The Securities and Exchange Board of India has simplified rules for foreign investors. This eases the process of obtaining PAN cards for ov...

Sebi and CBDT relaxed PAN compliance requirements for foreign portfolio investors after concerns over complex onboarding rules. The clarifi...

Taxpayers can anticipate significant improvements in the TDS system and faster resolution of tax disputes. The Central Board of Direct Taxe...

Multinationals in India are reassessing their tax strategies. A new safe harbour regime offers lower margins for IT and ITeS services. Comp...

India's direct tax collections saw a modest rise in FY26. However, the total mop-up missed the revised target by ₹81,000 crore. Both corpor...

In a bid to streamline tax compliance, India's markets regulator Sebi is actively negotiating with the CBDT, the country’s tax authority. T...

India has assured Mauritius that it will uphold benefits under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. This comes after a Supreme Court ru...

New Income Tax Rules, 2026 mandate that Indian employees acting as authorised signatories for foreign companies must now provide their PAN,...

The introduction of Form 157 and Form 159 under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 has sparked confusion over whether tax clearance is now mandator...

Four key changes to Income Tax Return (ITR) assessment rules will be effective from April 2026 for Tax Year 2026-27. These amendments, intr...

India's market regulator Sebi seeks clarity from the tax department on the duties of authorised representatives for foreign investors. Fund...

Last fiscal year, the Income Tax Department successfully resolved an impressive 222,000 appeals, showcasing a remarkable 29% growth in effi...

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has introduced new forms for correcting PAN card details. These forms, PAN CR-01 for individuals and PAN ...

The CBDT has mandated a Document Identification Number (DIN) for all income tax correspondence to taxpayers via a circular dated March 31, ...

The Income Tax department is actively developing simplified I-T forms and aims to finalize new rules by December 2025 to align with the Inc...

CBDT, India's top direct taxes authority, has introduced new safe-harbour provisions, eliminating the requirement for intra-group loans to ...

CBDT, in a July 21 order, has asked officers to "avoid making such attempts" else action will be initiated against them under service and c...