Why have TCS employees received tax demand notices, and what to do if you get one

Why have TCS employees received tax demand notices, and what to do if you get one

Employees of India’s largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), have received income tax notices about discrepancies in their tax deduction at source (TDS). Several employees received income tax notices due to discrepancies between the TDS credit in their Form 26AS, Annual Information Statement (AIS) and the amount they claimed while filing their income … Read more

Personal Loans: From eligibility, interest rates to the application process; all you want to know about them

Personal Loans: From eligibility, interest rates to the application process; all you want to know about them

Have you ever wondered what is the way out when your demands or desires outstrip your economic potential? For example, you may want to go to a European destination with your partner for a week-long trip, but do not have the adequate money in your bank, or want to add a small extension to your new … Read more

Mandatory disclosure: Reporting foreign ESPP holdings in schedule FA

Mandatory disclosure: Reporting foreign ESPP holdings in schedule FA

As your employer had disclosed the income from exercise of the ESPP, you would be owning the shares listed overseas. Therefore, you would need to disclose such shares in Schedule FA (foreign assets) of your income tax return.   Any asset owned overseas by a resident (other than a not ordinarily resident, or NOR) must be … Read more

ITR filing 2024: How to file income tax return without Form 16? Here’s what experts say

ITR filing 2024: How to file income tax return without Form 16? Here’s what experts say

If you have yet to file your income tax return (ITR) for FY2023-24, be sure to do so before the deadline, which expires on July 31. And even if you don’t have Form 16 in your possession, fret not! You can still file the return by using information available in other relevant documents, say experts.  … Read more

Income Tax Return: What are the alternatives to Form 16 that can be used while filing ITR?

Income Tax Return: What are the alternatives to Form 16 that can be used while filing ITR?

July 31, 2024, is the deadline for submitting Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the Assessment Year (AY) 2024–2025. Before submitting their ITRs, salaried employees wait to receive Form 16 from their employers. Pay information, Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) that the employer has deposited, and other data needed to correctly file the ITR are all … Read more

Income Tax Return filing: Salaried individuals need to be aware of these 5 key points

Income Tax Return filing: Salaried individuals need to be aware of these 5 key points

If you are a salaried income tax payer, the process to file income tax return is quite simple, to say the least. You only need to file your return via form 1 i.e., ITR-1.  The income tax return form number -1 can be filed by a resident individual whose income does not exceed ₹50 lakh … Read more