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Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-II

Income Tax : This analysis explains how Parliament designed Sections 11 to 13 to ensure that tax-free income is ultimately used for charitable ...

June 10, 2026 783 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of Offences under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The revised CBDT guidelines effective from 17 October 2024 streamline the compounding process under the Income-tax Act by prescrib...

June 10, 2026 22281 Views 1 comment Print

Section 40A: Expenses or payments not deductible in certain circumstances

Income Tax : Section 40A of the Income-tax Act restricts the deduction of specified business expenses where statutory conditions are not fulfil...

June 10, 2026 15759 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Certificate of lower/no deduction of tax at source

Income Tax : Taxpayers can apply for a nil or lower TDS certificate in Form 13 when their estimated tax liability supports deduction at a reduc...

June 10, 2026 33246 Views 1 comment Print

Prohibited transaction in cash/limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act contains strict provisions under Sections 40A(3), 269SS, 269ST, 269SU, and 269T to regulate cash transactions, ...

June 10, 2026 30681 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Superintendent Caught by CBI in Bribery Case Linked to PAN Deletion

Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...

June 6, 2026 6028 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Prioritizes Old Appeals as Rising Pendency Requires Urgent Disposal Measures

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has proposed a priority disposal mechanism for appeals filed up to and including 2022 in respons...

June 5, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

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 1593 Views 0 comment Print

Reduce CASS 2026 Scrutiny Cases Due to New Income Tax Act Transition Challenges: ITGOA

Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...

May 21, 2026 3672 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3939 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes section 69 Addition as Revenue Failed to Prove Investment in Relevant Year

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investm...

June 10, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest Disallowance Without Nexus Between Borrowed Funds & Non-Business Advances: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that disallowance of interest expenses cannot be sustained without evidence showing that interest-bearing funds ...

June 9, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

SC Refuses to Revive Reassessment as Original Scrutiny Had Examined Relevant Transactions & Details

Income Tax : SC dismissed Revenue’s plea after Gujarat HC held that even proposed additions would not alter MAT liability, defeating escapeme...

June 9, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Additional Refund Interest Due to Delay in Giving Appeal Effect

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee was entitled to additional interest under Section 244A(1A) because the Assessing Officer faile...

June 9, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes SLS Disallowance as APA Covered Intra-Group Services

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once Second Line Support services were examined and covered under an Advance Pricing Agreement, disallowanc...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Issues Complete Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines for FY 2026-27

Income Tax : The CBDT has identified specific categories of taxpayers whose returns will be compulsorily selected for complete scrutiny during ...

June 7, 2026 43968 Views 1 comment Print

Income-Tax (Amendment) Commencement Ordinance, 2026

Income Tax : The Ordinance exempts interest income and capital gains arising from Government securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and...

June 6, 2026 558 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies Infrastructure Sub-Sectors as Eligible Businesses Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The Central Government has specified infrastructure sub-sectors from the Updated Harmonised Master List as eligible businesses und...

June 2, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves National Institute of Advanced Studies as Scientific Research Institution  

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute for Scientific Research Tax Benefit Eligibility 

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Temple’s Gross Donations Cannot Be Taxed Without Expenses: ITAT Hyderabad

August 25, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Hyderabad ruled against taxing a temple’s gross donations, mandating expenses be considered. It also set aside a registration rejection due to non-compliance.

60% Tax Under Section 115BBE Applies from AY 2018-19: ITAT Ranchi

August 25, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ranchi quashes orders applying the 60% tax rate of Section 115BBE to A.Y. 2017-18, clarifying the amendment is effective from A.Y. 2018-19.

Meaning of Agricultural Income under Income Tax Act 2025

August 25, 2025 3756 Views 0 comment Print

A summary of agricultural income as per the Income Tax Act 2025, defining what is included (rent, farming income, nursery income) and what is not (urban land sales, non-farming rent).

Addition of ₹21,72,300/- made by AO u/s 68 was justified in case of sham transaction of Penny stocks share sale

August 25, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

AO pointed out that the 118% gain from a single scrip in 15-16 months had no commercial justification, and Karma ISP was identified as a penny stock used to create fake exempt gains.

High-Pitched IT Assessment of ₹46.66 cr, HC Reduces Pre-Deposit Requirement to ₹1 Lakh/Month

August 25, 2025 3918 Views 0 comment Print

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed tax authorities to reconsider the pre-deposit conditions for an assessee’s appeal, reducing the monthly payment from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh.

ITAT Amritsar Deletes ₹51 Lakh Section 68 Addition on Squared-Up Loans

August 25, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar ruled that a company’s loans were not unexplained cash credits, deleting a tax addition after finding transactions were squared up through banking channels.

Composite consultancy contracts attract TDS on gross payments

August 25, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin has ruled against Muthoot Fincorp, confirming the disallowance of expenses due to non-deduction of TDS on a composite contract.

CIT(A) Can’t Remand Reassessment Without Deciding on Validity of Reopening

August 25, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad bench, in the case of DCIT vs. Phoenix Flexibles Private Limited held that a Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) cannot simply set aside a reassessment order and remand the case back to the Assessing Officer without first deciding on the jurisdictional and legal challenges raised by the taxpayer such as the validity of the notice and sanction for reopening. 

Investments yielding exempt income to be considered while computing disallowance u/s. 14A

August 25, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that only those investments which have yielded exempt income during the year should be considered for computing disallowance under section 14A read with rule 8D of the IT Rules. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

ITO vs DCIT Jurisdiction Clash: ITO’s Notice invalid where DCIT alone had authority

August 25, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad case of Shah Dilip Sankarchand vs. ACIT rules on jurisdictional disputes invalidating a tax assessment notice issued by an unauthorized officer.

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