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Direct Tax Code (DTC) 2025: Overall analysis and Key Changes

Income Tax : Explains how the new tax code replaces the 1961 Act with simpler rules and fewer exemptions. The key takeaway is a clearer, taxpay...

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New Income Tax Bill 2025: Streamlining India’s Tax System for Modern Times

Income Tax : Explore the New Tax Bill 2025, replacing the Income Tax Act of 1961. Learn about its simplified structure, global alignment, and c...

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Direct Tax Code 2025: Key Changes and Timeline

Income Tax : Explore the timeline, objectives, and major changes in the Direct Tax Code 2025 compared to the Income Tax Act 1961....

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Direct Tax Code 2025: Challenges in Simplifying India’s Direct Tax Laws

Income Tax : India explores simplifying direct tax laws via a new code or amendments. Challenges include black money, inflation, manpower gaps,...

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Key Suggestions for Proposed Direct Tax Code 2025

Income Tax : Insights on the proposed Direct Tax Code 2025, focusing on exempt income, depreciation alignment, PAN issuance, and accounting bas...

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Time to submit suggestions on new Direct Tax Law extended by 3 months to June 15, 2018

Income Tax : Stakeholder engagement by the Task Force drafting the ​N​ew Direct Tax Law extended by a period of three months up to June 15,...

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ICAI expresses concern on proposed definition of “Accountant” in DTC

Income Tax : Direct Taxes Code, 2013 has proposed to widen the scope of the definition Accountant” to include other professionals as well. It...

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CMA body Request for Suggestions on Direct Tax Code Bill, 2013

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance, Government of India has pronounced the DTC, 2013 along with DTC Bill, 2010 is placed on http://incometaxindia...

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DTC, 2013 Includes Cost Accountant in definition of Accountant – CMA President

CA, CS, CMA : I am happy to inform that after several persuasions for long years by the Institute, the name of Cost Accountant have been include...

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Govt. invites comment on Proposed Direct Taxes Code 2013 + Download DTC 2013

Income Tax : Revenues are of paramount importance. The best source of revenue is taxes and for that we need modern tax laws. I am disappointed ...

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Govt released Income-Tax Bill, 2025 (Download)

Income Tax : The Indian government is set to introduce the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on February 13, 2025. This comprehensive...

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Task Force to draft New Direct Tax law to submit report by 31.07.2019

Income Tax : Task Force for drafting a New Direct Tax Legislation- The term of the Task Force is extended by a period of two months i.e.. the T...

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Extended time to Task Force for drafting New Direct Tax Legislation

Income Tax : The term of the Task Force for drafting New Direct Tax Legislation is extended by three months beyond the initial term of six mont...

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Communication of Board”s instructions and notifications

Excise Duty : Circular No. 73/73/94-CX In the All India Conference of Collectors (Appeals) held recently at Bangalore on 6th and 7th October 19...

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Several provisions in DTC weighed heavily in favour of revenue

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The former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Mr T.N. Manoharan, has sought the need for equitable treatment of tax payers and revenue authorities in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC). In his discussion paper on ‘DTC’ at the national conference on Direct Taxes and Allied Laws, organised by the Direct Taxes Committee of the ICAI, Mr Manoharan said the certain provisions in DTC are tilted in favour of revenue.

Income-tax rates could be reduced in the proposed Bill for new Direct Taxes Code

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Taxpayers may get relief in terms of tax rates in the proposed Direct Taxes Code, which is likely to replace the 50-year-old Income Tax Act from the next fiscal, a key official indicated today. “We are in the process of reducing the rate of tax and DTC will be a good example in that direction,” Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman S S N Moorthy said at an Assocham tax conference.

Sebi and mutual funds asks finance ministry to continue tax benefits on equity linked schemes in DTC

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Market regulator Sebi and mutual fund houses have asked the finance ministry to continue with the tax benefits on equity linked schemes in the Direct Taxes Code, which will replace the existing Income Tax Act. The revised DTC draft, based on which the government is finalising the bill, has proposed to do away with the tax benefits available to people investing in the equity-linked savings schemes (ELSS).

International Financial Reporting Standards, DTC will make next fiscal challenging for Chartered Accountants

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The financial year 2011-12 is going to be more vibrant, especially for the accounting professionals, with the implementation of Direct Taxes Code (DTC) and the convergence of Indian accounting standards with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), according to Mr G. Ramaswamy, Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

DTC and changes proposed in wealth tax Provisions

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Currently, under the provisions of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 (WT Act), a tax payer, including an individual, a Hindu undivided family (HUF) or a company is liable to pay wealth tax at the rate of 1% on the amount exceeding a net wealth of Rs 30 lakh.

Direct Taxes Code (DTC) to Cover SEZs- Profit Linked Incentives to be Replaced by Investment Linked Deductions

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The draft Direct Taxes Code (DTC) along with a Discussion Paper was released for public discussion in August 2009. The Discussion Paper mentioned that profit-linked incentives are inherently inefficient. Essentially, a profit-linked incentive is regressive in nature.

DTC proposes to substitute profit-linked incentives with investment-linked deductions for SEZs

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The Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) proposes to substitute the currently available profit-linked incentives with investment-linked deductions for specified sectors including developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

Government set up two panels to suggest way to reduce litigation in Direct and Indirect Tax

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The finance minister has set up two panels, one each for direct and indirect taxes, to draw up a road map to reduce rising litigation, asking them to submit a report within a month.

SEZ may retain income tax concessions even after introduction of the Direct Taxes Code

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Units located in special economic zones (SEZ) are likely to retain the income tax concessions even after introduction of the Direct Taxes Code. A compromise is being worked out by the commerce and revenue departments, though a continuation of the tax dispensation will come with certain riders for units in the duty-free enclaves as well as SEZ developers.

ICAI President's Message – August 2010

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Values and morals if practised only within profession may bring in dangerous consequences. The virtues of our values, morals, ethics and skills need to spill over to the society at large, to the entire nation and to the whole world. We as professionals cannot be mute spectators to the ills plaguing the world but instead be responsive and responsible global citizens.

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