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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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 2019: Clarification with regard to power of Assessing Officer in respect of modified return of income filed in pursuance to signing of Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Section 92CC of the Act empowers the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to enter into an APA, with the approval of the Central Government, with any person […]
Budget 2019: Concessional rate of Short-term Capital Gains (STCG) tax to certain equity-oriented fund of funds In order to incentivise fund of funds set up for disinvestment of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Finance Act, 2018 has provided concessional rate of long-term capital gains tax under section 112A of the Act for the transfer of […]
Budget 2019- Provide for pass through of losses in cases of Category I and Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Section 115UB of the Act, inter alia, provides for pass through of income earned by the Category I and II AIF, except for business income which is taxed at AIF level. Pass through of profits […]
Article explains Eligibility for Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (LDRS) and amount of Tax, Interest and Penalty payable. Sl. No Situation 1 Situation 2 (to be read with Situation 1) Eligible for LDRS (Yes or No) Category % of Amount of Duty payable (See Note1 below the table) Relevant clause (s) in Finance […]
Analysis of Finance Bill (02) 2019 The major proposed amendment by Finance bill (02) 2019. Few amendments which are not so important are not covered. 1. Amendment in Section 2(19AA) (Definition) One of the condition to qualify the definition of demerger is “The resulting company will record the property and liability of the undertaking/s at […]
Relevant Part of Union Budget 2019 Speech on Levy TDS of 2% on cash withdrawal under Section 194N The Finance Minister made a statement in the House of Parliament that to continue to provide momentum to the buoyancy in direct taxes through deepening and widening of the tax base, promoting less cash economy, proposed. 126. […]
It is raining discounts not just on consumer goods but also on taxes. The Finance Minister on 05th July, 2019 in her maiden budget introduced Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme 2019 in order to curb the pending litigations under the erstwhile Indirect Tax Enactments. The scheme provides relief from tax, penalty, interest, immunity from […]
Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 Before the introduction of GST India was a curious mix of taxation laws, some aligned to global standards, and some not. Traditionally having had a reputation of a difficult tax regime, efforts are being taken to showcase India’s progress in improved ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB). […]
SABKA VISHWAS (LEGACY DISPUTE RESOLUTION) SCHEME, 2019 (Chapter V of the Finance Bill, 2019) Our Finance Minister placed the finance budget on 5th of July 2019, which was the 1st Finance budget of this new Government. In this, she introduced a new amnesty scheme in the name of ‘Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019’. In a way […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has presented Union Budget for the year 2019-20. This budget is the modest budget with more of sense than sensation. Let’s study the major proposals of GST and Amnesty Schemes under old indirect taxes.
