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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


Latest Judiciary


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


FM holds Pre-Budget Consultative Meeting with IT Industry

December 12, 2016 1171 Views 0 comment Print

It was brought forth that Government support was required for IT sector in view of increasing trends of protectionism and anti-globalisation abroad. Also rapid changing nature of technology in IT field makes it imperative to focus on R&D in IT, hence, the Government needs to promote R&D and innovation in IT sector in a big way.

Advantages of advancing date of Union Budget to 1st February

December 5, 2016 7531 Views 0 comment Print

Government has considered the various aspects thoroughly relating to advancing the date of presentation of Union Budget. Major advantages in advancing the date of Budget presentations are:

Rationalise Penalty U/s. 271B- Suggestions For Budget 2017-18

November 25, 2016 11428 Views 3 comments Print

Articles gives Suggestions For Budget 2017-18 – Rationalization Of Penalty Provisions U/s. 271B For Non / Delayed Filing Of Tax Audit Report

All about Effective dates for Applicability of Budget Proposals

October 15, 2016 8101 Views 0 comment Print

Each year, Budget is presented by Union Finance Minister in the Parliament normally on 28thFebruary. From Customs /Central Excise officer‘s interest point of view, it, inter alia, contains proposal for amendments of Statutory provisions of Indirect Tax laws, namely, Customs Act, 1962; Customs Tariff Act, 1975; Central Excise Act, 1944;

E-Book on Clean Environment (Energy) Cess

October 14, 2016 3103 Views 0 comment Print

The matter in this e-Book is based on variety of sources including material freely available on Internet/Websites. The purpose of this e-Book is primarily education and training. It is not our intention to infringe any copyrights. However, if anybody has any issue with regard to any of the material used in this e-Book, the same may kindly be brought to my notice on the email address mentioned above.

FM invite Suggestions regarding changes in direct & indirect taxes

October 9, 2016 1588 Views 5 comments Print

Your suggestions and views may be supplemented and justified by relevant statistical information about production, prices, revenue implication of the changes suggested and any other information to support your The request for correction of inverted duty structure, if any for a commodity, should necessarily be supported by value addition at each stage of manufacturing of the commodity.

Cabinet approves merger of rail budget with general budget

September 21, 2016 1396 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposals of Ministry of Finance on certain landmark budgetary reforms relating to (i) the merger of Railway budget with the General budget, (ii) the advancement of the date of Budget presentation from the last day of February and (iii) the merger of the Plan and the Non-Plan classification in the Budget and Accounts.

Updated List of Exempt Services under Service Tax

September 7, 2016 636428 Views 56 comments Print

In this Article we have prepared a List of Services which are exempt from Service Tax as on date from Service Tax after considering Principal Service Tax Notification 25/2012-Service Tax and subsequent Notifications issued by CBEC from time to time.

Income Tax Slabs for FY 2016-17 / AY 2017-18

February 29, 2016 1961953 Views 22 comments Print

Income Tax Slab 2017-18: Income Tax Slabs / Rate Chart for Assessment Year 2017-18 / F.Y. 2016-17 for Individual HUF AOP BOI Partnership Firms LLP Companies

Union Budget 2016 will be presented on February 29

February 5, 2016 1470 Views 0 comment Print

The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on February 23 that will focus largely on the financial business of the government, which will present the general budget on February 29.  The budget session of parliament will commence on February 23.

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