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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 66 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 1089 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 1743 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 195426 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 58967 Views 4 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 1755 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


Search-Based Addition Cannot Be Made Through Reassessment; ITAT Quashes Entire Assessment

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment proceedings under Section 147/148 were invalid where the case was based on search material ...

June 16, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Condones 367-Day Delay and Rejects Challenge to NFAC Jurisdiction in Reassessment Case

Income Tax : The Tribunal condoned the delayed appeal filing after finding sufficient cause and allowed the matter to proceed. It also clarifie...

June 16, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) cannot Change Section of Addition from 69C to 69B Without Notice: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi ruled that the CIT(A) cannot reclassify an addition under a different provision of the Income-tax Act without issui...

June 16, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

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 78 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 93 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 48396 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


Reopening of assessment u/s 147 without tangible material is unsustainable in law

November 17, 2021 4530 Views 0 comment Print

Shujaat Ali Khan Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Facts- Case of the assessee was reopened u/s 147 and notice u/s 148 was issued. The assessment U/s 143(3) r.w.s 147 was completed after making addition of Rs. 7,71,826/- being alleged undisclosed short-term capital gain on alleged sale of immovable property after invoking Section 50C of the Act. […]

Why what and how of ITR ? read to know!

November 17, 2021 10191 Views 1 comment Print

It is often seen that ITR is a confusing concept. To begin with, ITR is an abbreviation for Income Tax Return. It is a form that an employee files for information about his/her income and tax. Every citizen in India is liable to pay a specific amount of tax. State and federal governments have amended […]

Section 271(1)(c) penalty not sustainable if notice not specifies limb for levy of penalty

November 17, 2021 4737 Views 0 comment Print

It is a settled position of law that if notice under section 274 read with 271(1)(c) is not specific about the charge or limb under which penalty is being levied under section 271(1)(c) of the Act, then any penalty levied on the basis of such notice is bad in law and liable to be deleted.

Formations of Charitable Entities In India

November 17, 2021 9219 Views 1 comment Print

—”The term ‘charity’ connotes altruism in both thinking and deed. It entails thinking about others rather than oneself.” In the matter of Andhra Chamber of Commerce [1965] 55 ITR 722 (SC), the Supreme Court ruled that. INTRODUCTION It is vital to understand the concept of Charitable Purpose. Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act 19611, […]

ITAT restores issue of Eligibility to claim depreciation on goodwill to AO

November 17, 2021 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Since excess amount paid over and above the net asset value on acquiring a business concern should constitute goodwill however, eligibility of assessee to claim depreciation on Goodwill to AO was restored after affording adequate opportunity of hearing.

Tax audit – Applicable clause of Section 44AB triggering tax audit

November 17, 2021 298755 Views 0 comment Print

Hello readers – Now days tax audit date approaching so I think relevant clause under which tax audit to be conducted we must know- Clause 8 of 3CD- Clause 44AB (a) – Every person carrying on business shall get accounts audited if receipts of business exceeding specified limits – The limit provided in the clause […]

New Scheme of Taxation U/S 115BAC of Income Tax Act, 1961

November 17, 2021 484002 Views 11 comments Print

A new scheme of taxation has been introduced by the Finance Act ,2020 by insertion of   a new Section 115BAC. The basic feature of this new tax regime is lower tax rates as compared to existing slab rates but on the other hand the assessee has  to forego around 70 exemptions and deductions presently available .

Annual Information System

November 17, 2021 2817 Views 0 comment Print

In order to promote transparency and simplifying the tax return filing process, CBDT vide Notification dated May 28, 2020 has amended Form 26AS vide Sec 285BB of Income Tax Act, 1961 r.w.r.114-I of Income Tax Rules, 1962 w.e.f. 01.06.2020. The new Form 26AS is an Annual Information Statement or AIS which will provide a complete […]

Explanation 5 to section 43B effective only from 1st April 2021

November 17, 2021 2238 Views 0 comment Print

Held that explanation 5 to section 43B has prospective effect. Hence, learned NFAC is not justified in disallowing the belated remittance of employees contribution to PF/ESI but paid within the due date of filing the return of income under the normal provisions of the I.T. Act.

TDS implications on reimbursement of employees’ salaries in Group companies

November 17, 2021 5943 Views 0 comment Print

Brief facts: Some employees (management as well as non-management cadre) who are in the payroll of group companies are working for Parent company. Group companies recover cost of such employees from Parent company by raising debit note on actual cost basis. Issue: Whether reimbursement of salary paid by Parent company to group companies would be […]

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