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Source: Live Mint In the past several years, a number of big and small changes have been made in the Income Tax Act, 1961. Its fallout is that an array of complexities, albeit unwittingly, have crept into it. The new income tax law, conversely, is likely to have them removed simply because it is a fresh…
Source: Live Mint Income Tax Bill News LIVE: The Union Cabinet has approved the new Income Tax Bill on Friday, February 7, potentially leading to its introduction in the Lok Sabha early next week. This bill is part of a larger effort to reform the tax system and aims to overhaul the existing tax structure…
Source: Live Mint After Cabinet cleared it, the new income tax bill is set to be tabled in Parliament next week. The new bill is expected to reduce the number of sections by 25-30 percent to make the law simpler and more concise, Business Standard reported quoting an official without naming him/her. Even the provisos…
Source: Live Mint In Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revised the income slabs under the new tax regime, thus offering relief to the middle-class taxpayers. Now, there is no income tax payable for those earning up to ₹12 lakh. However, if you have seen the tax slabs, you must have noticed that there is…
Source: Live Mint In 2020, the Government of India introduced a new tax regime that offered concessional tax rates while scrapping most of the deductions and exemptions offered under the old tax regime. Most small taxpayers were – until then – accustomed to claiming exemptions and deductions against the investments they made during the financial…
Source: Live Mint While the new tax regime trims down the deductions and exemptions available to taxpayers, it still offers several strategic benefits that can lighten the load for individual taxpayers. Here’s a breakdown of what you can still claim under the revamped system. Deductions For salaried individuals who opt for the new tax regime,…
Source: Live Mint Alternative investment funds (AIFs) have evolved from niche offerings to become a cornerstone of India’s financial ecosystem. With a remarkable compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31% over the past five years and commitments reaching ₹12.4 trillion as of September 2024, AIFs are poised to play an increasingly critical role in reshaping…
Source: Live Mint So, what exactly makes land ‘rural’ in the eyes of the taxman? The answer lies in a set of specific conditions that could mean the difference between zero tax and a hefty capital gains bill. What is rural agricultural land? To be considered rural agricultural land, the property must not be located…
Source: Live Mint Income Tax Bill News LIVE: The Union Cabinet is expected to approve the new Income Tax Bill, potentially leading to its introduction in the Lok Sabha early the following week6. This bill is part of a larger effort to reform the tax system, and aims to overhaul the existing tax structure to…
Source: Live Mint For decades, India’s salaried class viewed themselves as a minority—sandwiched between the elite and what they believe is the world’s largest population of the “politically pampered”. And in most Budgets, they found the discourse to be dominated by farmers, the poor, women and other groups. Which is why the record ₹1 trillion…
