Income Tax Bill 2025 drops inter-corporate dividends; what does this mean for companies

Income Tax Bill 2025 drops inter-corporate dividends; what does this mean for companies

The deduction for inter-corporate dividends for companies choosing the 22% tax rate, as authorized by the Income Tax Act of 1961, has been removed in the Income Tax Bill 2025.  Under Section 80M of the present income tax law, Indian companies are allowed to deduct dividends received from domestic or foreign companies, as well as … Read more

Capital gains tax: AMFI urges to restore indexation benefits for debt mutual funds after real estate breather

Capital gains tax: AMFI urges to restore indexation benefits for debt mutual funds after real estate breather

Capital Gains Tax: After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made an announcement in the Union Budget regarding the reduction of tax on long-term capital gains from 20% with indexation benefits to 12.5% without indexation benefits, an amendment was introduced to The Finance Bill, 2024. This amendment allows taxpayers to select the tax rate that is more advantageous … Read more

Budget 2024: Without indexation, LTCG tax may surge by 290% for post-2010 housing assets, says BankBazaar report

Budget 2024: Without indexation, LTCG tax may surge by 290% for post-2010 housing assets, says BankBazaar report

Budget impact: In the Union Budget 2024, the Centre has made noteworthy adjustment regarding the treatment of long-term capital gains (LTCG) in property transactions. Specifically, the indexation benefit has been eliminated, resulting in substantial modifications to the LTCG calculation.  Despite this change, it has been affirmed by the government that properties purchased or inherited prior to … Read more

Union Budget 2024: Major changes in Capital Gains Tax Regime. Holding period, tax rates explained  

Union Budget 2024: Major changes in Capital Gains Tax Regime. Holding period, tax rates explained  

BUDGET 2024: In a shock to stock market investors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced an increase in both long-term and short-term capital gains tax. FM Sitharaman said that going forward, short-term capital gains on specific financial assets will be subject to a tax rate of 20%, a 5% increase from the previous rate of … Read more

Budget will revolve around growth, employment generation & boosting consumption: Keki Mistry

Budget will revolve around growth, employment generation & boosting consumption: Keki Mistry

Keki Mistry, Former VC & CEO, HDFC, says his experience over the years not only in India but in many other countries globally, is that when the tax rate is reduced, compliance is improved significantly and there is a greater urge to work and earn more income. So, a reduction in tax rates, whether it … Read more

Centre hikes windfall tax on locally produced crude

Centre hikes windfall tax on locally produced crude

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday increased the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to ₹2,100 per tonne from the existing ₹1,700.The revised tax rate is effective from January 3. The windfall tax on aviation turbine fuel has been hiked to ₹4.5 per litre from the existing ₹1.5 per litre, as per a notification … Read more