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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Presently, there is no time limit specified by the Act for initiating & completion of TDS proceedings under section 201 of the Act in respect of payments made to nonresidents. Thus, the TDS returns are scrutinized by the assessing officers for past years without any limit
The non-government deductors majorly comprise of non-corporate sector which is not very organized. Approximately less than 6000 assessees are listed companies who take the help of professionals to file statements of TDS/TCS in time.
As per the provisions of section 201(1A), interest is charged on monthly basis. Even for delay in payment or deduction of tax at source by one day, interest is charged for the whole month.
Section 195(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides for the applicability of TDS provisions on any person responsible for paying to a non-resident subject to exceptions as provided in the section.
The Finance Act, 2008 amended the provisions of section 115-O to eliminate the hardship of double taxation arising on account of cascading effect of DDT in case of intercorporate dividend. This is a step in right direction. However, the same mitigates the hardship partially.
The Certificate under section 197 is at present issued with a validity date from the date of issue. Though the assessee is applying in the month of April, i.e., at the beginning of the financial year, the certificate is issued much later.
The Finance Act, 2012 had inserted clause (viib) in section 56(2) to provide that if the consideration for shares is in excess of the fair value of the shares, the aggregate consideration received in excess of the fair value determined as per method prescribed or substantiated
Any payment for purchase and expenditure otherwise than account payee cheques is disallowed by 30%. Tax auditor has to report in Clause 21(A) that all payments have to be made through account payee cheques or not.
Large majority of the Indian consumer market is unorganised due to the presence of small businesses across sectors which largely deal in cash, both, when buying products and selling them.
At the time of buy back of shares (not being shares listed on a recognised stock exchange), by a company from the shareholder, the company is liable to pay income tax on distributed income under Section 115QA of the Act.
