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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
बजट पेश करते हुए भी और करने के बाद भी वित्त मंत्री ने बजट 22 को अगले 25 सालों का देश का ब्ल्यू प्रिंट बताते हुए कहा कि पूंजीगत व्यय बढ़ाकर सरकार ने अर्थव्यवस्था उत्थान का रास्ता खोल दिया है और यह एक क्रांतिकारी और विकासोन्मुखी बजट है. हम अपेक्षा करते हैं, ऐसा ही हो […]
Article explains Key Direct Tax Proposals proposed by Budget 2022 pertaining to Updated Return – Section 139(8A), Reduced Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) Rate – Section 115JC and Section 115JF (definition of AMT) and Surcharge for Cooperatives, Tax relief to persons with disability – Section 80DD, Parity between employees of State and Central government – Section […]
At the inception of GST, it was envisaged that there would be a seamless flow of input tax credit. But with the lots of conditions attached with availment of ITC, it doesn’t seem to be correct. There were the following four conditions primary to avail the ITC. 1. The recipient should have a tax invoice […]
Virtual digital assets (VDA) refers to any digital representation of value that can be digitally traded, transferred, or used for payment whether generated through code, cryptographic means. Virtual assets are not only limited to Cryptocurrencies but also include NFT’s and ETF’s etc.
India is growing at an accelerated pace and people are undertaking multiple financial transactions. The Income Tax Department has established a robust framework for reporting taxpayers’ transactions. In this context, some taxpayers may realize that they have committed omissions or mistakes in correctly estimating their income for tax payment. To provide an opportunity to correct […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (‘CBIC’) has put a rest to the controversy with respect to the levy of Social Welfare Surcharge (‘SWS’) on the goods exempted from the basic customs duty. In a recent Circular No. 03/2022 dated 01.02.2022 (‘Circular’), the CBIC has issued a clarification stating that SWS is leviable at the […]
1. Reduced Alternate Minimum Tax rate and Surcharge on Co-operatives Alternate Minimum Tax rate for the co-operative societies proposed to be reduced to 15% to bring it at par with the Minimum Alternate Tax payment by companies. Further, surcharge on co-operative societies proposed to be reduced from the present 12% to 7% 2. Rationalisation of […]
Omission of proviso (b) & (c) in sub-section (4) of Section 29: This amendment proposes that if the person registered as composite dealer fails to furnish GSTR-4 beyond 3 months from the due date, the proper officer may proceed suo-motu for cancellation of registration. This has been done to make co-ordination between law and its compliance as GSTR-4 is being filed annually, at present.
Ethanol (primarily a by product from sugarcane and residue of rice and wheat) is mixed with Petrol in the range of 5% to 10% as of now and on world environment day (05.06.2021) PM announced to increase the same to 20% by 2025 for petrol and to mix the same upto 10% in case of […]
This section 194R requires deduction of tax at source @ 10%, by any person, providing any benefit or perquisite, exceeding Rs. 20,000 in value, in a year, to a resident, and such benefit or perquisite arise from the business or profession of such resident.
