITWG on Financial Sector Reporting/12/2015 Government of India Ministry of Finance Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) Notification No 3/2015 New Delhi, 25th August, 2015 Procedure for registration and submission of report as per clause (k) of sub section (1) of section 285BA of Income-tax Act, 1961 read with…

FAQs on Income Tax–Part 1

​What is Income-tax? It is a tax levied by the Government of India on the income of every person. The provisions governing the Income-tax Law are given in the Income-tax Act, 1961.​ ​What is the administrative framework of Income-tax? The revenue functions of the Government of India are managed by the Ministry of Finance. The…