The new Income Tax bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday, provides flexibility for allowing refund claims in cases where the return is not filed in due time and reduces the time period for filing TDS correction statements to two years from six years as provided in the Income Tax A
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced a new Income Tax Bill in Lok Sabha to consolidate and amend the law relating to income tax, three days after the previous Bill was withdrawn.
"A new version of the Income Tax Bill, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Select Committee chaired by Shri Baijayant Panda, will be introduced on Monday, August 11," people in the know said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman honored several Income Tax officers for their exceptional contributions to the department during the celebration of the 166th Income Tax Day, recognising decades of service in modernising India's tax administration.
"I congratulate the Finance Minister for introducing the New Income Tax Bill, and I say new because the existing Bill dates back to 1961. This bill has seen several amendments. The government's objective, which is the right idea, is that this bill which is over 60 years old and has so man
Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP in Lok Sabha and member of the Select Committee on the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, Arun Bharti, welcomed the Bill and said 47 chapters have been brought down to 23, while 819 provisions have been reduced to 536.
Lok Sabha MP Arun Bharti lauded the Income Tax Bill, 2025, presented in Parliament, calling it a landmark step toward simplifying India's tax system. He said the bill reduces legal ambiguity, supports startups and MSMEs, and lessens compliance burdens through structural reforms and clear lan
"The impact of simplifying the Income Tax Act will be on youth who want to start new businesses, small businesses, MSMEs, or states where inequalities have arisen due to some reason, so that there can be equality in that. There are multiple things, some small changes to revolutionary chan
BJP Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Finance Select Committee, Baijayant Jay Panda on Tuesday reflected upon the ongoing simplification of India's tax laws, stated that the newly proposed Income Tax Bill aims to make compliance easier for taxpayers without altering tax policies or ra