What Has Changed in 2026: The Big Picture India’s regulatory landscape has never changed this fast. The four new Labour Codes — Code on Wages, Code on Social Security, Industrial Relations Code, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code — became active in November 2025. Hot on their heels, the Income Tax Act 2025...
India has just completed the most significant restructuring of its labour laws since Independence. Four Labour Codes – consolidating 29 separate central laws – became active in November 2025. Layered on top of this, the Income Tax Act 2025 takes effect on April 1, 2026. Together, these changes create a new compliance reality for every...
If you file GST returns for your business, the year 2026 brings some of the most significant procedural changes to the GST portal and compliance calendar since the introduction of GST in 2017. Interest calculations, GSTR-3B filing formats, Input Tax Credit (ITC) reversal rules, and the portal’s own display logic have all been updated —...
Why Reconciliation Matters More Than Ever Annual GST compliance is no longer just a year-end formality. With increasing system-based validations, data analytics, and automated audit triggers on the GST portal, reconciliation under GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C has become a critical risk control mechanism. GSTR-9 consolidates all outward supplies, inward supplies, tax paid, and input tax credit...
Why 2026 Changes Matter and What This Article Delivers From late 2025, the GST ecosystem moved from permissive warnings to system-level hard validations that can block GSTR-3B submission when reclaimed ITC or RCM entries exceed ledger balances. This shift has fundamentally changed how monthly compliance must be handled. Filing is no longer just a reporting...