Capital gains from sale of mutual funds (MFs) are taxable In India, under both the old and new income tax regimes. (AI image) Income Tax Return Filing AY 2025-26: One important aspect of income tax return filing, apart from reporting income from salary, is also filling in details of any capital gains – short-term or…
The new income tax regime offers lower tax rates and higher standard deduction compared to the old tax regime. (AI image) ITR filing FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26): When filing your income tax return every year, the choice between the old and the new income tax regime is an important one. The new income tax regime…
NEW DELHI: With the Income Tax Return (ITR) filing deadline for Assessment Year 2025–26 extended from July 31 to September 15, 2025, a key question has surfaced: will this extension increase the government’s interest liability on tax refunds?TOI reached out to multiple tax experts to understand the implications of this move on both taxpayers and…
New ITR-2 form notified: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the ITR-2 Form for AY 2025-26, which includes key changes such as separate reporting of capital gains, allowance of capital loss on share buybacks from October 1, 2024, and a raised threshold for reporting assets and liabilities to Rs 1 crore. The…
ITR filing: For individuals and those not requiring account audits, the submission deadline remains July 31. New ITR forms for FY 2024-25: The Income Tax Department has issued a new ITR-1 and ITR-4 for tax filing purposes for the assessment year 2025-26, simplifying the process for individuals with long term capital gains up to Rs…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has officially notified the income tax return (ITR) forms 1 and 4 for the financial year 2024–25. These forms shall be used for reporting incomes earned between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, that is for the assessment year 2025–26.The government is expected to release the other…
AI generated representative image NEW DELHI: In a landmark move poised to transform India’s indirect tax dispute resolution system, the Central government has notified the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2025, paving the way for the long-awaited operationalization of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). Notified under Section 111 of the Central Goods…
NEW DELHI: Over 30,000 taxpayers have declared foreign assets of more than Rs 29,000 crore after Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) launched a campaign nudging taxpayers to come clean. Besides, 6,734 taxpayers have revised their status from residents to non-residents.While the additional foreign income disclosed was Rs 1,090 crore, each taxpayer declared an average…
Officials will target recurring defaulters, examine instances showing significant variations between tax deduction and advance tax payment. (AI image) Taxpayers take note! The Income Tax Department plans to initiate a countrywide action against defaulters who have not deposited their TDS/TCS, according to officials. Based on tax deductions in FY22-23 and FY23-24, nearly 40,000 taxpayers are…
ITR filing: The zero-tax income threshold has been increased from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. Income Tax Slabs FY 2025-26 after Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s big announcement that taxpayers will no longer have to pay tax for income up to Rs 12 lakh from FY 2025-26 onwards has been met with…