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The Gujarat High Court has extended the ITR filing deadline for taxpayers under audit to November 30, 2025, to maintain a one-month gap from the audit report deadline.

Audit cases: Extend deadline for filing I-T returns says Gujarat HC to Board

October 14, 2025 9:13 am

The Gujarat High Court has ordered the CBDT to extend the due date for filing Income Tax Returns in audit cases to November 30, ensuring a one-month gap from the audit report deadline.

Ramesh Narain Parbat, Member (Legislation), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

CBDT drafting rules for Income Tax Act: Focus on simplified language, no ambiguity

August 26, 2025 11:59 am

On the privacy concerns of the seized digital data during searches, surveys and seizure under the new I-T Act, Parbat said there is no expansion in powers and “information cannot be disclosed, until or unless, it is provided in the Act itself”

Ravi Agrawal: ‘As the economy grows, so would tax collection; hopeful of meeting target’

As the economy grows, so would tax collection; hopeful of meeting FY26 target: CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal

July 28, 2025 1:14 pm

The CBDT Chairman listed several measures including the various ‘nudge’ campaigns being taken by the Department to boost compliance that has already resulted in filing of over 1.1 crore updated returns and collections of over Rs 11,000 crore.

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To nudge taxpayers, I-T dept tracks online visits and filters PANs: CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal

July 24, 2025 8:00 am

How many times taxpayer accessed statements, high-value transactions

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To issue manual for new Income Tax Bill’s digital searches, seizures, says CBDT Chief

July 24, 2025 12:40 am

Privacy a genuine concern of taxpayer, will address it

An official order said Agrawal will head the CBDT till June, 2025.

Ravi Agrawal appointed CBDT chairman

June 29, 2024 10:20 pm

The new CBDT chief is currently working as Member (Administration) in the Board at present.

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CBDT alerts assessees of FY24 tax mismatches via email, SMS

March 11, 2024 1:10 am

The department is undertaking an e-campaign that aims to inform such persons/entities of “significant financial transactions”, through email (marked as Advance Tax e-Campaign-Significant Transactions for AY 2024-25) and SMS.

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CBDT sets Rs 1 lakh ceiling per assessee for withdrawal of old tax demands

February 20, 2024 12:49 am

. Tax demands totalling about Rs 3,500 crore will be withdrawn following the announcement.

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Use of tech, AI aiding direct tax compliance, says CBDT Chairman

February 06, 2024 8:28 am

CBDT Chairman Nitin Gupta believes that the use of technology, including artificial intelligence has helped in improving tax compliance.

Distillery group promoted by Cong MP's family 'hugely suppressed' income, Rs 351 crore cash seized: CBDT

December 21, 2023 6:18 pm

The business of the group is controlled by a family based in Ranchi in Jharkhand and one of the family members is a "politically exposed person", the Board said in a statement, without taking any name.