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March 30, 2026
Form 091- Frequently Asked Questions
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Public interest refusal for tax information requests through Form 091 by the designated Income-tax authority.
Form 091 is the prescribed income-tax form used by the designated Income-tax authority to refuse furnishing information sought under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, where disclosure is not considered to be in the public interest. It is issued only after an information request is received and declined, applies separately for each tax year, and is authenticated by the authority's signature, name, and designation without requiring an official seal.
March 30, 2026
LS passes insolvency law amendments; FM says bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
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Insolvency code amendments tighten timelines, add creditor-initiated resolution, and curb frivolous delays in the process.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code amendments introduce stricter timelines, an out-of-court creditor-initiated resolution mechanism, and an enabling framework for group and cross-border insolvency. The revised framework replaces the underutilised fast-track route with a creditor-initiated insolvency process based on debtor-in-possession and creditor-in-control principles, subject to safeguards and defined timelines. The amendments also provide deterrent measures against abuse of process, including penalties for vexatious and frivolous proceedings, and seek to protect the integrity of the resolution system by discouraging delay-causing litigation.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 90
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Non-availability of information intimation under Form 90 is issued electronically after record verification and DIN authentication.
Form 90 is the electronic intimation issued by the designated Income-tax authority under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, where requested information is unavailable in departmental records or no assessment has been made for the relevant tax year. It is generated after verification of records, authenticated through the Department's system with DIN, and includes the application reference, assessee name, and mandatory tax year. The form is event-based, has no fixed periodicity or due date, and standardises the term tax year for clear and traceable communication.
March 30, 2026
Form 090 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Non-availability of information intimation under income tax law through Form 090 communicates missing records, not rejection.
Form 090 is the prescribed intimation used by the designated Income-tax authority to communicate that information sought under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 is not available in departmental records for the specified tax year. It is issued electronically after verification of records, is event-based, and must be furnished separately for each tax year. The form requires the exact tax year, recipient details, DIN and date, application reference, assessee name, and a statement confirming non-availability of information or that no assessment has been made.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 89
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Electronic information disclosure under the Income-tax Act, 2025 uses Form 89 for structured, traceable furnishing or refusal.
Form 89 is the electronic statutory form used by the designated Income-tax authority to furnish permissible information in response to a valid application by an authorised public authority under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, for a specified assessee and a single tax year. It is an event-based form, furnished through the Department's system with DIN and system-generated authentication, and is linked to the corresponding application in Form 88. The form contains assessee particulars in Part A and disclosure-limited information details in Part B, and it also allows recording of refusal, wholly or partly, where disclosure is not considered to be in the public interest.
March 30, 2026
Form 089 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Taxpayer information disclosure under authorised application governs Form 089, with electronic furnishing and limited, confidential disclosure.
Form 089 is the statutory online form used by designated income-tax authorities to furnish taxpayer-related information in response to a valid application made by an authorised public authority under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025. It is tax-year specific, furnished electronically, and may be used only for information available in departmental records and within the permissible scope of disclosure. The authority may refuse disclosure for unauthorised, invalid, incomplete, or overbroad requests, and the reasons must be recorded electronically.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 88
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Assessee information requests under the Income-tax Act now require online Form 88 filing by authorised public authorities only.
Form 88 is the prescribed application for obtaining information about an assessee under Section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025. It is available only to authorised public authorities, including regulatory and law-enforcement agencies, government departments authorised under Rule 155, and other competent authorities empowered by the Central Government. A separate application is required for each assessee and each tax year; consolidated requests are not allowed. The form must be filed online through the e-Filing portal with electronic verification and supporting documents uploaded electronically.
March 30, 2026
WTO meet concludes; no consensus on extension of e-commerce duty moratorium
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E-commerce duty moratorium ends unresolved as WTO members defer tariff and TRIPS safeguards talks.
The World Trade Organization meeting ended without consensus on extending the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, leaving the issue of tariffs on digital downloads and streaming unresolved. The lapse of the moratorium also coincided with the expiry of the TRIPS non-violation complaint safeguard, increasing the possibility of challenges to WTO-compliant measures and reducing policy space for developing countries. Related WTO reform and e-commerce work programme discussions were also deferred for continued negotiation in Geneva.
March 30, 2026
Insolvency law main factor in improving health of country's banking sector: FM in Lok Sabha
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Insolvency and bankruptcy reform drives banking health, with proposed changes aimed at faster admission of resolution applications.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is described as a central mechanism for improving banking sector health through recovery of non-performing assets under the insolvency resolution process. The proposed amendment Bill seeks further changes to the framework, including measures to reduce the time taken for admission of insolvency resolution applications, while the resolution process is said to have coincided with better company performance and improved corporate governance.
March 30, 2026
Form 088 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Taxpayer information requests under Form 088 require authorised filing, specific grounds, separate tax year submissions, and electronic portal authentication.
Form 088 is the online application used by authorised public authorities, regulatory bodies, law-enforcement agencies, and other competent authorities to seek specific taxpayer information under Section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025. It must be filed separately for each taxpayer and each tax year through the e-Filing portal, with narrowly framed particulars, stated reasons, and supporting authorisation where necessary. Incomplete, overbroad, or unauthorised requests may be returned or rejected, and communications are issued electronically with portal-based status tracking.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 81
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Tonnage Tax Scheme audit report filing requires accountant certification, supporting annexures, and electronic submission within the specified date.
Form No. 81 is prescribed for furnishing the audit report under section 232(21) for a company that has opted for taxation under the Tonnage Tax Scheme. The report, prepared and certified by an accountant, verifies books of account, computation of shipping income, compliance with charter-in limits, and other statutory conditions. It is to be furnished on or before the specified date and may include annexures such as charter arrangement certificates, related party notes, asset notes, and loss statements.
March 30, 2026
Form 81 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Tonnage Tax Scheme reporting requires accountant certification, separate books, and detailed disclosure of shipping income and compliance.
Form 81 is an accountant's report for a company opting for the Tonnage Tax Scheme, certifying the correctness of books of account and income computation for qualifying ships. It requires separate books, disclosure of charter-in compliance, shipping income, statutory reserve details, ship-wise tonnage income, related party transactions, depreciation, non-exclusive assets, and losses, with mandatory annexures where applicable and reasons for any negative or qualified answers.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 80
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Tonnage Tax Scheme option filing requires Form 80, supporting vessel documents, and electronic verification of eligibility.
Form No. 80 is the prescribed electronic application for an Indian company engaged in operating ships or inland vessels to exercise or renew the option to be governed by the Tonnage Tax Scheme. It requires particulars of the applicant, ships or inland vessels, supporting certificates and approvals, and is used to verify whether the statutory conditions for coverage under Chapter XII-G are satisfied.
March 30, 2026
Form 80 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Tonnage tax scheme application rules govern Form 80 filing, renewal, verification, completeness, and false statement liability.
Form 80 is the mandatory application for an eligible Indian company engaged in the operation of ships or inland vessels to exercise or renew the option under the tonnage tax scheme. The form must be filed within the prescribed time, includes Part A for all cases and Part B only for renewal, and requires detailed ship-wise particulars with supporting annexures. It is filed with the jurisdictional Joint Commissioner and must be signed by the authorised signatory. Incomplete applications may be treated as invalid, and false statements in the form or annexures attract prosecution.
March 30, 2026
Guidance Note – Form 79
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Pass-through taxation reporting for investment funds through Form 79, with unit holder income disclosure and auto-generated statements.
Form 79 is the consolidated annual statement for Investment Funds to report income paid or credited to unit holders under the pass-through taxation framework. Eligible Category I or Category II AIFs, and comparable IFSCA-regulated funds subject to the stated conditions, must file it annually by 15 June with detailed fund-level income, loss, set-off, and unit holder-wise distribution particulars. The form requires verification by both an authorised person and a qualified accountant, and its filing triggers auto-generation of Form 78 statements for unit holders.
March 30, 2026
Form 79 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Investment fund income distribution reporting requires Form 79 filing online with supporting records and prescribed timelines.
Form 79 is the statement of income paid or credited by an investment fund to persons liable to tax on such income, and it must be filed by the person responsible for making the payment or credit on behalf of the fund. The statement is to be submitted online through the Income Tax e-filing portal by 15 June of the financial year following the tax year, with supporting records including audited financial statements, unit holder details, income distribution data, loss set-off computations, and the relevant registration certificate.
March 30, 2026
Guidance note - Form 78
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Pass-through taxation reporting through Form 78 requires unit holder income statements, capital gain codes, and timely furnishing
Form 78 is the individual unit holder statement for income distributed by an Investment Fund under section 224 and Rule 145, furnished by the person responsible for payment or credit on behalf of the Fund to each unit holder by 30 June of the following financial year. It is system-generated from the consolidated parent Form 79 and includes unit holder details, fund particulars, income or loss classification with capital gain codes, and deemed loss details under section 224(3). No separate documents are required, and the form supports transparent pass-through income reporting by unit holders.
March 30, 2026
Form 78 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Pass-through income reporting through Form 78 supports compliance, income classification, capital gains coding, and loss carry-forward.
Form 78 is the statement of income paid or credited by an investment fund to each unitholder under section 224 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. It is a child form generated from the parent Form 79 through the e-filing portal and is not filed separately or offline. The form must be furnished by 30 June of the financial year following the tax year, and it helps unit holders report pass-through income, classify income under the correct heads, apply capital gains tax rate codes, and use deemed loss details for carry-forward purposes.
March 30, 2026
Guidance note - Form 77
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Business trust income distribution statements require auto-generated Form 77 for unit holders with income breakup and timely furnishing.
Form 77 is the individual unit holder statement furnished by a Business Trust to each unit holder for reporting income distributed during the tax year. It is generated automatically from Form 76 through the e-filing system, requires no separate attachments, and is furnished to each unit holder by 30 June following the tax year. The form captures unit holder details, business trust details, and income distribution particulars, including interest, letting, leasing or renting income, dividend income, and other income, and is verified by the responsible person for the trust.
March 30, 2026
Form 77 – Frequently Asked Questions
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Pass-through income reporting under business trust rules through Form 77 and classified disclosure for unitholders.
Form 77 is the prescribed statement for furnishing income distributed or credited by a business trust to each unitholder under section 223. It is generated from the parent Form 76 through the prescribed e-filing portal, is not filed separately or offline, and must be furnished by 30 June of the following financial year. The form supports compliance by classifying pass-through income and assisting unitholders in reporting income under the appropriate heads.

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Form 091- Frequently Asked Questions

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Form 091- Frequently Asked Questions

Form for Refusal to supply information under section 258(2)(a) of the Income tax Act, 2025

Name of form as per I.T. Rules, 1962

Form 49

Name of form as per I.T. Rules, 2026

FN 091

Corresponding section of I.T. Act, 1961

138(1)(b)

Corresponding section of I.T. Act, 2025

258(2)(a)

Corresponding Rule of I.T. Rules, 1962

113

Corresponding Rule of I.T. Rules, 2026

RN 155

1: What is Form 091?

Ans: Form 091 is issued by the Income Tax Department to refuse furnishing information requested under section 258(2)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, when the authority is not satisfied that it is in public interest to provide the information sought.

2: Who is required to furnish Form 091?

Ans: Form 091 is furnished only by the designated Income-tax authority.

3: When is Form 091 issued? Is there any due date?

Ans:

  • It is event-based.
  • It is issued only when an application for information is received and disclosure is refused.
  • There is no specific due date.

4: Why is Form 091 issued?

Ans: Form 091 is issued when the designated Income-tax authority is not satisfied that it is in the public interest to furnish the information requested under section 258(2)(a).

5: Can Form 091 be issued for multiple tax years in one form?

Ans: No. Form 091 is issued separately for each tax year mentioned in an application.

6: Can the authority partially refuse and partially accept a request using Form 091?

Ans: No. Form 091 is used only where the authority declines to furnish the information requested on grounds of public interest. Where information is partly available and legally shareable, such information is furnished through Form 089.

7: What details are required to be filled in Form 091?

Ans: Form 091 contains:

  • Office details and date
  • DIN
  • Recipient details
  • Reference to the application under section 258(2)(a)
  • Name of the assessee
  • Relevant tax year
  • Statement recording refusal to furnish information on grounds of public interest
  • Signature, name, and designation of the issuing authority

8: Who should sign Form 091?

Ans: The form must be signed by the designated Income-tax authority responsible for reviewing the information request.

9: Is an official seal required?

Ans: No. Form 091 does not require an official seal. The form is authenticated through the signature, name, and designation of the designated Income-tax authority as generated through the Department’s electronic system.

11: Can the applicant submit another request after receiving Form 091?

Ans: Yes. A fresh request can be made if circumstances change or new information is sought.

12: What does the issuance of Form 091 imply for the applicant?

Ans: It confirms that:

  • The request for information has been reviewed, and
  • Disclosure has been refused on grounds of public interest.

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