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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Budget Session of Parliament, 2021 which commenced on Friday, the 29th of January, 2021 will take up 38 items (Includes 33 Bills and 5 financial items) during the session.
The Union Budget 2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2021. Union Budget 2021 is going to be completely paperless in the wake of going Corona virus pandemic. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has recommended that the budget session of Parliament is to be held in two phases. This would be […]
Why government needs to introduce a separate Section for repayment of home loan in ensuing budget With the skyrocketing prices of real estate, it is almost impossible for a young couple for buy house of their own without taking a home loan. The average ticket size home loan has also gone up steadily in the […]
Detailed Analysis of Tax provisions proposed in Budget 2021 Date: 2nd February 2021 (Time: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) Tax Guru in association with Tax Connect is Organizing a 1 Hour Webinar for discussions on ‘Detailed Analysis of Tax provisions proposed in Budget 2021′. The No: of participants would be limited to 300 and it […]
The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22, was held in North Block here today afternoon in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the “lock-in” process of Budget preparation begins.
The union budget will be presented on 1st February so I thought of making some suggestions to remove some anomalies and inequalities in the Income Tax Act provisions to make the NPS system fair and little better for everyone. Here are my suggestions. Uniformities of tax treatment of retirement corpus of Tier I of NPS […]
1. Corona pandemic played havoc with businesses. A one-time relief scheme in tax compliances specially in GST Compliance’s basically in form of late fee waiver will help business houses to come on track without any more hassles. 2. Relief packages to distress sectors like tourism, hospitality, airlines in form tax exemptions, cash incentive on basis […]
Pre-Budget Wish from the First Paperless Union Budget 2021-22: Hear the Other Side (Audi Alteram Partem) The Count-down to the ‘Union Budget 2021-22’ has begun with the conducting of the ceremonial ‘Halwa Ceremony’ on 23.1.2021. As a customary ritual, a mouth-watering sweet-dish ‘Halwa’ is prepared in humongous quantity in a huge ‘Kadhai’, and is distributed […]
In this article I wish to give some suggestions to the Finance Minister to make the taxation of capital gain more rational by removing some anomalies. Here are my suggestions. Rebate available under Section 87 A for capital gains Section 87 A allows a resident Individual a tax rebate tax upto Rs. 12,500/- if his […]
Re-strengthening economy through reforms: Assuring fair, courteous and rational behavior to the taxpayer, demonstrating our commitment to improve taxpayer services. DELIVERY ON BUDGET PROMISES (2020-21) TAXPAYERS’ CHARTER THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT IS COMMITED TO 1. Provide fair, courteous, and reasonable treatment 2. Treat taxpayer as honest 3. Provide mechanism for appeal and review 4. Provide […]
