Tag: Tax Rates

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government's aim to simplify direct taxation since 2019, maintaining that changes were specific to the new tax regime while allowing taxpayers to remain in the old scheme if they preferred exemptions.(PTI)
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Will there be reduction in tax rates under old regime? Nirmala Sitharaman’s response: ‘Not compelling anyone to…’

Sep 17, 2024 01:01 PM IST Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed no tax rate reductions under the old regime, emphasizing that taxpayers can choose between the old…

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GST: GST Council meet to discuss rate rationalisation on September 9, final decision later: FM
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GST: GST Council meet to discuss rate rationalisation on September 9, final decision later: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the GST council next month will discuss rationalisation of tax rates but a final decision on tweaking taxes…

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In preparation for GST rate rationalisation, product categories’ fine-tuning begins

Ahead of the goods and services tax rate rationalisation exercise, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has initiated a process of overhauling the…

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LTCG rates India: A comparative look at India's LTCG rates in tandem with peers like UAE, Singapore, China, USA and others
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LTCG rates India: A comparative look at India’s LTCG rates in tandem with peers like UAE, Singapore, China, USA and others

The Union Budget 2024 introduced significant changes to the capital gains tax regime in India, which have sparked considerable discussion among investors and financial experts….

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Customs duty on gold: Customs duty structure review to focus on reducing number of rates: Revenue Secretary
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Customs duty on gold: Customs duty structure review to focus on reducing number of rates: Revenue Secretary

The government is looking at bringing down the number of customs duty levies to five from about a dozen presently, as part of the duty…

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Simplify these procedures for individual income tax payers in Interim Budget 2024: CII - Interim Budget 2024
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Simplify these procedures for individual income tax payers in Interim Budget 2024: CII – Interim Budget 2024

The suggested categories of payments could be as follows:Salary: TDS rate at Normal slab ratesLotteries and horse race winnings: TDS rate at 30%All other payments:…

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