O.P. Yadav

Tax Evangelist Prosperr.io and Former Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Department

Former Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Department and Tax Evangelist Prosperr.io

Former Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Department and Tax Evangelist Prosperr.io

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Stories by the author

• Pension is salary, family pension is not: Key tax rules pensioners must know before filing ITR for AY 2026-27

  
  01 Jun 2026 07:11 AM IST
• Filing your ITR early for AY 2026–27? Why you should wait till June 15

  
  22 May 2026 04:20 PM IST
• New labour code: Can higher gratuity and social security costs under Social Security Code, 2020 be offset by employers by salary restructuring ?

  
  11 May 2026 12:27 PM IST
• Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security Code

  
  06 May 2026 07:32 AM IST
• Is tax clearance mandatory before foreign travel? What the Income-Tax Act, 2025 says

  
  20 Apr 2026 11:54 AM IST
• Meal vouchers at Rs 200 per meal: Who gets income tax benefit and how the ‘working hours’ rule applies

  
  18 Apr 2026 07:01 AM IST
• Gratuity may rise under New Labour Code, but your income tax bill could too

  
  13 Apr 2026 02:32 PM IST
• Meal card tax benefit: Do you get it under the new tax regime?

  
  04 Apr 2026 11:48 AM IST
• No more technical escapes? Finance Bill 2026 pushes taxpayers to fight cases on merits

  
  30 Mar 2026 11:36 AM IST
• Property gifts above Rs 45 lakh to face tighter scrutiny under Income-tax Rules 2026; what taxpayers should know

  
  27 Mar 2026 07:11 AM IST
• Updated return vs black money law: Drafting gap may trigger 30% tax and 300% penalty under Finance Bill 2026

  
  06 Mar 2026 07:01 AM IST
• ₹60 Lakh vs ₹1.20 crore: How Budget 2026’s foreign asset disclosure scheme cuts black money act risk for NRIs and residents with overseas assets

  
  04 Mar 2026 12:31 PM IST
• Higher HRA, bigger tax-free perks: How draft Income-Tax Rules 2026 could boost your take-home pay

  
  21 Feb 2026 08:00 AM IST
• Double tax trouble? Here are 5 changes that draft Income Tax Rules 2026 must address

  
  20 Feb 2026 04:02 PM IST
• From property deals to foreign assets: how the Income-Tax Department tracks your money

  
  17 Feb 2026 02:21 PM IST
• Self-reporting of unexplained income in ITR to save 50%: A permanent Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme (VDIS) in Budget 2026?

  
  12 Feb 2026 07:19 AM IST
• Got income tax notice or facing income tax scrutiny? Budget 2026 offers relief through revised, updated ITR, and immunity from prosecution

  
  10 Feb 2026 08:04 AM IST
• Budget 2026 unlikely to see a hike in personal income tax slab rate as govt bets on widening the base

  
  30 Jan 2026 04:08 PM IST
• Faceless tax assessment lost its way: Why Budget 2026 must fix system, not expand compliance burden

  
  24 Jan 2026 07:11 AM IST
• ITR-U cannot be filed if proceedings are initiated against a taxpayer, even when it is unrelated to the income to be disclosed in ITR-U, why Budget 2026 must fix this

  
  12 Jan 2026 11:55 AM IST
• Gifts to daughter-in-law are tax-free, but parents-in-law pay tax on income; Why Budget 2026 should fix this anomaly

  
  22 Dec 2025 08:00 AM IST
• Why Income Tax Act 2025 still criminalises small mistakes and why India needs a more trust-based approach

  
  12 Dec 2025 03:24 PM IST
• Income tax refund stuck? These 7 common errors could be the reason and how you can fix them

  
  05 Dec 2025 11:29 AM IST
• Your wrong tax refund claim can raise a red flag leading to tax notices and even jail in case of under-reporting of income; here’s how to avoid it

  
  20 Nov 2025 11:08 AM IST
• Rs 10 lakh penalty for genuine taxpayers making inadvertent reporting errors; why Black Money Act needs changes

  
  11 Nov 2025 11:13 AM IST
• Income tax disputes stuck in endless loop: Faceless CIT (A)s are issuing repeated notices but no final judgement, preventing taxpayers from taking further action

  
  14 Oct 2025 11:12 AM IST
• Many property sellers have to pay 3.5 times more TDS and TCS due to issues with Income Tax TDS, TCS rules; Five such I-T rules need overhaul

  
  08 Oct 2025 08:00 AM IST