Just like you, we too were awaiting one of the most important events of the financial year - Budget 2021.
It was announced by FM Nirmala Sitharam on 1st Feb 2021.
This year, Budget 2021 is going to be the first paperless budget.
The Income Tax changes announced in Budget 2021 that caught the spotlight:
Loss from F&O Trading can be set off against B&P income. Thus, if you carry forward F&O Loss, you can set-off the same against presumptive profits in future years.
However, it must be noted that once you opt-in for presumptive taxation and opt-out of it later, you cannot claim its benefit for the next 5 years. In the case of presumptive taxation, you cannot claim expenses and carry-forward loss.
Due to the conditions of Section 44AB, if an individual has incurred a loss or profit which is less than 6% of the total sales/turnover and total income is more than 2.5 lakhs, then the tax audit is applicable.