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TMI BlogJaitley warns of action against tax evasionX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Jaitley warns of action against tax evasion - News and Press Release Dated:- 5-5-2016 - News - (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today warned of action against those passing off income from other sources as agriculture income but ruled out levying any tax on farm earnings. Replying to the discussion on the Finance Bill 2016 in the Lok Sabha, he also ruled out withdrawal of the 1 per cent ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... excise duty on non-silver jewellery, a demand that was made by opposition Congress and ruling NDA constituent Shiv Sena. The Minister said the government will act tough against those found to holding illegal offshore accounts as revealed in the Panama Papers leak under the recently passed stringent blackmoney law. In his hour-long reply, the Minister dwelt at length on the challenges facing ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Indian economy and said the government will work to resolve the NPA problem of banks. After the reply, the House passed the Finance Bill that marks the culmination of the three-stage budgetary process in the Lok Sabha. The Bill will now go to Rajya Sabha. There are two categories. One is honest agricultural income. You may have a large income which is a separate case. That is a rare ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... case. But there are some cases where people are passing off income from other sources as agriculture income. That is a case of evasion. That will be dealt with under the law. That the assessing officer can deal with, he said. Jaitley said there was no proposal to tax agriculture income. This cateogry of people earning from agriculture in crores is very little. In any case, please remember ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , under the Constitution of India, the Centre has no power. It is a State subject. The remarks assume significance in the context of a recent discussion on the issue in Rajya Sabha where Jaitley had warned Congress leaders not to cry political vendetta if he were to disclose those hiding other income as agri income. Ruling out roll back of one per cent excise duty levied on non-silver jewel ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lery, Jaitley took jibe at the Congress for its hatred for suits but love gold. I am unable to understand this politics, this economics where you hate suits but are in love with gold, he said adding the duty was not targeted at small traders and artisans but would be levied only on jewellers with ₹ 12 crore turnover in a year. . - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... axmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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