Foreign investments in your portfolio? Follow this ITR checklist to avoid tax scrutinyResident and Ordinarily Resident (ROR) taxpayers with foreign assets or income must carefully disclose overseas investments, dividends and ...
29 Jun, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Balance sheet trick: Decoding another manipulation, and how to spot a bad apple in your portfolio before othersThere is one line in the accounts that most investors skip because it looks routine. But behind that line can sit disputed demands, old los...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Can you sell household items worth more than Rs 2 lakh in cash? Check the tax rulesA woman successfully challenged the Income Tax Department's addition of Rs 10.80 lakh as unexplained cash. The ITAT Chennai ruled in her fa...
12 Jun, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Hong Kong-based son gets tax notice after father buys insurance policy in his name with cash; he fights back and wins case in ITAT MumbaiAn NRI in Hong Kong faced an income tax dispute after withdrawing cash from his NRE account to give to his father. The father used this mon...
09 Jun, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Credit at the tap: The opportunities and risks of India’s digital lending boomIndia's digital lending is rapidly transforming credit access, with mobile apps now disbursing significant loan volumes, especially to youn...
13 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
SC order turns up tax heat on old benami transactionsThe Supreme Court has ruled that tax authorities can retroactively apply the benami law to confiscate assets from transactions predating 20...
10 May, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
These cash transactions may attract up to 100% penalty by Income Tax DepartmentPenalty on cash transactions: Recently in a brochure the Income Tax Department has said that taxpayers should avoid using cash for their da...
18 Jan, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
How much gold can you buy in cash without and with PAN, Aadhaar proof?Many people are inquiring from jewellers about buying gold from the withdrawn Rs 2000 banknote. However, not many people are aware of how m...
13 Oct, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Cash loans above Rs 20,000 can invite penaltyLoans from certain institutions such as banks, government departments, and Post Offices are exempted, but cash transactions with other enti...
25 May, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
From higher ATM charges to new bank locker rules: 6 money-related changes that will kick in from Jan 1Here is a look at six changes that will come into effect from January 1, 2022.
31 Dec, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
When to say 'No' to cashThe move to curb cash transactions above a threshold is aimed at curbing black money and promoting digital economy.
27 Jun, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
Income Tax Department warns against cash dealings above Rs 2 lakhThe department said, “accepting Rs 2 lakh or more in aggregate from a single person in a day for one or more transactions relating to one e...
29 Aug, 2017, 02.14 PM IST
Income Tax department warns against cash dealings of Rs 2 lakh, seeks tip-offI-T dept also advised people having knowledge of such dealings to tip-off the tax department by sending an email to 'blackmoneyinfo@incomet...
02 Jun, 2017, 02.42 PM IST
Penalty for those accepting cash above Rs 3 lakh: Hasmukh AdhiaHasmukh Adhia said the penalty for doing cash transaction will be steep and the receiver will have to pay an amount equivalent to the cash ...
05 Feb, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
Budget 2017 proposes ban on cash transactions above Rs 3 lakhTo achieve the mission of a less cash economy, and reduce the generation and circulation of black money, the government has proposed this m...
01 Feb, 2017, 04.03 PM IST
- RBI penalises two Gujarat-based co-op banks
RBI has imposed penalty of upto Rs 5 lakh on two Gujarat-based co-operative sector lenders -- Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd and Jamna...
05 Apr, 2011, 06.05 PM IST
- FMC to examine commexes' circulars
Circulars issued by commodity exchanges — Mumbai-based MCX and NCDEX and Ahmedabad-based NMCE — that warn members of punitive action for ca...
30 Jun, 2009, 12.20 AM IST