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Income Tax

10 Apr 2026· Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

CBDT Extends ITR Filing Deadline — Key Dates for FY 2025-26

CBDT has extended the income tax return filing deadline for non-audit cases to August 31, 2026, citing widespread demand from taxpayers and professional bodies for additional time.

SEBI

05 Apr 2026· Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

SEBI Tightens SME IPO Norms — New Profitability and Disclosure Requirements

SEBI has issued amended ICDR Regulations imposing minimum profitability requirements for SME IPO applicants, enhanced promoter lock-in provisions, and mandatory use of proceeds monitoring.

RBI

01 Apr 2026· Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI Expands ECB Framework for Infrastructure and Green Projects

RBI has updated the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) framework to expand eligible borrowers for infrastructure and green finance, increase the all-in cost cap, and streamline the automatic route approval process.

GST

25 Mar 2026· GST Council Secretariat

GST Council Rationalises Rates on 50+ Items — Effective from May 1, 2026

The 55th GST Council meeting resolved to rationalise rates on over 50 goods and services, including reductions on healthcare diagnostics, education materials, and certain food items, effective May 1, 2026.

MCA / Company Law

20 Mar 2026· Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

MCA21 Version 3 Full Rollout — New Filing Formats and Compliance Portal

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has completed the full rollout of MCA21 Version 3, introducing new SPICe+, AOC-4 XBRL, and MGT-7 filing formats with enhanced data validation and a redesigned compliance dashboard.

FEMA / RBI

15 Mar 2026· Enforcement Directorate / Ministry of Finance

ED Issues Guidelines on PMLA Obligations for Crypto Virtual Asset Service Providers

The Enforcement Directorate has issued detailed compliance guidelines for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, covering KYC norms, transaction monitoring, and suspicious transaction reporting.

Environment

10 Mar 2026· Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

MoEFCC Strengthens EPR Norms for Battery Waste — New Targets for 2026-27

MoEFCC has issued revised Battery Waste Management Rules with enhanced Extended Producer Responsibility targets, a centralised EPR portal for certificate trading, and stricter penalties for non-compliance.

Tribunal & Case Law

05 Mar 2026· Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi Bench

ITAT Delhi Ruling — Benchmarking of Management Fees in Transfer Pricing

The Delhi ITAT has ruled on the benchmarking methodology for intra-group management fees, holding that the CUP method is preferred over TNMM for management service charges where specific comparable transactions are available.

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