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IT Department Seeks Feedback on Rules that Make Filing Easier Under Income Tax Act, 2025

Draft rules and forms under the new Income Tax Act, 2025 reduce forms by 52% and introduce automated features to lower compliance burdens, officials said.

  • The Income Tax Department on Saturday released draft rules and forms under the Income Tax Act, 2025, and invited comments from stakeholders by February 22.
  • The new law, Income Tax Act, 2025, will replace the six-decade-old Income Tax Act of 1961 and comes into effect from April 1, while forms and rules were revised to simplify language and reduce repeated disclosures.
  • Reductions and tech updates accompany the rule rewrite, cutting the Income-tax Rules, 1962 from 511 rules and 399 forms to 333 rules and 190 forms with two navigators and smart forms.
  • For taxpayers, the immediate effect should be improved user experience as process simplifications and smart forms aim to ease filing and reduce errors across all sections.
  • Experts highlighted targeted changes such as rationalisation of archaic perquisite thresholds and a revised definition of 'Accountant' requiring not less than 10 years' experience.
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