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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
The Finance Act, 2015 has amended provisions dealing with indirect transfer of capital asset situated in India. The amendment provides clarity on certain contentious aspects with regards to taxation of income arising or accruing from such indirect transfers.
POEM Guidelines have been recently finalised only on 24th January, 2017, whereas the POEM provisions are already applicable w.e.f. 1st April 2016 (applicable from AY 2017-18 and onwards)
The Finance Act, 2012 amended Section 9(1)(i) of the Act with retrospective effect from 1st April 1962 to provide that any share or interest in an entity incorporated outside India shall be deemed to be situated in India if such share or interest derives, directly or indirectly, its value substantially from assets located in India.
The proposition that right to use a copyright is different from right to use a copyrighted article is recognized and it is only the right to use a copyright which is covered within the definition of royalty.
Explanation 5 to Section 9(1)(vi) has been introduced by Finance Act, 2012 w.e.f. 1st June 1976 to clarify that royalty includes and has always included consideration in respect of any right, property or information, whether or not the right, property or information is used directly by the payer or is located in India or is in the control or possession of the payer.
Expansion of definition [Explanation 6 to section 9(1)(vi)] of process so as to include transmission by satellite, cable, optic fiber or by any other similar technology within definition of Royalty should be dropped as it is negatively impacting telecom sector and leading to
The Income-tax Act, 1961 allows for set off in respect of foreign taxes paid on overseas income. However, in case of loss/inadequate profits, no set off may be possible. In the current economic scenario of the global economy, business outlook has become extremely uncertain and results have become very volatile.
The anomalous position may be rectified by making suitable amendment in section 2(19) defining a Co-operative Society, by including therein a society registered under the Central Act currently applicable.
It was suggested that TDS limit for Bank interest should be raised from the current Rs.10,000/- especially for senior citizens and pensioners given the current scenario. The limit of Rs.10,000/- was last set in the year 1997.
Service Tax 1. Transition provision for tax paid on receipt basis Rule 6 of Service Tax Rules, 1994 provides that in case of such individuals, partnership firms and one-person companies whose aggregate value of taxable services provided from one or more premises is Rs. 50 lakhs or less in the previous financial year, the service […]