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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...

January 21, 2026 3462 Views 0 comment Print

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...

February 12, 2025 7629 Views 0 comment Print

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....

January 1, 2025 17103 Views 1 comment Print

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,...

December 5, 2024 2226 Views 0 comment Print

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...

November 29, 2024 3408 Views 0 comment Print


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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,...

May 28, 2018 978 Views 0 comment Print

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...

April 18, 2014 9830 Views 0 comment Print

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...

April 3, 2014 1423 Views 0 comment Print

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...

April 3, 2014 4326 Views 0 comment Print

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 ...

April 1, 2014 3525 Views 0 comment Print


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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...

February 13, 2025 148596 Views 5 comments Print

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...

May 27, 2019 1203 Views 0 comment Print

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...

May 22, 2018 948 Views 0 comment Print

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...

November 7, 1994 382 Views 0 comment Print


Key Highlights of Proposed Direct Tax Code 2013

April 7, 2014 9953 Views 0 comment Print

As per news report, out of 190 recommendations made by Committee, the Finance Minister accepted 153 either wholly or with partial modification. The new tax code is meant to create an efficient direct tax system by replacing the archaic Income Tax Act.

Proposed DTC allows tax Audit by CS & Cost Accountants also

April 3, 2014 39700 Views 149 comments Print

Tax Audit under the Income Tax Act is currently allowed to be conducted only by the Chartered Accountant but Proposed Direct Tax Code 2013 allows Tax Audit not only by Chartered Accountant but also by Company Secretaries and Cost Accountants.

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

April 3, 2014 1423 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance, Government of India has pronounced the DTC, 2013 along with DTC Bill, 2010 is placed on http://incometaxindia.gov.in, inviting public comments. A write-up on the significant changes in the proposed DTC, 2013 is also placed on the website. The report of the Standing Committee on Finance is available at the http://loksabha.nic.in.

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

April 3, 2014 4326 Views 0 comment Print

I am happy to inform that after several persuasions for long years by the Institute, the name of Cost Accountant have been included in the definition of Accountant in the Direct Tax Code , 2013 which intend to consolidate the law relating to Income Tax and wealth Tax hosted for public comments.

Significant changes in proposed Direct Taxes Code, 2013

April 1, 2014 11320 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-tax Act was passed in 1961 and has been amended every year through the Finance Act. The Wealth-tax Act was passed in 1957 and has also been amended many times. Numerous amendments have rendered the two Acts incomprehensible to the average taxpayers. Besides, there have been several policy changes due to change in economic […]

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

April 1, 2014 3525 Views 0 comment Print

Revenues are of paramount importance. The best source of revenue is taxes and for that we need modern tax laws. I am disappointed that we have not yet been able to introduce GST. I leave it to you to answer the question, who blocked the GST when an agreement on the game-changing tax reform was around the corner?

DTC Bill – Why Nothing Occurred on 22, AUG 2013?

August 24, 2013 3060 Views 0 comment Print

The initiation of enactment of the DTC Bill was, if one remembers right,lately announced to be slated to be made on 22nd August (?). For what one knows, there has been no news on any related development so far.

Govt to raise income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh in revised DTC

February 1, 2013 6344 Views 0 comment Print

The government will come up with a modified Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill after incorporating the suggestions of the Standing Committee on Finance, which among things had suggested raising annual income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh.

Direct Tax Code-Some Important Aspects

January 14, 2013 2851 Views 0 comment Print

10. Threshold limit for TDS: The present section 194J provides an exemption limit or threshold limit for TDS for professional fees and royalty/non-compete fees, but this limit seems to be absent under clause 200(A) (o), which could be very cumbersome for small amounts of these specific services.

Kelkar Committee Recommends – Faster Refund, TDS Reconciliation, Mandatory PAN, Higher Interest rate delayed tax payment

September 29, 2012 2469 Views 0 comment Print

The Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 which intends to revamp the law relating to direct taxes is likely to result in considerable unacceptable losses on a continuing basis. Given the low tax-GDP ratio and the existing fiscal crisis, there is absolutely no fiscal space for such large revenue loss. Therefore, the Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 should be comprehensively reviewed before it is enacted into law for implementation.

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