From April 1, 2008 individual and corporate taxpayers who pay INR 50,000 and more as tax in a single payment may have to make the payment electronically. According to the sources in the Finance Ministry, a formal announcement to this effect from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is expected shortly. Mandatory e-payment of taxes will boost the CBDT
In order to popularize e-Payment of taxes among the 3.2 crore-odd income tax payers in the country, the Income-Tax Department of India is making mandatory e-Payment taxation for certain categories.
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
It is time to take stock of the ICTD project since the project is now moving into its final phase with only a few months to go before the project ends.
Himanchal Pradesh (HP), India is all set to switchover from money orders to the e-Payment mode for disbursement of old-age pension with the assistance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Malta, the tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea has invited Indian technology firms to set up near shore facilities to serve European and North African markets. Since Malta is member of European Union (EU), Malta has given preference to the development of ICT sector.
The State Bank of Travancore which recently networked all its 672 branches with Core Banking Solutions, has launched the facility of e-payment of Central Excise and Service Taxes through its internet banking facility.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs of Ministry of Finance,Government of India has decided to make electronic payment of service tax mandatory for certain service tax assessees.
A new national standard has been launched to facilitate interoperable electronic payment in the Singapore, and spur the use of paperless payment.
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Government is one strategy of the Royal Thai Government. It is in this context that every government agency is therefore now moving forward to modernise its office by using information and communication technology (ICT) to provide move e-Services to the public.
The Philipinnes Government portal, www.gov.ph, is up for a redesign and government is set to bid out this project to the private sector.
