« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  New audit norms for central excise, service tax assessees... I-T form rules could prove troublesome to taxpayers... » New cos Bill to provide stiffer penalties July, 10th 2006 Stiffer penalties, including enhanced fines and imprisonment, as a deterrent against violations by corporates and provisions ensuring greater transparency and accountability will form part of the comprehensive Companies Law amendment Bill that is proposed to be tabled in Parliament in the winter session. The new companies Bill, which has taken liberally from the recommendations of the JJ Irani committee, will also virtually slash by half the original Act of 1956 which has about 781 sections that will make the law easy to understand and comply with.   In the new law, the punishment for violations by corporates will be commensurate with the offences like cheating of shareholders, misinformation, siphoning of funds and defaults, many of which have criminal intent, company affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta told PTI in an interview.