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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 1005 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 195243 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 58829 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 65119 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 177 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 66 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 72 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 48183 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


4 major changes in Income Tax effective from April 1, 2022

March 27, 2022 33528 Views 1 comment Print

There are many changes in the tax rules effective 1st April 2022, Out of which I am going to discuss are New tax rules on EPF Interest, Taxation of Virtual Digital Assets, Filing of Updated IT Return and Tax relief on Covid-19 treatment expenses and compensation. 1. New tax rules on EPF Interest: Effective April 1, […]

No exemption from TCS on Purchase of Tendu leaves from Forest Department for Sale to manufacturer of bidis

March 26, 2022 8997 Views 0 comment Print

Gondia Beedi Leaves Contractors Association Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) It is admitted that the re-sale of Tendu leaves, as it is without any process, after purchase from the Forest Department would amount to trading which does not qualify for exemption under sub-section (1A) of Section 206C of the Income Tax Act. It […]

AO cannot impose penalty without proving concealment by assessee

March 26, 2022 3210 Views 0 comment Print

Jhodinda Bhojpura Gram Sewa Sahakari Samiti Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) It is well-settled that assessment proceedings and penalty proceedings are separate and distinct and as held by the Supreme Court in the case of Ananthraman Veera singhaiah & Co.Vs. CIT [1980] 123 ITR 457, the finding in the assessment proceedings cannot be regarded as […]

Expense on Installation of ERP package abandoned midway is revenue expenditure

March 26, 2022 1038 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Landis+ Gyr Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) Expenditure incurred for construction / acquisition of new facility which had to be abandoned midway will be allowable as a revenue expenditure as incurred wholly or exclusively for the purpose of assessee’s business. It is to be noted that in the instant case also, the expenditure incurred by […]

No section 68 additions if appellant not produced any books of accounts

March 26, 2022 6522 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Rakesh Kumar Agrawal (ITAT Indore) The appellant also agitated the making of the addition on the legal ground that since as per the AO’s own version, during the course of the assessment proceedings, the appellant had not produced any books of account and therefore, the question of finding any credit entry as regard […]

CPC processed 5.17 crore ITRs out of 6.01 crore verified ITRs

March 25, 2022 720 Views 0 comment Print

Processing of filed ITRs is done by Centralized Processing Centre (CPC) Bengaluru as a separate process. Duly verified valid ITRs are processed by CPC for determining the tax payable and amount of refund due, if any, to the taxpayer, and an electronic intimation is sent by e-mail to this effect. For AY 2021-22, CPC has processed more than 5.17 crore ITRs out of the 6.01 crore verified ITRs on the new system.

Govt Maintains no data related to TDS on Interest on Road Accident Claim

March 25, 2022 702 Views 0 comment Print

Amount of tax by way of TDS on the interest on compensation awarded on the road accident claim amount is not maintained at Central Processing Centre (CPC-TDS) of the Income Tax Department as there is no separate indicator or flag for the amount of tax deducted under section 194A (3) (ixa) of the Act.

IMB certification is not a prerequisite to avoid angel tax

March 25, 2022 4635 Views 0 comment Print

IMB Certificate of Eligible Business is not a pre-requisite to avail the benefits of non-application of the provisions of clause (viib) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

MP & Allahabad HC Quashes Section 148 Notice Issued after 31st March 2021

March 25, 2022 4500 Views 0 comment Print

Hon. Madhya Pradesh (MP) High Court (HC) Quashes Sec. 148 Notice Issued After 31st March 21 The Division Bench of Hon. Madhya Pradesh High Court consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Maninder Singh Bhatti in Yuvraj Jain vs. ITO W.P No.28293 of 2021. Order dated 03.03.22 quashed the reassessment notice issued after 31.03.21. Contentions […]

Import Duty on Edible Oil

March 25, 2022 2808 Views 0 comment Print

The decision to reduce import duty on both crude and refined edible oils was taken to reduce the burden of high prices on final consumers. Import duty structure has been prescribed in a manner that crude edible oil attracts lesser duty than the refined edible oil thereby incentivising domestic refining of imported crude oil. The custom duty rate structure of crude and refined oils after reduction is as follows:

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