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
Tax Budget 2025: The introduction of Budget 2025 has resulted in significant changes that align with the expectations of the middle class. Notably, the Finance Minister has raised the tax-free income threshold to Rs 12 lakh, translating to Rs 12.75 lakh for salaried individuals after considering the standard deduction. A key highlight this Budget for middle-class … Read more
Tax and Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made significant announcements that have delighted middle-class taxpayers. The changes include raising the rebate limit from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh under the New Tax Regime (NTR). Additionally, Sitharaman made adjustments to the tax slabs, benefiting taxpayers in higher income brackets and giving them more … Read more
Income tax calculations: The Union Budget 2025 raised the income tax exemption threshold to Rs 12 lakh, effectively making incomes up to this amount tax-free. For salaried individuals, this limit increases to Rs 12.75 lakh after factoring in the standard deduction of Rs 75,000 under the new tax regime for FY 2025-26. This has become possible … Read more
The finance ministry could take forward further simplification and rationalisation of the tax deducted at source regime in the Union Budget 2025-26 while a more comprehensive revamp of the Income Tax Act, 1961, could take longer. According to sources, the Budget is likely to announce further streamlining of TDS rates with a more simplified slab … Read more
The Union Budget for 2024-25 increased the short-term capital gains (STCG) tax rate from 15% to 20% and the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax rate from 10% to 12.5%. This widening of the tax gap from 5% to 7.5% has sparked considerable discussion about the challenges it poses for PMS strategies, especially those with high … Read more
The Income Tax department periodically updates tax return forms to gather additional information from taxpayers. In December 2023, ITR forms 1 and 4 were revised for Assessment Year 2024-25 to align with changes introduced by the Finance Act 2023 amendments. These modifications and reporting requirements were implemented by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). … Read more
ITR for senior citizens: The time to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) started for many in April 2024 who do not depend on their employers for their Form 16. Filing income tax returns is quite challenging for many, particularly senior citizens, who may encounter difficulties due to prevalent misconceptions. One prevalent misunderstanding is the belief … Read more
ITR filing for FY2024: The Income Tax Return filing time has kickstarted for AY 2024-25 and FY2024 and will end on July 31, 2024. The deadline is for taxpayers, including individuals, bodies of individuals, or associations of persons. There are different ITR forms meant for different sections of taxpayers. This is largely based on the … Read more
Income Tax filing 2024: The Income Tax Department has released offline, online, and Excel utilities for ITR-3 for taxpayers for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25). To file the returns this year, individuals who need to file ITR-3 can now use one of utilities — offline (Java), online or Excel-based. The three utilities are now available for … Read more