Here's a summary of key changes for the 2025 tax year. The seven federal tax brackets (10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, 37%) are now permanent. Standard deductions increased, plus a new “bonus” deduction for older adults. Child tax credit increased to $2,200 per qualifying child.
April 2025 heralds some of the most important changes to employment law in several decades, with the Government's Employment Rights Bill beginning implementation, as well as the obligatory National Minimum Wage increase.
Some of the major tax changes effective from April 1, 2025, are revised tax slabs, rebate of up to Rs. 60,000, revised ITRU deadlines, calculation of partner's remuneration allowable as a deduction and revised TDS/TCS threshold limits.
Tax changes for 2025, largely driven by the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBBA) Act, introduce significant deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, expand the Child Tax Credit, and raise the SALT deduction cap to $40,000, while making several 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions permanent, including the seven tax brackets. Key changes include a $2,200 Child Tax Credit, a $6,000 senior deduction, deductions for qualified tips and overtime, and a permanent standard deduction increase.
February 13, 2025: Introduction of The Income-tax Bill, 2025
A landmark step: the Income-tax Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha on 13th Feb 2025, intended to replace the Income-tax Act, 1961 with a clearer, simplified framework and proposed commencement from 1st April 2026.
2025 is considered powerful due to significant numerological vibrations (a Universal Year 9, symbolizing completion and new cycles), rare mathematical properties (a perfect square year), and key astrological shifts, all pointing toward profound transformations in technology (AI), societal values (reimagining fulfillment, anti-consumerism), and global power dynamics, setting the stage for a period of major personal growth, collective re-evaluation, and potential systemic change.
Tax Foundation estimates the OBBBA reduced individual taxes by $129 billion for 2025, and outside estimates suggest up to $100 billion of that could be received as higher refunds this filing season, pushing average refunds up by up to $1,000.
Under the new income tax regime for 2025-26, any taxable income up to ₹12,00,000 attracts a full rebate of ₹60,000 (under Section 87A), resulting in a nil tax liability.
The shift to a two-slab system of 5% and 18%, removing the earlier 12% and 28% rates, will make taxation more transparent and easier to follow. At the same time, a 40% on luxury and sin goods such as pan masala, tobacco, aerated drinks, high-end cars, yachts, and private aircraft ensures fairness and revenue balance.
For the 2025 tax year, the standard deductions are: $15,750 for Single/Married Filing Separately, $31,500 for Married Filing Jointly/Qualifying Surviving Spouse, and $23,625 for Head of Household, with additional amounts available for seniors (65+) and the blind, plus new rules for SALT deductions, per the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).
The threshold limit for deduction of tax under various provisions has been increased. TCS provisions under section 206C(1H) on the sale of goods have been withdrawn with effect from 01- 04-2025. Section 194Q has also been changed to remove the reference to Section 206C(1H).
A bus carrying students and faculty from the Federal University of Santa Maria veered off a highway in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, killing seven and injuring 20. (menafn.com.)
The extra $144 added to Social Security usually comes from the Medicare Part B Giveback benefit, offered by some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans, which pays back some or all your Part B premium, showing up as extra money in your check if it's deducted from your Social Security. To qualify, you need Original Medicare (Parts A & B), pay your own Part B premium, live in a plan's service area, and enroll in a specific Medicare Advantage plan that offers this "rebate," with the amount varying by plan and location.
Yes, Social Security recipients received a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025, but the bigger news is that they are getting a larger 2.8% COLA for 2026, announced in October 2025, which began with January 2026 payments, increasing average benefits by about $56 per month. The 2025 COLA was a smaller 2.5% increase, while the 2026 adjustment reflects moderating inflation, leading to higher payments starting in the new year.
Tax-free income in new tax regime (Financial Year 2025-26)
The basic exemption limit has been raised to Rs. 4 lakh, providing immediate relief to taxpayers. Moreover, the rebate under Section 87A has been increased to Rs. 60,000 for taxable incomes up to Rs. 12 lakh.
In 2025, the Heavenly Stem is Yi 乙, representing Wood, while the Earthly Branch is Si 巳, representing Fire, thus establishing the year of Yisi 乙巳. Therefore, individuals born in 2025 may be called 'Wood Snake' or 'Fire Snake' or 'Wood Fire Snake'.
Nostradamus predictions 2025- Meteor Strike: A Cosmic Threat
Perhaps the most terrifying prediction involves a massive meteor or cosmic fireball threatening Earth. According to reports from Penn Live, Nostradamus ominously penned: “From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, A harbinger of fate, the world pleads.