New income tax rules from April 1, 2026: From HRA relief to new ITR deadlines, key changes explainedNew income tax rules: Significant income tax changes are coming from April 1, 2026, with the Income Tax Act of 2025 replacing the 1961 act....
01 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Stock market investors, take note of these 6 key changes that come into effect from April 1From April 1, investors face key regulatory and tax changes including higher STT on derivatives, removal of interest deduction on dividend ...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Lok Sabha approves Finance Bill, tax rules easedThe Lok Sabha approved the Finance Bill, introducing enhanced tax authority powers and changes to share buyback taxation, capping the surch...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Stock buyback will be considered as capital gains with effective rates of 22% and 30%, announces FM in Budget 2026Union Budget 2026 proposes to tax buy-back for all types of shareholders as capital gains. However, to disincentivize this use of tax arbit...
03 Feb, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Infosys buyback: What investors must know about hidden cost due to taxationInfosys announced a significant share buyback. Investors considering tendering shares must understand the tax implications. The new rules t...
05 Nov, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Retail investors to be hit harder by new share buy-back rule from Oct 1: Here's the mathsShare buy-back tax rules from October 1, 2024: The new share buy-back tax rules will come into effect from October 1, 2024. Many companies ...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
New share buyback rules from October 1, 2024: A higher tax for many, but these people will gainNew equity buyback rules: Budget 2024 amended the income tax laws on how share buybacks are taxed. The new laws announced in July will be e...
13 Aug, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
- DDT change: Distribution of surplus funds to change, too
Distributing dividends was subject to DDT at an effective tax rate of 20.56 per cent.
12 Mar, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
View: Lowering of corporate-tax rate will widen tax netThe new rate will reduce cost of capital by repositioning India as one of the most competitive economies.
21 Sep, 2019, 10.44 PM IST
TCS, Infy & HCL Tech buck the greatest bull runInvestors shift to domestic-focused firms as exporters to gain less from tax cut
21 Sep, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
IT stocks buck the greatest bull runBenefits of the tax cuts, stretching to 10 percentage points, would be greater for companies that largely generate their revenue at home an...
20 Sep, 2019, 11.54 PM IST
Firms may save $1 billion from buyback tax exemptionMore than 70 companies had announced or completed buybacks totaling $5.2 billion before July 5.
20 Sep, 2019, 09.40 PM IST
7 stocks that have taken an instant hit from buyback taxUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday imposed a tax on buyback of shares.
08 Jul, 2019, 03.01 PM IST
Buybacks hit six-year high in FY17; more companies are lining up offersThis week, TCS announced a buyback of Rs 16,000 crore, which came in amid increasing pressure from investors to look at utilising large cas...
24 Feb, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
Budget 2016: How FM Jaitley's proposals would impact an investorThe Finance Minister has commendably used the Union Budget platform for delivering the BJP Government's high profile growth objectives.
01 Mar, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
- Budget 2013: Buyback of shares by unlisted companies taxed
Chidambaram in his budget 2013 has decided to levy a withholding tax of 20 % on profits distributed by unlisted companies to shareholders t...
28 Feb, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
- IFCI infra bond big hit among small investors
Exemption for investments in infrastructure bonds is in addition to the investments of Rs 1 lakh in tax-saving instruments.
14 Aug, 2010, 06.38 AM IST