How tax officials pulled off the “mammoth” task of pruning & simplifying the Income Tax Act in 6 months

How tax officials pulled off the “mammoth” task of pruning & simplifying the Income Tax Act in 6 months

How did the Income Tax Department complete the “mammoth” task of rationalising and simplifying the huge Income Tax Act 1961 in just about six months, and then implementing the Select Committee’s voluminous suggestions in just one month? By cramming in 75,000 man-hours of work in that time and even putting probationers on the job, that’s […]

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Simplifying the mammoth Income Tax Act in six months

Simplifying the mammoth Income Tax Act in six months

How did the Income Tax Department complete the “mammoth” task of rationalising and simplifying the huge Income Tax Act 1961 in just about six months, and then implementing the Select Committee’s voluminous suggestions in just one month? By cramming in 75,000 man-hours of work in that time and even putting probationers on the job, that’s […]

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Income Tax Act gets President Droupadi Murmu’s assent

Income Tax Act gets President Droupadi Murmu’s assent

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Income-tax Act, 2025, which will replace the archaic Income Tax Act, 1961. The Income Tax Act, 2025, will come into effect from the next financial year, beginning April 1, 2026. The new Act will make tax laws simple and reduce wordage in the legislation, making it […]

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