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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
The Union Budget 2021 has come up with various amendments relating to prosecutions under GST. The present article tries to explain all the prosecution amendments proposed vide the Finance Bill 2021. Important prosecution amendments proposed vide Budget 2021– Amendment to section 74- Clause (ii) to explanation 1 Current provisions Proposed amendment Conclusion of proceedings, against […]
Attentiveness regarding extended power under Section 83 of CGST Act, 2017 by Finance Bill, 2021 Revenue is frequently using the powers of provisional attachment given under Section 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax, Act, 2017 (CGST Act, 2017). In various matter, the High Courts have observed misusing this provision by Revenue or causal […]
In order to rationalize tax exemption for income earned by High income employees, Budget 2021 has proposed to tax interest earned on contributions made to Provident fund above 2.5lakhs by employee in a year from 01/04/2021.
The budget presented on 1st February 2021 has proposed exemption to senior citizen from filing of income tax return (ITR) subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Let us understand what is the proposal and whether it will really work as intended. Relief proposed for Senior citizen Presently, based on the income criteria, every individual has […]
The person who pays alimony does not receive any tax benefit on such payment. Even if a part of his salary directly gets deducted by his employer as per the order of competent authority then even he need to pay tax on gross income.
GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 108 and 109 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to amendments in Section 129 and 130 of the CGST Act.
Since its inception, payment of interest under Goods and Services Tax (i.e., GST) has always been controversial. A wide amount of clarifications and amendments has been undertaken in the matter. However, notably, all are going to be at the standstill with the passing of the proposed Budget 2021 amendment. The present article covers the current […]
Circular No. 07/2021-Customs – Clarification regarding payment of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) by EOU under various situations and amendment to Circular no. 35/2016-Customs dated 29.07.2020 – regarding.
Interest of more than Rs 2.5 Lakh earned annually from contribution to Employees Provident fund (EPF) or Government Provident Fund (GPF) will not be taxed retrospectively, Expenditure Secretary TV Somanathan clarified.
This GST Charcha deciphers into recent changes in GST Laws made vide Clause No. 105 of the Finance Bill, 2021 with respect to recovery of self- assessed tax.
