The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced significant amendments to tax rules applicable to individuals for the FY 2023-24. The ten major changes are hereunder. This time the Government offers certain concessions to those individuals who opt for the new tax regime. A tax rebate of up to ₹ 25,000…
The AIS app is a free mobile application, launched by the income tax department and is meant to provide a comprehensive view of the Annual Information Statement (AIS). It offers a collection of information pertaining to a taxpayer. The information provided by ASI includes interest, dividend, mutual fund transactions, securities transactions, foreign remittance information, and…
The Union Budget 2023 has left individuals confused with the choice of the tax regime. Both old and new tax regimes require a proper assessment before choosing one. The calculation of tax payable by various income groups under the new tax regime and old tax regime is shown at the bottom of this post so…
Updated: 01.02.2023 Tax deductions and tax exemptions are distinct from each other. The tax deductions are typically a portion of income excluded from total taxable income. The salaried person who opts for a new regime under section 115BAC is not eligible to claim deductions for exemptions of professional tax, and entertainment allowance on salaries. An…
Latest update: 01.02.2023 In the Union Budget 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the rebate under Section 87A will be hiked from Rs5 Lakh to Rs7 Lakh for taxpayers under the new tax regime. It means a tax rebate of Rs 25,000 under section 87A is available under the new tax regime (applicable for…
Updated on 02.02.2023 For the financial year 2023-24, salaried individuals, who have no business income, have the option to choose between the existing and new tax regimes. The new income tax slab rates are lower compared to the old tax rate. However, anyone opting for the new tax regime will have to forego most of…
Updated on January 1, 2023 Taxpayers generally receive I-T notices under Section 139(9), 143(1), 143(2), 143(3), 245, 144, 147, 148, 156 (notice of demand) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due to non-filing of ITR, claiming of inauthentic tax refund, hiding of taxable income, computing excessive tax losses, long term capital gains (LTCG), scrutiny, among…
The deadline for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) for the FY 2021-22 will lapse on July 31. This deadline is applicable for individuals whose accounts are not required to be audited. The Government has clarified that no further extension is given to individuals for FY 2021-22 (AY 2022-23). Following consequences and inconveniences are attached if…
Paying taxes under a direct tax system or indirect tax system like GST is inevitable. In India, eighty percent of total revenue is earned by the Government through taxes, and the remaining twenty percent is from non-tax revenue like dividends earned from profits of public sector enterprises, interest, fines, regulatory charges, etc. The impact of…
Updated on July 18, 2022 The tax slabs and tax rates for the financial year 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-2023 remain the same. The rules for the old tax regime and the new tax regime are also the same as in previous years. The amount of rebate u/s 87A has been kept unchanged under both the…