Income Tax : Budget 2026 has extended the due dates for ITR-3, ITR-4, and revised returns, offering taxpayers greater flexibility. Understandin...
Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Act, 2026 replaced the deemed dividend framework with capital gains taxation. The change allo...
Income Tax : Taxpayers now get three extra months to correct mistakes in originally filed income tax returns. The revised return mechanism rema...
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...
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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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 view of the concerns faced by foreign investors after introduction of section 115QA, suitable amendments may be carried out in the Income-tax Act, 1961 so that foreign investors do not have to pay tax when their holding results in losses only due to foreign exchange fluctuation.
As per the amendment to Explanation (ii) to section 115QA(1), (effective from 1.6.16), consideration received by company on issue of shares to be bought back is to be determined as per the Rules to be prescribed.
The Finance Act, 2016 inserted section 115TCA to provide for transition of securitisation trusts from distribution tax regime to complete pass through regime (with TDS on distributions). However, the cut-off date between old and new regime is not clear.
After search, as per amended provision by the Finance Act 2010, where assessee files application with Settlement Commission for settlement of his cases, the cash seized during search be permitted to be adjusted against the tax due as per the offer made by the assessee in the settlement application.
The Finance Act, 2016 has inserted section 115BBF to tax royalty income derived from worldwide exploitation of patents developed and registered in India @ 10%. It is a welcome move and would greatly boost the research and innovation environment in the country.
Since block assessment has been discontinued, there is litigation as regards the year of tax ability of certain income/ assets discovered in search.
The ICAI had pursuant to the issuance of the Revised SA 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, prescribed a revised format of the auditors report on financial statements. As per SA 700 an auditor shall modify the opinion in the audit report
Currently, every Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under section 6 of the Registration Act, 1908 has to report through AIR/SFT, the data related to every purchase or sale by any person of immovable property valued at thirty lakh rupees
As per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 read with Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011 as amended, any contribution received above the specified amount (INR 1 crore) needs to be reported by the recipient bank on behalf of assessee registered
It is suggested that the automated process of PAN Migration applicable to individual assessees may also be provided to other assessees as well so that they do not have to face hardships due to delay in PAN migration.
