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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Section 80EEA Deduction for additional Interest of Rs.1.50 Lakh on Loan on Affordable House Property (not on Commercial). New section 80EEA is inserted by Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister in Parliament on 5th July 2019. Condition for availing Section 80EEA deduction Loan Sanctioned between 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2020 from financial institution /HFC Stamp Duty Value […]
Tax on Income distributed to shareholder (Buy Back Tax) As we are aware of the amendment brought by Finance Bill No. 02, 2019 that now Tax is to be levied on Buy Back of shares of Listed Company too. Before start, please be clear that any payment made by a company on purchase of its […]
On 5th July 2019 Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden budget speech of Union Budget 2019 has proposed to extend income-tax benefit of Rs.1.5 Lakh towards interest paid on loans for buying Electric Vehicle. A new section 80EEB is been proposed to be inserted in Income Tax Act via Finance Bill 2019 to extend […]
Article contains Union Budget 2019 Highlights with Budget at a Glance compiled by the Institute of Cost Accountants of Indian on Changes in Law and taxation related to Indirect Tax, Direct Tax, MSME Sector, Start Ups, Bank/NBFC, Social Stock Exchange, FDI and Foreign Portfolio Investments. INDIRECT TAX A. Customs Customs Duty Increased/Imposed Increase in custom […]
Extension of tax concession to Special Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) The Special Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) was created vide the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002. SUUTI is the successor of UTI. The mandate of SUUTI is to liquidate Government liabilities on […]
The existing provisions of section 23 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act (‘the PBPT Act’) provide that the Initiating Officer, with the prior approval of the Approving Authority, shall conduct any inquiry or investigation. This power is exercised by the Initiating Officer where no case is pending before him. However, it is not […]
Currently, the provisions of section 2(19AA) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) define demerger in relation to companies, as a means of transfer undertaken pursuant to a Scheme of Arrangement under sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013
As the Announcement under UNION BUDGET 2019 had proposed a new section 194 M of the Income Tax Act,1961, which requires an Individual or an HUF, to deduct TDS @5%, where they make payment which exceeds Rs. 50 lakh in a year to a contractor or to a professional. Any Person Other than Those who […]
A very unique and substantial relief scheme named as SABKA VISHWAS LEGACY DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME has been proposed. The focus of the government will be to reduce the pending litigations of 28 plus pre-GST laws, the government has proposed a Dispute Settlement Scheme for speedy settlement of pending litigations and to remove the funds blocked in the litigations. Approx 3.75 Lakhs Crore of revenue is blocked in this litigations. This is one of the most beneficial scheme ever made in the history of Indirect tax by Central Government.
The Union Budget 2019-20 has proposed several amendments/rationalisation measures aimed at encouraging and incentivizing NBFCs and these are discussed as under:
