« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  New Income Tax Act: ITR forms to be issued prior to FY28, says govt  GSTR-9C Explained: Turnover Limit, Due Date, Statement Format & How to Prepare It in Tally Prime (2025 Update)  Will Income Tax Department release new ITR forms by January 2026? Finance Ministry says this  The Government of India has strengthened MSME protection through strict payment rules, ensuring that Micro & Small Enterprises receive timely payments from buyers. Under the MSME Development Act (MSMED Act), 2006, buyers must make payments within:  ITR Refund Delays in India: Why They Happen & How to FastTrack Your Refund in 2025  ITR Refund Delay: From Bank Errors To Department Checks, 5 Big Reasons Your Refund Gets Stuck  Income Tax Slabs 2025: New Vs Old Regime; Which One Is Better For You For FY2025-26?  Seamless Integration: How Tally Prime Connects Businesses to the Digital Economy  Govt to notify new ITR forms, Income Tax Act 2025 rules by January 2026: CBDT chief  Digital Efficiency for MSMEs: The Tally Prime Advantage  5 Ways Tally Prime Reduces Cost and Boosts Productivity for Startups «  e-payment of direct taxes may be made mandatory... The Economics of IFRS... » CBDT plans to nab tax evaders with STT December, 12th 2007 Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is all set to become an effective tool for generating intelligence about income made from market operations. The Central Board of Direct Tax is examining ways of using the STT data on the lines of annual information return (AIR) to nab tax evaders. The board had, earlier this year, set up an internal committee to examine how STT data could be used to generate intelligence on tax evaders. The committee has submitted its recommendations which are being examined now, sources said. The income tax department already gets information on seven financial transactions under the AIR system. The transactions covered include purchase or sale of property over Rs 30 lakh, credit card spend of over Rs 2 lakh in a year, investments of over Rs 2 lakh in mutual funds, Rs 5 lakh in debenture/bonds, RBI bonds or bonds by company, Rs 1 lakh in shares, cash deposit of Rs 10 lakh in savings account. The data will be very effective since it carries details of permanent account number, sources said. Market regulator Sebi has made it mandatory for all demat account holders to have a PAN. In fact, the government made PAN mandatory for all security market transactions in the last budget.The data contained in STT returns is quite useful for verification of the genuineness of the transactions carried by investor or trader with PAN serving as a link. With the boom in stock market attracting many more, the income tax department feels that STT data could turn out to be an effective intelligence tool to track tax evaders. Finance minister P Chidambaram had introduced STT in the Union Budget 2004. All investors in the stock market pay a fixed securities transaction tax of 0.125% for every transaction in cash for delivery of shares. However, transactions in derivatives trading attract lesser STT of around 0.017%. STT collections registered a growth of 57.61 % to Rs 3,783 crore in April-October 2007