Income Tax Slabs for Non-Individual Entities in India (AY 2025–26)
Introduction The Indian income tax system follows a progressive slab-based structure, applicable to both individuals and non-individual entities. Under this framework, taxpayers are categorized into income brackets or “slabs,” with each slab attracting a specified tax rate. Higher income levels are taxed at proportionately higher rates to ensure equity in the tax burden. This article…
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What is Depository service?
Updated 15.06.2025 A Depository refers to a place or entity that holds financial securities in a dematerialized form. In the Indian capital market, this term has a lot of relevance where they hold securities in dematerialized (Demat*) form. In demat form, all physical share certificates were converted into electronic form and the same was deposited…
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A COMPREHENSIVE OVER VIEW OF PPF SCHEME
Originally posted on December 21, 2019, updated on 15.06.2025 The government issued a notification on November 9, 2023, making several important changes in the popular Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme (SCSS), Public Provident Fund (PPF), and 5-year post office time deposit. New rules for premature closure of Account: The earlier rule says; “Provided further that on…
Read article Comparative Analysis of the Old and New Tax Regimes under Section 115BAC
Introduction The Finance Act, 2023 introduced pivotal amendments to Section 115BAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, effective from Assessment Year (AY) 2024–25. As a result of these changes, the new tax regime has been made the default taxation system for certain categories of taxpayers, including Individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), Associations of Persons (AOPs)…
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What is a Trust and how it is formed?
Section 3 of Indian Trust Act 1882 provides that “A Trust is an obligation annexed to the ownership of the property, and arising out of a confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner, or declared and accepted by him, for the benefit of another, or of another and the owner”. A trust can be…
A comprehensive over view of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Account
The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a government-backed savings scheme for girl children in India, designed to promote their welfare and education. It allows parents or legal guardians to open a savings account for a girl child until she reaches the age of 10, with deposits made for 15 years and the account maturing after…
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