News & Media 20th Feb 2026
Our Partner, Rahul Charkha shares his insight in Business Today, “Old vs New Tax Regime: How Draft Income Tax Rules 2026 impact Rs 15-25 lakh salaried taxpayers.”
He highlights that the draft rules are less about altering tax rates for this income bracket and more about changing how salary income is reported, verified and processed. The framework is moving towards a digital-first, pre-filled return ecosystem, where salary income, TDS, perquisites and other benefits are auto-populated using employer filings and third-party data. Form 16 is expected to carry a far more granular salary break-up aligned with the Annual Information Statement (AIS) and Form 26AS. Within this broader reporting overhaul, several proposed changes tilt in favour of the old tax regime.
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