Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...
Goods and Services Tax : Budget 2026 revamps Customs, Excise, and GST to simplify compliance and boost exports. The key takeaway is a trust-based, technolo...
Goods and Services Tax : The Bill introduces relief on post-supply discounts, export taxation, refunds and intermediary services. It also simplifies custom...
Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...
CA, CS, CMA : ITIRS 2018 encourages citizens to report substantial tax evasion, guaranteeing confidentiality and structured rewards. False repor...
Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...
Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...
Income Tax : MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING THE PROVISIONS IN THE FINANCE BILL, 2025 FINANCE BILL, 2025 PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIRECT TAXES Introduction...
Custom Duty : Article contains Explanatory Memorandum to Notification Nos. 02 to 12-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2023 and Explanatory Memora...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Hyderabad held that rule 7 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 is just a procedure and procedural lapse cannot be ground to deny t...
Excise Duty : The government amended the excise notification to revise the duty rate to Rs. 31.5 per litre. The change is effective immediately ...
Excise Duty : Finance Ministry amends Notification 08/2026 to raise SAED on export of ATF to Rs 42 per litre, effective immediately from April 1...
Excise Duty : The government amended an earlier excise notification to revise the applicable rate to ₹24 per litre. The change has been made i...
Excise Duty : Government has increased Road and Infrastructure Cess on high speed diesel to ₹36 per litre through a new notification. The chan...
Excise Duty : Finance Ministry increases Special Additional Excise Duty on high speed diesel to Rs 24 per litre by amending Eighth Schedule, eff...
New rules tax chewing tobacco, gutkha and jarda by packing-machine capacity and RSP, mandating declarations, CCTV and upfront duty payment
Chewing tobacco, jarda and gutkha packed by machines are notified for excise duty under a special valuation mechanism in public interest.
Excise amendment notified effective 1 Feb 2026, enforcing revised duty rates and classifications for tobacco and nicotine products.
Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and smoking mixtures to boost revenue and promote public health.
The 2025 amendment to the Central Excise Act standardizes excise duties on all tobacco products, cigars, and nicotine products, ensuring uniform rates and simplified compliance.
ITIRS 2018 encourages citizens to report substantial tax evasion, guaranteeing confidentiality and structured rewards. False reporting is punishable, and irrecoverable taxes are excluded from reward claims.
Several unmanufactured and stemmed tobacco varieties are assigned a 70% rate under the amended schedule. The updated structure consolidates rates across product types for clarity and consistency.
An order from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) assigns appeals filed on or after July 1, 2017, under Central Excise and Service Tax act.
Summary of notifications and circulars from August 18-24, 2025, covering new income tax rules for employee perquisites, GST updates, and SEBI consultations on block deals.
Stay informed on India’s latest regulatory changes from June 16-22, 2025. This summary covers Income Tax exemptions, GST amendments, Customs duties, SEBI market reforms, and MCA/IBBI updates.
