Taxation

The proposed law would restrict state taxes and cesses on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land while invalidating levies that have not yet been collected

The Bill recognises leased data centres under the tax framework and removes notification requirements, with experts expecting faster investment and lower set-up costs

Proposed amendments seek to simplify tax rules for data centres, improve ease of doing business and provide long-term certainty for electronics manufacturers and cloud firms

The government proposes restoring tax-free REIT and InvIT dividends while raising the surcharge on SPVs to keep the changes revenue-neutral

The government plans to widen tax incentives for offshore funds, electronics, data centres and diamond trading to attract long-term foreign investment and boost ease of doing business

Retail investing becomes mainstream as 39% of taxpayers report capital gains

Use registered platforms, report every trade and maintain a complete audit trail

The government has lowered export duties on diesel and aviation turbine fuel while raising the levy on petrol exports as global crude oil prices continue to ease

As their status changes from NRI to RNOR and then to ROR, both their tax and disclosure obligations change

There are also social risks that accompany huge bets on labour-saving technologies like AI and robotics

From retrospective taxation and quality reforms to polymer notes, exam glitches and middle-class stress, today's opinion pages examine key policy challenges

The current decision on online gaming-gambling is a case in point. This is not an activity that creates large employment, not does it serve genuine needs of people

Internet has been tariff-free for decades; if that changes, it's because the world has decided it can't allow the US to run its digital empire forever

₹1/GB data tax could fetch ₹30,000 crore but raise mobile bills by up to 20%, says IIFL; proposal may face pushback over regressive impact

New guidelines introduce flexibility in quoting DIN in tax communications while ensuring traceability and reducing litigation over procedural lapses

Kaushik Basu says progressive taxation on very high incomes can reduce inequality without weakening enterprise, while experts stress restoring trust through jobs and welfare systems

High courts are tightening scrutiny of GST enforcement actions, emphasising due process and procedural fairness in cases involving registration suspensions and bank account attachments

A Washington, DC, federal court on Tuesday rejected a request from an immigrant rights group to temporarily block the IRS from sharing certain taxpayer data that could make it easier to identify and deport people who are in the US illegally. A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declined to issue a preliminary injunction for the immigrants' rights group, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, and other nonprofits that are suing the federal government over the data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The agreement allows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the US illegally to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records. In declining the preliminary injunction request, Judge Harry T Edwards wrote that the nonprofit groups "are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claim," since the information the agencies are sharing .

This sharp increase was largely driven by increased payments from the top three payers, the watchdog said, noting the increased risk of more concentrated receipts

The government is free to change the law for the future. But changing the tax outcome of past investments weakens confidence in the stability of the system