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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
In order to encourage more people to file income tax returns, necessary provisions may be introduced, such as: Individuals having taxable income upto Rs. 10 lakhs may not be subjected to scrutiny for 3 Assessment Years unless there is specific information available with the Department regarding his high value transaction.
The Halwa ceremony, marking the commencement of Budget printing process for Union General Budget 2020-21, was held here in North Block today morning in the presence of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
Threashold limit for registration under GST on services should be enhanced from Rs 20 Lakhs to Rs 40 Lakh on the line of Traders and Manufacturers. The exemption limit for personal income tax should be 5 lakhs for the trader who carry on business under proprietorship, or is a partner or is a director in company which is registered under GST.
As per Section 269ST transactions in the nature referred to in Section 269SS are exempted from the ambit of Section 269ST. 269 SS refers to the transactions of receiving Deposits and Loans from others. Therefore, 269 ST is not applicable to the receipt of deposits and loans.
Why Rates of Income tax to be announced in February 2020 budget will be applicable for Income Earned in Financial Year (F.Y.) 2020-21 and not for F.Y. 2019-20?
Mr. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank Ltd. HDFC Banks Treasury has recently come up with a Report on Union Budget 2020-21. In this report take a look on how the fiscal math is likely to unfold this year and what can be expected from the 2020-21 budget. ♠ In our opinion the 2020-21 budget […]
1. Existing provisions u/s 153 of I-Tax act 1961 prescribes various limitation periods for completion of assessments under I-Tax act 1961. The IBC act 2016 stipulates as per section 60(6) that moratorium period be excluded from Limitation period. However I-Tax authorities never accept the overriding power of IBC’s as per section 238 of IBC 2016 […]
The countdown to Union budget 2020 has already begun. Considering the state of the Indian economy, finance minister is expected to unfold measures which give boost to the economy Following are ten propositions for the Budget : 1) Income Tax Slab Income upto Rs. 5 lakh should be made exempt from tax. Peak rate of […]
Who is eligible to file declaration under SABKA VISHWAS (LEGACY DISPUTE RESOLUTION) SCHEME, 2019? Any person falling under the following categories is eligible, subject to other conditions under the Scheme, to file a declaration:
As the Financial Year 2017-18 is nearing completion, individual tax payers are having hardly one month time to save tax. For individual assessees whose Rs.1.5 lakh savings limit as available u/s 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD(1) are exhausted the only option left is contribution to NPS.
