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Year-End Tax Checklist: Wrap Up Your Finances by March 31st

Income Tax : Plan your finances before March 31 with this year-end tax checklist. Learn about old vs. new tax regimes, investments, deductions,...

March 4, 2025 258 Views 0 comment Print

No Bad Debt Deduction for Non-Regular Business Activity: Delhi HC

Income Tax : Delhi HC ruled WGF Financial Services can't claim bad debt deduction under Sec. 36(1)(vii) as furnishing guarantees wasn't its reg...

March 4, 2025 105 Views 0 comment Print

Switzerland Suspends Unilateral MFN Clause Application in Tax Treaty with India

Income Tax : Switzerland halts the unilateral application of the MFN clause under its tax treaty with India from 2025, following the Indian Sup...

March 4, 2025 66 Views 0 comment Print

151 FAQs on Finance Bill (Budget) 2025 in India

Income Tax : Explore 151 FAQs on Finance Bill 2025, covering tax provisions, IFSC benefits, TDS/TCS, transfer pricing, and more for informed fi...

March 4, 2025 186 Views 0 comment Print

Search and Seizure: GST vs. Income Tax Key Differences

Income Tax : Compare GST and Income Tax search and seizure processes, highlighting key differences in scope, authority, and taxpayer rights. Le...

March 4, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print


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Include ‘Cost Accountant’ in definition of ‘Accountant’ under Income Tax Bill 2025: ICMAI

Income Tax : The Institute of Cost Accountants of India seeks inclusion of Cost Accountants in the definition of "Accountant" under Section 515...

February 21, 2025 10314 Views 0 comment Print

Key Highlights of Finance Bill 2025: Income Tax Changes

Income Tax : Explore the Finance Bill 2025 highlights, including revised tax rates, TDS/TCS amendments, ULIP taxation, and updated rules for sa...

February 19, 2025 11295 Views 0 comment Print

ICMAI on Non-inclusion of ‘Cost Accountant’ in Income Tax Bill 2025

Income Tax : ICMAI addresses the non-inclusion of 'Cost Accountant' in the Income Tax Bill 2025. The Council is engaging with policymakers to e...

February 17, 2025 20193 Views 3 comments Print

50 Corrections in Income-tax Bill, 2025: Lok Sabha Update

Income Tax : Lok Sabha issues corrigenda for the Income-tax Bill, 2025, correcting references, formatting, and legal citations. Read the key am...

February 15, 2025 1275 Views 0 comment Print

KSCAA Seeks Clarity on Eligibility of Appeals with Delay Condonation under VSVS

Income Tax : KSCAA's representation to CBDT highlights challenges in the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024, focusing on delayed appeals and suggesti...

February 15, 2025 174 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No GP Addition Without Discrepancy in Purchases & Sales: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules on Nickunj Eximp case: Disputes over bogus purchases, demonetization cash deposits, and assessment procedures....

March 5, 2025 48 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in issuing Section 143(2) Notice Renders Reassessment Invalid: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court quashed a tax reassessment notice issued to Indus Towers Ltd. for AY 2009-10, citing procedural lapses and mi...

March 5, 2025 81 Views 0 comment Print

Procedural Lapses Should Not Override Substantial Justice: ITAT condones Appeal filing delay

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai condones a 314-day delay in Atlantic Bio Medical Pvt. Ltd.'s appeal, citing a bona fide mistake in tax filing and a ri...

March 5, 2025 42 Views 0 comment Print

JAO can issue Section 148 notice after Section 132 search: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court rules that a jurisdictional assessing officer cannot override the faceless assessment scheme under Section 151A...

March 4, 2025 15 Views 0 comment Print

Section 270A Penalty Doesn’t Require Mens Rea Presence: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that that mens rea is not an essential condition for imposing penalties under civil acts. Penalty u/s. 270A of...

March 4, 2025 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Select Committee of Lok Sabha to examine Income-Tax Bill, 2025

Income Tax : Details of the Lok Sabha Select Committee's sittings on March 6-7, 2025, to examine the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, with oral evidence ...

February 27, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Amends Rules 12CA, 12CC & Forms 10IH, 64A, 64B, 64C, 64D, 64E & 64F

Income Tax : CBDT updates income tax rules and forms for business and securitization trusts. Notification 17/2025 amends Rules 12CA & 12CC, imp...

February 25, 2025 2169 Views 0 comment Print

All about Income Tax / TDS Deduction from Salaries for FY 2024-25

Income Tax : Key updates on income tax deduction from salaries under Section 192 for FY 2024-25, including amendments, surcharge rates, and new...

February 21, 2025 11133 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends Due Date for Filing Form 56F for AY 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT extends the due date for filing Form 56F under Section 10AA(8) and 10A(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to March 31, 2025, for...

February 19, 2025 8142 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab RERA Notified for Income Tax Exemption under Section 10(46A)(b)

Income Tax : The Central Government notifies Punjab RERA for tax exemption under Section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act, effective from the 2024...

February 13, 2025 942 Views 0 comment Print


Interest paid on sales tax under amnesty scheme is allowable as business expenditure

October 24, 2012 5372 Views 0 comment Print

The issue before us is whether the interest paid on sales tax under the amnesty scheme is an allowable deduction as business expenditure. The law is well settled that the interest paid on sales tax is not of penal in nature and is therefore allowable as business expenditure. Therefore, in our opinion the interest on sales tax is an allowable business expenditure.

Loan Disclosed under VDIS can be claimed as bad debt if same become irrecoverable

October 24, 2012 816 Views 0 comment Print

Amount written off was a loan advanced during the course of business and that the interest thereon had been taxed as business income by the Department in accordance with the assessee’s declaration under VDIS. The Tribunal also recorded a finding that the certificate accepting the VDIS declaration was issued by the Commissioner after consultation with the Central Board of Direct Taxes

Expenditure on development of software is a revenue expenditure & not a capital expenditure

October 24, 2012 1417 Views 0 comment Print

ourt held that upgradation of computers by changing certain parts, thereby enhancing the configuration of the computers for improving their efficiency, was only a revenue expenditure. The said view was again followed by this Court in CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd. [2007] 288 ITR 15.

Section 132 – Assessing Officer has no authority to seize stock-in-trade

October 24, 2012 8285 Views 0 comment Print

Section 132(1)(iii) empowers the authorized officer to seize any such books of account, other documents, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing found as a result of such search which represent either wholly or partly undisclosed income or property of the person. However, the proviso carves out an exception.

Guarantee fee not results in asset or advantage of enduring nature

October 24, 2012 1282 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the opinion, that the question is covered by the judgment in India Cements Ltd. (supra). In Kinetic Engg. Ltd. (supra) the Bombay High Court considered almost the same question and held that the bank guarantee commission paid by the assessee for securing timely repayment of the deferred credit facilities for buying machinery for its running business is a revenue expenditure and not capital expenditure.

Section 10A does not contemplate any break in period of five assessment year

October 24, 2012 1402 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (3) of section 10A either before or after its substitution does not contemplate a break in the five succeeding assessment years in relation to which an assessee is entitled to avail of benefit under section 10A of the Act. Thus, in case of an assessee who had already started availing the benefit of section 10A of the Act in any assessment year prior to the coming into force of the substituted sub-section (3),

Taxability of Compensation for cancellation of right issue of fully convertible debentures & allotment of shares

October 24, 2012 1003 Views 0 comment Print

Compensation – Where compensation was given to assessee for cancellation of right issue of fully convertible debentures as well as allotment of shares made in favour of assessee, nature of compensation therefor was to be decided by considering relevant background

Income once assessed in a particular year cannot be assessed in any other year

October 24, 2012 1063 Views 0 comment Print

If anything is assessed in the year under consideration that cannot be again assessed in any other year and this will be applicable in either condition. If any amount is not assessed in the year under consideration then that part of income will be assessable in relevant year and if something is assessed in the year under consideration that cannot be assessed in any other year.

Disallowed under garb of HO expenses if it doesn’t include executive or general admin expenses

October 24, 2012 1386 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has filed the details of apportionment of the expenses based on the percentage of gross sales of the Indian branch to total gross sales by the U.K. company. The assessee has also filed financial statements to show that the U.K. company has shown executive or general administration expenditure as indicated in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Explanation (iv) to section 44C separately

Notice issued u/s.158BC(a) cannot be equated to a notice issued u/s.148 to reopen an assessment

October 24, 2012 1730 Views 0 comment Print

First proviso to Section 158BC (a) required no notice under Section 148 for making a block assessment, merely because the notice required to be issued under Section 158BC (a) calling for the block return is analogous to the notice under Section 148 to reopen an assessment, is without any basis, either on principle or on authority.

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