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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Clause 114 of the Finance Bill 2021 seeks to amend section 16 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 so as to make provisions for restricting the zero rated supply on payment of integrated tax only to specified class of taxpayers or specified supplies of goods or services. It further provides to link […]
The Finance bill 2021, propose to inserts two new section i.e. Sec. 206AB and Sec. 206CCA to enable for deduction and collection of TDS and TCS at higher rates for those who have not filed their income tax returns. Brief about these sections is as below- Applicability of the Section 206AB: This section is applicable […]
Budget 2021- Constitution of Dispute Resolution Committee for small and medium taxpayers The Central Government has consciously adopted a policy to make the processes under the Act, which require interface with the taxpayer, fully faceless. In this backdrop, new schemes for faceless assessment, for faceless appeal at the level of Commissioner (Appeals) and for faceless […]
The third Union Budget (in the Second Term of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led Government) presented by the Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February 2021; was unique for various reasons-it was delivered digitally, first budget in post COVID imposed lockdown; one of the budgets wherein government has chosen to go past the […]
It is submitted that Section 7(1)(aa) is sought to be inserted retrospectively with effect from the 1’st July, 2017, vide Clause 99 of Finance Bill, 2021, so as to ensure levy of tax on ‘activities or transactions involving the supply of goods or services by any person, other than an individual, to its members or […]
Section 206AB and Section 206CCA – Special provision for deduction of tax at source (TDS) and collection of tax at source (TCS) for non-filers of income Tax Return at Higher Rates The new section 206AB and 206CCA are proposed to be inserted in the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”) by the Finance Bill, 2021. The […]
There is a lot of confusion on the issue of taxability of interest on PF (Provident fund) on employee’s contribution in excess of Rs 2,50,000 P.A w.e.f FY 2021-22. Before going in to that let’s have a relook into the provisions brought by the Finance Bill 2021. “Taxability of Interest on various funds where income […]
The statement from the India Finance Minister about the Budget 2021 to be an exceptional one which India has not seen in past 100 years; had made all the business community and society at large expect it to be an optimistic one that would revive the Indian economy and boost the India growth story. And […]
Budget 2021- Taxation of proceeds of high premium unit linked insurance policy (ULIP) Clause (10D) of section 10 of the Act provides for the exemption for the sum received under a life insurance policy, including the sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy in respect of which the premium payable for any of […]
GST Law came into effect from 1st July, 2017 and over the period of around 3 years it has undergone some major changes to simplify the interpretation and working of the Law. As the Law is new, changes are made to avoid difficulty in its enforcement and have a seamless tax system and flow of […]
