India-New Zealand FTA: 100% Duty-Free Exports and Its Impact on Trade, Workers, MSMEs
India and New Zealand have completed talks on a Free Trade Agreement after a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime...
![AI Assistants Now Buy for Consumers: Centre says Agentic Shopping Emerges, Lists Steps to Protect Traders and MSMEs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/10/250x150_2111295-ai-assistants-agentic-shopping-taxscan.jfif "AI Assistants Now Buy for Consumers: Centre says Agentic Shopping Emerges, Lists Steps to Protect Traders and MSMEs [Read Order]")
Income Tax Portal Under Maintenance Right After Audit Deadline: MSME CA Frustrated by Poor Timing
The Income Tax Department’s online compliance portal is under scheduled maintenance, just days after the audit report filing deadline. During this period, taxpayers and accountants cannot access the...
RBI Issues Draft Directions and Invites Comments on Capital Charge and ECL-based Provisioning Framework for Banks [Read Press Release]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on October 7, 2025, issued two sets of draft Directions in pursuance of an announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued on...
![RBI Issues Draft Directions and Invites Comments on Capital Charge and ECL-based Provisioning Framework for Banks [Read Press Release]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/500x300_2094842-rbi-ecl-taxscan.webp "RBI Issues Draft Directions and Invites Comments on Capital Charge and ECL-based Provisioning Framework for Banks [Read Press Release]")
BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that Customs authorities cannot insist on a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) registration certificate for plywood imports made by micro enterprises, where the...
![BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/500x300_2094799-plywood-bis.webp "BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]")
Major GST Cuts by Diwali! PM Modi Announces Sweeping Tax Reforms during 79th Indian Independence Day Address
On India’s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a landmark 103-Minute address from the premises of the Red Fort addressing various administrative reforms that are in line...
