« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Mock Test Papers Series - I & II for Students appearing in CA Foundation January 2027 Examination.  Income Tax Rules 2026: CBDT Introduces Revised Form 161 for Penalty Waiver, Clarifies Misreporting Categories and Taxpayer Relief  ITR Filing and Income Tax Audit Deadline Extended: 5 Critical Things Taxpayers Must Know  Filing Belated ITR for AY 2026-27? Know Which Losses You Can Carry Forward and Which You May Lose  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 «  Simplify ITR forms: IMC, BCAS to FM... Banks cannot use force to recover loans: SC... » RBI for restoration of tax benefits to RRBs July, 28th 2007 A task force of Reserve Bank of India has recommended restoring tax concessions to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for making them viable rural financing institutions and to increase their operational efficiency. The provisions under Section 80(P) of Income Tax Act may be continued for another five years or till the restructuring process is completed, the panel on empowering RRBs headed by NABARD chairman K G Karmakar has recommended. The finance ministry in 2006 had withdrawn the tax exemptions which treated RRBs as deemed cooperative societies. Tax concessions for RRBs are needed as their cost of operations is high, profits margins are low and they cater to weaker sections of the society, the task force said. It also suggested that the provisions of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002 (SARFAESI Act), which currently covers commercial banks, should also be extended to RRBs. The Act helps commercial banks securitise their bad debt. It further recommended that RRBs should shed their image as narrow banks while trying to provide all financial needs through progressive use of technology. They should also create their own investment cells and develop risk evaluation system. RRBs should also be allowed to issue bank guarantees, disburse salaries, introduce savings and credit products keeping in view the existing and potential requirements of their clientele, collect taxes and undertake other government business to improve their income.