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Your Gold Bond Tax Break Is Gone, Here’s What It Actually Costs You

Finance : Secondary SGB buyers must now pay 12.5% LTCG tax, unlike primary holders. The change reshapes returns and investment strategies in...

April 30, 2026 873 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Tax Reset: Promoter Penalty and New Capital Gains Framework

Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...

April 16, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

JAO vs FAO Controversy: Retrospective Amendments by Finance Act 2026 & Constitutional Validity

Finance : The Supreme Court has allowed taxpayers to challenge retrospective amendments validating JAO reassessment actions. It stayed ongoi...

April 13, 2026 5733 Views 0 comment Print

Buy Back Taxation – Finance Act – 2026 – Resettling the unsettled…..

Income Tax : The issue arose from taxing buybacks as dividends, causing higher tax burden and unusable capital losses. The reform restores capi...

March 30, 2026 3204 Views 0 comment Print

Section 36(1)(va) Disallowance: Budget 2026 Ends Long Litigation—What About Old Cases?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has admitted a case to resolve conflicting interpretations of due dates for PF/ESI contributions. The ruling wil...

March 18, 2026 1320 Views 0 comment Print


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Finance Bill 2026: Notice of Amendments as introduced in Lok Sabha

Income Tax : The amendments focus on reassessment timelines, electronic communication, and procedural clarity. The changes aim to reduce litiga...

March 26, 2026 6666 Views 1 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Expands Immunity Even for Misreporting of Income to Reduce Tax Litigation

Income Tax : The Government introduced reforms to simplify tax dispute resolution, including broader immunity provisions and expanded scope for...

March 18, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding Budget Amendments in NRI Taxation – Post-Budget Special | Live Focused Session

Income Tax : A focused session breaks down recent Budget amendments affecting NRI taxation. It highlights how changes impact income, investment...

February 5, 2026 5904 Views 0 comment Print

Major Key Point of Budget 2026

CA, CS, CMA : Budget 2026 prioritises easing compliance, reducing penalties, and cutting litigation rather than raising tax rates. The reforms a...

February 2, 2026 1668 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Explanatory Memoranda to Customs and Central Excise changes

Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...

February 1, 2026 1425 Views 0 comment Print


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Key GST Amendments in Finance Bill 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Discover the key amendments in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024, affecting CGST, IGST, UTGST, and Cess Act, including tax exemptions...

July 26, 2024 5514 Views 1 comment Print

Plea in Madras HC on Penalty on CAs for Filing Wrong Information- Section 271J

Income Tax : A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the section 271J of the Income Tax Act inserted vide Finance Act 2...

May 9, 2017 5802 Views 2 comments Print

In all cases where additional evidence is admitted, the CIT (A) should be considered to have exercised his powers u/s 250(4) is not acceptable

Income Tax : U/s 250(4), the CIT (A) has the power to direct enquiry and call for evidence from the assessee. Under Rule 46A, the assessee has ...

March 18, 2012 2645 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT revises Mandatory DIN Requirement to align with Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...

March 31, 2026 2286 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...

March 30, 2026 3888 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rescinds notification No. 5/2023-Central Excise dated 1.2.2023

Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026. The rescission is ...

February 1, 2026 1041 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Exempts Biogas in Blended CNG from Excise Value; Defers Additional Duty on Diesel

Excise Duty : The government has extended key excise provisions and introduced a specific duty structure for CNG blended with biogas. The key ta...

February 1, 2026 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Notification Caps NCCD on Chewing & Jarda Scented Tobacco at 25%

Excise Duty : The government has reduced the effective National Calamity Contingent Duty on specified tobacco products. The key takeaway is a ca...

February 1, 2026 4767 Views 0 comment Print


Updated Return – Section 139(8A) – Income Tax – (FAQs)

May 1, 2022 33489 Views 2 comments Print

Understand the concept of Updated Return under section 139(8A) of the Income Tax Act. File corrected returns, reduce losses, and rectify incorrect disclosures.

CBDT Notifies Form and Manner for filing Updated Return

April 29, 2022 55242 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT Notifies vide Notification No. 48/2022-Income Tax Dated- 29.04.2022 Form and Manner for filing updated Income Tax return. Updated return can be filed from the assessment year 2020-21 onwards. Return shall be filed in form no. ITR-U along with applicable ITR form from ITR-1 to ITR-7. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF […]

Key Direct Tax Amendments to the Finance Act, 2022

April 1, 2022 88278 Views 0 comment Print

The President has given assent on 31 March 2022, to the Finance Bill, 2022 passed by the Parliament with certain amendments. The key Direct Tax Amendments are summarized as under: KEY AMENDMENTS – DIRECT TAX SECTION 2(12A): DEFINITION OF “BOOKS OR BOOKS OF ACCOUNT” SECTION Amendments as introduced by The Finance Bill, 2022 on 1 February […]

Finance Act, 2022 – Assented by President

March 30, 2022 31440 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act, 2022 received the assent of the President on the 30th March, 2022.  Full text of the same is as follows:- MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 30th March, 2022  The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 30th March, 2022 and is hereby published […]

Budget 2022 proposals – Legislator vs Judiciary

March 29, 2022 1959 Views 0 comment Print

 It has been an age-old practice of Indian legislators to amend the tax laws which have the effect of overturning the decisions of the courts of the land. The most perplexing one was the amendment brought about by the Finance Act 2012 which overturned the landmark Supreme Court ruling in favour of UK-based Vodafone Plc. […]

4 major changes in Income Tax effective from April 1, 2022

March 27, 2022 33453 Views 1 comment Print

There are many changes in the tax rules effective 1st April 2022, Out of which I am going to discuss are New tax rules on EPF Interest, Taxation of Virtual Digital Assets, Filing of Updated IT Return and Tax relief on Covid-19 treatment expenses and compensation. 1. New tax rules on EPF Interest: Effective April 1, […]

Government proposes 39 amendments to Finance Bill, 2022

March 25, 2022 21222 Views 0 comment Print

Union Finance Minister Government has proposes 39 amendments to Finance Bill, 2022 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed 39 amendments to Finance Bill, 2022 vide a Notice of Amendments dated 23.03.2022  introduced in Lok Sabha. Full text of the Notice of Amendments is as follows:- *List No. 1 LOK SABHA FINANCE BILL, 2022 [As introduced in […]

Income Tax Search and Seizure: ‘Insertion of Section 79A’-Plugging of lacuna by Finance Bill 2022

March 20, 2022 7584 Views 0 comment Print

In the Union Budget 2022-23 through Finance Bill 2022, among other tax measures, the Hon’ble Finance Minister recommended ‘Insertion of New Section 79A: – No set off of losses  consequent to search, requisition and survey’.  

Union budget 2022-23 encourages power of youth: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

March 8, 2022 1341 Views 0 comment Print

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Union Budget 2022-23 recognises and encourages  the potential of youth, their technological skills and entrepreneurial spirit. “In the 75th year of our independence, the next 25 years are very critical to India’s development; therefore we wanted this year’s Budget to encourage the power of youth, the power of […]

All about New TDS Section 194R and Section 194S

February 26, 2022 164859 Views 4 comments Print

All You Wish to Know about New TDS Sections 194R, 194S & Much More The Finance Bill 2022 has proposed two completely new TDS sections, 194R and 194S, in the Income Tax Act, to be made effective from 1.7.2022. Looking at the swift pace, with which the new TDS sections, are being inserted by the […]

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