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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


7,288 kg gold seized by Customs and DRI in less than 3 years

December 21, 2021 666 Views 0 comment Print

Customs field formations and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have seized 3626.85 kg during 2019-20, 1944.392 kg during 2020-21 and 1717.396 kg during 2021-22 (till November). This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. However, the Minister stated, being a clandestine activity, […]

Disallowance towards employees’ contribution towards ESI & PF – Case Laws

December 21, 2021 22845 Views 0 comment Print

Article contains recent 29 Judgment on the issue of Disallowance towards employees’ contribution towards ESI and  PF for failure to pay the same within the prescribed due date under the relevant Statute. Sl no Case Reference Issue Decision  – Summarised  1 Jagmohan Singh Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh), Appeal Number : ITA Nos. 185 & 193/Chd/2021, […]

Rental Income & Capital Gains: Taxes for Your First Real Estate Investment

December 21, 2021 9555 Views 0 comment Print

Do you intend to buy your first ever real estate property this coming month? Well, congratulations! But did you also know that you could generate rental income from that property of yours? Buying your first real estate property is a significant step for any investor.

Mistake crept & corrected at initial stage cannot invalid the entire proceedings

December 21, 2021 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Vedanta Limited Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Facts- M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Limited has merged with M/s. Sesa Goa Limited with effect form 17.08.2013. Thereafter, the said company namely M/s. Sesa Goa Limited was amalgamated with M/s. Vedanta Limited, the present petitioner, with effect from 21.04.2015. Mainly it was alleged that notice issued under section […]

IT Authorities are bound to carry on the proceedings in absence of any interim order

December 21, 2021 2568 Views 0 comment Print

Pentamedia Graphics Limited Vs ACIT (Madras High Court) Facts- The order is challenged by the assessee on account of period of limitation under section 153(2) of the Income Tax Act. Assessee argued that the period of limitation, prescribed under Section 153 (2), to pass an order of re-assessment expired on 12.10.2014. However, the impugned order […]

Undisclosed foreign bank account is an asset in terms of section 2(11) of Black Money Act

December 21, 2021 4098 Views 0 comment Print

An undisclosed foreign bank account per se can indeed be treated as an asset under section 2(11) of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act 2015.

Existence of a DAPE is wholly tax neutral

December 21, 2021 1623 Views 0 comment Print

So far as profit attribution of a DAPE is concerned, the legal position is that as long as an agent is paid an arm’s length remuneration for the services rendered, nothing survives for taxation in the hands of the dependent agency permanent establishment.

Reopening quashed due to change in opinion as final order confirmed addition u/s 68 instead of alleged section 56

December 21, 2021 1413 Views 0 comment Print

In our view no addition under section 68 of the Act on account of share capital could have been made only if addition under section 56 of the Act on share premium was also made. This is because Assessing Officer had no reasons to belief that income has escaped assessment under section 68 of the Act being cash credit on account of share premium or share application money or share capital as the case may be.

Tax Saving Investments

December 21, 2021 2706 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction- The pleasure of receiving money may get reduced when a substantial part of money is paid by way of taxes. To maintain the pleasure, the money could better be invested in some tax saving schemes which will not only save taxes but will also provide returns. Let us take a look at some of […]

RTI Reply on New Income Tax Portal Designed by Infosys

December 21, 2021 1404 Views 0 comment Print

On which date work regarding new Income Portal was granted to Infosys, when was it commenced, when was it completed and when was it tested?

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