Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the dividend-based taxation of buy-backs with capital gains taxation for ordinary shareholders, ...
Income Tax : This guide explains when NRIs should use Form 128 and when payers should use Form 129 to reduce or eliminate excess TDS. It also c...
Income Tax : Sections 356-374 restructure appellate provisions with clearer drafting while retaining the existing appeal hierarchy and taxpayer...
Income Tax : Section 270 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 consolidates return processing and scrutiny assessment into one framework while introducin...
Income Tax : The law permits reassessment only where the Assessing Officer has information indicating escaped income and follows the prescribed...
Finance : The Government has exempted interest and capital gains earned by FPIs on Government securities from income tax with effect from 1 ...
Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...
Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...
Income Tax : The updated TDS challan system reportedly displays incorrect interest-related options under the Company Deductee category. Taxpaye...
Income Tax : The issue was complexity in the existing tax law. It was clarified that the new Act simplifies structure by reducing sections and ...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court set aside the NCLAT order for relying on a non-existent quasi-judicial income tax order. The key takeaway is tha...
Income Tax : Rule 81 prescribes dataset construction, weighted averages, and a 35th–65th percentile arm’s length range when multiple compar...
Income Tax : The latest amendment excludes income arising from transfer of pre-2017 investments from GAAR scrutiny. It reinforces the protectio...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Income Tax : The circular introduces mandatory Form I and Form II for SWFs to claim tax exemptions. The ruling ensures structured application a...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : CBDT introduced Income-tax Rules, 2026 to operationalize the Income-tax Act, 2025. The rules standardize procedures on valuation, ...
Rule 5 mandates that stock exchanges must apply to the CBDT with SEBI approval and proof of compliance with Rule 4 conditions, and recognition is granted or rejected within six months.
Rule 4 mandates SEBI approval, strict client data maintenance, non-erasure of transactions, and seven-year audit trail reporting for derivative trading recognition under section 2(92).
Draft Rule 3 mandates that companies maintain share registers in India, hold AGMs in India, and pay dividends only within India.
The new Income-tax Act enhances exemption limits for HRA, education, and defence allowances while deleting certain area-based exemptions.
The 2025 Act restructures and renumbers sections across all five heads of income. Understanding the old-to-new section comparison is essential for accurate interpretation from FY 2026–27.
The proposed Form 26 and Draft Rule 46(8) require financial data servers to be physically located in India and updated daily, tightening compliance obligations.
The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrutiny of family-based HRA arrangements.
The new law consolidates all TDS provisions into a single structured section with three tables for residents, non-residents, and specified payments. Compliance shifts from section-based to table-code reporting.
The new law outlines detailed rules for computing regular, residual, and specified income of registered NPOs. It also prescribes disallowances and a 30% tax on specified income.
Budget 2026 introduces the new Income Tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026. The existing law will continue for FY 2025-26, with major structural and compliance reforms ahead.
