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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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 debate whether to introduce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) must now come to an end. We have discussed the issue for the past many years. Some States have been apprehensive about surrendering their taxation jurisdiction; others want to be adequately compensated. I have discussed the matter with the States both individually and collectively.
To boost domestic manufacture and to address the issue of inverted duties, the General budget 2014-15 has reduced basic customs duty (BCD) on certain items. To encourage new investment and capacity addition in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, basic customs duty has been reduced. This was announced by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley […]
Government has proposed certain legislative and administrative changes with a view to reduce litigation in direct taxes. Announcing this in his maiden Budget Speech in the Parliament today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that resident tax payers can now obtain an advance ruling in respect of their income tax liability above a […]
The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has kept a target of limiting fiscal deficit to 4.1 per cent for the current fiscal and to reduce it further to 3.6 per cent and 3 per cent for 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively. Announcing this in his maiden Budget Speech today in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister […]
THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION AND THE CHALLENGES Decisive vote for change represents the desire of the people to grow, free themselves from the curse of poverty and use the opportunity provided by the society. Country in no mood to suffer unemployment, inadequate basic amenities, lack of infrastructure and apathetic governance. Challenging situation due to Sub […]
The announcement made by the Finance Minister that the Government will not ordinarily bring in any retrospective amendments” is a welcome move and will bring in much needed comfort to foreign and domestic investors. However, the uncertainty surrounding the existing litigations has been left unanswered as compared to market expectation of relief in this area
Government Committed To Achieve Fiscal Deficit Of 4.1% For 2014-15. Subsidy Regime To Be Made More Targeted For Full Protection To The Marginalized, Poor And Sc/St. Government To Promote FDI Selectively In Sectors.
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of revenue, Tax Research Unit D.O.F. No. 334/15/2014-TRU, Dated July 10, 2014. Sub.: Union Budget, 2014-15: Changes in Service Tax – reg. The hon‟ble Finance Minister has, while presenting the Union Budget 2014-15, introduced the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2014 [hereinafter, the Bill] in the Lok Sabha on the […]
Important changes in respect of Customs and Central Excise duty and legislative changes are contained in the four Annexes appended to this letter. Annex I contains Chapter wise changes relating to Customs; Annex II contains Chapter wise changes relating to Central Excise. Annex III contains the clarifications being issued on various matters.
Railways proposes to introduce 58 new trans which includes five Jansadharan Trains, five Premium Trains, six AC Express Trains, 27 Express Trains, eight Passenger Trains, two MEMU services and five DEMU services this year. Announcing this in Parliament today while presenting the rail budget, the Minister of Railways Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda also proposed […]
