Comparison of section 296 'Time-limit for completion of block assessment.' between the Income-Tax Act, 2025 (as passed) and the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 (as originally introduced)

Time-limit for completion of block assessment: statutory period anchored to quarter-end with specified exclusions and minimum remaining period.

Time-limit for completion of block assessment fixes a statutory period for passing orders under the special search/block assessment procedure, anchors computation to a calendar endpoint, prescribes enumerated excluded periods (including custody of seized items, court stays, information exchange references, audit and valuation processes, references to valuation or appellate authorities, penalty and avoidance arrangement references, and Advance Rulings proceedings), provides a minimum remaining period protection after exclusions, and includes month end rounding; the enacted text shifts the anchor from month end to quarter end and refines exclusion wording and cross references.