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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 195213 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 58796 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


Private Discretionary Trust cannot be treated as ‘Individual’ for Difficulties in E-filing Software

April 17, 2022 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Mamania Family Trust Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) With regard to the substantial issue of treating the assessee as AOP as against the status of a private discretionary trust as ‘individual’, we are of the considered view that the Ld. CIT(A) has rightly decided the issue in the light of various judicial decisions. The Ld. CIT(A) […]

ITAT allows Depreciation on Non-compete fees & Market information

April 17, 2022 903 Views 0 comment Print

Chemetall Rai India Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune) The only question is about the denial of depreciation on two categories of Intangible assets, namely, Non-compete fees and Market information comprising of Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network and Suppliers contract. Apart from the assessee acquiring the Chemical business of Gramos Chemicals India Limited, it transferred […]

Tax Exemption cannot be denied to Charitable Trust merely for Publication of Advertisement of Scholarship to Poor Student in a single News Paper

April 17, 2022 849 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Exemptions) Vs Hamdrd National Foundation (India) (Delhi High Court) 1. Present batch of appeals has been filed raising a common question of law, namely, as to whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (for short ‘Tribunal’) was correct in allowing the appeal of the assessee ignoring the […]

HC quashes Reassessment Orders for Contradiction in Reason for reopening

April 17, 2022 696 Views 0 comment Print

Vodafone Luxembourg 5 S A R L Vs Income Tax Department (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for Revenue emphasises that the petitioner’s case has been selected for reassessment only on the ground that the respondents has doubted as to whether interest was received by the petitioner-assessee on rupee denominated bonds issued by an Indian company […]

Section 148 Notice issued after expiry of 4 years, based on Addl. CITs approval, is unsustainable

April 17, 2022 2184 Views 0 comment Print

Voltas Limited Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) Facts- Petitioner is a company engaged in the business of air conditioning and refrigeration etc. During the A.Y. 2015-16, petitioner incurred expenses of Rs.3,30,82,713 towards CSR as per section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. Petitioner had also claimed deduction in return of income u/s 35AC and 80G […]

No capital gain on land specified as agricultural land in revenue records

April 17, 2022 7503 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the main reason for treating the land as non-agricultural is that the land was converted for usage of non-agricultural purposes. However, the assessee filed revenue records wherein it is stated that the land still continued to be agricultural land wherein crops like Ragi & Paddy were cultivated by the assessee.

Notional interest not chargeable on share application money paid to AEs

April 17, 2022 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Bombay HC, in the case of DIT v/s Besix Kier Dabhol, has held that the Revenue has no power to re-characterize a transaction entered into by the Assessee. Therefore admittedly, the AO or the TPO are not empowered to convert and re-characterize a transaction of share application into a loan transaction.

Brief analysis of Indian Resident investing in USA LLC or USA Inc. under Income Tax & FEMA

April 17, 2022 21273 Views 0 comment Print

In this article we shall discuss briefly about taxability and FEMA regulations in relation to Indian resident’s investment in LLC and Inc. in USA INC. INTRODUCTION Inc. is an abbreviation for Incorporated when it is used after a company’s name. Inc. is a corporate body which issue shares of stock to their owners, who are called shareholders. […]

Modes of Recovery Under Sections 222 & 226 of Income-Tax Act, 1961

April 16, 2022 57657 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction: Generally, after completion of the Income tax assessment, the tax department issues a notice under Section 156 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) to enforce and collect the tax demand. The assessee has to pay the tax amount within 30 days from the date of service of the notice […]

Some Important Judgements on Income Tax, GST, & IBC & Other Corporate Laws

April 16, 2022 4563 Views 0 comment Print

CASE-1 Applicant’s Name: Khera Trading Company Citation: Advance Ruling No. HAR/HAAAR/2018-19/06 The Haryana Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) bench held that 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on pizza topping as pizza topping is not pizza. BRIEF FACTS: 1. The appellant is in the business of distributing various dairy and non-dairy products […]

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