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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Finance bill 2014 Final was presented by Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on 10th July 2014. The bill got approval of Lok Sabha on25th July 2014 with some amendments. Now Rajya Sabha has cleared the Finance Bill 2014 on 31st July 2014. Finance Bill will comes into effect after President Approves it. So now bill […]
Budget of 2014 had become the talk of the town since the day Mr. Narendra Modi came into power as the Prime Minister of India. The veil on the most awaited Budget has been lifted. But there seem least changes in the indirect tax regime. However these little changes too might have a considerable impact on the assessee. This piece of articulation is about few such changes done in the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 which restrict the time for availing the Cenvat credit to six months.
Sale of goods at a price below manufacturing cost & profit now onwards will not be considered as exception to section 4 of C.EX Act,1944 i.e., price is not the sole consideration for sale (Rule 6) Notification.No.20/2014 C.E.(N.T.) date 11.07.14.
‘(AA) after the proviso, but before Explanation 1, the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2015, namely:- “Provided further that in case of a share of company (not being a share listed in a recognised stock exchange) or a unit of a
We saw a deluge of analyses coming on Budget 2014 right from 11th July 2014. However, we chose to wait for clarifications and finer details so that readers get the right perspective for themselves. People would have different opinion about the budget depending on their own profession and field. However, from investor and taxpayers point […]
Amendment impacting Negative List: (Changes to be effective from enactment of Finance Bill)- Exemption of Service tax on Advertisement now restricted only to print media, all others areas, not covered earlier, now subjected to service tax. Print Media to include Books and News Paper as defined under Press and Registration Books Act, 1867 but does not include business directories, yellow pages and trade catalogues primarily meant for commercial purposes
The list of changes made in the Finance Bill are as under: 1) Unlisted securities and units of MF transferred between 01-04-14 and 10-07-14 shall be deemed to be long-term capital assets, if held for more than 12 months. 2) Long-term Capital Gains on Units of Mutual Funds transferred between 01-04-14 and 10-07-14 shall be taxable at 10% without indexation.
The Lok Sabha on Friday 25.07.2014 passed the Finance Bill, 2014 by a voice vote with which the legislative proposals notably on direct and indirect taxes proposed in the national budget for this fiscal can now become effective formally. Finance Minister said that “Ours is not a high-tax government. A high tax government cannot promote […]
The Finance bill, 2014 brought a big sigh of relief to the Tourism Sector. The Central Government has tried to plug some anomalies prevailing in the act with this Finance Bill and the Tourism sector has also welcomed this budget warm heartedly.
Dispute was going on the issue whether the first Appellate Authority or Tribunal can condone delay for late filing of review order under Section 35E(1) or not? As per Section 35E the Committee of Chief Commissioners is empowered to review an order passed by a Commissioner.
