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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 1050 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 195264 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 58844 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 65131 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 81 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 69 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 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 48243 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 notice issued without strike off of irrelevant part not sustainable

March 12, 2022 4188 Views 0 comment Print

Kanshi Ram through Legal heir Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) On perusal of the notice issued u/s 274 read with section 271(1)(c) of the Act we observe that the notice issued was stereotyped and the Assessing officer has not specified any limb or charge for which the notice was issued i.e., either for […]

HC quashes reopening notice as reason to believe has no rational nexus to belief for escapement of income

March 12, 2022 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Kurz India Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Appellant submits that in this case reopening is initiated on the basis of review and re-appreciation of the same material i.e. audited accounts which were subject to verification in the course of original assessment proceedings under Section 143(3) which is not permissible in law. Upon perusal […]

No section 14A disallowance if Assessee’s own funds exceeded investments

March 12, 2022 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Lotus Ornaments Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Upon perusal of assessee’s financial statements, it could be gathered that assessee’s own funds in the shape of share capital and free reserves far exceeds the investment made by the assessee and therefore, a presumption would run in assessee’s favor that the investments were funded out of […]

HC cannot interfere with finding of facts if it involves re-appreciation of evidence

March 12, 2022 1317 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Exemptions) Vs Shugan Chandra Kothari Trust (Delhi High Court) It is settled law that an appeal under Section 260A of the Act is to be entertained only when it directly and substantially affects the rights of the parties or is not free from difficulty or call for discussion of alternative views or the factual […]

Section 80CCD(1B) deduction – Contribution to National Pension System (NPS)

March 11, 2022 23052 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax deduction Under Section 80C allows deduction in respect of investment LIC, Housing loan principal repayment, Children education fee etc.) and Under Section 80CCC allows deduction in respect of contribution for contract of annuity for receiving pension offered by LIC or other insurers). Total deuction under both Section 80C and Section 80CCC However, if […]

Reassessment proceedings based on wrong assumptions of facts – Return not filed

March 11, 2022 5928 Views 0 comment Print

1. The “reasons to believe” in an income escaping assessment (section 148 read with section 147 of the Act) is one of the most important piece of document. It is the foundation stone with respect to the validity of the entire reassessment proceedings. “Reason to believe” is the document which requires careful consideration and it […]

ITAT directs dept to check residential status of Barclays Bank before disallowing interest paid to it

March 11, 2022 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Bajaj Foods Ltd Vs The ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Undeniably the interest paid to Barclays Bank by the assessee has been added to the income of the assessee for non deduction of tax at source thereon as per section 195 of the Act treating the said Bank to be a non redident. The order of the […]

Amendment to section 36(1)(via) & 43B are prospective not retrospective

March 11, 2022 4236 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment brought by Finance Act, 2021 to section 36(1)(via) and 43B is only prospective in nature and not retrospective and the same to be effective from 1-4-2021 and will apply for and from the assessment year 2021-22 onwards.

Constitute special bench to resolve dispute of taxability of share capital/premium u/s 68: ITAT

March 11, 2022 6540 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Lotus Logistics & Developers Ltd (ITAT Mumbai) In this case ITAT was hearing the dispute related to addition for unexplained cash credit received in the form of share capital under section 68. ITAT observed that on the same issue  in a large number of decisions of the coordinate benches held that once all […]

ITAT deletes addition for surcharge accrued/levied on electricity bills but not realized

March 11, 2022 693 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) The only dispute in this appeal is with regard to the addition of Rs.328,69,90,916/-, on account of non-inclusion of “surcharge accrued/levied on electricity bills yet not realized during the year” in the assessee’s total income. ITAT held that There is no dispute over the fact […]

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