Union Budget 2024-25 – Highlights of Tax Proposals – Watch Live
The Union Finance Minister MS Sitharaman shall be presenting Union Budget 2024-25 on 23rd July 2024 at 11AM. Watch live Highlights of Tax Proposals.
This is the first Budget that is to be presented by the BJP led NDA Government where BJP lacks the majority in the Lok Sabha and perhaps that this could be clearly visible in the budget proposals for various sectors, direct and indirect taxation.
Union Budget 2024-25 – Highlights of Tax Proposals – Watch Live
(A). GST to be simplified
(B) Income Tax
1. Comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act 1961 to be done in 6 months
2. Simplification of Charity and TDS
3. Rationalisation of Capital Gains – STCGÂ
4. Angel Tax abolished
5. Deepening of Tax BaseÂ
6. Personal Income Tax Rates
 For those who are opting for New New Tax Regime – Standard deduction increased from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 70,000. Deduction on Family Pension increased from Rs. 15000/- to Rs. 25000/-
Change in Tax structure for New Tax Regime
- Non- payment of cost imposed can’t trigger automatic confirmation of an invalid exparte assessment.
- Non-deduction of TDS does not make transaction as unexplained in the hands of deductee – ITAT
- Last date to submit MEF 2026-27 extended to 09.09.2026
- Validity of demand u/s 156 for default u/s 115-O, if assessment order u/s 143(3) has Nil demand
- Issue already examined and adjudicated by CIT(Appeals), can’t be reopened on same set of facts

