taxes and duties

Zomato gets ₹11.82 crore tax demand notice

Online food delivery platform Zomato has received a tax demand and penalty order of ₹11.82 crore rel...

Personal income tax surge lifts direct taxes past 2023-24 goal

India’s net direct tax collections grew 17.7% in 2023-24 to hit ₹19.58 lakh crore, marginally surpas...

Inheritance tax in India | History, abolishment and revival attempts

A debate has arisen in India over ‘Inheritance tax’ following Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam ...

Inheritance tax could nullify India's decade of progress, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, April 26, 2024, cast her vote at a polling boot...

Amid debate about inheritance tax, rising share of personal income tax and indirect tax remains a concern

Over the last week, during the election campaign, the Congress’ manifesto and the party’s emphasis o...

In fresh high, gross GST revenues shoot past ₹2.1 lakh crore in April

Year-end compliances lifted India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues past a record ₹2.1 l...

Government cuts windfall tax on crude petroleum

The government has cut windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to ₹8,400 per tonne from ₹9,6...

GST has helped people with a pro-poor approach, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime has benefitted people through a pro-poor approach, Union Fin...

Donald Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: report

Former U.S. president Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government...

SC grants telcos’ interest waiver on tax dues on licence fees

The Supreme Court has given a major relief for telecom service providers, including Bharti Airtel, R...

GST collection rises 10% to ₹1.73 lakh crore in May

The country's gross GST collections rose to ₹1.73 lakh crore in May, growing 10% year on year driven...

Windfall tax on crude petroleum cut to ₹5,200/tonne

The government has reduced windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil to ₹5,200 per tonne from ...

Pakistan and IMF disagree over new income tax rates that will burden salaried class

Talks between Pakistan and the IMF have ended inconclusively due to a disagreement over new income t...

Instant flour mixes for dosa, idli, khaman cannot be classified as sattu; to attract 18% GST

Instant mixes, including idli, dosa and khaman flour, cannot be classified as chhatua or sattu and 1...

'Third-rate PR': Congress on government authorising release of tax devolution to states for June

The Congress slammed the Centre on Monday after it authorised the release of tax devolution to State...

GST Council to meet for the first time this year on June 22

The Centre has decided to convene a meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on June 22, ...