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Thursday, November 20, 2025
TopicTax compliance

Topic: Tax compliance

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

Muted tax collection in Q1 of FY24 widened fiscal deficit, govt focus still on capex

Central govt's capital expenditure has seen strong growth. State finances present an encouraging picture with better tax revenue collections & improved capex spending.

Over 54,400 GST payers to get appreciation certificates from finance ministry

The beneficiaries were identified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs 'for making a substantial contribution' in payment of GST in cash and timely filing of returns.

Nothing wrong with Modi’s data on income tax, but car sales numbers seem exaggerated

Only around 1.5 cr taxpayers could end up paying taxes from AY 2020-21 onwards, if one goes by income tax data available for previous years.

YV Reddy’s ‘big picture’ on sovereign bonds, and professor unveils women’s Congress ‘bias’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

45% increase in e-filing by taxpayers who earn less than Rs 10 lakh a year

The sharp increase in tax filers in the lower income slabs can be mainly attributed to government’s decision to start penalising late filers.

On Camera

Not just Nehru, even Hindutva stems from Macaulay legacy

The Indian Right and Liberals all accepted the British conception of Hindu, Muslim and British India and the country's eventual decline. What they disagreed on was its cause.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Emergency procurement done, India & US working on co-manufacturing Javelin anti-tank missiles

The Government of India has requested to buy up to 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles too. Excalibur artillery munition was used in Op Sindoor against Pakistan.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.