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Supreme Court Drew Tax-Fee Line Due to Quid Pro Quo

Income Tax : Supreme Court held a levy is a fee only when linked to a specific service or benefit. Absence of quid pro quo makes it a tax, rega...

June 13, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on Residential Rent paid by companies : 2% vs 10% rule

Income Tax : Companies renting residential properties often struggle with choosing between 2% and 10% TDS. The key takeaway is that the correct...

June 12, 2026 1905 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Final Section 35D Deduction and ESOP Recharge Expense

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that the Revenue cannot deny the fifth-year deduction under Section 35D after consistently allowing the claim ...

June 12, 2026 183 Views 1 comment Print

Section 62(4) of Income-tax Act 2025: Closed List of Specified Professions Remains Unreformed

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 continues the old specified professions framework without addressing longstanding classification issues. ...

June 11, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

SC Order Settled the issue of Taxability of International Software Supply Transactions?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue's review petitions and reiterated that payments for off-the-shelf software do not constitu...

June 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 6091 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 249 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 1677 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 3774 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 3975 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Business Expenses Cannot Be disallowed on Mere Suspicion: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that business promotion and development expenses cannot be disallowed without concrete evidence establishing the...

June 13, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Deleted for Cash Deposits Linked to Earlier Withdrawals

Income Tax : The ITAT Agra declined to condone an extraordinary delay of 2,799 days in filing the quantum appeal, holding that the explanation ...

June 13, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune Directs Exclusion of Mutual Funds & Tax-Free Bonds While Computing Rule 8D Disallowance

Income Tax : ITAT Pune ruled that investments in mutual funds and tax-free bonds should not form part of the investment pool for Rule 8D(2)(ii)...

June 13, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra Quashes Reassessment for initiation on a Non-Existent PAN

Income Tax : ITAT Agra held that reassessment proceedings framed using a PAN surrendered years earlier were invalid. Since the assessment was b...

June 13, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Allowed on Flat Booking Rights, But Capital Gains on Gifted Share to Wife Clubbed Under Section 64(1)(iv)

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT ruled that investment in rights relating to a specific residential flat under a redevelopment project qualifies for Se...

June 13, 2026 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 46608 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 606 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 516 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 189 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 159 Views 0 comment Print


Detachable warrant has a conceivable cost of acquisition

February 14, 2023 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that detachable warrants have conceivable cost of acquisition and the same is deductible from sale consideration for calculation of capital gain.

Payment to Micro & Small Enterprise and its Tax Impact under section 43B

February 14, 2023 3321 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Impact of Payment to Micro & Small Enterprise under Budget 2023. Learn more about the proposed amendment in Section 43B of Income Tax Act. Get insights into MSMED Act.

The controversy of Dividend distribution tax

February 14, 2023 5331 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend distribution tax is one of the most controversial topics in the income tax area, and it has welcomed many judicial decisions. DDT is a tax levied on dividends distributed by companies out of their profits amongst their shareholders.[

Old Income Tax Regime vs New Tax Regime: Which is Better

February 14, 2023 9504 Views 0 comment Print

The only way to determine old vs new tax regime- which is better is to enter income under both regimes to determine the actual tax payable.

ITR U – JSON saved in path not found. JSON generated from excel utility not found

February 14, 2023 149544 Views 20 comments Print

Discover how to resolve JSON saved in path not found error when generating a JSON file from an Excel-based utility for filing an ITR-U using Form 139(8A). Learn more.

Capital gain earned on sale of share not taxable in India in terms of India-Singapore DTAA

February 14, 2023 5091 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that capital gain earned on sale of shares by non-resident is not taxable in terms of Article 13(4) of India and Singapore (DTAA) based on Tax Residency Certificate. Also held that revenue has to accept Tax Residency Certificate and cannot go behind it.

CBDT notifies ITR-7 for AY 2023-24/FY 2022-23

February 14, 2023 18039 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies ITR-7 for Assessment Year 2023-24/Financial Year 2022-23 vide Notification No. 05/2023-Income Tax Dated: 14th February, 2023. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) New Delhi Notification No. 05/2023-Income Tax Dated: 14th February, 2023 G.S.R 95(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 139 read with section 295 of the […]

Reopening of assessment u/s 147 without cogent reasoning is untenable

February 14, 2023 1530 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act without iota of evidence or any cogent reasons is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

Capital gain taxable in the hands of legal owner who transferred property by registering sale deed

February 14, 2023 2052 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that capital gain is to be taxed in the hands of legal owner of the property who has transferred the property by registering sale deed. Merely because interest of housing loan is claimed by the son of the assessee, it doesn’t make him the owner of the property.

Rice is an agricultural produce exempt from disallowance u/s 40A(3) of Income Tax Act

February 14, 2023 4443 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that rice being specified in schedule is covered within the definition of agricultural produce as per provision of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. Accordingly, as per Rule 6DD(e)(i) of the Income Tax Rules the same is exempt from disallowance under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act.

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