Finance : Secondary SGB buyers must now pay 12.5% LTCG tax, unlike primary holders. The change reshapes returns and investment strategies in...
Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...
Finance : The Supreme Court has allowed taxpayers to challenge retrospective amendments validating JAO reassessment actions. It stayed ongoi...
Income Tax : The issue arose from taxing buybacks as dividends, causing higher tax burden and unusable capital losses. The reform restores capi...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court has admitted a case to resolve conflicting interpretations of due dates for PF/ESI contributions. The ruling wil...
Income Tax : The amendments focus on reassessment timelines, electronic communication, and procedural clarity. The changes aim to reduce litiga...
Income Tax : The Government introduced reforms to simplify tax dispute resolution, including broader immunity provisions and expanded scope for...
Income Tax : A focused session breaks down recent Budget amendments affecting NRI taxation. It highlights how changes impact income, investment...
CA, CS, CMA : Budget 2026 prioritises easing compliance, reducing penalties, and cutting litigation rather than raising tax rates. The reforms a...
Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
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...
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...
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 ...
Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026. The rescission is ...
Excise Duty : The government has extended key excise provisions and introduced a specific duty structure for CNG blended with biogas. The key ta...
Excise Duty : The government has reduced the effective National Calamity Contingent Duty on specified tobacco products. The key takeaway is a ca...
Cryptocurrency, Nonfungible tokens (NFT) or legally known as Digital Assets are the new and the fastest upcoming modes of investment which have taken the world by storm. During the past few years there are multiple platforms from which one can invest in such digital assets in India and everyone is attracted towards this new form […]
Provisions under section 194R of Income Tax Act, 1961 The new TDS u/s 194R on Business Promotion Expenses shall be applicable as follows – In the recent budget 2022 in Income Tax, it is proposed to impose a TDS on business promotion expenditure expended by an organisation. It has far reaching implications even in the […]
Recent change in Finance Act 2021 in Section 45(4) and Section 9B will have far reaching impact on taxability of firm and other specified entities. We through, a series of articles, wish to discuss various issues. Reconstitution of Specified Entity – Firm, AOP, BOI- Liable for tax u/s 45(4) and 9B of ITA -Will impact […]
Scheme for taxation of virtual digital assets Virtual Digital Assets, especially cryptocurrencies & Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), have gained tremendous popularity in recent times and the volumes of cryptocurrency trading has increased substantially. With a view to bring clarity for taxation of such assets, provisions to define such assets, provide for the taxation from income arising […]
Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced the introduction of Digital Rupee to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23 while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament. The Reserve Bank of India will launch the CBDC from the upcoming financial year that will be backed by blockchain technology. Key Highlights: […]
Updated Return in the Income Tax Act, a new concept added by the Finance Bill, 2022 The current provision of the income tax act requires the assessee to file its voluntary income tax return latest by 31st Dec of the relevant assessment year (including the timeline for belated and revised return). In view to enhancing […]
Articles explains the definition of virtual digital asset u/s 2(47A) , the taxability of virtual digital asset u/s 115BBH, the TDS provision u/s 194S and the proposed amendment u/s 56(2)(X) of the Act. Meaning of Virtual Digital Asset Finance Bill, 2022 has proposed to inset a new clause (47A) to section 2 of income tax […]
Analysis of applicability of section 194R Finance Bill 2022 has proposed to insert Section 194R in the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”). As per the memorandum explaining the provisions in the Finance Bill, this change shall take effect from 1st July 2022, though the section has been inserted from 1st April 2022 itself. In this […]
Since last 5 years we find that there are certain amendments under sections 11 to 13, pertaining to Charitable Trust. It seems that a day may come, that the administration of all Charitable Trust may be with Government. One can say that Taxation of Charitable Institutions have been under scanner in recent times and Government […]
TDS, as a concept, was introduced under Income-tax Act by the government to collect income at its very source itself rather than waiting for the taxpayers to pay tax. This enables ease of tax collection, tracking, and gathering of information during the year in which transaction is carried instead of waiting for the assessment to be conducted.