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Key Highlights of Income Tax Act 2025 for FY 2025-26

Income tax Compliance

What Taxpayers & Professionals Should Know about Income Tax Act, 2025

India’s Income-tax framework in 2025 continues to evolve towards simplification, digitization, and transparency, with a strong emphasis on voluntary compliance and technology-driven administration. Here are the key takeaways for FY 2025-26 & beyond.

  • Faceless & Technology-Based Regime : Assessments, appeals, rectifications, refunds, and even penalty proceedings are increasingly faceless, reducing human interface while enhancing objectivity and accountability.
  • Greater Data Matching & Reporting : Income and transactions are closely monitored through AIS & TIS, including salary & interest income, capital gains (equity, property, securities), crypto/virtual digital assets (VDA), foreign income & assets, and high-value financial transactions. Mismatch = Automated notice
  • The Income Tax Dept. has made stricter disclosure norms for mandatory and accurate disclosure of foreign income & foreign assets, VDAs (crypto transactions), & high-value investments & transfers. Nondisclosure may lead to heavy penalties, interest, and prosecution in case of serious cases.
  • New vs Old Tax Regime : New Tax Regime continues as the default option, & Taxpayers may still opt for the Old Regime after proper evaluation,  Wrong regime selection can result in higher tax outgo
  • Faster Corrections & Rectifications: The tax dept has enhanced powers of CPC to correct refund issues, rectify tax credit mismatches, fix interest computation errors & lessen litigation, and speed up resolution .
  • Strong Focus on Ease of Compliance: The tax dept is trying to make simplified ITR forms, Pre-filled return data, online notice responses & Time-bound grievance redressal

Before filing your ITR, the taxpayer must reconcile AIS & TIS, review Form 26AS & disclose all foreign income/assets, and choose the correct tax regime. Smart planning >  risky tax-saving tricks. The taxpayer may call us. For assistance with ITR filing, revision, notice replies, or tax planning, you may contact us.

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