From next year, income tax officials could access your email IDs, social media accounts. Check details | Mint

Starting April next year, when the new income tax law comes into force, the income tax officials could have the authority to access your social media accounts and email id. The New Income Tax Bill’s clause 247 states that income tax officer will have the power to gain access by overriding the access code to … Read more

New Income Tax Bill: Is this an old wine in a new bottle? Experts say this… | Mint

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb 13 tabled the new Income Tax Bill in the Parliament. This was a landmark move as the entire 64-year-old income tax law was overhauled and the older complex provisions were made simpler and lucid amid much fanfare. One of the key arguments given by the Finance Minister was … Read more