The department's I-T (Investigation) wing said in a public notice that it had opened the 24×7 control room at the Civic Centre in central Delhi and also issued a toll-free number — 1800111309.
The ministry added that only in certain cases would an individual need to obtain such a tax clearance.
Currently under the Act even if the taxpayers fail to disclose a foreign asset worth Rs 5 lakh, they have to pay a Rs 10 lakh penalty on it.
Truth be told, we weren’t supposed to stay around for a long while. We were a stop-gap arrangement to speed up the remonetization of the economy after the 2016 demonetization exercise
The former finance minister's attack on the BJP government comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday made a surprise announcement of withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes but gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit the Rs 2,000 notes in accounts or exchange them at banks.
“Honourable Prime Minister’s determination to curb black money and tax evasion will get strengthened by the withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes. PM has always viewed parallel economy of black money as a curse to sound economic management. He has shown his faith by this measure.”
Former Reserve Bank Deputy Governor R Gandhi on Friday said the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 bank notes will help in curbing black money to a "great extent" because people are hoarding the high-value currency.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions against demonetisation and held it was legal and constitutional. Six years after the event, one wonders what impact any ruling could have. By holding the demonetisation as valid in law, this ruling has created a precedent for future demonetisation
The minister for railways said similarly, to ensure transparency, benami properties worth Rs 4,300 crore were attached and registration of 1.75 lakh companies cancelled.
Unaccounted cash and jewellery worth more than Rs 5 crore were seized and 14 bank lockers sealed during the operation, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes, which frames policy for the tax department.
The raids were conducted on October 20 and November 2 at about 50 premises in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Goa.
Tuesday, the Supreme Court postponed hearing a case that senior attorney the late Ram Jethmalani and others filed in 2009 asking for actions to be taken to retrieve black money deposited in overseas institutions.
According to the CBDT, the Income-tax authorities raided various business groups that operate hospitals in Haryana and Delhi-NCR and found black income totaling more than Rs 150 crore. The searches began on July 27 and involved 44 locations belonging to these unnamed groups.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated in a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha that deposits made in unreported foreign bank accounts at HSBC resulted in the disclosure of undeclared income totaling more than Rs 8,468 crore and the imposition of fines totaling more than Rs 1,294 crore.
The group is engaged in wholesale and retail of construction materials and has a pan-India presence with an annual turnover exceeding Rs 6,000 crore, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the policy-making body for the tax department, said in a statement.
Unexplained borrowings come under the scrutiny of the taxman and will be added to income.
In post-DeMo Q4 2016-Q3 2021, sales of approximately 10.37 lakh units outstripped new launches that were at approximately 9.04 lakh units
It cannot be said that cash components have been entirely eliminated from the market. However, they have become a far less influential factor driving property purchases. Real estate experts say that a permanent solution involves revising circle rates frequently and promoting electronic registration of properties.
The searches were launched on October 7 at 70 premises in Mumbai, Pune, Baramati, Goa and Jaipur, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy making body for the tax department, said in a statement.
The CBDT said the group engaged in the business of chit fund was running an unauthorised business and all the investments and payouts of more than Rs 400 crore in the last few years were done entirely in cash.
Several incriminating documents, loose sheets, diaries, emails and other digital evidence have been unearthed which indicates ownership of a large number of foreign bank accounts and immovable properties, unreported to the department, it said in a statement.
Resident and non-resident Indians, as well as Indian companies, would account for a sizeable number in the overall list of those figuring in this year's exchange of information by Switzerland, officials privy to the development said.
Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said the government should also come out with a complete list of measures that it has undertaken to check the stashing of black money in foreign banks.
CBDT said the action 'resulted in unearthing of incriminating evidence revealing various shell or paper entities being used for raising bogus share capital and un-secured loans'.
This portal will be available on the website of the Department to receive any possible complaints of tax evasion, foreign undisclosed assets and complaints regarding benami properties.