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Clause 213 bars any deduction or allowance in computing the investment income of a non-resident Indian and provides that where gross total income consists only of investment income and/or long-term capital gains no deductions under Chapter VIII are permitted; where such income coexists with other income, the investment/long-term capital gains component must be excluded from gross total income before computing allowable deductions under Chapter VIII.
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Foreign exchange asset definition narrows concessional tax eligibility for non-residents, affecting documentation and asset scope.
Clause 212 defines key terms for the concessional tax regime applicable to non-residents and foreign companies: foreign exchange asset (assets acquired with convertible foreign exchange), investment income (income from such assets), long-term capital gains (capital gains on foreign exchange assets not short-term), non-resident Indian (citizen or person of Indian origin who is not resident) and specified asset (shares, certain debentures and deposits, government securities, and notified assets). The clause updates cross-references to current company law and retains notification powers, while omitting an explicit explanation of person of Indian origin and an in-text definition of convertible foreign exchange, creating potential interpretive need for rules or guidance.
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Taxation of specified income tightened for non-profit organisations, expanding taxable triggers and clarifying timing of taxability.
Clause 337 creates an event based tax regime for specified income of registered non profit organisations by enumerating eleven triggers (including anonymous donations above a threshold, related party benefits, prohibited overseas application, investment contraventions, corpus condition breaches, misapplication or non utilisation of accumulated income, transfers to other NPOs, application to non charitable purposes, and assessing officer determined business income) and linking each trigger to the tax year in which the taxable event occurs, thereby prioritising disclosure, accountability, and timing clarity while leaving rate and deduction rules to other provisions.
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Taxation of online gaming winnings: a ring fenced flat rate regime with prescribed computation and enhanced reporting obligations.
Clause 194 creates a distinct tax regime for net winnings from any online game, applying to any person and defining online games broadly. Net winnings must be computed as prescribed, with gaming receipts ring fenced and taxed at a specified flat rate while remaining income is taxed ordinarily. The provision emphasizes definitions aligned with technology statutes and anticipates detailed subordinate rules for aggregation, timing, promotional credits, and interaction with TDS, with limited scope for deductions unless the computation rules provide otherwise.
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Taxation of virtual digital assets: flat rate plus denial of loss relief reshapes compliance and reporting obligations.
Clause 194 (Table: S. No. 4) creates a dedicated tax regime for income from transfer of virtual digital assets, applying to any person and taxing such income at a flat rate while allowing only the cost of acquisition as a deduction. All other expenses, allowances, set offs and carry forwards of losses from VDA transfers are disallowed. The statutory definition of "transfer" applies to VDAs irrespective of capital asset status, requiring segregation of VDA income in tax computation and imposing enhanced record keeping and compliance obligations.
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Taxation of carbon credit transfers: concessional flat tax with prohibition on deductions simplifies compliance and defines eligible credits.
Clause 194 of the Income Tax Bill, 2025 subjects income from transfer of carbon credits to a self contained regime: any person is taxable on such income at a flat 10% rate, computed by taxing the carbon credit income at 10% and taxing remaining income under normal provisions. The provision defines carbon credit as a UNFCCC validated reduction of one tonne of CO2 or equivalent gases tradable at market price, contains an overriding clause over other Act provisions, and expressly disallows any deduction or allowance in computing such income, resulting in taxation of gross consideration.
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Concessional patent royalty regime offers lower tax for resident patentees subject to option, no deductions, and lockout on noncompliance.
A concessional regime taxes royalty from patents developed and registered in India for resident patentees as gross income at a concessional rate, disallowing any deduction; assessees must exercise a prescribed option within the prescribed time, and non compliance for any of five succeeding years triggers a five year ineligibility. Definitions require substantial in country development expenditure and exclude sale proceeds and capital gains from royalty.
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Tax on unexplained income: punitive flat rate and denial of deductions for incomes classified under specified provisions.
Clause 195 targets income referred to in sections 102-106, applying whether self declared or determined by the Assessing Officer, and mandates taxation of those amounts at a punitive flat rate while the balance income is taxed normally. It further provides an overriding rule that no deduction, allowance, or set off of losses is permitted against the income so classified, thereby preventing taxpayers from reducing liability on such unexplained or unaccounted sums.
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Anonymous donations taxation: broader scope and threshold rule increase compliance and record-keeping obligations for non-profits.
Clause 337 targets anonymous donations to registered non-profit organisations (excluding entities wholly for religious purposes) by taxing the amount of anonymous donations exceeding the higher of a specified absolute sum or a percentage of such donations in the tax year, with contemporaneous recognition of receipts. The clause broadens applicability beyond the prior enumerated institutions, omits a specified tax rate, and lacks detailed definitions and compliance mechanics, creating interpretive and administrative uncertainties for mixed purpose organisations and cross border receipts.
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Special taxation of non-resident sports and entertainment income: flat-rate treatment with no deductions and TDS-driven compliance.
A flat-rate regime taxes specified India-sourced receipts of non-resident sportsmen, sports associations, and entertainers-covering participation, performances, advertisements and article contributions-with such receipts treated as ring-fenced special income taxed separately from other income; deductions are expressly disallowed for computing that special income, and proper withholding at source can exempt a taxpayer from domestic return-filing when that is the taxpayer's sole Indian income.
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Tax on gambling winnings: flat gross tax with no deductions, and online gaming treated separately.
Clause 194 (Table S. No. 1) taxes winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races (excluding income from owning or maintaining race horses), card games and other gambling at a flat rate on gross receipts with no deductions or set-off; tax is computed in two steps-tax on such winnings and tax on the balance of income as if winnings were excluded-and winnings from online games are expressly excluded and dealt with separately.
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Concessional tax regime for new manufacturing co-operative societies offers reduced tax for qualifying manufacturing income.
A concessional tax regime grants newly formed manufacturing co-operative societies an optional, irrevocable reduced tax treatment for qualifying manufacturing income, contingent on formation and commencement within prescribed windows, exercise of the option in the prescribed manner, and compliance with anti abuse conditions. Qualifying income is computed without specified deductions or set offs, certain non manufacturing income and specified gains are taxed at higher rates, and failure to satisfy conditions withdraws the regime for the relevant and subsequent years.
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Concessional tax regime for resident cooperative societies: elective simplified computation in exchange for forgoing specified deductions.
Clause 203 establishes an elective concessional tax regime for resident cooperative societies permitting computation of total income without specified deductions and without set-off of losses or depreciation attributable to those disallowed deductions; the option is exercised in the prescribed manner within the return-filing timeframe, is irrevocable, and failure to meet conditions renders the option invalid for that and subsequent years, while losses and depreciation not allowed are deemed finally given effect. An IFSC carve-out permits designated deductions for IFSC units subject to conditions.
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New tax regime narrows exemptions and denies related loss carry-forwards, requiring strict opt-in procedures and electronic compliance.
Clause 202 creates a consolidated new tax regime for individuals, HUFs, AOPs, BOIs and certain artificial juridical persons pairing a graded slab structure with the denial of most specified exemptions, deductions and loss set-offs. Total income is computed without the benefit of listed deductions and without carry-forward or set-off of losses and depreciation attributable to those disallowed items. The clause prescribes an option procedure with strict withdrawal and re-entry limits for business/professional assessees and contemplates procedural electronic filing requirements and an IFSC carve-out.
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Concessional tax regime for new manufacturing companies limits exemptions and binds firms to an irrevocable option for preferential taxation.
Concessional tax regime for new manufacturing domestic companies grants a lower corporate rate to qualifying manufacturers while disallowing most exemptions and deductions. The regime requires an irrevocable option, exercised in the prescribed manner by the due date for the first return; failure to meet conditions causes permanent loss of eligibility. Income computation is exemption free, with no carry forward for losses or depreciation attributable to disallowed deductions. Benefits can continue on amalgamation if conditions are met. Procedural and definitional details are expected to be specified in subordinate rules.
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Optional concessional corporate tax regime requires companies to forgo specified deductions and accept irrevocable tax treatment.
Optional concessional corporate tax regime requires domestic companies to compute taxable income without specified deductions and to forgo set-off or carry forward of losses or depreciation attributable to those disallowed items, treating such losses and depreciation as having been given full effect; the option must be exercised in the prescribed manner by the filing due date, is irrevocable and applies to subsequent tax years, with modified treatment for IFSC units and procedural details to be provided by subordinate rules.
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Concessional tax regime for manufacturing companies requires irrevocable option and prohibits set off of attributable losses.
Clause 199 creates a concessional tax regime for qualifying domestic manufacturing companies, available at the taxpayer's option, conditioned on exclusive engagement in manufacturing related activities and computed without specified deductions. It precludes set off of losses attributable to those disallowed deductions by deeming such losses to have been fully given effect to. The option must be exercised in the prescribed manner by the due date for the first return and, once exercised, is irrevocable for subsequent years except where a statutory switch is permitted, thereby trading lower tax rates for forfeiture of targeted incentives and necessitating clear procedural compliance.
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Taxation of special incomes: consolidated flat-rate regime covering life insurance profits and emerging digital income streams.
Clause 194 creates a consolidated flat-tax framework for specified special incomes-winnings, patent royalties, carbon credits, VDAs, online game winnings, and life insurance profits-providing category-specific rates, comprehensive definitions, and an overriding application. For life insurance business it preserves a concessional 12.5% flat tax and the aggregate computation method but omits the prior temporary deposit requirement and lacks detailed computation rules, potentially causing interpretive issues on measuring ''profits and gains.'' Clause 194 modernises taxation of emerging income streams while centralising special-income treatment under one provision.
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Taxation of foreign portfolio investment: concessional rates tied to strict attribution and compliance requirements.
Clause 210 creates a consolidated tax framework for FIIs and specified funds on securities income and capital gains, setting concessional rates by income category and conditioning those rates on prescribed attribution to non resident unit holders (excluding permanent establishments). It restricts specified deductions where income consists solely of securities receipts, disapplies certain loss set off provisions for securities gains, and anticipates rule based mechanisms for daily AUM attribution and digital filing requirements, aligning and refining the policy and operational features previously governed by Section 115AD and Rules 21AJ/21AJAA.

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OTHER PROPOSALS INVOLVING CHANGES IN BASIC CUSTOMS DUTY RATES IN RESPECTIVE NOTIFICATIONS [with effect from 2.2.2021, unless specified otherwise]

1 February, 2021

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OTHER PROPOSALS INVOLVING CHANGES IN BASIC CUSTOMS DUTY RATES IN RESPECTIVE NOTIFICATIONS [with effect from 2.2.2021, unless specified otherwise]

S. No

Chapter, Heading, sub- heading, tariff item

Commodity

From

To

 

 

Agricultural Products and By Products

 

 

1.

2207 20 00

Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol) for use in manufacture of excisable goods

2.5%

5%

2.

23

All goods except dog and cat food and shrimp larvae feed

Nil/ 5%/

10%/

15%/

20%/

30%

15%

 

 

Minerals

 

 

3.

2528

Natural borates and concentrates thereof

Nil/5%

2.5%

   

Fuels, Chemicals and Plastics

   

3.

2710

Naphtha

4%

2.5%

5.

2907 23 00

Bis-phenol A

Nil

7.5%

6.

2910 30 00

Epichlorohydrin

2.5%

7.5%

7.

2933 71 00

Caprolactam

7.5%

5%

8.

3907 40 00

Polycarbonates

5%

7.5%

9.

3908

Nylon chips

7.5%

5%

10.

3920 99 99

Other plates, sheets, films, etc. of other plastics

10%

15%

   

Leather

   

11

41

Wet blue chrome tanned leather, crust leather, finished leather of all kinds, including splits and sides of the aforesaid

Nil

10%

   

Textiles

   

12.

5002

Raw Silk (not thrown)

10%

15%

13.

5004, 5005,

5006

Silk yarn, yarn spun from silk waste (whether or not put up for retail sale)

10%

15%

14.

5201

Raw Cotton

Nil

5% +

5% AIDC*

15.

5202

Cotton waste (including yarn waste or garneted stock)

Nil

10%

16.

5402, 5403,

5404, 5405

00 00, 5406,

5501 to 5510

Nylon Fibre and Yarn

7.5%

5%

   

Gems and Jewellery Sector

   

17.

7106

Silver

12.5.%

7.5%+

2.5% AIDC*

18.

7106

Silver Dore

11%

6.1% +

2.5%

AIDC*

19.

7108

Gold

12.5%

7.5%+

2.5% AIDC*

20.

7108

Gold Dore

11.85%

6.9%+

2.5% AIDC*

21.

7107 00 00,

7109 00 00,

7111 00 00

Base metals or precious metals clad with precious metals

12.5%

10%

22.

7110

Other precious metals like Platinum, Palladium, etc.

12.5%

10%

23.

7112

Waste and scrap of precious metals or metals clad with precious metals

12.5%

10%

24.

7112

Spent catalyst or ash containing precious metals

11.85%

9.17%

25.

7113

Gold or Silver Findings

20%

10%

26.

7118

Coin

12.5%

10%

 

 

Metals

 

 

27.

7204

Iron and steel scrap, including stainless steel scrap [up to 31.03.2022]

2.5%

Nil

28.

7206 and

7207

Primary/Semi-finished products of non-alloy steel

10%

7.5%

29.

7208, 7209,

7210, 7211,

7212, 7225

(except 7225

11 00) and

7226 (except

7226 11 00)

Flat products of non-alloy and alloy steel

10%

/12.5%

7.5%

30.

7213, 7214,

7215, 7216,

7217, 7221,

7222, 7223,

7227 and

7228

Long product of non-alloy, stainless and alloy steel

10%

7.5%

31.

7225

Raw materials for use in manufacture of CRGO steel [up to 31.03.2023]

2.5%

Nil

32.

7404

Copper Scrap

5%

2.5%

33.

7318

Screw, bolts, nuts, etc. of iron and steel

10%

15%

 

 

Capital Goods

 

 

34.

8430

Tunnel boring machines

Nil

7.5%

35.

8431

Parts and components for manufacture of tunnel boring machines with actual-user condition IT,

Nil

2.5%

 

 

 

Electronics and Renewable

 

 

36.

8544 (other

than 8544 70

and 8544 30

00)

Specified insulated wires and cables

7.5%

10%

37.

39, 74 and

85

Former, bases, bobbins, brackets; CP wires; P.B.T.; Phenol resin moulding powder; Lamination/ El silicon steel strips for use in manufacture of transformers (entry at S.No. 198 of 25/1999- Customs)

Nil

Applica ble rate

38.

Any Chapter

Inputs or parts for manufacture of Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of cellular mobile phone

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

39.

Any Chapter

Inputs or parts for manufacture of camera module of cellular mobile phone

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

40.

Any Chapter

Inputs or parts for manufacture of connectors of cellular mobile phone

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

41.

Any Chapter

Inputs or raw material for manufacture of specified parts like back cover, side keys etc. of cellular mobile phone

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

42.

Any Chapter

Inputs or raw material (other than PCBA and moulded plastics) for manufacture of charger or adapter of cellular mobile phones

Nil

10%

43.

8504 90 90

or

3926 90 99

Moulded plastics for manufacture of charger or adapter

10%

15%

44.

Any Chapter

Inputs or parts of Printed Circuit Board Assembly of charger or adapter of cellular mobile phones

Nil

10%

45.

Any Chapter

Inputs or parts of Moulded Plastic of charger or adapter of cellular mobile phones

Nil

10%

46.

Any Chapter

Inputs or raw materials (other than Lithium-ion cell and PCBA) of Lithium-ion battery or battery pack

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

47.

Any Chapter

Parts or components of PCBA of Lithium-ion battery or battery pack

(w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

48.

Any Chapter

Inputs or raw materials of following goods: -

  1. Other machines capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network (8443 32 90)
  2. Ink cartridges, with print head assembly (8443 99 51)
  3. Ink cartridges, without print head assembly (8443 99 52)

(iv)Ink spray nozzle (8443 99 53) (w.e.f. 1.4.2021)

Nil

2.5%

49.

Any Chapter

Inputs and parts of LED lights or fixtures including LED Lamps

5%

10%

50.

Any Chapter

Inputs for use in the manufacture of LED driver or MCPCB (Metal Core Printed Circuit Board) for LED lights or fixtures including LED Lamps

5%

10%

51.

9405 50 40

Solar lanterns or solar lamps

5%

15%

52.

8504 40

Solar Inverters

5%

20%

53.

9503

Parts of Electronic Toys for manufacture of electronic toys Aviation Sector

5%

15%

54.

Any Chapter

Components or parts, including engines, for manufacture of aircrafts or parts of such aircrafts, by Public Sector Units under Ministry of Defence subject to condition specified.

Medical devices

2.5%

0%

 

55.

9018-9022

Medical Devices imported by International Organization and Diplomatic Missions

Health Cess @ 5%

Health Cess @ Nil

   

Goods imported under Project Import Scheme

   

56.

9801

High Speed Rail Projects being brought under project imports

Applicable Rate

5%

57.

8714 91 00,

8714 92,

8714 93,

8714 94 00,

8714 95,

8714 96 00,

8714 99

All goods other than Bicycle parts and components

10%

15%

* Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess

 


 

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