Income Tax Act, 2025

The Income Tax Act 2025 introduces a series of updated provisions and amendments aimed at streamlining taxation processes for individuals, businesses, and organizations in India. This category covers key changes and new regulations under the Act, including tax rates, exemptions, deductions, compliance requirements, and procedural updates. It is designed to guide taxpayers, chartered accountants, and legal professionals through the latest tax laws, ensuring accurate filing, improved transparency, and enhanced ease of doing business. Explore detailed insights on the income tax landscape for 2025, including provisions for both direct and indirect taxation, digital taxation trends, and government initiatives for economic growth.

Section 33 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Deduction for depreciation.

(1) A deduction in respect of depreciation of—(a) buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, being tangible assets;(b) know-how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licences, franchises or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature, beingintangible assets acquired, not being goodwill of a business or profession, owned wholly or partly by the assessee and used wholly and exclusively

Section 35 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Amounts not deductible in certain circumstances.

Irrespective of any other provision of ChapterIV-D, the following amounts shall not be allowed as deduction in computing the income chargeable under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”:—(a) any amount on account of––(i) tax paid on income; or(ii) tax paid by employer referred to in Schedule III (Table: Sl. No. 10); or(iii)

Section 37 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Certain deductions allowed on actual payment basis only.

(1) The following sums payable, as specified in sub-section (2), shall be allowed as deduction while computing the income chargeable under section 26 only in the tax year in which such sums are actually paid irrespective of––(a) any provision to the contrary in this Act; or(b) method of accounting regularly followed; or(c) the tax year

Section 38 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Certain sums deemed as profits and gains of business or profession.

(1) The following sums shall be deemed to be profit and gains of business or profession and shall be chargeable to income-tax, in the manner specified below, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2):––(a) where an allowance or deduction has been allowed in respect of any loss, expenditure or trading liability incurred by the assessee

Section 40 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Special provision for computation of cost of acquisition of certain assets.

(1) For the purposes of computation of income under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”, cost of acquisition of an asset acquired by––(a) an amalgamated company under a scheme of amalgamation; or(b) an assessee, under a gift, or will, or an irrevocable trust, or on total or partial partition of a Hindu