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The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Direct Taxes, has issued Notification No. 70/2025 – Income-Tax on July 1, 2025. This notification amends Section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, by inserting a new entry into the table of a previous notification dated June 5, 2017. Specifically, it adds serial number “25” with the corresponding entry “2025-26” and “376” to the table. This amendment will become effective on April 1, 2026, and will apply to the Assessment Year 2026-27 and subsequent years. The notification was signed by Samuel Pitta, Deputy Secretary (Tax Policy and Legislation). This update modifies existing tax regulations as per the powers granted by the Income-tax Act.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)

Notification No. 70/2025 – Income-Tax | Dated: 1st July, 2025

S.O. 2954(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of the Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 1790(E), dated the 5. June, 2017, namely:-

2. In the said notification, in the Table, after serial number 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: –

3. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2026 and shall accordingly apply to the Assessment Year 2026-27 and subsequent years.

[Notification No. 70/2025/F.No.370142/24/2025-TPL]
SAMUEL PITTA, Dy. Secy. (Tax Policy and Legislation)

Note: – The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide number  S.O. 1790(E), dated the 5th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number S.O. 2103(E), dated the 24. May, 2024.