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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 1650 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 195402 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 58937 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 65197 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 264 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 1749 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


ITAT Condones Appeal Delay as Income Tax Portal Glitches Constituted Sufficient Cause

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that technical glitches on the income tax portal, coupled with grievances raised by the taxpayer, justified cond...

June 16, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT’s 263 Order Quashed: Goodwill Depreciation Allowed in Slump Sale Acquisition

Income Tax : The ITAT upheld depreciation on goodwill arising from a slump sale acquisition after finding that the business was acquired throug...

June 16, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Canara Bank Wins on Multiple Tax Issues; Bangalore ITAT Dismisses Revenue’s 18 Grounds of Appeal

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the MAT provisions under Section 115JB do not apply to banking companies, following binding precedents in t...

June 16, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

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 87 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 114 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 48360 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 687 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


Taxation of Crypto Assets – A Nutshell

February 5, 2022 4833 Views 0 comment Print

The wait for the most awaited amendment if finally over. The Finance Act 2022 has finally introduced a taxation mechanism on crypto currencies and crypto assets. This article will give you a brief overview about how crypto currencies and crypto assets will be taxed in India. Firstly, it is important to understand where the crypto […]

Omission to claim deduction u/s 57(iv) is rectifiable under Section 154

February 5, 2022 3498 Views 0 comment Print

Dhanesh Kumar Jain Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) In this case Assessee by mistake not claimed deduction u/s. 57(iv) of Income Tax Act, 1961 i.e. @ 50% of interest on compensation that was received by Assessee on acquisition of his agricultural land by Land Collector. ITAT held that mistake, was in the nature of a mistake […]

UAE announces introduction of corporate tax w.e.f. 1 June 2023

February 5, 2022 2823 Views 0 comment Print

UAE announces introduction of corporate tax w.e.f. 1 June 2023: 1. Corporate Tax has been introduced on net income or profit of corporations and other businesses. This is a federal tax and so applicable to across Emirates. 2. There is zero tax if taxable profits are upto AED 375,000 (to support startups and MSMEs) and […]

ESIC & PF paid before due date of filing income tax return allowable till AY 2020-21

February 5, 2022 8925 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. B. Lal Clinical Laboratory Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Jaipur) In the instant case, admittedly and undisputedly, the employees’ contribution to ESI and PF collected by the assessee from its employees have been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. Further, the ld D/R […]

CIT(E) Order passed without hearing Assessee during COVID-19 violates Principal of Natural Justice

February 5, 2022 1266 Views 0 comment Print

Madhavi Raksha Sankalpa Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT noticed that the CIT(Exemptions) has passed the order on 31.08.2020 during the pandemic period without hearing the appellant. It is against the principles of natural justice. A proper and reasonable opportunity is liable to be given to the appellant in accordance with law, therefore, in the […]

Section 139(8A) -Updated return – Union Budget 2022

February 5, 2022 27231 Views 2 comments Print

New updated return introduced in Budget 2022-Let us discuss it in simplified manner- 1. Any person , Whether or not he has not furnished an original return, belated return or revised return,     may furnish an updated return of his income till 24 months from the end of the assessment year. but when he cannot […]

No capital gain tax on disputed pending transfer of shares

February 5, 2022 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Where the legality and validity of the agreement was under challenge, there was no infirmity into the order of CIT(A) to the extent it was held that the transfer of shares could not be subjected to capital gain tax in the year under consideration on the ground that the entire transaction had not fructified.

Highlights of Income Tax Proposals – Union Budget 2022-23

February 4, 2022 16530 Views 0 comment Print

In the Union Budget, 2022, there is no proposal for changing the rates of tax applicable for individuals or HUFs or AOPs or BOIs or Artificial Juridical persons or Firms or Co-operative societies or companies. Therefore, tax rates applicable for such persons would remain unchanged for the A.Y. 2023-24. Likewise, the basic exemption limit of Rs. 2,50,000/ Rs.3,00,000/ Rs. 5,00,000 would continue to be same for individuals /HUFs /AOPs /BOIs.

Mere suspicion of transaction cannot conclude unsecured loan as unexplained

February 4, 2022 3891 Views 0 comment Print

Unsecured loan– It is seen that merely because the Lender Company had substantial funds through borrowings, AO suspected the Assessee to have created layers of intermediaries to bring in Unaccounted money, and on the basis of such suspicion, drew adverse conclusion against the genuineness of the Unsecured Loan and treated it as Unexplained merely on the basis of such suspicion.

US Taxation: Virtual currency

February 4, 2022 1239 Views 0 comment Print

In 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-21, 2014-16 I.R.B. 938  explaining that virtual currency is treated as property for Federal income tax purposes and providing examples of how longstanding tax principles applicable to transactions involving property apply to virtual currency. With our income tax authorities going to bite virtual currency as explained in the recent budget […]

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