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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Reducing the rate of TDS on fees for technical services (other than professional services). Section 194J breaks in two different rates 2% and 10% for fees for technical services and fees for professional services respectively Section 194J of the Act provides that any person, not being an individual or a HUF, who is responsible for […]
Allowing deduction for amount disallowed u/s 43B, to insurance companies on payment basis Section 44 of the Act provides that computation of profits and gains of any business of insurance, including any such business carried on by a mutual insurance company or a co-operative society shall be computed in accordance with the rules contained in […]
Rationalisation of provision relating to Form 26AS Section 203AA of the Act, inter-alia, requires the prescribed income-tax authority or the person authorised by such authority referred to in sub-section (3) of section 200, to prepare and deliver a statement in Form 26AS to every person from whose income, the tax has been deducted or in […]
Deferring TDS or tax payment in respect of income pertaining to Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) of start- ups. ESOPs have been a significant component of the compensation for the employees of start-ups, as it allows the founders and start-ups to employ highly talented employees at a relatively low salary amount with balance being made […]
By insertion of section 115BAC in the Act, on satisfaction of certain conditions, an individual or HUF shall, from assessment year 2021-22 onwards, have the option to pay tax in respect of the total income at following rates:- Total Income (Rs) Rate Upto 2,50,000 Nil From 2,50,001 to 5,00,000 5 % From 5,00,001 to 7,50,000 […]
Amidst the lower gross domestic product, requirement of government expenditure and management of taxpayers’ expectations, Budget 2020 has proposed much-awaited and promising changes in terms of tax rate reductions, extension of exemptions for start-ups, etc., while also addressing some of the needs for reviving the economy. 1. Relief for start-ups and its employees: Start-ups have […]
Section-Wise Analysis of Proposed Income Tax Amendments by Finance Bill, 2020 1) INSERTION OF Section 115BAC The new Sec. 115BAC has proposed to be inserted to provide an option to Individual or HUF’s to pay tax at lower rate subject to certain conditions. This section is optional and the option shall be exercised for every […]
Tax Research Foundation presents here Clause by Clause Analysis of Union Budget 2020-21. Analysis is divided in nine parts which are Tax Rates for Financial Year 2020-21, New Optional Individual Tax Rate, Changes in Various Business Taxation Provisions, Changes Capital Gain Taxation, Changes in International Tax, Tax Administration and Compliance, Amendment in Provisions related to […]
Seeks to amend notification No. 1/2018-Customs (SG), dated the 30th July, 2018 so as to align the tariff item of subject goods with the new tariff items created as per Finance Bill, 2020 vide Notification No. 01/2020-Customs (SG) dated 2nd February, 2020. Solar Cells, whether or not assembled in modules is classified under tariff item […]
Seeks to further amend Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidised Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 to introduce anti-circumvention provisions in these rules and make certain other miscellaneous changes vide Notification No. 10/2020-Customs (N.T.) dated 2nd February, 2020. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification […]
