Tax Lawyer in Bangalore
Tax law covers the assessment, planning, compliance, and dispute resolution around direct and indirect taxes: income tax and the goods and services tax. With the Income-tax Act 2025 now replacing the six-decade-old 1961 Act, and GST a constant compliance presence, tax has become a moving target that rewards current advice. Bisani Legal advises businesses and individuals on tax planning, compliance, and disputes.
When you need a tax lawyer
- You face an income-tax assessment, scrutiny, reassessment, or demand.
- You have a GST notice, audit, classification, or input-credit dispute.
- You need to plan a transaction, restructuring, or investment tax-efficiently and lawfully.
- You are appealing a tax order before an appellate authority or tribunal.
- You must transition compliance to the Income-tax Act 2025 and the Income-tax Rules 2026.
- You face a tax-related investigation or penalty proceeding.
Statutes and rules that govern tax
| Statute | Key provision | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Income-tax Act, 2025 | Provisions on charge, computation, assessment, and appeals | Direct taxation of income, in force from 1 April 2026, replacing the Income-tax Act 1961. |
| Income-tax Rules, 2026 | Provisions on forms, procedures, and compliance | The operational rules under the new Act, replacing the Income-tax Rules 1962. |
| Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and State GST laws | Provisions on supply, input tax credit, and assessment | The indirect-tax regime on the supply of goods and services. |
| Customs Act, 1962 | Provisions on import and export duty | Customs duty on cross-border movement of goods. |
(Verification note for handoff, high priority: the Income-tax Act 2025 came into force on 1 April 2026 and the Income-tax Act 1961 stands repealed, with section numbers renumbered. For the transition year, the old Act still governs earlier assessment years. Confirm the specific Income-tax Act 2025 section and the transition position before citing a number.)
How Bisani Legal works on tax matters
Tax is won by being current and being early, and the recent change of the income-tax statute makes both essential. We advise on the Income-tax Act 2025 and the Income-tax Rules 2026 as the operative law, while handling earlier years correctly under the 1961 Act during the transition, because citing the wrong statute is now a live risk. We plan transactions and structures for tax efficiency within the law, not at its edge, because aggressive positions that unravel in assessment cost more than they save. On GST, we resolve classification, valuation, and input-credit questions before they become demands, and we contest demands that are wrong. When a dispute arises, we build the record for the appellate authority and the tribunal, because tax appeals are won on documentation assembled early. We are candid with our clients about the strength of a position, because in tax, optimism that ignores the assessing officer's likely view is expensive.
Recent matter highlights
These scenarios are illustrative, written to show the format only, and must be confirmed against real anonymised matters or removed before publication.
- A business transitioning its compliance to the Income-tax Act 2025 was guided on the new structure while earlier assessment years were handled under the old Act.
- A company facing a GST input-credit dispute resolved the classification question before it escalated into a demand.
- A taxpayer contested an income-tax demand by building the documentary record for the appellate stage early.
Frequently asked questions
Q1. Has the income-tax law changed?
Yes. The Income-tax Act 2025 came into force on 1 April 2026, replacing the Income-tax Act 1961. The new Act keeps tax rates largely unchanged but restructures and renumbers the law.
Q2. Which Act applies to my earlier years?
The Income-tax Act 1961 continues to govern assessment years before the transition, even where the proceedings happen after the new Act commenced. The specific position should be confirmed.
Q3. What changed with the new Act?
A simpler structure with fewer sections, new rules and forms under the Income-tax Rules 2026, and clearer language, while the underlying tax policy is largely retained.
Q4. How do I respond to a scrutiny notice?
Carefully and on time, with the supporting documentation. Early, accurate response shapes the assessment and any later appeal.
Q5. What is an input tax credit dispute?
A GST dispute over the credit a business claims on its inputs. Classification and documentation are usually decisive.
Q6. Can I appeal a tax order?
Yes, through the prescribed appellate authorities and tribunals, on the grounds and within the timelines the law sets.
Q7. Is tax planning legal?
Lawful tax planning is legitimate; aggressive avoidance that fails in assessment is not worth the risk. We plan within the law.
Q8. What is reassessment?
A reopening of a completed assessment in defined circumstances. It has procedural safeguards that should be checked closely.
Q9. Do the new forms affect my filing?
Yes. The Income-tax Rules 2026 notified new and simplified forms; compliance should follow the current forms.
Q10. How are tax disputes best handled?
By building the documentary record early, responding precisely at the assessment stage, and appealing on well-framed grounds.
Related reading
- Legal Compliance for Startups in Bangalore
- GST Fraud Defense: A Practical Legal Guide
The bottom line
Tax law in India has just undergone its biggest structural change in six decades, with the Income-tax Act 2025 replacing the 1961 Act, and getting the right statute and the right year is now part of the work. The taxpayer who is current and prepares early fares best in assessment and appeal. Bisani Legal helps Bengaluru's businesses and individuals plan, comply, and dispute on the law as it stands today.