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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 1206 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 195294 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 58877 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 65143 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 192 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 1746 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 84 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 75 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 75 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 69 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 48279 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


No revision possible invoking section 263 provisions on highly debate issue

March 13, 2022 756 Views 0 comment Print

Kalaivani Spinners Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) ITAT observed that PCIT himself admits that there are different views possible on claim of deduction u/s.80IA and issue is highly debatable. Once the issue is highly debatable no revision is possible invoking the provisions of section 263 of the Act. Hence, we quash the revision order passed […]

Reopening cannot be done in a mechanical manner & on a mere change of opinion

March 13, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Standard Builders Vs ACIT (ITAT Chennai) ITAT held that reopening could not be done in a mechanical manner and on a mere change of opinion. Further, in case of reopening beyond 4 years, the revenue must allege that there was failure on the part of the assessee to disclose material facts. We find that the […]

Foreign exchange difference as on balance sheet date is allowable expense

March 13, 2022 3801 Views 0 comment Print

Venture Lighting India Vs ACIT / DCIT (ITAT Chennai) ITAT noted that the assessee is consistently following a policy and method of accounting admitting foreign exchange gain or loss on year-on-year basis. The assessee before us filed complete chart from assessment year 2010-11 to 2016-17 as noted above. Before us, the ld. Senior DR could […]

Appellate authority shall decide appeal on merits despite absence of assesse

March 13, 2022 1242 Views 0 comment Print

The appellate authority has to decide the appeal on merits even in the absence of assessee and not to dismiss it for default.

CIT Appeal cannot set aside the matter to the file of AO

March 13, 2022 5733 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Shri. Mohamed Hassan (ITAT Chennai) Section 251(1)(a) of the Act does not provide power to the Ld. CIT(A) for setting aside the matter to the file of the Ld. AO. The power given to the Ld. CIT(A) in terms of section 251(1)(a) of the Act relates to confirming, reducing, enhancing or annulling the […]

ITAT imposes cost on Assessee for failure to attend before CIT(A)

March 13, 2022 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi’s decision in Anant Media Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT case. Learn about the challenges, legal principles, and the directive to the assessee for a fresh hearing. Understand the implications of the share premium disallowance and the significance of complying with authorities’ notices.

Loss due to forfeiture of security deposits given for lease of rental premises allowable

March 13, 2022 9285 Views 1 comment Print

ACIT Vs Benetton India Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) The assessee submitted that the advances written off is not a capital loss as it is written off as security deposits against the shops obtained on rent. Such write off of security deposits was incidental to the business of the assessee and was for running its operations. […]

Section 54F- Source of funds is irrelevant & Possession date is Purchase date 

March 13, 2022 13491 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that for claiming exemption under section 54 Date on which possession is by the Assessee  should be taken as the date of purchase and further section only require Assessee to purchase/Construct a residential house within the specified period and source of funds is quite irrelevant.

Advance Tax Compliance under Income Tax Act, 1961

March 12, 2022 6378 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax refers to Income tax collected in advance from the taxpayer for the year before the end of the concerned financial year. Advance Tax is payable by the taxpayer during a financial year in every case where the amount of tax payable exceeds Rs 10,000/- Advance Tax is calculated on the basis of expected […]

Demand to levying late fee u/s. 234E for the period prior to 01.06.2015 not sustainable

March 12, 2022 2913 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Bhaskar Roy Vs ITO (TDS) (ITAT Kolkata) ITAT held that demand raised by the Income Tax Authorities for levying late fee u/s. 234E of the Act for the period prior to 01.06.2015 cannot be sustained and we order accordingly. However, we hasten to add that Hon’ble Karnataka High Court while passing the order had […]

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