The development comes as SFIO prepares to file its chargesheet against Vivo in a suspected diversion of more than Rs 2,000 crore
Anyone who received their PAN and Aadhaar before October 1, 2025, must link the two by December 31, 2025.
CBDT announced commencement of second phase of Nudge initiative targeting taxpayers who have undisclosed foreign assets.
CBDT will be sending SMSs and emails to taxpayers who’ve been identified as not disclosing foreign income and assets in the ITR filed for AY 2025-26.
SMS and email advisories to be sent from November 28 as CBDT strengthens voluntary compliance with foreign asset disclosure rules
Agrawal said a "negative growth" was being seen in refunds, maybe because refund claims have also gone down, even as TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) rates were rationalised.
The new law removes redundant provisions and archaic language and reduces the number of sections from 819 in the Income Tax Act of 1961 to 536 and the number of chapters from 47 to 23.
'Tax policy must clearly define who qualifies for an exemption. We cannot have a situation where any company with a few servers claims to be a data centre. The definition has to be precise and backed by clear conditions'
Administrative groundwork for the new tax system accelerates as Budget preparations near; government aims to finalise around 400 rules and 180 forms for a leaner framework
The Rajasthan High Court's Jodhpur Bench has issued an interim order in response to a writ petition filed by the Tax Bar Association Jodhpur. Similar petitions have been filed across the country.
CBDT rolls out a standard operating procedure for tighter monitoring of real estate transactions. CBDT has directed all its investigation directorates to adopt the model and submit compliance reports by October 31
The new income tax Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026
The Act paves way for a simplified and modernised tax regime from April 2026.
Of the 5.77 lakh pending appeals, over 2.25 lakh cases are targeted for disposal in FY 2025–26, potentially resolving more than Rs 10 lakh crore of disputed tax demand.
AI is also assisting in validating deduction and exemption claims by cross-referencing them with Form 16, Form 26AS, and the AIS
To encourage voluntary compliance, the department has been proactively sharing financial transaction data with taxpayers.
The government has pegged mid-year mop-up at Rs 11.34 lakh crore, driven by inflows from the second advance tax instalment which is due September 15
Ravi Agrawal's appointment will be on a contract basis, continuing until June 30, 2026, or until further notice, the official notification said.
While the non-corporate tax witnessed 2.68 percent negative growth in advance tax, corporate tax grew by 5.86 percent till June 19.
Timely refund processing, cargo dwell time, and litigation backlog to dominate Finance Minister’s interactions with tax field formations
This extension will provide more time due to significant revisions in ITR forms, system development needs, and TDS credit reflections, says CBDT
Companies contend that the existing tax rules fail to account for stock price fluctuations between deal signing and execution
The declarations came as part of the Central Board of Direct Taxes’ (CBDT) Compliance-Cum-Awareness Campaign, aimed at encouraging voluntary disclosures of offshore wealth and income.
The CBDT has begun the work of redoing all forms, the rule book will be simplified, redundancies done away with.
India has made certain treaty-specific bilateral commitments in the form of grandfathering provisions in the DTAAs signed with Singapore, Mauritius and Cyprus.