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Income Tax Departments new app Aaykar Setu is a one-stop solution for all your tax worries.

Aaykar Setu: 8 reasons why this app will sort all your tax worries

'Aaykar Setu' was launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and is available on Android 5.0 and above phones.

11 July 2017 2:55 PM IST

The women students of the Silver Jubilee Degree College demanded scrapping of GST on sanitary napkins.

Finance Min justifies GST on sanitary pads, says it will protect...

In a statement clarifying its move, finance ministry said GST rate of 12 per cent is lesser than previous tax rate.

10 July 2017 8:05 PM IST

70% of the complaints about overpricing on the pretext of GST are from semi-urban and rural areas which have lower levels of awareness.

GST confusions: Here are 5 pointers to clear doubts

Goods and Services Tax, rolled out on July 1 fostered a lot of doubts in minds of customers, traders and businessmen.

10 July 2017 2:57 PM IST

The need for a mode for digital payments has forced people to open bank accounts, opt for smart cards and even get on to the internet with and take help from digital payment apps to ease out the payment modes.

What to do in case of online bank fraud: Know RBI's directions

Electronic banking transactions include internet banking and mobile banking as well as ATM and point-of-sales...

7 July 2017 1:17 PM IST

Majority of black money hoarders are now planning to take refuge under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act to safeguard their money and also escape punitive action. (Representational image)

How to file your income tax returns with ITR-1 'Sahaj' form

ITR-1 Sahaj form is a simplified tax returns form for salaried individuals earning up to Rs 50 lakh.

6 July 2017 1:45 PM IST

Global consumption of quinoa remains incidental compared to wheat, rice, barley or corn, but scientists say the low maintenance, healthy crop could help feed the world. (Photo: AFP)

Govt clarifies no GST on lose, unbranded wheat, cereals, paneer

Government said these goods will attract GST only if they are packaged and bear a registered brand name.

5 July 2017 2:53 PM IST

The decision comes close on the heels of the merger that took SBI into the top 50 largest banks in the world with a balance sheet size of Rs 41 lakh crore, 500 million customers.

SBI deposit rate of 6.75 per cent to lower your interest income

With effect from July 1, India's largest bank trimmed interest rate by 15 basis points from 6.90 per cent to 6.75 per...

5 July 2017 12:55 PM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia

A 'GST Master Class' for all: Adhia explains A to Z of new tax

Govt sets up a decentralised monitoring system with 175 officers to oversee GST implementation.

4 July 2017 6:05 PM IST

The recent measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to resolve non performing assets (NPAs) in the banking system under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) would require banks to take a 60 per cent haircut on their loan assets, ratings agency Crisil said on Monday.

RBI to begin printing Rs 200 notes to speed up remonetisation

This move highlights the government's efforts at pumping in lower denomination notes in the system post demonetisation.

4 July 2017 1:15 PM IST

The mistake was realised in time and the Air India flight was asked to abort its takeoff immediately and the IndiGo flight was told to stop landing and make a go around.

WATCH: Air India AC fails, 168 passengers fan themselves

Air India Delhi-Bagdogra flight had to resort to fanning themselves with paper fans to survive in the stuffy cabin.

3 July 2017 6:25 PM IST

Along with the revision in the slabs for room tariffs, the tax rate for air-conditioned restaurants including restaurants in 5 star hotels will have GST at 18 per cent, effective July 1, 2017.

Movie tickets to railway fares: How GST will transform services from...

Since GST will subsume taxes, there will be a marked difference in the way we will avail these services.

1 July 2017 12:12 PM IST

With just four days left for the rollout of GST, the government has deferred implementation of TDS and TCS provisions as well as exempted from registration small businesses selling on ecommerce platform. E-commerce firms will not be required to collect 1 per cent TCS (Tax Collection at Source) while making payment to suppliers under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be rolled out from July 1.

GST rollout tonight: What is GST and why you should care

The Goods and Services Tax is an umbrella tax that will subsume a string of taxes into one consolidated tax.

30 Jun 2017 1:40 PM IST