First conviction in Tamilnadu & Pondicherry charge of Income Tax Department during the Financial Year 2023-24 on account of offence committed in violation of the provisions of the Income Tax Act,1961

Dated: 09 JUN 2023

The Income Tax Department (TN&P), Chennai has got the first conviction for the financial year 2023-24 in respect of the prosecution proceedings initiated against a tax defaulter on 11.04.2023 for the offence committed under section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, viz., willful attempt to evade payment of Income-tax.

The tax defaulter is a private limited company engaged in civil construction business.  The Tax defaulter filed its return of Income for the AY 2017-18 without paying the tax admitted in the return of income and the same remained unpaid till the date of the order of conviction. 

A prosecution complaint was filed before the Hon’ble Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences-I, against the said tax defaulter and its two directors for the offences u/s 276C(2)& 276C(2) r.w.s 278B of IT Act, 1961 for willful evasion of payment of tax. Chief examination of the prosecution witnesses was conducted and charges were framed by the Special Public Prosecutor, Shri. L. Muralikrishnan on behalf of the Department.

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for Economic Offences –I, Chennai has passed order on 11.04.2023 holding the tax defaulter and its directors guilty of the offences charged. The accused company has been convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/-.  The Managing Director and the Director of the Company have also been convicted and sentenced to undergo R.I for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.25,000/-  each.

This is stated in a Press Release issued by  Sanjai Kumar Verma, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (TN&P),  Chennai.

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(Release ID: 1930974)

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

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New Delhi, 25th May, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Increased limit for tax exemption on leave encashment for non-government salaried employees notified

The tax exemption on leave encashment of non-government salaried employees (in respect of the period of earned leave at his credit at the time of his retirement, whether on superannuation or otherwise) was earlier upto a limit of Rs.3 lakh only under section 10(10AA)(ii) of the Income-tax Act,1961(the Act).

In pursuance to the proposal in the Budget Speech, 2023, by the hon’ble FM, the Central Government has notified the increased limit for tax exemption on leave encashment on retirement or otherwise of non-government salaried employees to Rs. 25 lakh w.e.f. 01.04.2023.

The aggregate amount exempt from income-tax under section 10(10AA)(ii) of the Act shall not exceed the limit of Rs. 25 lakh where any such payments are received by a non-government employee from more than one employer in the same previous year. 

Further, the amount exempt from income-tax under section 10(10AA)(ii) of the Act shall not exceed the limit of Rs. 25 lakh as reduced by the tax exemption already allowed in the total income of the employee under section 10(10AA)(ii) of any previous
year or years. 

Notification No.31/2023 dated 24.05.2023 has been published and is available at https://egazette.nic.in.

(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy) &
Official Spokesperson, CBDT

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Ministry of Finance

Clarification regarding applicability of Tax Collection at Source to small Debit/Credit Transactions under LRS

Dated: 19 MAY 2023

Concerns have been raised about the applicability of Tax Collection at Source (TCS) to small transactions under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) from July 1, 2023. To avoid any procedural ambiguity, it has been decided that any payments by an individual using their international Debit or Credit cards upto Rs 7 lakh per financial year will be excluded from the LRS limits and hence, will not attract any TCS.

Existing beneficial TCS treatment for education and health payments will also continue.

The necessary changes to the Rules (Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions Rules), 2000) will be issued separately.

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PPG/KMN
(Release ID: 1925592)