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Your Gold Bond Tax Break Is Gone, Here’s What It Actually Costs You

Finance : Secondary SGB buyers must now pay 12.5% LTCG tax, unlike primary holders. The change reshapes returns and investment strategies in...

April 30, 2026 855 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Tax Reset: Promoter Penalty and New Capital Gains Framework

Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...

April 16, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

JAO vs FAO Controversy: Retrospective Amendments by Finance Act 2026 & Constitutional Validity

Finance : The Supreme Court has allowed taxpayers to challenge retrospective amendments validating JAO reassessment actions. It stayed ongoi...

April 13, 2026 5688 Views 0 comment Print

Buy Back Taxation – Finance Act – 2026 – Resettling the unsettled…..

Income Tax : The issue arose from taxing buybacks as dividends, causing higher tax burden and unusable capital losses. The reform restores capi...

March 30, 2026 3168 Views 0 comment Print

Section 36(1)(va) Disallowance: Budget 2026 Ends Long Litigation—What About Old Cases?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has admitted a case to resolve conflicting interpretations of due dates for PF/ESI contributions. The ruling wil...

March 18, 2026 1314 Views 0 comment Print


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Finance Bill 2026: Notice of Amendments as introduced in Lok Sabha

Income Tax : The amendments focus on reassessment timelines, electronic communication, and procedural clarity. The changes aim to reduce litiga...

March 26, 2026 6648 Views 1 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Expands Immunity Even for Misreporting of Income to Reduce Tax Litigation

Income Tax : The Government introduced reforms to simplify tax dispute resolution, including broader immunity provisions and expanded scope for...

March 18, 2026 627 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding Budget Amendments in NRI Taxation – Post-Budget Special | Live Focused Session

Income Tax : A focused session breaks down recent Budget amendments affecting NRI taxation. It highlights how changes impact income, investment...

February 5, 2026 5901 Views 0 comment Print

Major Key Point of Budget 2026

CA, CS, CMA : Budget 2026 prioritises easing compliance, reducing penalties, and cutting litigation rather than raising tax rates. The reforms a...

February 2, 2026 1665 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Explanatory Memoranda to Customs and Central Excise changes

Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...

February 1, 2026 1422 Views 0 comment Print


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Key GST Amendments in Finance Bill 2024

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...

July 26, 2024 5514 Views 1 comment Print

Plea in Madras HC on Penalty on CAs for Filing Wrong Information- Section 271J

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...

May 9, 2017 5796 Views 2 comments Print

In all cases where additional evidence is admitted, the CIT (A) should be considered to have exercised his powers u/s 250(4) is not acceptable

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 ...

March 18, 2012 2642 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT revises Mandatory DIN Requirement to align with Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...

March 31, 2026 2262 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...

March 30, 2026 3864 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC rescinds notification No. 5/2023-Central Excise dated 1.2.2023

Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026. The rescission is ...

February 1, 2026 1041 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Exempts Biogas in Blended CNG from Excise Value; Defers Additional Duty on Diesel

Excise Duty : The government has extended key excise provisions and introduced a specific duty structure for CNG blended with biogas. The key ta...

February 1, 2026 1257 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Notification Caps NCCD on Chewing & Jarda Scented Tobacco at 25%

Excise Duty : The government has reduced the effective National Calamity Contingent Duty on specified tobacco products. The key takeaway is a ca...

February 1, 2026 4749 Views 0 comment Print


Finance Bill 2012-13 – Direct Tax Highlights

March 26, 2012 6407 Views 0 comment Print

Increase in slab rate in case of Individual Tax Payers.No change in corporate tax rates. Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) on all persons other than companies.Interest up to Rs. 10,000 from saving bank account will now be exempt from tax. Exemption from payment of advance tax to Senior Citizens not having income from business.Enhanced deduction of Rs. 5,000 u/s 80D has been allowed for health checkup.

CBEC Clarifies On Levy of Excise Duty on Precious Metal Jewellery

March 25, 2012 3231 Views 0 comment Print

Press reports after the presentation of the budget on 16.03.2012 indicate that the full import of the provisions contained in the legislation related to the levy of excise duty of 1% on precious metal jewellery are not clear to the trade.

Download Outcome Budget 2012-13

March 25, 2012 2889 Views 0 comment Print

The Outcome Budget reflects the endeavour of the Government to convert Outlays into Outcomes by planning expenditure, fixing appropriate targets and quantifying deliverables of each scheme. The Outcome Budget is an effort of the Government to be transparent and accountable to the people.

Budget 2012 – Not Much for Capital Market

March 23, 2012 1183 Views 0 comment Print

Union Budget 2012-13 could not lift the sentiment of the capital markets in India as the markets do not seem to be influenced or moved by the budget proposals, which are otherwise also not directly in favour of capital market.

Impact of Budget on Common Public

March 23, 2012 2242 Views 0 comment Print

The union budget has increased in Tax exemption limit of Rs.20000 for general category male giving Tax Relief of Rs. 2000 & Rs.10000 for female giving Rs.1000 tax Relief for the individuals having an income upto Rs. 8lacs. Rs. 5000 deduction will be allowed for preventive Health check up u/s 80D but the same is within the total limit of Rs. 15000 only & threshold limit of 80D now will be used for Mediclaim policy as well as for preventive health check up. So the individual having a mediclaim policy equal to or above Rs. 15000 is not going to have any benefit from this.

Budget Booklet for FY 2012-13

March 22, 2012 9739 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Ministers of India from 1947 to 2011, Highlights-Service Tax, Highlights- Income Tax, Section wise Major Changes, Other Useful Information, Exemption from Return Filing to Employees, ITD CPC Bangalore – Processing/Tracking, ITR-V Receipt status at CPC Bangalore, Refund Failure Status, Password Reset and Link Activation,

Highlights of Finance Bill 2012 – Service Tax

March 21, 2012 12282 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Budget 2012-13 presented by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in LokSabha on 16.03.2012 has made an effort to widen the service tax base, strengthen its enforcement and bring it as close as possible to the central excise. Clauses 143 to 145 of the Finance Bill, 2012 cover the legislative changes relating to Service Tax. Changes have also been made in the rules as well as exemptions.

Highlights on Union Budget 2012 – 2013 – A corporate glance

March 21, 2012 2550 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Budget of India, referred to as an annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India is an annual budget of theRepublicofIndia, which is presented each year by the Finance Minister ofIndiain the Parliament. The Union budget has to be passed by the Both Houses of Parliament before it can come into effect on April 1, the start ofIndia’s financial year.

Changes in CENVAT Credit Rules in Union Budget 2012-2013

March 20, 2012 13542 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments in the Definition of Capital Goods ♦ The facility of taking CENVAT Credit on motor vehicles other than those falling under tariff headings 8702, 8703, 8704,8711 and their chasis has been extended to manufacturers. ♦ Motor Vehicles falling under tariff headings 8702,8703,8704,8711 and their chasis shall be eligible for CENVAT Credit for service providers engaged in providing the following services

Direct Tax highlights of Union Budget 2012-13

March 20, 2012 33214 Views 0 comment Print

CA Jitendra Goyal, CA Rajender Handa  RATES OF INCOME TAX FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 Slab Rates For Individuals( below 60 years) , HUF, AOP/BOI, (other than co-operative societies) For resident women age below 60 Years  For senior citizens (Age between 60 – 80 Years)  For Super Citizens (Age above 80 Years)  Upto 200000 Nil […]

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