New Income Tax bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday (original) (raw)
New Income Tax bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday
ANILast Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 09:43:00 PM IST
Synopsis
The Indian government plans to introduce a new Income Tax Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The move aims for comprehensive consultations, with the possibility of the bill being sent to a Select Committee for review. The bill is part of efforts to simplify the Income-tax Act, 1961, and improve taxpayer convenience, as highlighted by Finance Minister Sitharaman.
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New Delhi: The new Income Tax Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, sources said.
They said the government is keen on detailed consultations on the bill and it is likely to be sent to a Select Committee for further examination.
The Union Cabinet last week cleared the new Income Tax bill.
Sitharaman had indicated earlier that the bill will be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny. "The process is the committee gives its recommendations, it comes back, and then the government, through the Cabinet, takes a call whether these amendments are to be taken in," she had said.
In July 2024 Budget, the government had proposed a comprehensive review of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The purpose was to make the Act concise and lucid and reduce disputes and litigation.
Sitharaman had said in her budget speech on February 1 that the bill will be soon introduced in Parliament.
"Over the past 10 years, our Government has implemented several reforms for convenience of tax payers, such as (1) faceless assessment, (2) tax
payers charter, (3) faster returns, (4) almost 99 per cent returns being on selfassessment, and (5) Vivad se Vishwas scheme. Continuing these efforts,
I reaffirm the commitment of the tax department to "trust first, scrutinize later. I also propose to introduce the new income-tax bill next week," she said in the budget speech.