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This is the news for all the credit card users and employers as they may face tighter reporting and taxation norms from April 1, if the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 are notified in their current form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Change in Credit Card Norms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authorities seek to formalise reporting of high-value credit card payments, strengthen PAN linkage, and clarify how employer-paid credit card expenses will be taxed in the hands of employees as per the draft rules, issued under the upcoming Income-tax Act, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These changes are basically the part of a broader compliance overhaul aimed at improving transparency, tracking high-value financial transactions and aligning lifestyle spending with declared income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The banks and credit card issuers will be required to report specified high-value credit card payments to the tax authorities through the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) mechanism as per this draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving ahead, annual credit card bill payments exceeding \u20b910 lakh in a financial year through non-cash modes are proposed to be reportable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this the cash payments aggregating \u20b91 lakh or more toward credit card dues in a year will also attract reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandatory PAN Linkage With Credit Card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides this, the draft rules also talk about tightening PAN integration in the credit card ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the quoting of Permanent Account Number (PAN) will also become mandatory for obtaining a new credit card as this would be helpful in reinforcing the link between credit usage and a taxpayer\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The applicants can have procedural relief by allowing a recent credit card statement, not older than three months, to serve as valid address proof while applying for a PAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inclusion Of Credit Cards As A Mode For Tax Payments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these draft rules, they have recognised credit cards as an approved electronic mode for payment of income tax and other central taxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is helpful as the formal inclusion provides taxpayers an additional digital payment channel for meeting tax liabilities, though applicable bank charges or convenience fees may continue to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This draft provides one of the more significant clarifications related to employer-provided credit cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any expenses \u2014 including annual fees or membership charges \u2014 incurred by an employee or a member of their household on a credit card provided by the employer, or reimbursed by the employer, will be treated as a taxable perquisite under the draft perquisite valuation rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this scenario, the taxable value will be calculated as the total amount paid or reimbursed by the employer, deducted by any amount recovered from the employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, the value of such benefit will be treated as nil in case the expenditure is incurred wholly and exclusively for official duties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The employers must maintain complete details of the expenditure, including the date and nature of each expense for this exemption to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also need to issue a certificate confirming that the expense was incurred entirely for official purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that the personal expenses routed through corporate cards could increase the employee\u2019s taxable salary in the absence of adequate documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These latest provisions will come into effect from April 1, 2026, giving taxpayers, employers and financial institutions time to adjust systems and compliance processes before the new regime begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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