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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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 modification in the condition of residence in respect of company by including the concept of effective management would align the provisions of the Act with the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) entered into by India with other countries and would also be in line with international standards. It would also be a measure to deal with cases of creation of shell companies outside India but being controlled and managed from India.
Under the provisions of Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2012 (SECC) notified by SEBI, the Clearing Corporations are mandated to establish a fund, called Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (Core SGF) for each segment of each recognized stock exchange to guarantee the settlement of trades executed in respective segments of the exchange.
Rationalisation of definition of charitable purpose in the Income-tax Act The primary condition for grant of exemption to a trust or institution under section 11 of the Act is that the income derived from property held under trust should be applied for charitable purposes in India. ‘Charitable purpose’ is defined in section 2(15) of the […]
The existing provisions of section 9 of the Act deal with cases of income which are deemed to accrue or arise in India. Sub-section(1) of the said section creates a legal fiction that certain incomes shall be deemed to accrue or arise in India Clause(i) of said sub-section (1) provides a set of circumstances in […]
Budget 2015-16 Deduction for employment of new workmen extended to benefit to all assessees having manufacturing units instead of only corporate assessees. Further, in order to enable the smaller units to claim this incentive, it is proposed to extend the benefit under the section to units employing even 50 instead of 100 regular workmen.
Budget 2015-16 Reduction in rate of tax on Income by way of Royalty and Fees for technical services in case of non-residents from 25% to 10% wef A.Y. 2016-17. The existing provisions of section 1 15A of the Act provide that in case of a non-resident taxpayer, where the total income includes any income by […]
Keeping in background, the roll-out of GST in April 2016; the Finance Minister’s proposals this time around are introduced with a view to prepare the economy for the smooth transition to the new levy. These are discussed with the respective proposed amendments herein below. 1. Roll out of Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’): Unlike the […]
The Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley, appears to have maneuvered the way to spur growth and fulfill on the promises of the NDA Government with the limited room available, having regard to the tight fiscal situation, outsize expectations from all sectors of the country etc. by delivering the expertly crafted Union Budget 2015-2016 which is […]
Though the government has been able to successfully enact Wealth Tax act in India for nearly 57 years till now, it has now considered to scrap the Act in it’s entirety w.e.f 1st April, 2016. This means that the return of wealth need not be filed for the Financial Year 2015-16.
The Prime minister in his live Lok Sabha Session on 27 February said that they aim to eradicate the ‘grey area’ in the nomenclature so that the ambiguity in law can be eradicated and shackles of litigation can be clogged. One such amendment has been brought in Rule 14 which now finally brings a full stop to the yearlong battle between the revenue and assessee. By this articulation we wish to throw light on the same.