Finance

What is Section 94A of the Income Tax Act?

Summary: The unaccounted or undisclosed money held by Indians abroad has always been a concern for the Indian Government. To exercise better control over such information, section 94A was added in the finance act (2011) of the Income Tax Act. Read further to delve into Section 94A and its provisions. There have been various reports about Indian citizens secretly stashing their money in foreign countries to keep it off the eyes of the Indian Government, thereby avoiding tax and other complications. For the Government to keep a check on the tax evasions and the illegal flow of money, they must...