« 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 «  Finmin wants states to take bigger share of Central schemes... PAN deadline prompts demat closures... » `Revenue loss from SEZs still valid` September, 20th 2006 Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said his ministrys concerns over revenue loss in the long run due to proliferation of special economic zones still stood. All that the finance ministry has said is there must be some caution in approving SEZs because in the long run revenues could see a serious shift, he said on the sidelines of the annual World Bank-IMF meeting here. This point still remains and a group of ministers promised us that they will carefully watch the progress of SEZs and review the policy if and when it becomes necessary. So that is where it stands, Chidambaram said. However, the finance minister refused to be drawn into a controversy with the IMF Chief Economist Raghuram Rajan over his remarks that special economic zones, particularly in the IT sector, are being set up to take advantage of tax sops. There were reports of serious differences between the commerce and finance ministries, which sees SEZs as revenue rip-offs. I am not getting into a debate between Raghuram Rajan and the commerce ministry. Parliament has passed the law and we welcome SEZs, Chidambram said. The Commerce Ministry is now reported to be open to capping the number of IT special economic zones, provided the Finance Ministry is willing to continue the tax sops given to Software Technology Parks of India (STPIs) beyond FY09.