The Direct Tax Code (DTC) will come into force on April 1, 2011 and replace the existing Income Tax Act and Wealth Tax Act with a single code. Some key changes include treating individuals as residents based on their status in India, taxing worldwide income of residents, classifying income into ordinary and special sources, and introducing EET taxation for permitted savings. The corporate tax rate is proposed to be a flat 25% and tax incentives are largely eliminated. Capital gains will no longer distinguish between short-term and long-term assets. Wealth tax for corporates is proposed to be abolished.