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The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in…
If you have a PAN card then here’s essential information for you. If you have still not liked your PAN card with the Aadhaar card, then there’s your last chance to do so. The Income Tax Department has asked all PAN card holders to link their PAN with Aadhaar card immediately. The last date to…
The December 31, 2025 deadline is significant as it marks the last date for filing both revised and belated income tax returns. (AI image) Income tax refund status: The Income Tax Department has stepped up scrutiny for tax returns and several taxpayers have not received their income tax refunds this year. The delay in tax…
Representative image (AI-generated) The Income Tax Department on Tuesday issued a press release clarifying why several taxpayers have received emails and SMS alerts seeking a review of their tax deduction and exemption claims.The department urged taxpayers to review their deduction and exemption claims for the current assessment year and take corrective steps before the revised…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has cautioned that non-compliance will have financial consequences. (AI image) PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline: The final date to complete your PAN–Aadhaar card linkage is December 31, 2025. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Income Tax Department will declare all PANs that remain unlinked as inoperative.As per Notification No. 26/2025, issued on…
With just days left before the year-end compliance window closes, the Income Tax department has begun reaching out directly to multinational companies, asking them to alert Indian employees about undisclosed foreign assets and income, according to multiple tax advisors.Several large multinationals — including a global consumer healthcare firm, a wireless technology major and a US-based…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has extended the submission deadline for bids on its two new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises by another two days, the second such postponement as interest appears lukewarm.“The last date for submitting initial bids is now extended by two days,” revealed a source at news agency PTI. The revised date…
If you earn income beyond a fixed salary or have multiple income streams, December 15, 2025, is a tax deadline you cannot afford to overlook. Missing or underpaying advance tax does not trigger a one-time fine, but monthly interest penalties that continue to accumulate quietly until assessment.Under India’s “pay as you earn” framework, advance tax…
The Department of Homeland Security announced it is ending all categorical family reunification parole (FRP) programs for aliens from 7 countries, including Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, along with their immediate family members.“This administration is ending the abuse of humanitarian parole which allowed poorly vetted aliens to circumvent the traditional parole…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a revised Special Intensive Revision (SIR) schedule for Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, UP and Andaman and Nicobar Islands following requests from CEOs.In the earlier revised schedule, the Enumeration Period for these 6 States/UT was till December 11 and the earlier date of publication of the draft…
