After successfully filing your income tax return, the next step is to verify your ITR. You must verify your income tax return with 120 days of submission of your ITR. The CPC will process your return only after verification. Hence,...

It is a very common mistake to consider TDS and TCS the same for the purpose of taxation. In fact, there lies a major difference between TDS and TCS. This difference between the TDS and TCS alters the point of...

Many times we as taxpayers get confused between Form 16 and Form 16A. An employer issues Form 16 to its employees while other deductors issue Form 16A. However, both differ in their purpose, information regarding TDS and salary or other...

What is Cost Inflation Index (CII)? In general, as inflation rises, so do the prices of goods. As a result, the purchasing power of money falls. For example, if you can buy ten units of some products for Rs. 1,000...

Corporate Tax in India is applicable to a company. It is a subset of direct taxes in India. In this article, we have covered corporate tax, India in-detail, its applicability, tax payment, applicable tax rate, and filing of ITR. What...

What is Capital Gain on Shares? A capital gain arises when a taxpayer sells a capital asset. Hence, the asset being sold must be a capital asset. The taxability arises only when a taxpayer sells their capital assets. While calculating...

This article was first published on livemint. I am a US resident and gifted money to my parents in India. They invested that in mutual funds in their name. Are there any tax implications for me? Any amount received as a...