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April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 185
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Recognised provident fund accounting in Form 185 requires annual subscriber-wise records of contributions, interest, withdrawals, and balances.
Rule 294 requires recognised provident fund accounts to be prepared at intervals not exceeding twelve months, with a separate account maintained for each subscriber in Form 185. The form is maintained internally by the provident fund trust or authorised officers, and records subscriber particulars, opening balance, monthly contributions, interest, withdrawals or advances, closing balance, and verification. Part A is maintained separately for each subscriber, while Part B presents the same information in consolidated annual subscriber-wise form.
April 4, 2026
Form No. 185 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Recognised Provident Fund recordkeeping requires Form 185 to track contributions, interest, withdrawals, and annual balances.
Form No. 185 is the prescribed accounting format for individual subscriber records under a Recognised Provident Fund, maintained by trustees or authorised officers under the Income-tax Rules. It records annual subscriber-wise particulars such as contributions, interest credited, withdrawals or advances, opening and closing balances, and verification details. Part-A is kept for each subscriber, while Part-B is the annual consolidated abstract filed with the Assessing Officer.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 183
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Deduction audit report for petroleum and natural gas businesses requires deposit verification, withdrawal checks, and Chartered Accountant certification.
Form No. 183 is the prescribed audit report for claiming deduction under section 49 in the business of prospecting, extracting, or producing petroleum, natural gas, or both in India. It is furnished by a Chartered Accountant and verifies audit of the relevant books, timely deposit into the specified account, permitted use of withdrawals, disallowance of inadmissible expenditure, and transfer restrictions on assets acquired under the scheme. The form is filed annually before the return due date and requires supporting records of books, deposits, withdrawals, and asset transfers.
April 4, 2026
West Asia conflict disrupts snack exports from Bikaner
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Supply chain disruption hits Bikaner snack exports as conflict delays shipments and raises freight and input costs.
West Asia conflict has disrupted Bikaner exports and imports, causing delays in shipments of bhujia, papad, namkeen and spices to Gulf and European markets. Traders report longer transit routes, container shortages, higher freight charges, rising raw material and packaging costs, and consignments stuck at ports or in transit, affecting the city's export-driven economy.
April 4, 2026
FORM NO. 183 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Audit report for petroleum and natural gas deduction claims requires certification, supporting records, and online filing compliance.
Form No. 183 is the prescribed audit report under Rule 291 read with Section 49 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 for an assessee engaged in the business of prospecting, extracting, or producing petroleum, natural gas, or both in India. It is mandatory where the deduction is claimed and must be certified by an Accountant. The form requires supporting books, financial statements, evidence of deposits and withdrawals from the specified account, and a computation showing that the deduction remains within the permissible limit.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 182
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Deduction claim audit report for tea, coffee and rubber businesses requires Chartered Accountant certification and compliance with deposit rules.
Form No. 182 is a statutory audit report for assessees engaged in growing and manufacturing tea, coffee or rubber who claim deduction under section 48. It must be furnished by a Chartered Accountant annually before the return due date and certifies audit of books, timely deposit in the specified account or approved scheme, withdrawal utilisation, disallowable amounts, asset transfers, and the deduction permissible. The form is now a smart, tabulated e-form with mandatory professional identifiers and standardised fields for e-filing and validation.
April 4, 2026
Form No. 182 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Tax deduction audit report rules require prescribed certification, verified deposits, and portal filing for tea, coffee and rubber businesses.
Form No. 182 is the prescribed audit report for assessees engaged in growing and manufacturing tea, coffee or rubber in India who claim deduction under section 48. It must be certified by an Accountant and furnished annually before the return due date. The report is mandatory for the deduction claim, supports verification of deposits, withdrawals, utilisation and deduction computation, and is completed through the e-filing portal with digital signing and assessee acceptance.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 181
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Electoral trust audit reporting through Form 181 requires electronic disclosure of contributions, distributions, and administration expenses.
Form 181 is the annual audit report for electoral trusts, to be furnished electronically by an accountant through the e-filing portal before the return due date. It requires disclosure of voluntary contributions received and distributed, application for the benefit of persons or interested persons, and expenditure on administration or management of the trust. The form has been simplified and aligned with the Income-tax Act, 2025.
April 4, 2026
Form 181 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Digital audit report requirements govern electoral trusts claiming exclusion of voluntary contributions from total income.
FN 181 is a mandatory digital audit report for an electoral trust seeking exclusion of reported voluntary contributions from total income. It must be prepared by an accountant, filed electronically with the Commissioner of Income Tax (CPC) through the e-filing portal, and submitted on or before the due date for filing the return of income. The form cannot be filed offline or edited after submission, and a valid PAN is mandatory for filing.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 180
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Employee welfare fund approval under income tax rules depends on notified purposes, verified disclosure, and hearing before rejection.
Form 180 is the electronic application for approval or renewal of an employee welfare fund established for notified purposes under section 11(3) read with Schedule VII, to be filed by the trust or fund before the jurisdictional PCIT/CIT and verified by the trustee or principal officer. The form requires details of the trust or fund, employer organisation, objects, trustees, employee membership, contributions, income, application or accumulation of funds, along with the trust deed, activity notes and accounts. Approval is granted only if the prescribed conditions are satisfied, for a period not exceeding three tax years, and rejection requires recorded reasons and an opportunity of hearing.
April 4, 2026
Form 180 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Employee Welfare Fund approval through Form 180 requires online filing, valid PAN, and strict trust-based eligibility conditions.
Form 180 is the prescribed electronic application for an Employee Welfare Fund seeking approval or renewal from the jurisdictional Principal CIT/CIT. The fund must be a trust for notified welfare purposes for serving employees or their dependents, and the application must be verified by the trustee or principal officer. Filing is mandatory for approval, which confers pass-through treatment and tax exemption subject to conditions. The form can be filed only online, cannot be edited after submission, and requires a valid PAN and supporting documents.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 173
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Business connection in India compliance through Form 173 for eligible investment funds and annual verification of eligibility conditions.
Form 173 is a statement furnished by an eligible investment fund to verify compliance with the conditions for claiming that its activities do not constitute a business connection in India. The form is filed once in a tax year within 90 days from the end of the tax year, and it contains particulars on residence, tax identification number, Schedule I compliance, participation interests in India, fund manager remuneration, and investment profits. Supporting documents may include approval orders, registrations, financial statements, and remuneration contracts.
April 4, 2026
Form 173 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Eligible investment fund reporting under no-business-connection rules requires mandatory online Form 173 filing and digital signature compliance.
Form 173 is the mandatory statement for an eligible investment fund to establish that its activities do not create a business connection in India. It must be filed once in a tax year, within 90 days from the end of the tax year, by the fund manager or designated person, only through the Income Tax e-filing portal, and it cannot be edited after submission. The form requires supporting fund details, registrations, financial statements, and digital signature compliance, and a valid PAN is mandatory.
April 4, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 172
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Eligible investment fund reporting under Form 172 requires accountant certification, electronic filing, and compliance with prescribed conditions.
Form 172 is the accountant's report for an eligible investment fund to establish fulfilment of prescribed conditions relevant to section 9(12) and the claim that the fund's activities do not create a business connection in India. It is prescribed under Rule 274(7), filed once in each tax year by the appointed accountant, and due by 31 October of the succeeding tax year. The form is filed electronically with a UDIN and digital signature, and non-filing may attract penalty under section 447.
April 4, 2026
Form 172– Frequently Asked Questions
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Business connection in India reporting through Form 172 requires mandatory electronic filing, UDIN generation, and supporting documentation.
Form 172 is the mandatory accountant's report for an eligible investment fund to show compliance with conditions for claiming no business connection in India. It is filed once in a tax year by the appointed accountant through the Income Tax e-filing portal, after UDIN generation and digital signature. The form requires a valid PAN, cannot be edited after submission, and may need supporting documents such as fund manager details, SEBI registrations, financial statements, and contracts relating to the fund manager's activities and remuneration.
April 3, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 171
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Authorised Income Tax Practitioner registration under Form 171 depends on eligibility, supporting documents, and authority verification.
Form 171 is the one-time application for registration as an authorised Income Tax Practitioner under the specified eligibility categories in section 515(3) of the Income Tax Act, 2025. Eligible applicants include accountants, persons who have passed a recognised accountancy examination, and other qualified persons recognised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. The form requires applicant details, the claimed eligibility category, qualifications, prior tax appearances, and supporting documents, and is filed with the jurisdictional Income Tax Authority for verification and registration.
April 3, 2026
Form 171 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Authorised Income-tax Practitioner registration through Form 171 requires eligibility details, supporting documents, and one-time filing.
Form 171 is the prescribed application for registration as an Authorised Income-tax Practitioner under section 515 of the Income-tax Act 2025 and must be filed with the jurisdictional Chief Commissioner or Commissioner of Income-tax. The application is mandatory for recognition in that capacity, may be filed after eligibility arises, and is a one-time filing unless otherwise directed. It requires applicant particulars, eligibility details, qualifications, supporting documents, and relevant firm or association details. On approval, the applicant's name is entered in the Register of Income-tax Practitioners and a Certificate of Registration is issued.
April 3, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 168
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Annual Information Statement consolidates tax credits, payments, transactions, and proceedings in a taxpayer's e-filing account.
Form 168 operates as an auto-generated Annual Information Statement linked to a taxpayer's PAN and available in the e-filing account. It consolidates TDS, TCS, tax payments, specified financial transactions, demand and refund details, and pending or completed proceedings, together with any other prescribed information. The taxpayer does not file the form manually. It is updated dynamically during the year as underlying reports and payments are processed, and it uses Tax Year instead of Financial Year.
April 3, 2026
Form No. 168 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Annual Information Statement and taxpayer summary streamline income reporting through detailed verification, feedback correction, and consolidated return filing.
Annual Information Statement (AIS) is the detailed financial statement linked to PAN, and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) is its consolidated version showing category-wise totals for use in return filing. AIS contains transaction-level data, while TIS provides summarized figures such as salary, rental income, interest, capital gains, dividend, business income and taxes paid. Taxpayers should verify AIS, use the feedback mechanism for incorrect or unrelated entries, and rely on the updated TIS; actual income must still be reported in the return even if missing from AIS.
April 3, 2026
Difficulty in filing appeals on the GST portal in cases where adjudication orders reflect "NIL" demand due to prior voluntary payment
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GST appeal filing blocked by NIL demand entries despite unpaid dispute over liability and prior voluntary payment.
Taxpayers may face portal restrictions when an adjudication order reflects a NIL demand because payment was made at the show cause notice stage without admitting liability. Although such payment does not amount to acceptance of the demand, the GST portal may block filing of appeal application APL-01 when no liability is captured in the Demand and Collection Register. The taxpayer may seek rectification of the order so that the correct demand amount is reflected and the appeal can then be filed within the prescribed time.

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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation updates and releases the Sustainable Development Goals -National Indicator Framework Progress Report annually on National Statistics Day

March 23, 2026

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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) updates and releases the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report annually on National Statistics Day (i.e., on 29th June). There are 284 national indicators as per SDG-NIF Progress Report, 2025.

MoSPI develops India’s NIF, while States/UTs are responsible for development and updation of State Indicator Framework (SIF) for monitoring progress on SDGs sub-national level. SIF is updated according to States’ priorities, data needs, and resources.

The SDG-NIF Progress Report includes data received from various line Ministries/Departments including data from Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). The indicators related to PLFS in SDG-NIF Progress Report, 2025 are mentioned in Annexure.

The latest publication on SDG-NIF Progress Report, 2025 was released on 29.06.2025. The Executive Summary Chapter of SDG-NIF Progress Report, 2025 inter-alia includes highlights under Goal 1 (No Poverty) and Goal 5 (Gender Equality). The major highlights under Goal 1 (No Poverty) include significant improvements in proportion of the population living in poverty declining from 24.85 percent in 2015–16 to 14.96 percent in 2019–21. In addition, coverage under social protection systems has expanded, increasing from 22.0 percent in 2016 to 64.3 percent in 2025. Under Goal 5 (Gender Equality), major highlights show increase in female-to-male Labour Force Participation Rate from 0.43 in 2020–21 to 0.54 in 2023–24 and increase in exclusive Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Bank-linked SHGs from 88.92 percent in 2015–16 to 97.04 percent in 2023–24. The complete report can be accessed at Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2025.pdf .

MoSPI has undertaken several initiatives to ensure India’s SDG reporting remains globally comparable and transparent. To institutionalize coordination, MoSPI, NITI Aayog, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO) signed a tripartite MoU to strengthen data, indicators, and statistics for SDG monitoring in India. The MoU aims to collaborate on statistical monitoring of SDG Goals and Targets, including leveraging new technologies, capacity development to track SDG-related outcomes, and addressing emerging requirements. Following this, MoSPI established the Data for Development Coordination Forum (DDCF) on SDGs. The forum supports development of data plans, strengthening of the indicator framework through stakeholder reviews, and coordinated discussions on SDG-related issues with central ministries and UN agencies.

ANNEXURE

Indicator Number in SDF NIF Report, 2025

Indicator Description

5.1.5

Ratio of female to male average wage/salary earnings received among regular wage/salaried employees

5.5.2

Proportion of women in managerial positions

5.5.4

Ratio of female to male Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (15–59 years)

5.a.3

Wages of casual labourers (gender wise) other than public works (Rs. per day)

5.a.4

Average agricultural wage earnings from casual labour work other than public works (Rs. per day)

8.3.1

Percentage of workers in informal sector among total workers engaged in non-agriculture sector

8.5.1

Average hourly earnings of employees, by sex, age, occupation (in Rs.)

8.5.2

Unemployment rate

8.5.3

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (%) (15–59 years)

8.8.3

Percentage of regular wage/salaried employees in non-agriculture sector without any social security benefit

9.2.2

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

10.2.3

Ratio (in percent) of female workers to male workers working as Professionals and Technical Workers

Source: SDG-NIF Progress Report, 2025 (Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2025.pdf)

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture Rao Inderjit Singh in the Rajya Sabha today.

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