The Income Tax Act, 2025, came into effect from 1 April 2026, replacing the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The new Act reduces sections from 819 to 536 and rules from 511 to 333 to simplify tax laws.
The Act reduces the total forms from 390 to 190 to make filing easier and faster.
TCS (Tax Collected at Source) under LRS (Liberalised Remittance Scheme) is reduced to 2 percent for education, medical, and tour payments above ₹10 lakh.
FAST-DS (Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme) allows small taxpayers to declare foreign assets with a reduced penalty.