The new income tax Bill aims to simplify India's tax law, eliminating redundancies and improving readability without altering its core principles. But does it go far enough? Mint explains

The new bill aims to simplify tax provisions with clearer language, reducing its length and eliminating redundant sections while consolidating related content for easier understanding and compliance.

Taxpayers can now easily compare sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with corresponding clauses in the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, through an online utility provided by the tax department. The Section-to-Section mapping has been uploaded on the I-T department’s website for public access.

In a post on X, the department on February 14 said it has activated the utility to check Section of the Income Tax Act, 1961, vis-a-vis corresponding clause of the new Income Tax Bill. A taxpayer can select the section of I-T Act, 1961, from a drop down menu and accordingly the corresponding clause in the I-T Bill will appear.

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