Plain-language guide ยท Effective 1 April 2026

The Income-Tax Act, 2025 โ€” Explained

India's new income-tax law, decoded head by head. Understand every source of income โ€” salary, house property, business, capital gains and more โ€” with plain explanations, real examples, key rules and calculators. Reviewed by Chartered Accountants.

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Salary Income under the Income-tax Act, 2025

Everything about how salary is taxed under the new Income-tax Act, 2025 โ€” chargeability, what counts as salary...

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House Property Income under the Income-tax Act, 2025

How rental income is taxed โ€” annual value, the 30% standard deduction, home-loan interest (โ‚น2 lakh cap for sel...

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Business & Profession Income under the Income-tax Act, 2025

How business and professional income is taxed โ€” net profit, allowable and disallowed expenses, depreciation, a...

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Capital Gains under the Income-tax Act, 2025

How capital gains are taxed under the new Act โ€” what a transfer is, long-term vs short-term, how the gain is c...

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Income from Other Sources under the Income-tax Act, 2025

The residual head โ€” interest, dividends, gifts, family pension and winnings, with the deductions allowed and d...

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Crypto & Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) Tax under the Income-tax Act, 2025

How crypto and other virtual digital assets are taxed โ€” a flat 30% on gains, only cost of acquisition deductib...

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Residential Status & NRI Taxation under the Income-tax Act, 2025

How your residential status (resident, RNOR or non-resident) is determined and what income each is taxed on in...

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Appeals & Dispute Resolution โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

How to challenge an unfair assessment โ€” the first appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals), the Tribunal (ITAT), r...

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Assessment, Scrutiny & Reassessment Notices โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

How returns are processed and assessed โ€” intimation, scrutiny (143(2)), best-judgment, and reassessment of pas...

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Clubbing of Income โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

When another person's income is taxed in your hands โ€” income of a spouse, minor child or from transferred asse...

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Deductions from Total Income (Chapter VIII) โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

The deductions that reduce your taxable income โ€” the โ‚น1,50,000 investment deduction, NPS, health insurance and...

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Exempt & Non-taxable Income โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

Incomes that do not form part of total income โ€” agricultural income, certain allowances, exemptions and receip...

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Income Tax Refunds โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

When you are entitled to a refund, how interest on refunds works, and how a refund can be adjusted against out...

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Penalties under the Income-tax Act 2025

When penalties apply โ€” under-reporting and misreporting of income, TDS defaults, late filing and more, and how...

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Rebates & Reliefs โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

Reductions from your tax itself โ€” the rebate for small incomes and relief for arrears and double taxation.

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Return of Income โ€” Filing Your ITR (Income-tax Act 2025)

Who must file a return, the types of return, due dates, revised and updated returns, and what happens if you f...

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Set-off & Carry-forward of Losses โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

How losses under one head can be adjusted against other income, which losses can be carried forward, and the s...

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Special Tax Rates & Regimes โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

Incomes taxed at special flat rates โ€” crypto/VDA, winnings, and the concessional regimes for individuals and c...

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TDS, TCS & Collection of Tax โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

How tax is collected at source โ€” TDS on salary, contractors, rent, professional fees and property, plus TCS, a...

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Trusts, Charitable Institutions & Special Persons โ€” Income-tax Act 2025

Special provisions for charitable and religious trusts, and other specified persons โ€” registration, applicatio...

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