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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


High Court directs CBDT to formulate a scheme to train its officers; Passes strictures against AO, JCIT & PCIT

January 12, 2022 21291 Views 5 comments Print

Sharvah Multitrade Company Private Limited Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court on non application of mind by AO while recording reasons as well as by PCIT while granting approval. Passes severe strictures against AO who recorded reasons for reopening, JCIT who recommended for approval and PCIT who granted approval. High Court Asks  CBDT […]

HC disposes petition as department granted credit as per courts direction which was earlier not given

January 12, 2022 2016 Views 0 comment Print

Siddharth Enterprises Vs Nodal Officer (Gujarat High Court) 1. Since the issues raised in all the captioned applications are the same, those were taken up for hearing analogously and are being disposed of by this common order. 2. The order passed by this Court dated 22nd December 2021 reads thus: “1. We have heard Mr. […]

Expenses allowable against Agriculture Income

January 12, 2022 35496 Views 1 comment Print

All expenses incurred in acquiring or maintaining agricultural income are deductible, inter alia: (i) cash wages paid to those who work on the farm: power for use on the farm; (ii) expenses for acquisition of seeds, fertilizers, soil improvement and plant, protection compounds, fodder, fuels and lubricants as well as electrical power for use on […]

Annual Information Statement – Income distributed by business trust

January 12, 2022 1749 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department, with an aim to ease up the return filing process, recently, introduced the ‘Annual Information Statement’. Notably, the ‘Annual Information Statement’ covers more information as compared to the existing Form 26AS. ‘Annual Information Statement’ will also contain a ‘Taxpayers Information Summary’ which will reflect the aggregate value of the financial transactions […]

Take practical view of problems faced by assessees for technical glitches on new Income Tax portal: HC

January 12, 2022 6690 Views 0 comment Print

We request the authority concerned to take a practical view of the problems which the assessees are facing as on date on account of the technical glitches in the portal. The authority should not overlook this fact and try to solve the problems or rather ease the difficulties which the assessees are facing.

Extension of due dates of ITR, Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing Audit for AY 2021-22

January 12, 2022 29868 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of due dates of Income Tax Returns for Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing and Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22 for Auditable Assessee Extension of time lines for filing of Income-tax returns (Auditable Assessee for the Assessment Year 2021-22) and various reports of audit including Tax Audit/ Transfer Pricing Audit for the Assessment […]

Basics of Tax Audit

January 12, 2022 13857 Views 1 comment Print

A person is required to get their accounts audited from a Chartered Accountant under Income tax law if it falls in SPECIFIED CATEGORY stated under Section 44AB. TAX AUDIT FORMS Audit Report: Form 3CA- Taxpayer whose accounts are required to be audited under any law in force eg. Companies Audit Report: Form 3CB- Taxpayer whose […]

Income Tax Audit Due & ITR Due date for AY 2021-22 extended

January 11, 2022 118107 Views 1 comment Print

On consideration of difficulties reported by taxpayers/stakeholders due to Covid & in e-filing of Audit reports for AY 2021-22 under the IT Act, 1961, CBDT further extends due dates for filing of Audit reports & ITRs for AY 21-22. Income Tax Audit date extended to 15 Feb 2022 and Income Tax Return date extended to […]

HC Quashes Assessment Order Passed Without issuing SCN & Mandatory Draft Assessment order

January 11, 2022 3075 Views 0 comment Print

Considering the fact that the impugned order has been passed without issuance of a show cause notice and mandatory draft assessment order, the impugned order passed by the first respondent cannot be sustained.

In absence of any adverse material, AO cannot question the wisdom & business expectancy of Assessee

January 11, 2022 1548 Views 0 comment Print

Sans any adverse material, AO cannot question the wisdom and business expectancy in which wake of such evidences and record which has been duly appreciated and taken note of by the ld. CIT (A).

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