The proviso to section 193 of the Act provides exemption from TDS in respect of payment of interest on certain securities. Clause (ix) of the proviso to the aforesaid section provides that no tax is to be deducted in the case of any interest payable on any security issued by a company, where such security is in dematerialized form and is listed on a recognized stock exchange in India in accordance with the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (32 of 1956) and the rules made thereunder.
It may be noted that dual non-taxation of any distribution made by the business trust i.e. which is exempt in the hands of the business trust as well as the unit holder, is not the intent of the special taxation regime applicable to business trusts.
Exemption to news agencies under clause (22B) of section 10 of Income Tax Act is proposed to be withdrawn from assessment year 2024-25
Sums on which tax is required to be deducted under section 194LBA of Income Tax Act shall be eligible for certificate for TDS deduction at lower or nil rate
Budget 2023 amends section 9(1)(viii) of Income Tax Act to extend deeming provision to sum of money exceeding fifty thousand rupees, received by a not ordinarily resident, without consideration from a person resident in India.
Under section 44AB of the Act, every person carrying on business is required to get his accounts audited, if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts, in business exceeds one crore rupees in any previous year. The limit is raised to ten crore rupees where at least 95% of receipts/payments are in non-cash mode.
Income Tax Section 35D amended to remove condition of activity in connection with preliminary expenses of a concern approved by CBDT
Budget 2023: section 115BAE provides concessional tax regime of 15% to new manufacturing co-operative societies
Section 72A amended to provide strategic disinvestment shall mean sale of shareholding by Central Government, State Government or PSU in a PSU
It is proposed to amend Income Tax Act so as to exclude income of a body or authority or Board or Trust or Commission, not being a company, from the scope of clause (46) of section 10 of the Act and insert a new clause (46A) in section 10 of the Act for their income.