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Why RERA & Income Tax Reconciliation Is Crucial for Real Estate Developers

Income Tax : Increasing use of RERA data by tax authorities makes alignment between project disclosures and income tax reporting essential to a...

June 16, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

Which Income-Tax Law Applies to Returns Filed After 1st April 2026?

Income Tax : Taxpayers are facing confusion following the introduction of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The key clarification is that income earned...

June 16, 2026 441 Views 0 comment Print

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 1605 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 1884 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 195483 Views 14 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 1758 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


Wrong Section Used to Deny Depreciation Set-Off; Section 263 Order Quashed

Income Tax : The dispute concerned whether dividend received on capital reduction by a foreign subsidiary could trigger restrictions under Sect...

June 16, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Municipal Body’s Section 10(20) Exemption Cannot Be Denied Due to Wrong Claim in Return

Income Tax : The ITAT Pune held that a genuine claim for exemption under Section 10(20) cannot be rejected merely because the assessee mistaken...

June 16, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition on a Different Issue if Reopened Issue Fails: ITAT Deletes ₹5.75 Crore Disallowance

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that when the reason recorded for reopening an assessment does not ultimately result in any addition, the Ass...

June 16, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Retracted Statement Alone Cannot Justify Section 68 Addition: ITAT Deletes Accommodation Loan Additions

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be made solely on the basis of a retracted statement alleging accomm...

June 16, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Cannot Be Invoked as AO Made No Addition After Enquiry: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the Assessing Officer accepted income without making an add...

June 16, 2026 75 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 48480 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 690 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 558 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


TDS not deductible if payees were not identified

December 13, 2021 6297 Views 1 comment Print

Volvo India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (TDS) (Karnataka High Court) The facts of the said case would indicate that the provisions made at the end of the accounting year were reversed in the beginning of the next year and no payees were identified including the exact amount of liability. In such circumstances, the Tribunal following […]

Addition based on mere Third Party statement without granting Cross-Examination deleted

December 13, 2021 8841 Views 0 comment Print

Vijayshree Food Products P. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The reopening has been challenged by the assessee stating that initiation of proceedings u/s 147 of the income tax act is solely on the basis of the unverified, on rectified, unsubstantiated and unconfirmed statement of Mr Malu. It is further the claim of the assessee that […]

Can 2 CITs have concurrent jurisdictions, on some issue, may be!!!

December 12, 2021 3069 Views 1 comment Print

Objective Author, in this article, analyses the nuances of exercising revisionary power of CIT / PCIT u/s 263 when the assessee has preferred an appeal before CIT(A) and the matter is pending for adjudication. Text reproduced from judgement/Act is in small font and in Italics. Structure-: This article is based on a judicial pronouncement and […]

CBDT notifications not empowers department to put into oblivion section 148A provisions

December 12, 2021 2901 Views 0 comment Print

JSVM Plywood Industries Ltd Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) Prima facie opinion of the Court, for the purpose of interim order, is that by virtue of notifications dated 27.02.2021 and 31.03.2021 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, as referred herein before, though extends the period of limitation in respect of issuance […]

OVAT Act- No reopening prior to 01.10.2015 if No acceptance of return filed as ‘self-assessment’

December 12, 2021 2367 Views 0 comment Print

Keshab Automobiles Vs State of Odisha (Orissa High Court) A comparison of the language used in the amended Section 43 (1) of the OVAT Act with its version prior to 1st October, 2015 makes it clear that a new system has been put in place as far as reopening of returns filed as ‘self-assessmen’ is […]

Search Assessment- No addition if no Incriminating Material Found during Search

December 12, 2021 5094 Views 0 comment Print

Jasmin K. Ajmera Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) It is settled legal proposition that the confession need corroboration with evidences. Though admission is an important piece of evidence but it is not conclusive and it is open to the assessee to show that it is incorrect. Therefore, retracted admission, in the absence of any incriminating material, […]

Loss on account of forfeiture of advance paid to customer is allowable

December 12, 2021 3735 Views 0 comment Print

In our view, the loss on account of forfeiture of advance paid to Mr. Rakesh Rastogi is incidental to the business of the assessee and is allowable as a deduction under section 37(1) or under section 28 of the Act as held by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Harshad J. Choksi (supra).

Income Tax Date Extensions

December 11, 2021 27129 Views 25 comments Print

With the Income tax due dates approaching near, everyone is geared up for the upcoming filing season with the motto in the mind that Due Dates Are Closer Than They Appear But few technical and portal problems are listed out which are faced while doing the e-filing work and tasks. There has been times when […]

Annual Information Statement – Interest from infrastructure debt fund

December 11, 2021 4764 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Information Statement (AIS) – Interest from infrastructure debt fund under section 115A(1)(a)(iia) On 1st November 2021, the Income Tax Department launched a comprehensive statement named ‘Annual Information Statement’. Once fully validated and operational, Annual Information Statement (AIS) will replace the existing Form 26AS. Along with AIS, the Income Tax Department also launched a summarized […]

Annual Information Statement – Interest from specified company by a non-resident

December 11, 2021 828 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Information Statement (AIS) – Interest from specified company by a non-resident u/s 115A(1)(a)(iiaa) Section 285BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 read with rule 114-I of the Income Tax Rules covers the provisions relating to ‘Annual Information Statement’. An annual Information Statement is a comprehensive statement that contains various detailed information. One such information […]

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