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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 165 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 1251 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 1767 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 195453 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 58985 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 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


U/s 263 Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because AO Made No Addition After Enquiry

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 36 Views 0 comment Print

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 45 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 54 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 84 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 81 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 48423 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


Deduction allowable on loss suffered by assessee on Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Loss

November 13, 2021 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Loss suffered by an assessee on account of foreign exchange difference as on the date of balance sheet was an item of expenditure under Section 37(1) as the view of AO and CIT (A) that the investments were made on, from the FNCR loans was not based on any supporting material and was only a presumption.

Whether Sum Received By Holding Company From Subsidiary Under Scheme Approved By High Court -Considered As Slump Sale

November 13, 2021 15504 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Sum Received By Holding Company From Subsidiary Under Scheme Approved By High Court -Considered As Slump Sale Whether any sum received from a subsidiary company by a holding company under scheme of arrangement sanctioned by High Court under provisions of Section 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 2013 , be treated as ‘Slump […]

Income from investment in Trust by ADIA is exempt in terms of India-UAE DTAA

November 13, 2021 2154 Views 0 comment Print

ADIA files ROI in India disclosing income falling within the scope of section 5(2). However, in view of exemption available in terms of India-UAE DTAA, ADIA reports NIL taxable income. AAR denies the benefit of India-UAE DTAA benefit to ADIA in respect of income accruing on the investment made or proposed to be made by Green Maiden A 2013 Trust which was established by ADIA and ETL.

Amount lying in stale draft account cannot be treated as income

November 13, 2021 993 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee has issued demand drafts to various persons and any unclaimed demand drafts is kept in stale draft account under the head ‘outstanding liabilities’. AO noticed that the amount of INR 18,42,40,053 was shown under the head ‘outstanding liabilities’. The opening balance of the said account was INR 13,97,32,235. Accordingly, differential amount of INR 44507818 is treated as income of the assessee.

Reassessment notice on account of change of opinion of AO quashed

November 13, 2021 2199 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment was sought to be reopened not on account of failure of assessee to disclose truly and fully all material facts that were necessary for computation of income but on account of change of opinion of AO about the manner of computation of the deduction under Section 57, therefore, the same was invalid.

Education Cess, not being capital & personal expenditure, is allowable as deduction U/s. 37

November 13, 2021 1767 Views 0 comment Print

Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Facts- The assessee argued that education cess paid on Income Tax doesn’t come under the purview of the definition as it is levied on the amount of Income Tax but not on profits of business. Conclusion- Education Cess is not in the nature of capital expenditure, […]

What is TDS (Tax Deducted at Source)? TDS File, TDS Return & TDS Rates

November 12, 2021 33177 Views 2 comments Print

TDS – Tax Deduction at Source TDS is the abbreviation of Tax Deduction at Source. Basically, it is an income-tax which is deducted from the money paid at the time of making particular payments like salary; interest; rent; commission; professional fees etc. The present article clears up all the basic concepts of TDS. Person liable […]

What is PAN Card, uses, how to apply?

November 12, 2021 5232 Views 1 comment Print

PAN (Permanent Account Number) PAN is an abbreviation form of Permanent Account Number. It is a 10-digit unique number. An application in Form 49A is to be filed by an Indian citizen/ entity/ company, whereas, an application in Form 49AA is to be filed by a Foreign citizen/ entity/ company. The current article deals with […]

Shri Piyush Goyal says FDI in India growing rapidly over last few years

November 12, 2021 519 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Piyush Goyal says FDI in India growing rapidly over last few years Commerce Minister invites South Korea to invest in Defence and Retail Plan to manufacture 5 billion vaccines next year: Shri Piyush Goyal India will witness one of the fastest growth rates across the world – Shri Goyal The Minister for Commerce & […]

Tax Audit Series-2 – Business Vs. Profession

November 11, 2021 9678 Views 0 comment Print

BUSINESS VS PROFESSION Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines separate limit for business and profession, so it is essential to understand what is business and what is profession. Business Profession The term “business” is defined in section 2(13) of the Act, as under: “Business” includes any trade, commerce, or manufacture or any […]

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