India's Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a release on 8 February 2026 announcing that it is seeking stakeholder input on the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026 and Draft Income Tax Forms 2026 for the new Income Tax Act 2025, which will take effect on 1 April 2026.
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Seeking stakeholders' input on the proposed Income-tax Rules and related Forms relating to the Income Tax Act, 2025
The Income-tax Act, 2025 received the assent of the President in August 2025. The Act will come into effect …