Received income tax notice under Section 143 (3)? What is faceless assessment & how you should respond

Assessments under Section 144B of the Act are often described as both “faceless” and “jurisdiction-less”. India’s faceless assessment regime is an important part of a broader strategy to move away from manual, officer-led discretion-based scrutiny to a technology-led standardised and transparent tax administration. It significantly reduces the need for in-person meetings, improves accountability, and ensures…

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India becomes least-favoured Asian stock market in BofA survey – why fund managers are underweight

Indian equities have declined over the past two weeks despite a brighter earnings outlook. India’s stock market, among the worst performing this year, has now replaced Indonesia to become the ‘least-favoured’ stock market in India, as per a fund managers’ survey by Bank of America Corp. This signals growing investor caution for the Indian stock…

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394 entities under lens for fund transfer

The Income Tax Department on Tuesday launched a nationwide verification exercise. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: The income tax department on Tuesday said it conducted a nationwide field verification exercise, including in some border districts, against a group of entities and fictitious charitable trusts, alleged to have sent “large” amounts of funds outside the country over…

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