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Presumptive Audit Controversy: Profit Trigger vs Turnover Trigger

Income Tax : The issue concerns whether declaring profits below the presumptive rate automatically triggers tax audit or whether turnover thres...

June 16, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

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 1665 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 58940 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


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 Upholds Section 270A Penalty as Assessee Failed to File Return Despite TDS on Interest Income

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that deduction of TDS does not excuse failure to file an income tax return. The decision emphasizes that income dis...

June 16, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

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 57 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 51 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


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 48363 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 Intellectual Property Rights

January 13, 2022 46527 Views 0 comment Print

Intellectual property involves the creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. As a form of property right, intellectual property can be considered as assets that can be bought, sold, mortgaged, exchanged, and licensed like physical property.

AOTAA files PIL before Orissa HC on the issue of late fee, interest & penalty under Income Tax

January 13, 2022 4959 Views 1 comment Print

All Odisha Tax Advocates Association has filed an PIl before Orissa High Court with following Prayers- (i) Admit the Writ Petition; (ii) Issue notice to the opposite parties as to why writ in the nature of certiorari shall not be issued quashing/striking down “Clarification 1” given in Circular dated 09.09.2021 in respect of Section 234A […]

Section 10(46) exemption to Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission

January 13, 2022 858 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Notification No. 5/2022 – Income Tax | Dated:  13th January, 2022 CBDT notifies Tax Exemption to Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission, constituted by the Government of Assam, in respect of the specified income under section 10(46) of Income Tax Act, 1961. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) New Delhi Notification No. 5/2022 […]

CIT justified in charging excess GP disclosed by Assessee claiming section 80IC deduction as Income from Other Sources

January 13, 2022 726 Views 0 comment Print

Sheo Shakti Coke Industries Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) From the perusal of above finding of the Ld. CIT(A), we find that he has lucidly dealt with all the facts pertaining to discrepancies noticed in the financials of the assessee-firm and has also referred to various charts depicting the profitability of the assessee-firm in preceding years […]

Corrigendum Notification No. 4/2022- Income Tax, Dated: 13.01.2022

January 13, 2022 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification No. 142/2021-Income Tax | Dated: 31st December, 2021 vide Notification No. 4/2022- Income Tax, Dated: 13.01.2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) CORRIGENDUM Notification No. 4/2022- Income Tax New Delhi, the 13th January, 2022 S.O. 192(E).—In the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of […]

Reopening of assessment not allowed for mere verification of claim

January 13, 2022 4107 Views 0 comment Print

For a mere verification of the claim, the power of re-opening of the assessment could not be exercised and it further held that AO under the guise of power to re-open the assessment cannot seek to undertake an undertaking a fishing or roving inquiry or seek to verify the claim as if he is the scrutiny officer.

Petty expenses by Companies cannot be disallowed on adhoc basis

January 13, 2022 1320 Views 0 comment Print

YKM Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) We find that, out of total expenses of Rs.10,96,510/- on the travelling and conveyance, a sum of Rs.7,99,769/- was incurred on booking of tickets and remaining for boarding and lodging, which is evident from the details given in the paper book at page 2. For booking of […]

Ill health of Wife of Assessee- HC remits matter back to AO to grant one more opportunity

January 13, 2022 585 Views 0 comment Print

G. Satish Kumar Vs PCIT (Karnataka High Court) Petitioner has specifically stated that his wife is suffering from liver and brain tumor and was undergoing treatment and consequently, pursuant to the notice dated 09.09.2021 passed under Section 142(1) of the IT Act, the petitioner appeared before respondent No.2 and requested granting of 30 days time […]

Taxation of Shares And Mutual Funds

January 12, 2022 12924 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding the taxation of shares and mutual funds. Learn about the different tax implications for trading shares as business income or capital gains.

Section 80DDB- Time to increase limit of expenditure incurred on treatment

January 12, 2022 6486 Views 0 comment Print

Advocating for an increase in the limit of expenditure on treatment under Section 80DDB of the Income Tax Act. Discover why the current limits are inadequate for taxpayers.

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