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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Minimum salary limit for Profession Tax increased from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 7500. Turnover limit for registration under VAT increased from Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 10 lakhs. Tax Rate on Cotton reduced from 5 percent to 2 percent. Sugarcane Purchase Tax exempted for 20 13-14. Turnover limit for filing audit report increased from Rs.60 lakhs to Rs.1 crore.
Arun Jaitley to hold pre-budget consultations from tomorrow Pre-Budget consultations will kick off from today. In this exercise, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will hold meeting with different stakeholders including, representatives of industry chambers, trade unions, financial services sector and state finance ministers to get sector-specific suggestions for the Budget. Today, Mr. Jaitley will hold meeting […]
The Government could ideally declare as policy that retrospective action shall not be resorted to, save in rarest of cases, but never for creating a fresh onus or liability for a previous period. In fairness, retrospective change if needed must invariably favour the taxpayer.
CA Sandeep Kanoi Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present his budget either in last week of June 2014 or in First week of July 2014. With Budget around the corner the Taxpayers are very enthused about expected tax reliefs from Mr. Arun Jaitley and started thinking that good days are around the […]
We are attaching Amendments made by Finance Act 2013 authored by CS K. K. Agrawal with solved practical questions which is extremely useful for students who are appearing for for CA, CS, CMA exam May / June 2014 attempt.
Finance Bill 2014 got the assent of President on 04th March 2014 and become THE FINANCE ACT, 2014 (NO. 11 OF 2014). The bill was already approved by the both the house of Parliament i.e. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Download Finance Bill 2014 as approved by the President
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Lok Sabha on Wednesday 19.02.2014 passed the Interim Budget for the financial year 2014-15 without any significant discussion. Finance Minister P Chidambaram introduced the Appropriation Bill and the Finance Bill amid din in the House by a voice vote.
Press Release – Feb 17, 2014 The interim Budget 2014-15 has been presented today, 17th Feb, 2014 by Sh. P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister. As per the Interim Budget speech of the Finance Minister, the economy has been stable since past two years. There has been a decline in the fiscal deficit, the current account deficit […]
CS R. Sridharan, President, ICSI welcomes the Interim Budget 2014-15, as it possesses most of the ingredients to inject vibrancy into the economy. It demonstrates strong commitment for financial inclusion and governance. ICSI President in particular expresses satisfaction over government’s intention for early implementation of FSLRC recommendations.
