« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  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?  How much gold jewellery can you keep at home? Nagpur ITAT explains rules on ownership, gifts, taxability  ?5.31 lakh TDS refund allowed by ITAT Delhi: Why absence of an original ITR did not block the taxpayer  Missed the ITR Filing Deadline? How to Claim Your Income Tax Refund and Correct Mistakes Before December 31, 2026  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  Income-Tax Department Moves to Bring Greater Certainty to International Tax Cases «  Indirect tax mop-up rises 23% in Q1... Easy times ahead of large tax-payers... » No further queries from taxman August, 10th 2006 Further scrutiny by the taxman is on hold. Reeling under data overload on high-value transactions, the finance ministry has decided against additions to the list of items requiring annual information return filings for the time being. We want the system to stabilise before we burden officials with more information, said a finance ministry official. In the budget, FM P Chidambaram had said government will amend items for which AIR has to be filed. A committee set up by the revenue department recommended including items like the purchase of cars worth over Rs 5 lakh. But with the sale of B-segment cars on the rise, the department would have been flooded with more information. In fact, the revenue department is contemplating changes to the existing list itself, by seeking to drop information on low value purchase of mutual funds, deposits and credit card transactions. The information overdose has also meant that the department is not looking to expand the coverage of PAN to other transactions. AIR, which was to be submitted from last year, requires credit card companies to submit information on cardholders who spend over Rs 2 lakh in a year. Similarly, mutual fund purchases of Rs 2 lakh have to be reported to the government, while the names of those who purchase property worth over Rs 30 lakh have to be submitted to the revenue department. Those depositing over Rs 10 lakh cash in banks annually or investing over Rs 5 lakh in RBI bonds too face scrutiny.