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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 438 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 1584 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 1875 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 72 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 48477 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


Depreciation allowable on WDV without reducing loan waiver

November 9, 2021 3153 Views 0 comment Print

Waiver of loan in the earlier year has no impact either on the actual cost u/s 43(1) or the w.d.v. u/s 43(6) for the year under consideration and further section 2(24)(xviii) also does not envelope such waiver within the ambit of `income‘ for the extant year. In that view of the matter, depreciation has to be allowed on the w.d.v. of the block of Machinery at the gross value without reducing the waiver of loan therefrom.

All about Annual Information Statement (AIS)

November 9, 2021 171750 Views 9 comments Print

Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) has released Handbook on Annual Information Statement (AIS). This will explain How the new Form 26AS (Annual Information Statement or AIS) will provide a complete profile of the taxpayer for a particular year. Part A of the new Form 26A will contain  Permanent Account Number, Aadhaar Number, Name, Date of […]

Faceless Assessment- Courts Uphold Principle of Natural Justice

November 9, 2021 9405 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction: The government’s intention to reduce the interaction between assessee and the department and leaps in technology evolved the concept of “faceless assessment”. Now technology is the vehicle which is used to carry out the assessment proceedings which were otherwise physical/manual in nature. The process of filing the submissions has changed from manual to online […]

Income Tax Dept searches Cooperative Bank in Maharashtra

November 8, 2021 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 27.10.2021 at the Headquarter and one of the branches of an Urban Credit Cooperative Bank located in Maharashtra. The residence of the Chairman and one of its directors were also covered.

Section 54 & 54F of Income Tax Act-Capital Gains Exemption

November 8, 2021 75279 Views 4 comments Print

Hello readers, Today I will discuss Section 54 & section 54F exemptions in simplified manner as Income tax due dates approaching – Section 54 & section 54F of Income tax Act –deals with exemption from tax on LTCG only if used for purchase or construction of a house with in specified limits. There are similarities […]

CBDT notifies e-settlement scheme, 2021- Overview

November 8, 2021 5652 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT hasd vide Notification No. 129/2021-Income Tax dated 01.11.2021 and under section 245D (11) & 245D (12) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 issued ‘e-Settlement Scheme, 2021′ to settle pending income-tax settlement applications transferred to a settlement commission. ♦ Applicability & Scope of e-Settlement Scheme, 2021 It shall come into force on the date of its […]

Promotion of 188 officers in the grade of JCIT

November 8, 2021 5031 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 306 of 2021 – Promotion of officers on regular basis in the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) F. No.A-32012/1/2021-Ad.VI Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) North Block, New Delhi. The 08th November, 2021. OFFICE ORDER NO. 306 OF 2021 The president […]

Promotion of 67 officers to the grade of CIT on in-situ basis 

November 8, 2021 6330 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 304 of 2021 – Promotion of officers to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) on in-situ basis F. No. A-32011/2/2021-Ad.VI Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) North Block, New Delhi, The 08th November. 2021. Office Order No. 304 of 2021 Consequent upon […]

Income Tax Returns for Individuals

November 7, 2021 4077 Views 5 comments Print

What is an Income Tax Return? Income Tax Return is a form in which the taxpayer files information about the income earned and tax payable on such income to the Income Tax Department. Which Income Tax Returns are applicable to an individual? There are 7 forms notified by the department and ITR – 1,2,3,4 are […]

Grandfathering provisions under Capital Gains

November 7, 2021 364782 Views 4 comments Print

By Finance Act, 2018 the grandfather clause has been introduced in respect of investment made on or before 31 January 2018 in equity shares or units of an equity-oriented mutual fund. Grandfather provision means – a grandfather clause/grandfather policy/grandfathering is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a […]

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