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Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026.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...
Services Related to Transportation of rice by a rail or a vessel or by goods transport agency, services related to Loading, unloading, packing, storage and warehousing of rice and services for Milling of paddy into rice are exempt from service tax.
Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the goods specified against serial number 296 and 297 of the said Table after the 31st day of March, 201
The Finance Minister has presented the Interim Budget 2014-15 in Lok Sabha today, i.e., 17.02.2014. Certain changes have been made in the effective rates of Customs and Central Excise. To give effect to these changes, the following notifications have been issued:
A concessional basic customs duty of 5% [CVD (Nil)+ SAD (Nil)] has been provided to capital goods imported by Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited.
The general excise duty on all machinery & equipment, appliances etc and parts thereof falling under Chapters 84 and 85 of the Central Excise Tariff has been reduced from 12% to 10%. The existing duty concessions, whether by way of tariff entry or notifications, will continue to be available as before [Sl.No.345 and 346 of the Table of notification No.12/2012-Cental Excise, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.4/2014- Central Excise, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Tax Research Unit D.O.F. No. 334/03 /2014-TRU , Dated February 17, 2014. Subject: Union Budget 2014(Interim): changes in Service Tax – reg. In the Interim Union Budget, in Service Tax, two amendments have been made in notification number 25/2012-ST dated June 20, 2012: 1.1 Handling, storage […]
No Increase in Passenger Fares and Freight Outlay of Rs 64,305 Crore Proposed for Rail Budget with A Budgetary Support of Rs 30,223 Crore 17 New Premium Trains, 38 Express Trains and 10 Passenger Trains Proposed Surveys For 19 New Lines and Doubling of 5 Tracks to be Taken Up
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, released the Budget Manual in Hindi here today. It is for the First time that Budget Manual has been prepared in Hindi by the Finance Ministry. The Budget Manual in Hindi is a comprehensive 266 page document which captures the content of the Union Budget as well as […]
Halwa ceremony marking the commencement of Budget printing process for Interim Budget 2014-15 was held in North Block yesterday in the presence of the Union Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram. Interim Budget 2014-15 is to be presented on 17th February, 2014.
Commodities Transaction Tax 1 Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) has been introduced vide Chapter VII of the Act and has come into force from 1st July, 2013 as notified vide Notification S.O. 1768(E) dated 19th June, 2013. The CTT Rules, 2013 have been notified vide Notification S.O. 1769 (E) dated 19th June, 2013. CTT is levied […]
