Should I sell gold to buy a second home, or is it better to pledge it?ET Wealth Reader's Query: I am 45, and want to buy a holiday home, or what may be called a second home. I do not have any major financial c...
21 Jul, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Income tax on gifts: Received cash, property or shares? You may have to pay tax and report it in your ITR in these casesGifts from specified relatives are fully exempt from income tax. Non-relative gifts exceeding certain values become taxable under specific ...
16 Jul, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Ram temple donation probe finds accused built houses, bought SUVs on modest salariesInvestigators uncover a significant financial discrepancy at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, with accused individuals showing assets far exceedi...
05 Jul, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
CBDT tells tax officers to tighten scrutiny of unexplained income, assetsThe Central Board of Direct Taxes has directed tax officers to be more careful and consistent when using rules against hidden income and as...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Tax dept seized mother’s 263 gram gold; son fights in ITAT Mumbai and wins: Know what CBDT gold jewellery circular saysMr. Nilawar has emerged victorious against the tax department's attempt to seize his family's gold collection. The Mumbai Income Tax Appell...
02 Dec, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Tax dept seized wife’s Rs 1.65 crore worth of gold and silver jewellery, issued notice for unexplained investment, husband filed case; wins in ITAT BengaluruThe Income Tax Department seized Rs 1.65 crore worth of gold and silver jewellery from Suresh's residence. The department claimed it was un...
24 Oct, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Taxpayer with unexplained investment gets part relief in ITAT Delhi due to his socio-economic status, know what it meansOn September 2, 2025, ITAT Delhi granted partial relief to taxpayer Husain, reducing his unexplained investments from Rs 7.82 lakh to Rs 1....
30 Sep, 2025, 06.58 AM IST
ED raids ex NOIDA CEO, builders in fraud case; seizes Rs 42 cr worth of jewellery and cash worth cash, diamondsThe Enforcement Directorate has seized over Rs 42 crore in cash, gold, and diamond jewellery after raiding locations linked to retired NOID...
20 Sep, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
ED summons actor Prakash Raj in Rs 100 crore ponzi-linked money laundering caseRaj (58) has been a brand ambassador of this company. He has been asked to depose before the federal agency in Chennai next week. The actor...
23 Nov, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
I-T dept unearths undisclosed income of Rs 1,000 crore from searches in Tamil Nadu"The searches, so far, have resulted in the detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs 1,000 crore. Unaccounted cash of Rs. 1.2 crore ...
07 Mar, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
Ghost of demonetisation haunts traders of Zaveri BazaarDealers in the congested Zaveri Bazaar remember the night when panic-struck cash hoarders and the well-heeled with unexplained money dumped...
01 Jan, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
VVIP choppers scam: Income Tax department finds fresh evidence after raiding Hyderabad groupOn January 1, 2014, India scrapped the contract with AgustaWestland for VVIP choppers to the IAF over alleged breach of contractual obligat...
31 Jul, 2019, 06.37 PM IST
Taxmen detect Rs 1,430 crore undisclosed income in Tamil Nadu searchesA top tax investigation official in Chennai said that more than Rs 7 crore in cash and jewellery worth over Rs 5 crore were seized during t...
13 Nov, 2017, 09.41 PM IST
I-T raids reveal undisclosed income of Rs 162 crore with Karnataka minister, Congress functionaryThe official release from the IT department has not named the persons who were raided but said both were in sugar production and the raids ...
23 Jan, 2017, 10.01 PM IST
Amended I-T law harsh, prone to misuse by taxmen: ExpertsI-T dept may question your income and expenditure details and tax you at a higher rate if you fail to offer a “satisfactory explanation” to...
23 Jan, 2017, 07.44 AM IST
No change in gold seizure norms in proposed I-T Law amendmentsThe proposed amendments also do not seek to tax inherited gold and jewellery, as also those items that are purchased through disclosed or a...
02 Dec, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
How to safeguard your jewellery at homeValuation certificates from a jeweller may be required. The value of gold on the day the policy was bought is taken into account the day th...
09 Feb, 2015, 03.49 PM IST