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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Forwards Markets Commission to be merged with SEBI- FM has proposed the same to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation. Forward Contract (Regulation) Act, 1952 shall stand repealed and on that date undertaking shall be transferred, and vest with SEBI.
Advocate Anandaday Misshra Change in Excise & Service Tax Rate Central Excise duty to be rounded off to 12.5 % (from 12.36 %) Service tax to be increased from 12.36 % to 14 %. Date of levy of new rate shall be notified after enactment of Finance Bill 2015. Till the time it is notified the […]
The Digital India programme reiterates Government’s commitment to make India a knowledge and innovation based society. Accordingly, the Government also realizes that, in this internet age it will have to work through gadgets and technology to serve its population online, in the course ensuring time efficiency, speed and transparency.
Increase in the limit of deduction of Mediclaim- In view of continuous increase in medical expenditure, it is proposed to increase the limit of deduction under section 80D from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 25,000. In case of senior citizens, the limit of deduction is proposed to be increased from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000.
Change in Rate of Service Tax Rate The Service Tax rate is being increased from 12% plus Education Cesses to 14%. Effective increase in Service Tax rate will be from existing rate of 12.36% (inclusive of cesses) to 14%. w.e.f: The new Service Tax rate shall come into effect from a date to be notified […]
On a optimistic note, introduction of common Goods and Services Tax (GST) could be a game changer. The economic situation is therefore upbeat, on a rise and forward looking so far as growth and reforms are concerned. So far as goods and services are concerned, there are many items on which excise duty has been increased from 6% to 12% including mobile handsets. On certain input and raw materials, duties have been rationalized or hiked.
In the budget it is proposed to reduce the tax on companies from 30% to 25% and increase the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) from 15% to 17% with usual Education Cess @2% and Secondary and Higher Education Cess @1%.
1. Change in Service Tax rate: ♣ The Service Tax rate is being increased from 12% plus Education Cesses to 14%. The ‘Education Cess’ and ‘Secondary and Higher Education Cess’ shall be subsumed in the revised rate of Service Tax. Thus, effective increase in Service Tax rate will be from existing rate of 12.36% (inclusive […]
AMENDMENTS IN THE CENTRAL EXCISE ACT, 1944: 1) Sub section (3) of Section 3A, which empowers the Central Government to charge excise duty on the basis of capacity of production in respect of notified goods, is being amended so as to insert an Explanation to provide that factor relevant to production includes factors relevant to […]
Amendments carried out through the Finance Bill, 2015 come into effect on the date of its enactment unless otherwise specified. AMENDMENTS IN THE CUSTOMS ACT, 1962: 1) Section 28 is being amended so as to: (i) Insert a proviso in sub-section (2) thereof to provide that in cases not involving fraud or collusion or wilful […]
