Detailed analysis of the tax, GST, FEMA, company-law and payroll changes that matter most to Indian businesses. Every piece is built from the official documents, and each comes with a calculator so you can see the effect with your own numbers.
The Income-tax Rules, 2026 replace margins of 17% to 24% with a single 15.5% for software, ITeS, KPO and software R&D services up to ₹2,000 crore, locked in for five years. How the test works, with a margin calculator.
Read the analysis →From 1 October 2026, resident individuals and HUFs buying property from a non-resident pay TDS through Form No. 141 using their PAN, with no TAN. The rate has not changed, and it is far above the 1% that applies when the seller is resident.
Read the analysis →Exporters now have nine months to bring proceeds home. Banks keep a 20% reserve on rupee hedges above USD 2 million that buy foreign currency for current account deals, cancelled hedges cannot be rebooked, and no-proof hedging is capped at USD 5 million.
Read the analysis →The 57th GST Council meeting recommended withdrawing arrest powers, prosecuting only above ₹5 crore and lowering several penalties. None of it is law yet. Here is what would change, for whom, and when.
Read the analysis →From 17 September 2026, employees with PF wages up to ₹25,000 must be in EPF, EPS and EDLI, and capped contributions move up. This analysis shows what that adds to payroll, what it takes from take-home pay, and how to work out your own numbers.
Read the analysis →New rule 4A lets companies put up to 10% of a year’s CSR expenditure into zero coupon zero principal instruments of not-for-profits on a Social Stock Exchange. How the limit works, how it fits the CSR rules and what boards should do.
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