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• Budget 2026: ICAI seeks wider dispute relief, higher tax exemptions and decriminalisation ahead of new Income Tax Act

CA Club India

• Union Budget 2026-27 to Be Presented on 1st February, Sunday
• ICAI Revises Eligibility Criteria for Industrial Training Empanelment From 1st January 2026
• CBIC Session Highlights Expanded Role of Auditors Under GST 2.0
• CBIC Warns Taxpayers Against Fake GST Notices, Urges DIN Verification
• Special Deposit Scheme Interest Rate Fixed at 7.1% for Jan-March 2026
• Mandatory Service Charge by Restaurants Illegal: CCPA Takes Action Against 27 Establishments
• FM Sitharaman Chairs Pre-Budget 2026-27 Consultations with States and UTs
• ICAI Extends CPE Compliance Deadline for Calendar Year 2025 to March 31, 2026
• Customs Duty Amnesty, Rate Rationalisation Likely on Budget 2026-27 Wishlist
• Record Goods Movement in December as E-Way Bill Generation Surges 23.6%

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• Starmer considers joining Trump's Gaza peace board
• Oil tanker seized by US spotted in Scotland's Moray Firth
• Three men guilty of harassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary
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