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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 1416 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 195363 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 58919 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 65173 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 219 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


No PAN of Farmers? No Problem: ITAT Deletes Ad Hoc Addition on Agricultural Commodity Purchases

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that audited books and quantitative reconciliation supported the genuineness of agricultural commodity purchase...

June 16, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

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 108 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 90 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 93 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 96 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 48336 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 549 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 204 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


Budget 2022 – Key Direct Tax Proposals

February 8, 2022 5448 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Key Direct Tax Proposals proposed by Budget 2022 pertaining to Updated Return – Section 139(8A), Reduced Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) Rate – Section 115JC and Section 115JF (definition of AMT) and Surcharge for Cooperatives, Tax relief to persons with disability – Section 80DD, Parity between employees of State and Central government – Section […]

Anonymous Donation | section 115BBC | Income Tax Act, 1961

February 8, 2022 58116 Views 3 comments Print

Finance Act, 2006 has inserted a new section 115BBC with regard to treatment of anonymous donation. Earlier all voluntary donation received by charitable institution, including anonymous donation  (except voluntary donation with a specific direction that they shall form a part of corpus of the trust) shall be included in the income and charitable trust or […]

Addition is unsustainable if no incriminating material found during search

February 7, 2022 3195 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Mapsa Tapes Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Facts-Assessment u/s 153C was challenged on the grounds that assessment order dated 31.3.2016 u/s 153C/143(3) was passed without dropping the proceedings initiated vide notice dated 8.9.2015 under section 153A of the Act and disposing off the objection filed by the assessee to initiation of assessment proceedings. Further, […]

Taxation in Crypto World! Your loss is your loss and Your gain is Government’s Gain!

February 7, 2022 5412 Views 1 comment Print

Virtual digital assets (VDA) refers to any digital representation of value that can be digitally traded, transferred, or used for payment whether generated through code, cryptographic means. Virtual assets are not only limited to Cryptocurrencies but also include NFT’s and ETF’s etc.

Introducing new ‘Updated return’ or Promoting Voluntary Tax Compliance and Reducing Litigation

February 7, 2022 2157 Views 0 comment Print

India is growing at an accelerated pace and people are undertaking multiple financial transactions. The Income Tax Department has established a robust framework for reporting taxpayers’ transactions. In this context, some taxpayers may realize that they have committed omissions or mistakes in correctly estimating their income for tax payment. To provide an opportunity to correct […]

Employee Cannot Be terminated for misconduct without holding full scale inquiry

February 7, 2022 11145 Views 0 comment Print

Dineshbhai Dhudabhai Patel Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) Facts in brief would indicate that the petitioner was working as a Junior Clerk (Administration). Pursuant to a selection held by the Gujarat Panchayat Services Selection Board, he was engaged in a five years contract basis by an order dated 08.12.2011. A complaint was filed […]

Aadhar card is not a mandatory pre-condition for availing of vaccination facilities

February 7, 2022 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Siddharthshankar Sharma Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) The grievance of the petitioner that he was denied the facility of a vaccination for failure to produce an Aadhar card has also been dealt with in the counter affidavit. It has been stated that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed a […]

Section 40A(3) disallowance cannot be made by invoking Section 154 provisions

February 7, 2022 2595 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Poonam Mittal Vs ITO (ITAT Amritsar) We find that the AO had invoked his powers u/s.154 of the Act for disallowing u/s.40A(3) of the Act the assessee’s claim for deduction of bonus of Rs.2,47,380/- that was stated to have been paid in cash, i.e., in excess of the prescribed limit of Rs.20,000/-. In our […]

Revaluation of Land by firm after conversion of inventory into fixed asset – colourable device?

February 7, 2022 2205 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Orchid Griha Nirman Pvt. Ltd. (Calcutta High Court) Tribunal agreed with CIT(A) that after conversion of inventory into fixed asset the firm revalued the developed land including construction thereon in order to bring it in line with the current market value to justify the business assistance secured by the firm from the banks […]

Assessment proceedings commence with filing of return & not when notice is issued for first time under s. 143(2)

February 7, 2022 2664 Views 0 comment Print

Sansthan Shree Eknath Maharaj Vishwastha Mandal Vs ITO (Exemption) (ITAT Pune) There is no dispute on the fact that the assessee filed its return of income on 17.01.2017 for the year under consideration. The approval was granted by the ld. CIT(E) u/s 12AA on 16.05.2017. At this stage, it is relevant to take note of […]

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