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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


HC direct CIT(A) to pass speaking order while rejecting petition for stay of demand

March 17, 2022 1668 Views 0 comment Print

Majumder Global IP Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) Facts involved in the instant case in brief is that the petitioner being aggrieved by the assessment order in question filed the statutory appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) sometimes in the month of October 25, 2021 and petitioner makes an innocuous prayer […]

Indiscriminate and a rash of notices by Income Tax Department

March 17, 2022 13407 Views 3 comments Print

Tax Practitioners’ Association, Indore has made a representation against Indiscriminate and a rash of notices by Income Tax Department Tax Practitioners’ Association, Indore  TPA Hall, Room No. 17, Ground Floor, Aaykar Bhawan (Main Building), Indore – 452001 (M.P.) E-Mail : secretary@tpaindore.com Date: 16/03/2022 To, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Hon. Union Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, […]

Employees’ contribution towards ESI/PF paid before due date of filing of return of income allowable

March 17, 2022 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Arjun Yadav Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) In the instant case, it is not in dispute that employees’ contribution to ESI and PF had been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. We further note that though the ld. CIT(A) has not disputed the various decisions […]

Providing Reasonable opportunity of personal hearing is mandatory – Section 144B

March 17, 2022 3906 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that use of the expression ‘may’ in Section 144B(7)(viii) is not decisive. Where a discretion is conferred upon a quasi judicial authority whose decision has civil consequences, the word ‘may’ which denotes discretion should be construed to mean a command. Consequently, the requirement of giving an assessee a reasonable opportunity of personal hearing is mandatory.

CBDT notifies Assessments to be completed by jurisdictional AO

March 17, 2022 19107 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies vide Order No. F. No. 187/3/2020-ITA-I | Dated: 17th March, 2022 the Assessments which shall he completed by the jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO)  i.e. Assessment orders in all cases for which the time for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot he completed […]

HRA Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgments

March 17, 2022 40218 Views 5 comments Print

Section 10(13a) House Rent Allownace (HRA) Meaning, Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgements 1. Meaning of House Rent Allowance: – House Rent Allowance (HRA) is an allowance paid by an employer to its employees for covering their house rent. Such allowance is taxable in the hand of the employee. The Exemption on HRA is covered under […]

Section 144B | Cases in which limitation period expires on 31.03.2022

March 17, 2022 7524 Views 0 comment Print

Cases for which the time limit for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot be completed as per the procedure laid down under Section 144B of the Act due to technical / procedural constraints in the given period of limitation

Taxation & Legal Formalities to be followed by Expatriates

March 17, 2022 5160 Views 1 comment Print

An expatriate means a person visiting India or an Indian visiting outside India for employment purposes. In this article, we shall discuss the taxation & legal formalities to be followed by Expats on arrival in India. LEGAL FORMALITIES TO BE FOLLOWED BY EXPATS 1. Registration of Foreign National with Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) All […]

CBDT condones default in filing Form 10-IC

March 17, 2022 29619 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT issues Income Tax Circular 06/2022 | Dated: 17th March, 2022 to condone the default in filing Form 10-IC to avail lower tax rate of 22% under section 115BAA for AY 2020-21. Form 10-IC can now be filed till 30 June 2022, if Income Tax return was originally filed within due date and the option […]

Request for extension of Time Barring Date for Faceless Assessment

March 16, 2022 8007 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association has made a request to Honourable Finance Minister for extension of the Time Barring Date for certain proceedings exercising the power vested in the GOI Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association President ARAVIND TRIVEDI (7599101090) trivediaravind@yahoo.co.in Secretary General BHASKAR BHATTACHARYA (8902198888) secgenitgoachq@gmail.com Date: 10.03.2022. To The Honourable Finance Minister, Government of […]

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