To make tax compliance easier, the government has eliminated Section 80C from the Income Tax Bill 2025 and merged it with Section 123. This blog examines the ramifications of this change, its effect on taxpayers, and how to adapt financial planning strategies in response.

The Union Budget 2025–26 brings key reforms in customs, excise, and service tax to promote domestic manufacturing, streamline tax compliance, and support economic growth. Changes include higher import duties on luxury goods, reduced raw material duties, and dispute resolution for service tax cases. These updates create opportunities for MSMEs, manufacturers, and digital businesses, while import-heavy sectors face challenges. Read on to understand the impact of these tax changes on businesses.

The Indian government has increased the TDS on rent threshold from 2.4 lakh to 6 lakh per annum. This move aims to reduce compliance burdens for tenants, ease cash flow for landlords, and align with rising rental costs. In this blog, we discuss the key changes, benefits, compliance requirements, and the impact on individuals and businesses.

A substantial 70% extra tax on files after the two-year mark is the catch of the planned extension of the revised ITR filing term from two to four years in the Union Budget 2025. The goal of this action is to deter tax evasion and promote prompt compliance. This article examines the ramifications, professional viewpoints, and actions that taxpayers must take to avoid fines.

This blog offers a thorough analysis of the revised Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) rates for the Assessment Year (AY) 2025–2026, emphasizing the main changes and how they affect enterprises, professionals, and salaried persons. Changes in TDS rates for a range of payments, including dividends, interest on stocks, professional fees, and cryptocurrency transactions, are highlighted in the article. It also discusses the implementation of new sections, such as Section 206AB for non-filers of income tax returns (ITR) and Section 194S for cryptocurrency transactions. The blog also covers significant changes, such as lower TDS rates for new businesses and modifications to cash withdrawal limits. The article highlights the significance of compliance and offers advice on how people and companies may guarantee correct TDS deduction in order to avoid fines.

Significant GST reforms were implemented in the Union Budget 2025, with an emphasis on increasing transparency, reducing the tax burden on small enterprises, and boosting compliance. Stricter ITC claim regulations, e-invoicing requirements for companies with ₹5 crore in revenue, updated GST rates, and higher GST registration limits for MSMEs are some of the major changes. Although companies must adjust to more stringent laws, these changes seek to simplify compliance, increase economic growth, and streamline procedures.

The Income Tax Department (ITD) has started sending SMS alerts to taxpayers who have claimed Section 80GGC deductions for donations made to political parties and electoral trusts. The notice applies to Assessment Years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 and urges taxpayers to verify their claims on the Compliance Portal. If the claim is incorrect, taxpayers must file an Updated Return (ITR-U) under Section 139(8A) before 31st March 2025 to avoid penalties under Section 270A (up to 200% fine) and interest under Section 234F (₹5,000 late fee). This blog explains Section 80GGC deductions, compliance requirements, and the steps to correct errors in tax filings.

The Income Tax Department's (ITD) capricious limitations on Section 87A refund applications have been invalidated by the Bombay High Court. The court decided that it was unreasonable for qualified taxpayers to be denied refunds due to technical constraints. Many people who were previously refused tax relief because of technical limitations now benefit from this ruling. To guarantee that rebate claims are handled efficiently, ITD must now modernize its systems. In order to get any refunds to which they are entitled, taxpayers should verify their status.

The CBDT has published Notification No. 9/2025, which prescribes criteria for non-resident cruise ship operators under the presumptive taxation scheme established by the Finance (No. 2) Act of 2024. This announcement details the qualifying criteria, journey conditions, and vessel characteristics for taking advantage of the regime. Its goal is to streamline compliance, improve India's cruise tourist industry, and harmonize tax rules with international norms.

Both citizens and non-resident individuals will be impacted by the substantial changes to the capital gains tax structure brought about by the Indian Union Budget 2024. The changes, including uniform tax rates, TDS adjustments, and investment ramifications, are covered in detail in this blog. Learn how to modify tactics to conform to the most recent rules.

Selling assets such as stocks, mutual funds, or real estate during a brief holding period results in short-term capital gains, or STCG. The STCG taxation regulations, their effects, and the most recent revisions for 2024 are examined in this blog. Stricter crypto transaction monitoring, simplified ITR forms, updated STT rates, and improved reporting for high-value transactions are among of the major changes. Discover how to compute STCG, comprehend tax ramifications, and investigate methods for efficiently reducing tax obligations.

In order to lessen the tax burden on different types of payments, the TDS rates under Sections 194-IB, 194-DA, 194-G, 194-H, 194-M, and 194-O have recently changed. The TDS rate for insurance commissions, life insurance payouts, lottery commissions, brokerage fees, and rent payments will be lowered from 5% to 2% as of October 1, 2024, and April 1, 2025. A 2% tax under Section 194M will also be applied to payments made by non-auditable businesses to contractors and professionals. In addition, Section 194-O will apply a reduced TDS rate of 0.75% to e-commerce transactions. These adjustments aim to increase tax compliance across a range of industries and enhance liquidity for professionals, small enterprises, and individuals.