The Indian government is set to launch a feedback process in October to simplify the Income Tax Act, 1961. A new feature on the Income Tax portal will allow businesses and tax experts to submit suggestions for streamlining direct tax laws. This initiative aims to reduce complex legal language and minimise litigation, with the goal of potentially including the revised law in the 2025 Finance Bill.
Expectations are rising that the long-awaited simplification of India's Income Tax Act, 1961, could soon become a reality. The Modi government is set to initiate a feedback process starting in October, seeking input from private sector stakeholders and tax experts to streamline the nation's direct t
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The feedback process is set to roll out starting in October.
Input will be sought from private sector stakeholders, tax experts, businesses, and professionals.
The primary goals are to reduce the complexity of legal language and minimise litigation.
An internal committee established by the CBDT is reviewing the six-decade-old tax law to modernise it by removing outdated provisions and simplifying language.
The Finance Minister has set a six-month deadline for the review, with the potential for the revised law to be included in the 2025 Finance Bill.