Income Tax Notification

Notification no. 2/2025 dated 02.01.2025- Income tax

CBDT issued notification no. 2/2025 dated 02.01.2025 vide which the Central Government notifies that no deduction of income-tax under Chapter XVII of the said Act shall be made on the payments received by a credit guarantee fund established and wholly financed by the Central Government and managed by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited as referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (46B) of section 10 of the said Act.

Income Tax in Media

No Section 87A tax rebate despite ITR filing forms being updated recently

The Income Tax Department updated the income tax return forms for ITR-2 and ITR-3 on January 4, 2025. The ITR forms have been updated to allow the taxpayers to claim Section 87A tax rebate on short-term capital gains on equity, which they were denied during the July ITR filing. However, despite the income tax e-filing accepting the claim, the income tax department is rejecting the Section 87A rebate. This rejection is happening at the time of processing the ITR because the software linked for processing the ITR forms has not been updated. Under section 87A eligible taxpayers can claim up to Rs 25,000 tax rebate under the new tax regime. Under the old tax regime up to Rs 12,500 tax rebate can be claimed by eligible taxpayers under section 87A.

Export Import

DGFT-Public Notice No. 37/2024-25 dated 02.01.2025

DGFT issued Public Notice No. 37/2024-25 dated 02.01.2025 regarding Amendment by incorporation of Para 1.04 (k) in Chapter 1 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 to specify the procedure for furnishing views, suggestions, comments or feedback from relevant stakeholders including importers/exporters/industry experts concerning the formulation, amendment or incorporation of specific provision(s) in the Foreign Trade Policy.