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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 57 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 48144 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


Section 271(1)(c) penalty not leviable after deletion of Addition to Income

June 22, 2022 1920 Views 0 comment Print

Prajatantra Prachar Samity Vs DCIT (ITAT Cuttack) It is noticed that the Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal has already deleted the additions made in the quantum assessments on the basis of which penalty has been levied u/s.271(1)(c) of the Act for all the three assessment years, we are of the view that the penalty has […]

Income from technical handling services to other Airlines is exempt under Article 8 of India Netherlands DTAA

June 22, 2022 747 Views 0 comment Print

income from technical handling is exempt from taxation in India as the same is covered under Article 8 of the DTAA between India & Netherlands and hence not liable to tax in India.

In ‘Limited Scrutiny’ AO can only examine those issues for which case been selected

June 22, 2022 5274 Views 0 comment Print

Kintukumar Ambalal Patel Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad)  The issue raised by the assessee in additional ground is that the learned CIT-A erred in confirming the order of the AO by expanding the scope of limited scrutiny assessment to complete scrutiny without necessary approval. Ld. AR further claimed that the Assessing Officer has converted the “Limited […]

List of Professions that cannot opt for presumptive taxation scheme u/s 44ADA

June 22, 2022 66696 Views 7 comments Print

Discover which professions are not eligible for the presumptive taxation scheme under section 44ADA of the Income Tax Act.

Assessment order on issue other than reasons recorded for reopening is unsustainable

June 22, 2022 5919 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment framed by the AO is on other issues which is not part of the reasons recorded for reopening the assessment. In such a situation, the assessment order is not sustainable in the eye of law.

Principle of Peak Credit- Entire Cash Deposit cannot be Treated as Income without considering withdrawal

June 22, 2022 4281 Views 0 comment Print

Sagar Navinchandra Chande Vs I.T.O (ITAT Rajkot) Admittedly, there was cash aggregating to Rs. 11,54,350/- deposited in the bank account of the assessee which was treated as income from undisclosed sources by the lower authorities. The assessee before the leaned CIT-A explained the amount of cash deposit represent amount deposited by the customer to whom […]

No section 271(1)(b) Penalty Unless Conduct of Assessee Is Contumacious

June 22, 2022 1155 Views 0 comment Print

Krishan Kumar Goel Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) AO has made additions and computed the income at Rs.1,88,85,961/-. Nowhere in the order of the AO there is any whisper that AO is not satisfied by the compliance by the assessee to his notices or queries. Now, the same AO has passed the above said penalty order. […]

No section 40(a)(ia) disallowance for shortfall in TDS due to difference of opinion

June 22, 2022 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Shree Sita Edibles Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Raipur) ITAT find that the issue involved in the present appeal lies in a narrow compass, i.e., as to whether or not, a short deduction of tax at source by the assessee would call for triggering the provision of Sec. 40(a)(ia) of the Act for disallowing the amount […]

Section 154 cannot be invoked for Applicability of section 14A to section 115JB provisions

June 22, 2022 678 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Jammu Pigments Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Assessing Officer initiated proceeding under section 154 of the Act to make the disputed disallowance while computing the book profit and ultimately did so. Therefore, it is evident, the 154 proceeding was at the behest of the Revenue audit. Applicability of section 14A read with Rule 8D to […]

Section 147/143(3) Assessment is null & void in absence of service of Section 148/143(2) notice

June 22, 2022 2517 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the absence of service of notice u/s 148/143(2) of the Act, reassessment framed u/s 147 r.w.s 143(3) of the Act will be null and void.

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