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Tax Exemption Limit Increased from ₹7 Lakh to ₹12 Lakh: FM Explains

Income Tax Exemption Limit Raised to INR 12 Lakh: Here’s Why

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, to decrease the tax load on people earning Rs 1 lakh per month the government has surged the income tax exemption from ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh. FM also mentioned that the government was reducing the income tax slab rates and broadening the tax brackets to provide relief to taxpayers […]

GST Circular No. 245/02/2025 on Penal Charges

GST Cir. No. 245: Tax Exemption on Penal Charges Levied by NBFCs and Banks

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), via Circular No. 245/02/2025-GST incurred the clarifications for the applicability of GST on penal charges being imposed by the Regulated Entities (REs) given RBI instructions on 18.08.2023 asking such Regulated Entities (REs) to assess penal charges in place of penal interest. The clarification was grounded on […]

GST Exemption for Gene Therapy: Relief for Patients with Cancer and Rare Diseases

GST Notification No. 02/2025: Tax Exemption for Gene Therapy, a Vital Treatment for Life-Threatening Diseases

A notification has been issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) citing that no Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be imposed on gene therapy and it shall get waived immediately. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the previous month that the gene therapy has been waived from GST. The therapy […]

West Bengal GST AAR's Order in the Case of Bamapada Jana

West Bengal GST AAR: Catering Services for In-Patients Not Eligible for Tax Exemption

The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) in a judgment mentioned that the standalone supply of food to in-patients by a catering contractor is not entitled to exemption under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The matter comprises Bamapada Jana, a service provider contracted by the Central Hospital, South Eastern Railway, to supply meals […]

GST Exemption on Third-party Motor Premiums Announced at 55th Council Meeting

GST Council Members Proposes Tax Exemption on Third-party Motor Premiums Under MVA Fund

The 55th GST Council meeting held on 21st Dec 2024 at Jaisalmer, has been chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. One of the main decisions opted for was to waive the GST on the contributions incurred via the general insurance companies from the third-party motor vehicle premiums to the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund ( MVA […]

Bangalore ITAT's Order in The Case of Bagalur Krishnaiah Shetty Vijay Shanker vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

ITAT Bangalore: Tax Exemption U/S 54 Can Granted Based on Amount Spent on Property Construction, Even if Incomplete

Exemption u/s 54 of the Income Tax Act,1961 can be permitted based on the amount utilized out of the sale consideration towards the construction of the property even if the construction is not complete, the Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) carried. The taxpayer, Bagalur Krishnaiah Shetty Vijay Shanker, submitted his Income […]

Delhi ITAT's Order in Case of Ishwar Chander Pahuja Vs. ACIT

Delhi ITAT: No Need to Maintain Books of Account for An Agriculturalist U/S 44AA to Claim Tax Exemption U/S 10(1)

The Delhi ITAT while granting exemption on agricultural income under section 10(1) ruled that the taxpayer being an agriculturalist would not need to maintain books of account as per Sec 44AA. Section 44AA of the Income Tax Act deals with the maintenance of books of accounts by specific persons maintaining on business or profession. Single […]

Kerala HC’s Order in the Case of Balan Panicker Ramesh Kumar Vs. Union of India

Kerala HC: No Income Tax Exemption for Employees on Earned Leave Encashment Without Government Notification

Kerala High Court ruled that employees cannot claim income tax exemption without government notification fixing the income limit for earned leave salary. Balan Panicker Ramesh Kumar, an applicant asked for the guidance of the respondent department to examine the income limit for tax purposes on earned leave salary u/s 10AA(ii) of the Income Tax Act, […]

Reinsurance May Get Benefits of GST Exemption

GST Council Ponders Relieving Tax Exemption for the Reinsurance

GST council is speeding up to reexamine the exempting reinsurance business from GST. The same review is slated to emerge after the general elections spanning from April 19 to June 1, 2024, aimed at electing the 543 members of the lower house of Parliament, as per the report. The Council may furnish a clarification stressing […]

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