Late Tax Audit Report Penalty for FY 2025-26: Section 271B, the Section 273B Reasonable-Cause Defence and the New Section 428 Fee Under the Income-tax Act 2025

Missed the 30 September 2026 tax audit deadline? Section 271B penalty (0.5%, max Rs 1.5 lakh), the Section 273B defence, and the new Section 428 flat fee from 2026-27.

TDS on Property Purchase From NRI Without TAN From October 1, 2026: Form 141 Schedule E Under CBDT Notification 121/2026

From 1 October 2026, resident individual and HUF buyers deduct TDS on property bought from an NRI through Form 141 Schedule E, with no TAN (CBDT Notification 121/2026).

TCS on Foreign Remittances Slashed to 2% from April 1, 2026: What the New LRS Rates Mean for You

What Changed: TCS on Foreign Remittances Rationalized The Finance Bill 2026, effective April 1, 2026, has rationalized Tax Collected at Source (TCS) rates on foreign remittances under the Liberalised Remittance … Read More

CBDT Shields Pre-2017 Investments from GAAR: What Notifications 54 and 55 of 2026 Mean for Foreign Investors

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued two landmark notifications on March 31, 2026, that directly address the anxiety caused by the Supreme Court’s Tiger Global judgment in … Read More

New Income Tax Act 2025 Takes Effect April 1, 2026: What Every Taxpayer, CA, and Startup Founder Must Know

The Income-tax Act, 2025 will replace the six-decade-old Income-tax Act, 1961 with effect from April 1, 2026. This is the most significant overhaul of India’s direct tax framework in over … Read More