Income Tax in Media

Budget 2025 income tax new versus old regime: Top 7 expectations of taxpayers from FN Sitharaman

The announcement of new income tax regime in India’s Union Budget 2020 was a progressive step by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Sitharaman towards simplification and moving away from administratively heavy tax exemption regime. This paved the way for taxpayers to pay income tax at a reduced slab rate in exchange for most of the exemptions and deductions otherwise available under the old income tax regime.

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High Court remands back matter relating to levy of GST on transfer/assignment of Leasehold rights directing Department to consider Gujarat HC Judgment

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Panacea Biotec Limited Vs Union of India & Ors set aside the SCN issued and order passed relating to levy of GST on the transaction relating to assignment of leasehold rights by a lessee to third party for on account of non-consideration of reply at the time of passing of order.

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Notification no. 11/2025 dated 27.01.2025- Income tax

CBDT issued notification no. 11/2025 dated 27.01.2025 whereby the Central Government approves ‘Shri Chaitanya Health and Care Trust’ for its unit ‘Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute’, Thane, Maharashtra, for ‘Scientific Research’ under the category of ‘University, college or other institution’ for the purposes of section 35(1)(ii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962.