27-July-2024
Taxation
 
Black Money Act amendment to remove penalty on non-disclosure of foreign assets worth Rs 20 lakh
26-Jul-2024

An amendment in the Black Money Act will give taxpayers relief from penalty in case they fail to disclose overseas assets worth Rs 20 lakh, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agarwal said, adding that however the obligation to report the transanction is not done away with. The Black Money Act amendments in Section 42 and 43 will be a part of the Finance Bill. Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 aims to curb black money, or undisclosed foreign assets and income and imposes tax and penalty on such income. Currently under the Act, even if the taxpayers fail to disclose a foreign asset worth Rs 5 lakh, they have to pay a Rs 10 lakh penalty on it.

News Source:- https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/black-money-act-amendment-to-remove-penalty-on-non-disclosure-of-foreign-assets-worth-rs-20-lakh-12778560.html