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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


GST registration proceedings cannot be kept pending for failure of assessee fails to reply within given time

November 28, 2021 3894 Views 0 comment Print

Avon Udhyog Vs State of Rajasthan (Rajasthan High Court) Suspension of a registration of an assessee has its own consequences – it brings the entire business of an assessee to a stand still. In a way it is worse than cancellation. Against cancellation, an assessee can take legal remedies but against suspension pending an enquiry, […]

HC quashes Income Tax Assessment Order for violation of Principle of Natural Justice

November 28, 2021 2424 Views 0 comment Print

Tarakeswar Estate Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The petitioner has challenged the impugned assessment order dated 20th March, 2021 under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 relating to assessment year 2018-2019, mainly on the ground of violation of principle of natural justice as well as total non-application of mind […]

HC quashes order cancelling GST registration without issuing SCN

November 28, 2021 1233 Views 0 comment Print

S.R. Steel Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) In the peculiar facts of the present case as have been noted above, we lift the bar of alternative remedy as we find that the petitioner’s GST registration was cancelled without issuance of any prior show cause notice. Also, the delay is largely on account of […]

Depreciation allowed on new server, storage and accessories procured during the year on lease

November 27, 2021 3630 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee claimed depreciation on new server, storage and accessories procured during the year on lease and the assessee incurred cost of such asset and was also paying interest on lease; the assessee would be eligible to claim such depreciation.

Costs Imposed on AO for Passing Orders in Undue Haste by Bombay HC

November 27, 2021 2667 Views 0 comment Print

Parag Kishorchandra Shah vs. NFAC  W.P. NO.11052 OF 2021 dated 27.10.21 Bombay HC Brief Facts of The Case i) Order dated 20.04.21 passed u/s. 143(3) r.w.s 144B; ii) Assessee had been filing responses to notices u/s 142(1); iii) Last 142(1) issued on 14.02.21 which was replied on 24.02.21; iv) On 17.04.21(Saturday) at 02:43 PM A […]

UP CM & FM Inaugurate Income Tax Office Complex at Lucknow

November 27, 2021 2148 Views 1 comment Print

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath and Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurate Income Tax Department’s Office Complex, the new ‘Pratyaksh Kar Bhawan’, at Lucknow. The Income Tax Department’s new Office Complex, the ‘Pratyaksh Kar Bhawan’, at Lucknow was inaugurated today i. e. 26.11.2021 by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi […]

Income Tax Dept searches two major real estate developers of Ludhiana

November 27, 2021 873 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department initiated search and seizure operations on two major real estate developers of Ludhiana on 16.11.2021. The search action covered around 40 premises in Ludhiana.

Registration Procedure on Traces

November 27, 2021 28203 Views 0 comment Print

TRACES registration is mandatory for every deductor/taxpayer and PAO who wants to avail facilities provided by TRACES. Please click on this link for know about the facilities provided by traces https://taxguru.in/income-tax/traces-importance.html Before know about how to do registration on TRACES we need to know about that who is the Tax Deductor, Taxpayer and PAO. 1. […]

Whether any incriminating material found during Search on any other person can be considered in Section 153A assessment of assessee

November 27, 2021 9702 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the assessment under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act. Can incriminating material found during a search on another person be considered?

Note on Capital Gains

November 27, 2021 2742 Views 0 comment Print

Tax on Capital Gains can be saved by making investments in accordance with the exemptions provided under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Tax exemption for the Capital Gain arising out of the sale of long-term capital asset- Investment in specified bonds – Exemption under Section 54 EC – 1.Tax can be saved by investing in bonds […]

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