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Anti-black money bill tabled in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 20 : A bill on unearthing black money and punishing those with ill-gotten wealth was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday, the last day before parliament goes into its scheduled month-long recess.
The Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of New Tax) Bill, 2015, proposes a short window to overseas income tax assessees to declare their assets, pay tax and a penalty and thus avoid imprisonment.
It provides for a maximum of 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for evading tax on foreign assets.
There will also be a penalty at the rate of 300 percent of taxes on the concealed income and assets.
The new legislation will provide that income in relation to any undisclosed foreign asset or undisclosed income from any foreign asset will be taxable at the maximum marginal rate.
Salient points of the Anti-black money bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Friday
* Maximum of 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offenders who evade taxes on foreign assets.
* Penalty at the rate of 300 percent of taxes on the concealed income and assets.
* Income from any undisclosed foreign asset or undisclosed income from any foreign asset to be taxable at the maximum marginal rate.
* Beneficiary of foreign assets will be mandatorily required to file return, even if there is no taxable income.
* Non-filing of income tax returns or filing of returns with inadequate disclosure of foreign assets liable for prosecution with punishment of rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years.
Anti-black money bill: Salient points
Salient points of the Anti-black money bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Friday
* Maximum of 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offenders who evade taxes on foreign assets.
* Penalty at the rate of 300 percent of taxes on the concealed income and assets.
* Income from any undisclosed foreign asset or undisclosed income from any foreign asset to be taxable at the maximum marginal rate.
* Beneficiary of foreign assets will be mandatorily required to file return, even if there is no taxable income.
* Non-filing of income tax returns or filing of returns with inadequate disclosure of foreign assets liable for prosecution with punishment of rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years.
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