The tax department is gearing up for a large-scale awareness push ahead of the rollout of the new Income Tax Act, 2025, on April 1, 2026, according to two senior Finance Ministry officials. Beginning January 2026, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will launch extensive outreach and training programmes across the country to prepare taxpayers for the new law. As part of this effort, every jurisdictional Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) has been instructed to conduct four outreach programmes in the quarter to build public understanding of the upcoming framework, they said.
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CBDT plans nationwide outreach ahead of new Income Tax Act, 2025 rollout
Starting January 2026, the CBDT will conduct nationwide awareness and training programmes to familiarise taxpayers with the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which comes into effect on April 1, 2026.
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“For such a massive training exercise, master trainers are being prepared among officers who will conduct these awareness programmes. Trade, industry, and other associations are also being readied for the outreach,” a CBDT official said.
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