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Source: Live Mint Every year, India’s salaried class eagerly awaits relief in income tax. This year, the middle class is also penning all their hopes for FM Nirmala Sitharaman, when she presents Budget 2025 on February 1. According to a Reuters report, the government is actively considering tax relief for the middle class, particularly earning…
Source: Live Mint With the new tax regime (NTR) becoming the default regime lately, several taxpayers are anxious about having lost the eligibility to claim deduction. What, however, is not known to many people is that some deductions and exemptions are still allowed in the new tax regime. Although the typical deductions for investment in…
Source: Live Mint Taxpayers are required to pay their income tax as per the New Tax Regime (NTR) from FY 2023-24 onwards after it became the default regime. This means that if you don’t opt for a specific tax regime, your income tax will be computed on the new tax regime. Notably, the new tax…
Source: Live Mint This is the time of the year when employees are busy submitting investment proofs to their employers. Essentially, investments are meant to be declared to the respective employers during the year and one must submit the proof of investment in order for the employer to deduct TDS (tax deducted at source) accordingly. Meanwhile,…
Source: Live Mint This is the time of the year to submit proof of investment with your employer in order to claim tax exemption. If you fail to do so, you may miss out on your tax saving. Although you have perhaps already intimated your company’s HR about the amount of investments that you made…
Source: Live Mint The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a new circular regarding the condonation of delays in filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs), superseding all previous instructions, circulars, and guidelines on this matter. Under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the circular offers comprehensive instructions for managing applications about late filing…
Source: Live Mint I’m working with the Indian Army. Until last year, we received Form 16 under the old tax regime, which included all allowances such as house rent allowance, travel, uniform, etc. However, from AY 2024-25, we are receiving Form 16 under the default new tax regime, which does not mention non-taxable allowances. My…
Source: Live Mint I have lived in the UK for the past 15 years. I came back to India on 15 October 2024 to take up employment. Do I have to file my Income Tax Return (ITR) in India next year? For a person who is a resident of India under the tax laws, his…
Source: Live Mint NEW DELHI : One of the big stories of the Indian economy has been the sharp increase in personal income tax collections. The personal income tax collection (excluding securities transaction tax) stood at ₹4,52,286 crore in April-August 2024-25, up 25.5% from ₹3,60,381 crore in the year-ago period. Hopefully, it should lead to…
Source: Live Mint I plan to opt for the new tax regime when filing my ITR for AY 2025-26. Currently, I am on the old tax regime, so the 12% of my salary to the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) will continue through the rest of the financial year. Is it correct that I cannot claim…
