The revised Income Tax Bill 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 11, 2025) without debate and amid chants by the Opposition. The Opposition was protesting the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.

The Bill, which seeks to simplify, rationalise, and shorten the existing Income Tax Act 1961, also broadens the powers of income tax officials, including allowing them to forcibly break into assessees’ personal emails and social media during search operations.