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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicTax returns

Topic: Tax returns

Incomes of Indians were shrinking even before Covid, pandemic will only make it worse

Tax returns filed by those earning above Rs 50 lakh has seen a contraction of nearly 21%. Those earning between Rs 20 lakh-Rs 50 lakh saw an 8% fall.

Modi govt tightening screw on IT dept a small win for taxpayer

In Budget 2021, the proposed changes to the Income Tax Act 1961 for tax collection are a welcome move.

Sitharaman promises economic package ‘soon’, but eases norms for businesses and taxpayers

Firms get relief on tax returns, company law compliance, and triggering of insolvency proceedings. Regulators are monitoring the markets and economy, assures the FM.

Indian govt can make taxes look good – by taxing bad behaviour, like honking

We can tax other bads too. Like air pollution, water pollution, parking on public roads and so on. We could call it the Bads and Disservices Tax.

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.

Attempt made to colour my tax returns as bogus, says media baron Raghav Bahl

Raghav Bahl says I-T officials seemed disappointed at being told that every piece of information, including details of his London flat, has been duly declared.

Bitcoin uses healthy paranoia & not threat of violence to maintain online security

Despite the potential for abuse, no case of outsize influence has been reported in the decentralised Bitcoin network.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.