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TDS & TCS Changes from 1st April 2026

Income Tax : The reform consolidates TDS provisions into a structured system and introduces digital compliance mechanisms. It enhances clarity,...

May 2, 2026 39306 Views 2 comments Print

Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of Income Tax Offences: Eligibility, Timelines & Conditions

Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...

April 9, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expands CRS Reporting to Crypto Assets to Strengthen Financial Transparency

Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...

March 13, 2026 3489 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Rule 205 Mandates Landlord Relationship Disclosure in HRA Claims

Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...

February 19, 2026 5094 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Record 219 APAs Signed Due to Rising Need for Transfer Pricing Certainty

Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...

April 1, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Own Merit” Promotions Of SC/ST Officials In CBDT

Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...

February 10, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT seeks inputs on proposed Income-tax Rules and Forms

Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules and Forms have been released for public feedback before the new law takes effect, with inputs to shape the ...

February 9, 2026 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal Delays Linked to Administrative Overload, Not Income Tax Officer Negligence: ITGOA

Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...

January 29, 2026 807 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


AO Cannot Exceed Scope of Limited Scrutiny Without Approval: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that CBDT instructions prohibit the AO from examining issues beyond the specific reason for limited scrutiny...

May 28, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Condones 430-Day Delay in Filing Form 10 for Section 11 Exemption

Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that delay in filing Form No. 10 for claiming accumulation under Section 11(2) should be condoned where gen...

May 13, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Dismisses Tax Appeal Below ₹2 Crore Limit for Failure to Show CBDT Exception Applies

Income Tax : Court found that the appellant failed to clearly identify which exceptional clause applied. Since the tax effect was below Rs.2 cr...

May 3, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Instruction 1916 Applies to Taxation Too – ITAT Deletes Jewellery Addition Within Prescribed Limits

Income Tax : The issue was whether jewellery found during search can be taxed despite CBDT limits. ITAT held that jewellery within prescribed l...

April 28, 2026 4614 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment Due to Invalid Manual Scrutiny Selection

Income Tax : The case examined whether scrutiny selection without meeting CBDT conditions was valid. The ITAT held that failure to satisfy mand...

April 26, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Directs Uniform Application of Sections 68 to 69D as C&AG Flags Tax Assessment Errors

Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...

May 29, 2026 13587 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT Revises monetary limits for jurisdiction of Wards & Circles in JAO charges in Delhi

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department increased monetary thresholds for assigning cases between ITOs and D/ACITs in Delhi Region. The revised ...

May 15, 2026 1485 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Introduces Mandatory UIN System to Track No-TDS Declarations Under Form 121

Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...

March 28, 2026 29952 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Exemption Granted to District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad for Specified Incomes

Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...

February 5, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Grants Income Tax Exemption to Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority

Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...

January 6, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print


Master File and CbCR related Forms in India

April 29, 2022 95418 Views 2 comments Print

CBDT) has issued the final rules pertaining to Master File (MF) and Country by Country reporting (CbCR) on 31st October 2017. This is an outcome of the OECD/G20 BEPS Action Plan 13. India has been an active participant of the OECD BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) project.

CBDT advisory Regarding Fraudulent Appointment Letter

February 13, 2022 903 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of the Income Tax Department that some fraudulent persons are misleading candidates by issuing fake appointment letters for joining in the Income Tax Department.

CBDT corrects its mistake in Notification Numbering

February 10, 2022 1080 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has issued a Notification on 27.01.2022 and by Mistake numbered it as Notification No. Notification No. 12/2022-Income Tax while it already issued a notification with similar Number on 25.01.2022. CBDT has now corrected its Mistake and numbered Notification issued by it on 27.01.2022 as Notification No. 12/2022-Income Tax. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) […]

Social welfare charges on customs

February 7, 2022 38382 Views 3 comments Print

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (‘CBIC’) has put a rest to the controversy with respect to the levy of Social Welfare Surcharge (‘SWS’) on the goods exempted from the basic customs duty. In a recent Circular No. 03/2022 dated 01.02.2022 (‘Circular’), the CBIC has issued a clarification stating that SWS is leviable at the […]

Office Order pursuant to CBDT Order No. 304 of 2021 dated 08.11.2021

January 24, 2022 2061 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order pursuant to CBDT Order No. 304 of 2021 dated 08.11.2021- In pursuance to the above and in exercise of the powers conferred by Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as also section 59 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988), it is hereby ordered that the officers referred to in column (3) of the table hereunder, in the grade of Commissioners of Income-tax shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Income-tax Authority

Section 10(46) exemption to International Financial Services Centres Authority

January 11, 2022 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Notification No. 3/2022-Income Tax | Dated: 11th January, 2022 CBDT notifies Tax Exemption to ‘International Financial Services Centres Authority’, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, an authority constituted under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 4 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, Act, 2019 (50 of 2019), in respect of the specified income under section 10(46) of […]

Govt promotes 143 IRS officers to the grade of JCIT

December 30, 2021 12927 Views 0 comment Print

President is pleased to appoint 143 officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) purely on ad-hoc basis in Level-12 in the pay matrix Rs.78 ,800-2,09,200/-, w.e.f. 01.01.2022

Rule 2DD Computation of exempt income of specified fund | Section 10(23FF)

December 27, 2021 3627 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Income-tax (34th Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide Notification No. 138/2021-Income Tax Dated: 27th December, 2021. Vide this CBDT inserts Income Tax Rule 2DD. Computation of exempt income of specified fund for the purposes of clause (23FF) of section 10, Notifies New  Forms i.e. Form No. 10-II – Statement of exempt income under clause (23FF) of section […]

CBDT appoints 133 ACIT (Junior Scale) as DCIT (Senior Time Scale)

December 27, 2021 3588 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 10 of 2021 – The following Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax (Junior Scale) are, hereby, appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Senior Time Scale) in Level 11 in the Pay Matrix Rs.67,700-2,08,700/-, w.e.f. 01.01.2022 or the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later

AO to identify information for section 148 notice

December 10, 2021 22332 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT directs that the Assessing Officers shall identify the following categories of information pertaining to Assessment Year 2015-16 and Assessment Year 2018-19, which may require action under section 148 of the Act, for uploading on the Verification Report Upload (VRU) functionality on Insight portal

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