Budget expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to unveil the Union Budget on February 1, 2025, a highly anticipated event for taxpayers nationwide. The segment on income tax is of particular interest, as individuals eagerly await any potential changes that could offer relief. Speculation for this year’s budget centers around possible modifications to tax … Read more
Revenue from goods and services tax (GST) levied on healthcare and life insurance services fetched over Rs 16,000 crore last fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. In all, Rs 16,398 crore was collected as GST from healthcare and life insurance services in FY24, including Rs 8,135 crore … Read more
Ahead of the tax return filing deadline later this month, the Income Tax Department has recently issued a strong advisory to taxpayers, warning against the submission of income tax returns (ITRs) with inaccurate claims for exemptions and deductions. CAclubindia reported that authorities highlighted the severe consequences associated with such actions, including hefty fines and potential … Read more
As tax costs are eating into the earnings of every household, there is always a search to reduce the tax incidence within the four corners of the law. The Income-tax Act (‘the Act’) provides certain deductions from taxable income, the policies for which are based upon larger socio-economic parameters. With the new tax regime seeking … Read more
The common perception is that individuals earning up to Rs 15 lakh annually cannot completely save on taxes. However, if planned wisely, one can pay zero tax even with a yearly income of Rs 15 lakh. In this article, we look at how to achieve that. Firstly, by utilising the basic exemption limit offered by … Read more
The new financial year will start tomorrow and the investors will get another chance to review their investments and opt a suitable tax regime. There are various investment tools that are accepted under both tax regimes. Under the Old Tax Regime, numerous tax deductions and exemptions are offered under different sections of the Income Tax … Read more
Income Tax 2024-25: During the Union Budget proceedings for fiscal year 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared that the new tax structure will be established as the default regime. This updated approach to taxation was initially implemented in 2020. The present rules stipulate that should taxpayers neglect to declare their preference with their employer, deductions … Read more
National Pension System 2024: The Centre may extend the benefits of the National Pension System (NPS) to the new tax regime, a report said on Wednesday. It is to be noted that the New Tax Regime doesn’t have most tax exemptions valid under the Old Tax Regime. CNBC Awaaz reported that the government may make … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on February 1, 2024, instead of the full Budget like other years. Last Budget, the Centre brought in multiple new regulations for Income Tax. One notable announcement about personal taxation was the establishment of the New Income Tax Regime as the default tax … Read more
India’s insurance regulator has allowed insurance companies to classify debt securities of HDFC Ltd under the ‘housing and infrastructure’ category, it said in a notification on Friday. HDFC Ltd was merged with HDFC Bank on July 1, following which debt securities of the housing financier had been transferred to the bank. Insurance companies feared they … Read more