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No TDS on Transport Payments: Declaration Format Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Transporters can avoid TDS deduction by submitting a declaration confirming ownership of not more than ten goods vehicles. The key...

April 21, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

ITR Filing FY 2025-26: Step by Step Guide for Salaried Professionals

Income Tax : Highlights that selecting the incorrect portal tab can lead to data mismatches and filing errors. Emphasizes the need to use the c...

April 21, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Selling Trust: The Quiet Problem of Product Mis-Selling in Indian Banking

Income Tax : Explains how commission-driven incentives in banks lead to mis-selling of financial products. Highlights the need for structural r...

April 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Search-Based Case

Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...

April 21, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Computerization of Form 121 (Earlier Form 15G & Form 15H)

Income Tax : A new digital framework is suggested to replace manual Form 121 processes and streamline TDS exemption declarations. The proposal ...

April 21, 2026 2844 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CBDT Refutes Allegations of Tax Raid, Terms Claims Baseless; Complaint Filed with Election Commission & Police

Income Tax : The tax department clarified that no search or restriction was carried out against the individual. It termed the allegations basel...

April 21, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Massive Tax Irregularities Found Due to Improper Deductions by Banks & NBFCs: CAG

Income Tax : The audit found widespread incorrect claims of deductions for bad debts and reserves. It highlights the need for stricter verifica...

April 6, 2026 3342 Views 0 comment Print

Free Live Webinar: Decoding the New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...

April 5, 2026 7959 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Dismisses Appeal Due to Delay, HC Ruling on No PE and Offshore Taxability Stands

Income Tax : The Supreme Court declined to condone delay, thereby upholding the High Court’s conclusion that the liaison office did not const...

April 21, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Offshore Supply Income Not Taxable in India Due to Absence of Business Connection: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The judgment confirms that income from offshore equipment supply is not taxable where transactions occur outside India. The liaiso...

April 21, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appeal Reinstated as Delay due to Bona Fide Belief & COVID-19 Disruption

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that lack of awareness of the assessment order and limited knowledge of tax law constituted sufficient cause for...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Valid Where Income Escapement Based on Search-Derived Information

Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed addition of unexplained investments where the assessee could not substantiate the source of deposits. The r...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Wage Arrears Deduction Allowed as Liability Accrued from Pay Revision Effective Date

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that wage arrears arising from pay revision constitute an accrued liability from the effective date. The provisi...

April 21, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Notification Corrected Due to Technical Errors in Rules & References

Income Tax : A corrigendum fixes multiple drafting and referencing mistakes in income tax rules. The update ensures clarity without altering su...

April 17, 2026 669 Views 0 comment Print

Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 15, 2026 1965 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form U

Income Tax : CBDT clarified the presentation of error categories in Form U. The update ensures clearer reporting of incorrect income heads and ...

April 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 7 (ITR 7)

Income Tax : The corrigendum corrects technical errors in multiple ITR schedules, including CG and CYLA. It ensures accurate reporting and smoo...

April 11, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 6 (ITR 6)

Income Tax : CBDT corrected multiple clerical and structural errors across income tax return schedules. The changes ensure accurate reporting a...

April 11, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print


Demonetisation Cash Sales Upheld Again – Chawla Jewellers Gets a Clean Chit

February 7, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained income when supported by audited books and stock records. Mere suspicion or surrounding circumstances cannot override accepted accounts.

Recording of satisfaction note before initiation of proceedings u/s. 153C is invalid satisfaction

February 7, 2026 474 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that satisfaction note recorded before initiation of the proceedings u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act is not a valid satisfaction. Accordingly, proceedings u/s. 153C of the Income Tax Act is quashed since based on invalid satisfaction.

Omnibus Section 153D Approval = Fatal Jurisdictional Defect – Entire Group Assessments Quashed

February 7, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

A single approval was granted for multiple years without examining seized material or draft orders. The Tribunal ruled that such omnibus approval vitiates proceedings under Sections 153A/143(3).

Can a Subsidiary Company create a PE of Foreign Holding Company in India?

February 7, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

xplains how the functions performed by an Indian subsidiary are tested under Article 5 to determine whether a foreign company forms a PE in India.

Low NP Isn’t “Reason to Believe” – Reopening Quashed & Estimation Dies with It

February 7, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that merely declaring a low net profit rate cannot justify reopening under Section 147. A valid reassessment requires tangible material and a live nexus with income escapement.

Section 154 Can’t Be Used to Rework 36(1)(viia)(c) vs 36(1)(viii) – Revenue’s Rectification Knocked Out

February 7, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that recomputation of deductions under Sections 36(1)(viia)(c) and 36(1)(viii) involves a debatable legal issue. Such matters cannot be corrected through Section 154 rectification proceedings.

Budget 2026 Breaks Tradition With First-Ever Sunday Presentation

February 7, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

India’s 89th Union Budget was presented on a Sunday for the first time, marking a historic departure from tradition and setting the stage for major tax law reforms.

Reopening Beyond limitation – Mechanical Approval Fatal – Entire Batch Collapses

February 7, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening AY 2012–13 after a post-2021 search was barred by limitation. Applying Supreme Court guidance, it ruled that older limitation periods protect concluded assessments from retrospective reopening.

Political Donation Deduction Allowed Due to Lack of Assessee-Specific Evidence

February 7, 2026 24591 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld deletion of disallowance where the tax authority failed to produce direct evidence linking the taxpayer to any refund of alleged bogus political donations.

Wrong AO’s U/s 143(2) = Non-Est Assessment – U/s 263 & Consequential Order Also Collapse

February 7, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

Since the mandatory notice was issued by an officer lacking jurisdiction, the assessment was quashed as void ab initio. A valid notice by the correct officer within limitation is indispensable.

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