« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  CBDT Extends Tax Audit Report Deadline to October 21, ITR Filing Last Date to November 21 for AY 2026-27  CBDT Extends AY 2026-27 ITR Filing Deadline for Tax-Audit Cases: New Dates and Key Compliance Details  Foreign Assets Missing From Your ITR? Income Tax Department Opens One-Time Disclosure Window  Tax Audit Deadline September 30: Why AIS, TDS and GST Figures May Not Match Your ITR and What Taxpayers Should Do  Tax audit deadline September 30: Common mistakes taxpayers should avoid  Your ITR says ‘verified’, but the refund hasn’t arrived? 5 reasons why your money could be stuck  Missed the ITR Deadline but TDS Refund Is Due? Here’s How You Can Still Claim Your Money  ITAT Cuts ?4.85 Lakh Penalty After ?14.02 Lakh Interest Income Was Missed in ITR  ITR filed under old regime, tax calculated under new regime; Delhi ITAT gives taxpayer relief  ITAT Delhi Quashes Tax Notice on AMU PG Student’s ?18.34 Lakh Stipend, Declares It Tax-Free Under Section 10(16)  Advance tax deadline September 15: What happens if you missed the previous instalment payment? «  SC for review of pricing policy... CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India... » Permanent DIN number mandatory from July 1 June, 14th 2007 All directors on the board of companies will mandatorily need a director identification number (DIN) from July 1. The number is also mandatory for e-filing of various returns and documents.    All existing and new directors will have to pay a fee of Rs 100 to obtain the number", a senior official in the ministry of corporate affairs told Business Standard.    All provisional DINs issued earlier will become invalid after June 30, if the director concerned does not apply for a permanent number. Once it is allotted, the number would remain valid for the life-time of the individual, the official added.    Till now, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) has issued 5,30,000 identification numbers. Requests for another 1,70,000 have been rejected on account of mistakes in the applications.    "Applicants commit common mistakes like using abbreviations in the name, date of birth discrepancies between the application and supporting documents and not mentioning the particulars of certifying authorities , the official added.    The RoC will also conduct a role check, by which the digital signatures of company representatives, professionals would be required to affix digitial signatures for submitting an electronic form.    If a different digital signature certificate is already registered against the given DIN, the person will be asked to update his or her digital signature.    Through the MCA-21 programme, anyone can access corporate documents, request for certified copies, register complaints and track transaction status of the companies by logging on to www.mca.gov.in.    The MCA-21 initiative is part of the government's e-governance drive."If the user wants to view documents that are not in the public domain, he will have to pay Rs 50 as fees, while other documents can be viewed free of charge", the official added.