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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


Amended provisions related to deduction for ESI/PF applicable from AY 2021-22

December 24, 2021 6066 Views 0 comment Print

Abhimanyu Sharma Vs ITO (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 and therefore, the legal proposition laid down in aforesaid […]

AE cannot be considered as comparable as it lacks independent nature of uncontrolled transaction

December 24, 2021 939 Views 0 comment Print

An associate enterprise itself would not to be taken as a comparable since lacking the independent nature of an uncontrolled transaction in forming hallmark of Chapter X of the Act. We thus delete the impugned arms length price adjustment on receivables for this precise reason alone.

Representation to extend ITR & Tax Audit Report due dates

December 24, 2021 34758 Views 28 comments Print

Tax Bar Association, Bhilwara has made a representation for extension of due dates of Income tax Returns (ITRs) And Tax Audit Report For A.Y. 2021-2022 and also  highlighted various burning issues/Harship being faced by stakeholders for compliance in respect to furnishing Income Tax Return  And Audit Report For A.Y. 2021-2022. Representation  is been made to […]

Amendment to Section 36(1)(va) by Finance Act, 2021 applies to AY 2021-22 & subsequent AYs

December 23, 2021 6051 Views 0 comment Print

Jai Enterprises Vs DCIT (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 has referred to the explanation […]

Allowability of employees’ contribution to PF & ESIC paid after due date

December 23, 2021 11310 Views 0 comment Print

Star Facilities Management Limited VS ITO (ITAT Delhi) he only question to be decided in the grounds raised by the assessee is regarding the allowability of employees’ contribution to PF and ESI if deposited after the due date prescribed under the relevant Act, but, before the due date of filing of return of income u/s […]

Delayed payments of employee’s contribution to PF/ESIC allowable for AY 19-20 if deposited before filing of return U/s. 139(1)

December 23, 2021 3876 Views 0 comment Print

Pachouli Wellness Clinic LLP Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is not in dispute that the payments on account of PF/ ESI were made by the assessees after due date prescribed under the respective acts, but before due date of filing of return under the I.T. Act. The Ld. Sr. DR has also not contradicted the […]

AIS – Payment to non-resident sportsmen or sports association

December 23, 2021 3933 Views 1 comment Print

Annual Information Statement (AIS) – Payment to non-resident sportsmen or sports association under section 115BBA The new Annual Information Statement comprises 50 different information categories. The present article deals with one such information category, namely, ‘Payment to non-resident sportsmen or sports association u/s 115BBA’. Understanding relevant taxing provision covered under section 115BBA and TDS provision […]

बजट पूर्व सुझावों में छोटा व्यापारी और आम वर्ग हुआ उपेक्षित

December 23, 2021 2817 Views 0 comment Print

पिछले दिनों वित्त मंत्री द्वारा बजट पूर्व सुझावों हेतु कई बड़े व्यापारिक, उद्योगिक एवं अर्थशास्त्रियों के साथ मीटिंग और विचार विमर्श किया गया जिसमें कुछ मुख्य सुझाव जो सामने आए: 1. आम टैक्सपेयर्स के लिये इनकम टैक्स स्लैब को तर्कसंगत करने का सुझाव दिया गया. 2. रिसर्च एंड डेवलपमेंट के लिये ज्यादा बजट का आवंटन […]

ITAT upheld Segregation approach for benchmarking of Contract Software Development Services & ITeS

December 23, 2021 2079 Views 0 comment Print

Since the issue of benchmarking the international transaction is required to be examined qua both the segments i.e. CSDS and ITES separately and independently for factual analysis of taxpayer’s TP study, the case is remanded back to ld. TPO who shall determine the ALP of international transactions of both the segments independently afresh after providing an opportunity of being heard to the parties.

Why Income Tax due Date needs to be extended – Part II

December 23, 2021 7467 Views 3 comments Print

Few of the problems listed out are as below which calls for immediate resolution or for extension of the return filing dates. Also ReadIncome Tax Date Extensions 1. Problem in downloading AIS/ TIS Apart from recently introduced AIS/ TIS near the last dates, increasing the burden of reconciliations, there has been problems in downloading AIS. […]

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