News & Media 1st Feb 2024

Decriminalise more provisions in tax laws in Budget 2024, say lawyers and CAs

Authors

Darshan BoraPartner | Bengaluru

Latest Thought Leadership

Investment Funds
Alerts & Updates 29th Jul 2026

IFSCA Informal Guidance Addresses Use of PSP Payment Accounts for Fund Subscriptions and Redemptions

Read More
Alerts & Updates 29th Jul 2026

Labour and Employment – Recent Judicial Developments

Read More
Investment Funds
Alerts & Updates 29th Jul 2026

The India-Mauritius DTAA Protocol and the Principal Purpose Test: Treaty Entitlement, Substance and the Post-2017 Investment Landscape

Read More
international trades
Alerts & Updates 24th Jul 2026

USTR Finalises Section 301 Forced Labour Tariffs

Read More

Darshan Bora, Partner, Economic Laws Practice (ELP) speaks to Thyagarajan Narendran from moneycontrol.com as he writes on “Decriminalise more provisions in tax laws in Budget 2024, say lawyers and CAs “. The criminal prosecution in income tax law gets triggered even for trivial human errors such as delays in deposit of withholding taxes, These and similar other provisions do not help build an environment of trust between the taxpayer and the authorities.

Legal and accounting experts are seeking more provisions of decriminalization in both the income tax and goods and services tax (GST) laws.

Read the detailed article here

Privacy Policy

As per the rules of the Bar Council of India, lawyers and law firms are not permitted to solicit work or advertise. By clicking on the "I Agree" button, you acknowledge and confirm that you are seeking information relating to Economic Laws Practice (ELP) of your own accord and there has been no advertisement, personal communication, solicitation, invitation or any other inducement of any sort whatsoever by or on behalf of ELP or any of its members to solicit any work through this website.