Income Tax Bill 2025: Here’s how taxation of agricultural income, farmland has been tweaked

Income Tax Bill 2025: Here’s how taxation of agricultural income, farmland has been tweaked

Income Tax Bill 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the much-awaited Income Tax Bill 2025, which would replace the 1961’s Income Tax Act.  The bill restructures provisions by increasing the number of sections while reducing overall length, enhancing clarity and ease of interpretation.  Experts noted that there has been a notable attempt to … Read more

‘Can we start 5% tax on Rs 50 lakh income…’: Netizens request FM for tax simplification

‘Can we start 5% tax on Rs 50 lakh income…’: Netizens request FM for tax simplification

The Economic Survey for 2024-25 revealed that the annual growth rate of agricultural income has been 5.23% over the past ten years. Agriculture and its associated activities have always been a crucial pillar of India’s economy, playing a substantial role in both national income and employment generation. However, ahead of the Budget for 2025, there … Read more

Income tax return: How tax exemptions are different from tax deductions. Explained

Income tax return: How tax exemptions are different from tax deductions. Explained

ITR: Filing tax returns is an annual affair. One should know every detail about the components in Form 16 and how one can get the maximum deductions and exemptions before filing the returns. Tax deductions refer to expenses that you can subtract from your total income, thus lowering the amount of income that is subject … Read more

Dabur India, PI Industries could rally 19-26% return on above normal monsoon: Siddhartha Khemka

Dabur India, PI Industries could rally 19-26% return on above normal monsoon: Siddhartha Khemka

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced its stage-2 long-range forecast for southwest monsoon 2024. It has retained its outlook of an above-normal monsoon this year. It expects rainfall in the upcoming monsoon to be at an eight-year high of 106% (with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long-period average of 870mm for the four-month … Read more