The Economic Survey has floated an operational overhaul to improve the efficiency of government collections and potentially earn more on idle cash balances. It suggests shifting tax deducted at source ...

Improving the ease of doing business has been a consistent focus of the government. Successive Budgets have announced initiatives towards policy and regulatory reforms, decriminalisation and easing ...

The Economic Survey 2025-26 noted that a structural transformation is taking place within India's tax administration as the government pivots from post-facto enforcement to a forward-looking, ...

The income tax return (ITR) filing season for the financial year 2024-25, applicable to the assessment year 2025-26, is now open. The Income Tax Department has released updated ITR forms reflecting ...

Form 1099-C reports canceled debt to the IRS when a creditor has forgiven or erased a balance owed so a taxpayer no longer has to pay it. What Is Form 1099-C: Cancellation of Debt? Lenders must submit ...

Scientists have detected what they described as "unusually high" levels of a radioactive substance called iodine-129 in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)—the chemical often used as a clue to track nuclear ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. SEC Form 5 is filed by company insiders to ...

With the presentation of the Union Budget 2026 just around the corner, anticipation is running high—especially among the country’s middle-class taxpayers. As every year, all eyes are on Finance ...

Cannabis drug tests measure tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its metabolites, which can stay in your body long after the “high” fades. Detection ranges from hours in blood or saliva to weeks or months ...