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Advance Tax Provisions, Challan, e-payment Utility & Examples

Income Tax : This article explains the advance tax provisions under the Income-tax Act, including liability thresholds, exemptions, and instalm...

June 15, 2026 194742 Views 14 comments Print

Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

Income Tax : This article outlines major offences under the Income-tax Act that may result in prosecution, including tax evasion, non-payment o...

June 15, 2026 58634 Views 4 comments Print

Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

Income Tax : This article explains the statutory powers of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to waive or reduce penalties in genuine c...

June 15, 2026 64885 Views 3 comments Print

Decoding Exempt Incomes Under Income Tax Act, 2025: From Section 10 to 11

Income Tax : Summary: The Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces a significant structural reform by relocating the exempt income provisions previousl...

June 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties under Income-Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This article outlines major penalties under the Income-tax Act for defaults involving tax payments, return filing, TDS compliance,...

June 15, 2026 113218 Views 2 comments 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 6106 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 258 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 1737 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 3813 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 3993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Entire Unaccounted Sales Cannot Be Taxed as Only Profit Element Is Assessable: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that the full value of unaccounted sales cannot automatically be treated as taxable income. It restricted the ...

June 15, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

No addition of capital gain on land as lack of agricultural Income did not alter agricultural character of land

Income Tax : Addition of capital gain was deleted as impugned land being agricultural land situated beyond the prescribed municipal limits and ...

June 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 14A Disallowance as Subsidiary Investment Yielded No Exempt Income

Income Tax : The ITAT held that investments which did not generate exempt income during the year cannot be considered for Rule 8D disallowance....

June 15, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats Alone Cannot Justify Tax Additions Without Supporting Evidence: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that isolated WhatsApp messages and electronic communications cannot, by themselves, support additions in ...

June 15, 2026 969 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes BMA Penalty as Foreign Assets Were Disclosed in Section 153A Returns

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act could not be imposed when foreign assets were subsequentl...

June 15, 2026 66 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 47982 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 678 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 540 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 198 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 162 Views 0 comment Print


Payment of PF and ESI contribution done before filing return is allowable as deduction

November 28, 2022 5322 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of payment towards PF and ESI contributions, under section 36(1)(va) r.w.s. 2(24)(x) when payment made well before due date of filing Income Tax Return u/s 139(1) is unsustainable even if reported by the auditor in tax audit report.

Penalty order passed beyond time prescribed u/s 275(1)(c) is untenable

November 28, 2022 12042 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that penalty order passed beyond the time period prescribed under section 275(1)(c) of the Act i.e. after the lapse of six months from the end of the month in which the penalty proceedings were initiated is liable to be set aside.

Compensation income of land acquisition u/s 96 of Land Acquisition Act is not taxable under income tax

November 28, 2022 29595 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that compensation received in respect of award/ agreement under Section 96 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is not taxable under Income Tax Act, 1961.

FDR interest taxable under ‘Income from other sources’

November 28, 2022 2691 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that interest earned from FDR is taxable under section 57 under the taxable head Income from other sources and not under business income.

Depreciation on software allowable @60%

November 28, 2022 4086 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that with effect from 1st April 2003, Computer Software has been classified as a tangible asset under the heading Plant entitled for depreciation @60%.

An Unique Feature of Legal Education And Taxation

November 28, 2022 2265 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the unique features of legal education and taxation. Explore the inherent disparities and differences between law colleges and lower judiciary.

DTPA Pre-Budget Memorandum 2023-24 on Direct Taxes and GST

November 28, 2022 7734 Views 0 comment Print

s agricultural land is not covered under the definition of Capital asset, capital gains on transfer of the same is not taxed. Suitable provisions may be introduced to exclude this Capital gain while calculating Book Profit for the purpose of MAT.

Proceedings u/s 153C in absence of any incriminating material is bad in law

November 28, 2022 2367 Views 0 comment Print

In the present search and impugned assessment proceedings no new / hidden fact has come to light. The learned assessing officer has only changed the opinion and has now sought to tax the receipts in the year of receipt as against the year of registration. Thus, the additions in the impugned order are purely based on a change in legal opinion and not on any ‘incriminating material’.

Reopening of assessment on Mere audit opinion not valid

November 28, 2022 3927 Views 0 comment Print

Mobis India Limited Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Hon’ble Supreme Court way back in 1979, in Indian and Eastern News Paper Society, put the issue beyond any pale of doubt by holding that the opinion on law rendered by an audit party cannot be the basis for exercising the power of reassessment. Evaluation of law […]

Entire sale consideration taxable in the hands of owner as GPA not accounted in his return

November 28, 2022 12177 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that as the PoA and sale deed are executed on the same day clarifies that PoA holder has no legal right or interest in the property. Further, GPA (General Power of Attorney) has not accounted for consideration in his ROI. Hence entire sale consideration taxable in the hands of assessee.

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