Audit Reports

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India conducts the audit of revenues from direct taxes of the Union Government under section 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service] Act, 1971.Direct taxes...

Direct tax collections, amounting to RS 4.35 lakh crore accounted for three-fourth of revenue receipts of the Government of India in 2009-10. At the same time the uncollected portion of tax demand was RS 2.29 lakh crore in March 2010 equivalent to...

The construction industry has emerged as an important driver of India's economic growth - both in terms of its share of GDP and its contribution towards employment generation. A number of tax concessions are given to entities in this sector. An...

Direct tax collections increased from RS 1,65,216 crore in 2005-06 to RS 3,78,063 crore in 2009-10 at an average annual rate of growth of 32.2 per cent. The rate of growth of tax collection has decelerated in 2008-09 and has since marginally...

India, producing more than 1,000 feature films per year, is the largest film producing country in the world. During the period 2005-2009, film production registered a growth of 5 per cent per annum. The film industry registered growth of 9.7 per...

Growing integration within the global economy has led to increased flow of capital, services and technology into the country. As an impetus to economic growth, the government has eased the restrictions on flow of foreign exchange transactions. The...

Direct taxes collections increased from Rs. 2,30,181 crore in 2006-07 to Rs. 3,33,818 crore in 2008-09 at an average annual rate of growth of 27.3 per cent. Global recession and economic slowdown in 2008-09 had an impact on actual collections which...

A taxpayer becomes eligible for a refund if the tax paid by him was higher than the tax due in the year. The refund process gets initiated with the claim contained in the annual tax returns submitted by the taxpayer, which is then examined by the...

An aggrieved tax payer has the right to dispute a tax demand with the Income Tax Department through the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). Second appeal against the orders of CIT (A) lies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which...