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withholding tax provisions in line with the country's overall thrust to simplify the tax structure to make it easier for businesses and reduce disputes. There are several tax deducted at source (TDS) provisions with different thresholds and multiple rates. This has created a TDS maze that leads to frequent disputes as well as the blocking of working capital at businesses. «There is a need to simplify the regime in view of the complexities that have crept in over time,» said a government official, explaining the need for the review. The cleanup of the withholding tax regime could take place in the February 1 interim budget if the review is completed in time. There are about 33 sections in the Income Tax Act dealing with TDS rates that range from 0.1% to 30%. For example, before 2020, fees for technical services (FTS) and fees for professional services (FPS) were subject to 10% TDS.

₹2 crore to a level more in sync with today’s realities, Sudhir Kapadia, Tax Partner at EY said. A higher and realistic turnover threshold incentivises voluntary compliance.

Modi 3.0 would be a reality. “In the full budget in July, our government will present a detailed roadmap for our pursuit of Viksit Bharat,” she said, her emphasis falling precisely on two words — “our government”. This is possibly the first time a finance minister has exuded such confidence in presenting a vote-on-account, saying on record that the same regime would present the full budget after the elections. ALSO READ: Agenda of Modi 3.0: It will be driven by aspirations like $7 trillion GDP by 2027 The question is, if the Narendra Modi government indeed gets installed for the third time in May, and with a resounding mandate, will it embark on bold and pathbreaking economic reforms? Will the new regime be able to navigate the complexities of pending reforms requiring widespread consensus? Will it unveil radical and unexpected economic overhauls in food, fertiliser and petroleum subsidies? Will it, perhaps, discard all income-tax exemptions?

₹5 crore and more have reported double digit annual profit growth. The higher the income range of the company, the more the pace of profit growth. CBDT data showed that not only has the number of companies in the ₹50 crore- ₹100 crore gross income range gone up from 1,395 in FY20 to 1,715 in FY21, the sum of gross income in this class of companies surged 21% annually in FY21 to ₹1.19 trillion.

The total number of income tax returns(ITRs) filed by personal income tax filers (PIT), – individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) – rose 94% between FY15 and FY23, the first nine years of the Narendra Modi government, according to time series data released by the Income-tax department recently.

Around 60-70% of the individual taxpayers have likely shifted to the exemption-less personal income tax (PIT) regime, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Nitin Gupta said on Tuesday, indicating that the steps announced in the Budget FY24 including making it the “default regime” has worked.

Mumbai: Tax on cryptocurrencies or virtual digital assets announced on Tuesday is set to create more problems for investors and their tax experts on how to compute gains and taxation. Many tax experts seem to have raised questions about what would happen to the gains made by investors in the past year. That is, whether the announcement on tax will be retrospective. «The concerned amendments are prospective from April 1, 2022. This means that for such transactions till March 31, 2022, taxation should be applicable at normal income tax slab rates or capital gains tax rates (as the case may be) and not the flat 30% rate,» said Sudhir Kapadia, national leader-tax at EY India.