There is considerable public frustration regarding the Income Tax Bill 2025, centering on perceptions of unfair taxation that favors the wealthy over the middle class. Many commenters express distrust towards the government, believing the tax system is overly complicated and burdensome for salaried individuals, while some view the bill as merely a rebranding of existing regulations without genuine reform. Calls for abolishing income tax or implementing more equitable tax structures are prevalent.

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Bhai applicable kya hai May 2026 ke liye :(

Tax ke lectures hi nahi aayenge market me Dec tak lagta hai May ke liye.

Full_Stress7370

Any changes expected in accountant definition?

Old-Contact-2682

Iska effect September exam pe toh nhi padhega na?

Socially_Dead_JB_285

How will they present it on August 11? because the functioning of the Lok Sabha is currently halted due to opposition parties protesting.

Hefty_Sky9922

finance act, 2025 isn't being withdrawn right???

Constant-Advance-300

Is this appilcable for ca inter or final?

Spiritual_Ride9696

Chill guys, the reason for withdrawal is : FREAKING SPELLING AND GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES, no big changes 😂😂

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harshit_69

Every ccm was screaming saying that they got audit section exclusively done for CAs. Now ghanta, where will they boast?

Docthedoctorlaw

This is going to give some people a heart attack and make them spit their coffee on the monitor when they read it as "Withdrawal of Income Tax 2025".

ExtremeBack1427

The image is very clear. How can I also screenshot in 9k quality like this? Thank you in advance.

Due_Page_1732

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This is just new rebranding of IT rules.
Like IPC changed to BNS earlier

Complex-Mdr-927

just that people are getting confused, This is just withdrawal of the bill for New Income-tax Act that was introduced earlier this year. They have not withdrawn the finance act 2025!

On Monday they will reintroduce the revised bill. And the story will continue.

Responsible-Bad-6624

Can anyone summarise what did we potentially lose for the salaried class?

juzzybee90

Is this same bill which will invade everyone's digital privacy after getting backdoor access of every account of people  ?

sachin_root

Unusual-Emotion-4279

Requiring people to download files and run a setup.exe seems like a huge security risk. I'll stick with the AARP Tax Estimator tool once it gets updated.

Perfect-Platform-681

Note that for the taxvisor files, Microsoft Office 2024 ($150 at Amazon) or an Office 365 subscription is required.

Outside-Mongoose-163

This works pretty well. Just need to update the standard deduction to your needs.

  
[https://www.irscalculators.com/tax-calculator](https://www.irscalculators.com/tax-calculator)

findmyglassniner

We think that accountability and transparency should be at every level of governance, but as per some new breed animals post 2014 , whatever Indian government does is good because no govt did anything in past 70 years . All hail the king , because it will be anti national if you don’t do so.

India is heavily taxed! It is surprising that people have not revolted, politicians who have zero business experience make CapEx decisions and screw up tax payers money.

vin786

whats the use of transparency when you cant question the effectiveness? 

Govt can say it spent a few 100 crores on census collection, but you can see they deployed a handful of school teachers and all the money would have been routed to their cronies? What transparency will reveal this?

edit : typo - intention changes between can and can't

haridavk

[**Taxpayers have no say in how money is to be spent, says Bombay HC**](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/taxpayers-have-no-say-in-how-money-is-to-be-spent-says-bombay-hc/articleshow/112298615.cms)

find_a_rare_uuid

everyone pays gst and that in the only tax indians pay.  but incometax only 10% pay. that needs to change.  Remember we still carry  begging bowl to attract investments into India.

Prestigious_Piano247

All tax money goes into Consolidated Fund of India, maintained by RBI on behalf of Central Government. There are approximately 30,000 daily transactions. But, actual account numbers &amp; statements are kept top secret. They can only be understood by Budget documents. No Indian citizens will ever know what happens to taxes, even if RTI is filed.

Significant_Show57

Goverment is transparent about taxes, but ordinary people care less to go through budget report and RBI reports.

Very few are really concerned about how the state government utilises the tax money they collect from people or receive from central government.

Revenue and expenditure of Indian government can be accessed by anyone at anytime.

Jupiturn20

Unpopular opinion. I wonder how much transparency all of us actual tax payers have shown in their ITR by not claiming bogus tax deductions. Or not hounding your CAs by saying - “Sir I dont care how you do it, but I want a refund in my ITR”. Esp with people claiming bogus political donations,etc

ChingamChillar

Either you or him can go online and look at his IRS Transcripts for the years he has not filed. This will tell you if he owed or not. He will need to create an account and log in. 

As for everything else, sounds like a pain. If the son is smart and responsible I would maybe involve him or get him to do it since your brother literally doesn’t seem to do anything for himself. I don’t mean to be rude but at this point it seems like this leopard can’t change his spots. 

As for the bank statements, somebody needs to change/get a password and look at that EVERY MONTH. Call the bank or do something. That is extremely secure and private info. Again, get the son to help with online banking. Good luck, sorry you are dealing with this.

Ocarina_of_Time_

to me, sounds like he has business income which he isn't reporting.   So, he's cheating.  

And, maybe you are too, you mentioned "this is what I do too and the IRS doesn't care"

Maybe the IRS has no way to notice when he gets paid in cash and checks 

He needs to understand he will get little in social security payments if he doesn't report his income and pay taxes on it.   Since he's scraping by, my guess is he isn't saving for retirement.  But....that might not stop him from thinking he will be getting a decent social security payment one of these days.

Starbuck522

Was he employed at all during those 4 years? 

Ok_Play2364

There is a level of income where people are not required to even file their taxes. So after you reconstruct these numbers, it's possible that there isn't even a problem here.

cchrissyy

One concern is that if your brother hasn't been filing tax returns he isn't getting credits with Social Security if he's always been self-employed. It would be a good idea for someone to help him login to the Social Security website and see if he's eligible for benefits. If he doesn't have enough work credits then that might be a good reason to file tax returns, although you can't get the credits if the return is filed more than three years after the due date.

Even if he's not eligible for regular Social Security there's Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which I think is about $1k a month but has a lot of additional restrictions like asset limits.

CommissionerChuckles

I would recommend looking at selling the house he’s not going to get any better at things and probably can’t afford the house

Legitimate_Tear_1085

Check to see if there is a low income tax clinic near by. Often associated with a University/Law school
Unlikely IRS will file lien
How old is the son?
Look up the standard deduction for each year. He may not have made enough to file. Suggest always file as you may need the returns in the future

mms_student1

It sounds like he is neither mature nor wealthy enough to be a homeowner.

swampwiz

Is he paying self employment tax and will he ever get Medicare and SS? This case is a real mess promising future tragedy. Get him to file six years back taxes with Schedule SE. Can he pay the SET? And what about his son?

Able_Vegetable_8865

Sounds like he's self employed? What's your best guess on how much he makes a year?

amazinghl

Dude needs to get audited to see the severity of his behavior.

justusleag

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