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Don’t Blindly Trust Form 16: One Small Error Can Trigger a Huge Tax Demand

Income Tax : The case demonstrates how an incorrect exemption claim based on Form 16 led to scrutiny and penalty proceedings. The Tribunal ulti...

June 15, 2026 987 Views 0 comment Print

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 195207 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 58793 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 65101 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 171 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 6115 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 267 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 1743 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 3816 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 4005 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Reassessment Invalid as AO Made No Addition on Recorded Reasons for Reopening: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that additions made on transactions unrelated to the reasons recorded for reopening were beyond the Assessing ...

June 15, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restores Section 80G Application as Section 12AB Registration Was Already Directed

Income Tax : The ITAT Chandigarh held that once registration under Section 12AB had been directed to be granted, the primary basis for rejectin...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Block Period Must Be Counted From Satisfaction Date

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT found that the Assessing Officer lacked legal authority to reopen assessment years lying outside the ten-year block...

June 15, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Cash Deposit Addition Case due to Lack of Merit-Based Adjudication

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai restored the matter to the Assessing Officer after finding that the assessment and appellate proceedings were conclud...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Set-Off of Amalgamated Company’s Losses as Section 72A Conditions Were Fulfilled

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld the deletion of disallowance relating to brought forward losses of an amalgamating company after finding that ...

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 48153 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 684 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 543 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 201 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 165 Views 0 comment Print


Peak calculation method is applied for computing profit from unaccounted cash sales

June 23, 2022 2295 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the correct method is applying peak calculation method to compute the profit from the unaccounted cash sales made by the assessee.

Section 10(10D) On maturity of life insurance policy only net income is chargeable to tax

June 23, 2022 4122 Views 0 comment Print

On maturity of life insurance policy, where section 10(10D) does not apply, it is only the net income which is chargeable to tax in the hands of the assessee.

Additions on grounds not forming part of reasons for reopening assessment not sustainable if no addition based on reason for reopening

June 23, 2022 4173 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Redcross Society Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) We note that the Ld. Assessing Officer has not made any additions and nor even discussed the issue on the basis of which the reassessment proceedings were initiated. The assessee had pointed out that the Ld. Assessing Officer had committed a factual inaccuracy by stating that a sum […]

In mercantile system, liability arisen in the year is allowable even if paid later

June 23, 2022 855 Views 0 comment Print

As assessee is following mercantile system of accounting, liability which has arisen during the year under consideration is allowable even though the same may have to be discharged at a future date.

ITAT deletes penalty for not getting account audited in absence of determination of turnover

June 23, 2022 621 Views 0 comment Print

Yuvraj Singh Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) ITAT find that reasonable cause exists for failure of the assessee to get his account audited in respect of previous year relevant to Assessment Year 2011-12 in question. The assessee has claimed turnover in business to the tune of Rs.58,42,500/-which is below the threshold of Rs.60 lac applicable at […]

AO must grant stay till the disposal of the first appeal: HC

June 23, 2022 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Kshipra Jatana Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) This Court is of the view that the restrictive stay order dated 11th March, 2020 issued by the Respondents granting stay to the petitioner only till 30th September, 2020 is in violation of the directions of the CBDT as well as previous orders of this Court wherein it […]

No penalty for delay in Audit Report submission due to delay by ROC appointed Auditors

June 23, 2022 1014 Views 0 comment Print

Kendrapara Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Cuttack) A perusal of the facts as recorded by the AO shows that the delay in submitting the audit report was on account of delay in obtaining audit report from the statutory auditors. It is fairly admitted that the statutory auditors is appointed by the Registrar of […]

HC quashes Reassessment Notice against non-existing company

June 23, 2022 966 Views 0 comment Print

SMJ Eximp Limited Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) It is the grievance of the petitioner that in spite of intimation of the fact that the assessee is not existing, still respondent is proceeding with the impugned reassessment proceeding and submits that the whole proceeding and the impugned notice and assessment order […]

Bald verification makes affidavit meaningless & valueless

June 23, 2022 1347 Views 0 comment Print

Surinder Kaur Sethi Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The assessee has tried to support the claim towards cost of improvement of Rs.1,80,000/- and Rs.2,00,000/- purportedly incurred in F.Y. 1982 and 1983 respectively by way of affidavit. On inquiry, from the bench, it was however admitted that other than affidavit, the assessee does not possess any other […]

Undisclosed business receipts -Only a percentage of profit embedded can be taxed

June 23, 2022 2901 Views 0 comment Print

In our considered view only a percentage of profit embedded in such amount of contractual receipts can be brought to tax. In this regard we find support and guidance from the order of the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of CIT vs. President Industries reported in 258 ITR 654 where it was directed to make the addition only to the extent of gross profit of undisclosed business receipts.

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