Income Tax : The Income Tax Act 2025 introduces mandatory reporting of high-value gifted immovable properties exceeding ₹45 lakh. The amendme...
Income Tax : Clause 43 in Tax Audit Form No. 26 requires auditors to verify remittances reported in Part-D of Form 145. Incorrect classificatio...
Income Tax : The new Income Tax Act, 2025 significantly reduces the number of statutory sections and reorganises tax compliance procedures effe...
Income Tax : The new law defines strict conditions for reopening assessments using specified information categories. It ensures transparency an...
Income Tax : The reform consolidates TDS provisions into a structured system and introduces digital compliance mechanisms. It enhances clarity,...
Income Tax : Rules 307–311 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 outline how pension funds must purchase annuities, restrict commutation, preve...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules 2026 prescribe definitions, trust conditions, investment rules, and limits on employer contributions for ap...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules 2026 outline procedures for provident fund recognition, penalties for assigning PF interest, and tax treatm...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules 2026 require provident fund nominations to favour family members and mandate annual account reporting by tr...
Income Tax : Rule 333 mandates electronic tax payments for companies and specified taxpayers, while the draft rules also prescribe detailed dep...
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 : CBDT introduced Income-tax Rules, 2026 to operationalize the Income-tax Act, 2025. The rules standardize procedures on valuation, ...
Rule 21 defines unrealised rent as unpaid and irrecoverable rent subject to eviction, non-occupation, and recovery conditions, strengthening evidentiary standards. Rule 22 standardizes the computation of aggregate average advances for rural branches by mandating month-end aggregation and systematic averaging.
Rules 17 and 18 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 prescribe a ₹4 lakh salary benchmark and lay down detailed hospital and disease conditions for claiming medical perquisite exemptions, ensuring regulated and transparent tax benefits.
Rule 16 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 introduces a structured formula to tax interest and similar income earned on employer contributions exceeding ₹7.5 lakh to specified funds, ensuring clarity and preventing tax-free accumulation.
Rule 15 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 lays down detailed methods for valuing accommodation, cars, loans, ESOPs, and other benefits, ensuring uniform and transparent taxation of employee perquisites.
Rules 13 and 14 prescribe transaction and user thresholds for significant economic presence of non-residents and limit expenditure disallowance related to exempt income to 1% of average investments, capped at total claimed expenditure.
Rule 12 introduces a formula-based method to compute income attributable to Indian assets in indirect offshore share transfers and mandates accountant-certified reporting to ensure accurate tax apportionment.
Rule 11 introduces detailed valuation rules for listed, unlisted, and controlling shareholdings, partnership interests, and foreign company assets to determine fair market value under section 9(2).
Rule 10 sets out detailed definitions of accountant, management control, observable price, book value, and balance sheet standards to ensure clarity and uniform application under Rules 11 and 12 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026.
Rule 9 authorizes the Assessing Officer to reasonably estimate non-resident income from Indian assets, property, or business connections when the precise taxable amount cannot be ascertained.
Rule 8 clarifies that for Indian seafarers on foreign-bound ships, the period between joining and signing off as recorded in the Continuous Discharge Certificate is excluded from stay in India for tax residency purposes.
