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<p class="text-gray-600 text-lg leading-relaxed mb-10 font-medium">Subtitle: A Comprehensive
Client Guide to India's New Direct Tax Era | Godbole Office</p>
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<li class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-4"><strong>The 'Tax Year'
Revolution:</strong> Goodbye 'Financial Year' and 'Assessment Year'. If you earn
between April 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027, you file for Tax Year 2026-27.</li>
<li class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-4"><strong>Smart Forms:</strong>
Tax forms now feature real-time validation and auto-population based on your 'Taxpayer
Profile'.</li>
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(Section 202)</h4>
<p class="text-gray-600 leading-relaxed mb-6">The New Tax Regime is now the automatic default.
To use the Old Regime (with 80C/80D deductions), you must proactively Opt-In every year.</p>
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<h5 class="font-bold text-gray-800 mb-4">Income Slab (TY 25-26)</h5>
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<td class="py-3 px-4 font-medium text-gray-800">Up to ₹4,00,000</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">NIL</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">Effective Liability: ZERO</td>
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<td class="py-3 px-4 font-medium text-gray-800">₹4L to ₹8L</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">5%</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">Effective Liability: ZERO (if income till
₹12L)</td>
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<td class="py-3 px-4 font-medium text-gray-800">₹8L to ₹12L</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">10%</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">Effective Liability: ZERO (Due to Rebate)
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<td class="py-3 px-4 font-medium text-gray-800">₹12L to ₹16L</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">15%</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">Effective Liability: ₹60,000 - ₹1,20,000
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<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">30%</td>
<td class="py-3 px-4 text-gray-600">Effective Liability: 30% + ₹3.0L Base</td>
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<p class="text-sm text-blue-900">Due to Tax Rebates, individuals with income up to
₹12,00,000 pay absolutely Zero Tax. For salaried staff, this threshold effectively rises
to ₹12.75L after the standard deduction.</p>
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<li><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check text-green-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Standard
Deduction:</strong> Increased to ₹75,000 under the New Regime.</li>
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Gifts:</strong> Employer gifts tax-free up to ₹15,000. NPS Employer
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Rent:</strong> If a tenant defaults, missing income is excluded from taxable
income (if proven).</li>
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<li><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check text-green-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Audit
Threshold:</strong> Jumps to ₹10 Crores if 95%+ of transactions are digital.
</li>
<li><i
class="fa-solid fa-circle-check text-green-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Professionals:</strong>
Presumptive income (50% profit declaration) allowed up to ₹75 Lakhs.</li>
<li><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-xmark text-red-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Cash
Rule:</strong> Single-day cash payments over ₹10,000 are disallowed as
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Indexation!)</h5>
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<li><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check text-green-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Listed
Equity:</strong> 12.5% tax (above ₹1.25L) after 12 months.</li>
<li><i
class="fa-solid fa-circle-check text-green-500 mr-2"></i><strong>Property:</strong>
Flat 12.5% tax after 24 months. Indexation benefits have been abolished for
radical simplicity.</li>
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<li><strong>Online Gaming & VDA (Crypto):</strong> Profits are taxed at a flat 30%. No
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<li><strong>E-Commerce Sellers:</strong> Platforms (Amazon/Zomato) will deduct 1% TDS on
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<li><strong>PAN-Aadhaar Link:</strong> Mandatory. Unlinked PANs become inoperative,
forcing TDS deduction at double the rate (20%).</li>
<li><strong>Charitable Trusts:</strong> Must possess a 16-Digit URN. Cash donations
above ₹2,000 yield no tax deduction.</li>
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<strong>Note:</strong> The law now permits a 48-Month 'Updated Return' window for fixing
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<p class="text-gray-600 text-sm leading-relaxed">Appeals are now Faceless (video conferencing)
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