What is DTAA? How to avoid double taxation on foreign income and claim tax credit in IndiaIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
NRE vs NRO: One account can make your interest tax-free, the other can attract over 30% TDSNRIs and OCIs can use NRE accounts for overseas income and NRO accounts for India-sourced income, but tax treatment differs sharply. NRE in...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
New tax regime: 7 ways for salaried employees to reduce their tax liability while filing ITR for FY 2025-26Salaried individuals can still reduce their tax liability under the new tax regime for FY 2025-26. Key deductions include employer contribu...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Salaried employees beware! These 5 mistakes during ITR filing can trigger unexpected tax demandsWith the ITR filing season for AY 2026-27 now underway, many salaried taxpayers who faced TDS shocks in the last quarter of FY 2025-26 are ...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
RSU vs ESOP: Which is better for you as employee? Pros and cons explainedFrom vesting-day perquisite taxes to a 40% US estate levy that most Indian professionals never see coming, your employer’s stock is not the...
04 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Income tax department moves SC in Genpact tax caseThe Income Tax Department is moving the Supreme Court in Geppact tax case. This follows a Delhi High Court ruling that blocked reopening Ge...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Select payments to units in IFSC exempted from TDSThe Centre on Friday notified 14 categories of payments made by any payer to IFSC units on which no TDS is required. This exemption was so ...
09 Mar, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
Certain payments to units in IFSC exempted from TDSThe Indian government has exempted specific payments made to units of 14 service sectors in the International Financial Services Centre (IF...
08 Mar, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
How to report tax-exempt incomes in ITR-1An individual taxpayer is required to report all his incomes that are taxable as well as tax-exempt incomes in his/her income tax return. H...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Indian oil companies unable to repatriate $300-400 million in dividends from RussiaONGC, Oil India, Indian Oil, and BPCL have participating interests in multiple oil and gas projects in Russia from which they earn dividend...
30 Apr, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
Govt to allow FPIs to debt finance REITs, InvITsIn the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed exempt taxes on dividends on REITs and InvITs, which wil...
01 Feb, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
View: Rid dividend tax of all uncertaintyA company is now required to pay DDT within 14 days from the date of declaration, distribution or payment, whichever is the earliest.
02 Mar, 2020, 09.35 AM IST
If I opt for the existing tax regime for FY21, will equity dividend be tax-free?Every week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on taxation.
18 Feb, 2020, 12.50 PM IST
Direct tax proposals in Budget 2020: Key highlightsAround 70 exemptions removed under the new regime, says Nirmala Sitharaman.
01 Feb, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
SAIL seeks dividend exemption from governmentSAIL is making a turnaround, having posted a profit for three successive quarters, including ?540.4 crore in the three months ended June 20...
01 Sep, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
Airports Authority of India’s dividend payment exemption plea rejectedThe Airports Authority of India had earmarked a part of its record annual earnings for ongoing capacity-expansion initiatives.
11 Jan, 2018, 10.17 AM IST
Inspect PSU dividend exemption requests: Finance Ministry tells advisorsIn a strict instruction to the financial advisors, the Finance Ministry has asked them to vet the proposal from CPSEs thoroughly and see if...
02 Oct, 2016, 01.24 PM IST