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Your Gold Bond Tax Break Is Gone, Here’s What It Actually Costs You

Finance : Secondary SGB buyers must now pay 12.5% LTCG tax, unlike primary holders. The change reshapes returns and investment strategies in...

April 30, 2026 873 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Tax Reset: Promoter Penalty and New Capital Gains Framework

Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...

April 16, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

JAO vs FAO Controversy: Retrospective Amendments by Finance Act 2026 & Constitutional Validity

Finance : The Supreme Court has allowed taxpayers to challenge retrospective amendments validating JAO reassessment actions. It stayed ongoi...

April 13, 2026 5733 Views 0 comment Print

Buy Back Taxation – Finance Act – 2026 – Resettling the unsettled…..

Income Tax : The issue arose from taxing buybacks as dividends, causing higher tax burden and unusable capital losses. The reform restores capi...

March 30, 2026 3207 Views 0 comment Print

Section 36(1)(va) Disallowance: Budget 2026 Ends Long Litigation—What About Old Cases?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has admitted a case to resolve conflicting interpretations of due dates for PF/ESI contributions. The ruling wil...

March 18, 2026 1320 Views 0 comment Print


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Finance Bill 2026: Notice of Amendments as introduced in Lok Sabha

Income Tax : The amendments focus on reassessment timelines, electronic communication, and procedural clarity. The changes aim to reduce litiga...

March 26, 2026 6666 Views 1 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Expands Immunity Even for Misreporting of Income to Reduce Tax Litigation

Income Tax : The Government introduced reforms to simplify tax dispute resolution, including broader immunity provisions and expanded scope for...

March 18, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding Budget Amendments in NRI Taxation – Post-Budget Special | Live Focused Session

Income Tax : A focused session breaks down recent Budget amendments affecting NRI taxation. It highlights how changes impact income, investment...

February 5, 2026 5904 Views 0 comment Print

Major Key Point of Budget 2026

CA, CS, CMA : Budget 2026 prioritises easing compliance, reducing penalties, and cutting litigation rather than raising tax rates. The reforms a...

February 2, 2026 1668 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Explanatory Memoranda to Customs and Central Excise changes

Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...

February 1, 2026 1425 Views 0 comment Print


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Key GST Amendments in Finance Bill 2024

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...

July 26, 2024 5514 Views 1 comment Print

Plea in Madras HC on Penalty on CAs for Filing Wrong Information- Section 271J

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...

May 9, 2017 5802 Views 2 comments Print

In all cases where additional evidence is admitted, the CIT (A) should be considered to have exercised his powers u/s 250(4) is not acceptable

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 ...

March 18, 2012 2645 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT revises Mandatory DIN Requirement to align with Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...

March 31, 2026 2286 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...

March 30, 2026 3888 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rescinds notification No. 5/2023-Central Excise dated 1.2.2023

Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026. The rescission is ...

February 1, 2026 1041 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Exempts Biogas in Blended CNG from Excise Value; Defers Additional Duty on Diesel

Excise Duty : The government has extended key excise provisions and introduced a specific duty structure for CNG blended with biogas. The key ta...

February 1, 2026 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Notification Caps NCCD on Chewing & Jarda Scented Tobacco at 25%

Excise Duty : The government has reduced the effective National Calamity Contingent Duty on specified tobacco products. The key takeaway is a ca...

February 1, 2026 4770 Views 0 comment Print


Will infrastructure sector be excluded from deemed income taxation provisions?

July 11, 2019 5136 Views 0 comment Print

Last week, the first full time female Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the first budget of Modi Government 2.0, which sets the tone for the Government’s policy for the next five years. This maiden Budget by the Finance Minister primarily focuses on the mission to drive India to become a five trillion-dollar economy […]

Amendment in CGST Act, 2017 by Union Budget 2019

July 11, 2019 6804 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Finance Bill (02) 2019- Goods and Service Tax The major proposed amendment by Finance bill (02) 2019 under GST are as follows. Few amendments which are not so important are not covered. 1. Amendment in Section 10 (Composition Scheme)- To Extend the Benefit of Composition Scheme to Supplier of Service Also History of […]

Individual/HUF to Deduct TDS on Contractual & Professional Services

July 11, 2019 27654 Views 0 comment Print

Are you an Individual or HUF Taxpayer? Be Ready to Deduct TDS on Contractual and Professional Services from 1st September 2019 In the Budget 2019 a new Section 194M has been inserted to require any individual or HUF (who is not required to deduct tax under Section 194C or 194J) to deduct tax at source […]

Union Budget 2019-20- New Reforms and Initiatives

July 11, 2019 717 Views 0 comment Print

(A) New reforms in Union Budget 2019-20: – Lower rate of 25% Corporate Tax extended to Companies with Annual Turnover upto INR 400 Crore from earlier cap of upto INR 250 crores, covering 99.3% of the Companies. A relief to corporate sector and one of advantage of running your business as Corporate Entity. – To […]

Budget 2019: International Tax, Transfer Pricing & Non-Resident Taxation

July 11, 2019 10740 Views 0 comment Print

Article analyses Budget Proposals by the Finance Act (No. 2), 2019 – Relevant for International Tax, Transfer Pricing & Non-Resident which includes Amendment of section 9 – Gift made to person outside India (non-resident), Amendment of section 9A – Providing relaxation in condition for offshore funds, Amendment of section 10 – Exemption of interest income […]

Budget 2019: Exhaustive analysis of amendments in Excise Duty Law

July 11, 2019 5934 Views 1 comment Print

Article explains Union Budget 2019 Proposals Involving Changes in Export Duty Rates, Proposals Involving Change in Excise Duty Rate Though Notifications, Effective change in rate of Special Additional Excise Duty and Road and Infrastructure Cess on Petrol and Diesel, Amendments In Fourth Schedule To Central Excise Act, 1944, Amendment in the Sixth Schedule to the […]

Budget 2019: Exhaustive analysis of amendments in Customs Act 1962

July 11, 2019 16137 Views 1 comment Print

Article contains Clause wise Amendments in the Customs Act, 1962 vide Finance (No.2) Bill, 2019 and Other Proposals Involving Changes In Basic Customs Duty Rates,  Clarificatory Amendments In Respective Rate Notifications, Effective change in rate of Road and Infrastructure Cess on Petrol and Diesel, Amendment In The Sixth Schedule To Finance Act, 2018 and Other Miscellaneous […]

Budget 2019 Amends Customs Tariff Act, 1975 & First Schedule

July 11, 2019 7632 Views 1 comment Print

Section 9 is being amended so as to insert sub-section (1A) to provide for anti-circumvention measure in respect of countervailing duty. (Clause 85). Section 9C is being amended so as to provide that appeal against an order of determination or review regarding the existence, degree and effect of increased volume of imports of any article […]

Validity of proposed Section 194N (TDS on Cash Withdrawal)

July 10, 2019 14808 Views 5 comments Print

Validity of Section 194N (TDS on Cash Withdrawal) as Proposed by Finance Bill 2019(2) 1. A new section 194N (‘said Section’) is proposed to be inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) Vide Finance bill 2019. Said section provides for withholding of tax by the payer Banks, Co-opt societies and Post offices engaged in […]

E-Book on Union Budget 2019 – Analysis of Income Tax Proposals

July 10, 2019 9726 Views 0 comment Print

Like every year, I am glad to present you an E-book on ‘Union Budget -2019 An Analysis of Income Tax Proposals for Layman as well Tax Practitioners’.  This e-book contains proposals of this budget and in addition to that references to relevant sections, sub-sections, clauses, sub-clauses, provisos etc. which are inserted or substituted or otherwise […]

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