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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


Tax Audit: Appointment of Auditor on Income Tax Portal

October 29, 2021 10014 Views 1 comment Print

Tax Audit Auditor Appointment 1. Login to ITD Portal using Clients Credentials 2. Click e-File 3. Go to Income Tax Forms 4. Click on File Income Tax Forms 5. Search for Form 3CA/Form 3CB 6. Click on File Now 7. Fill in the Form as Below or search for Added CA from Drop Down or […]

DRI not a ‘Proper Officer’ to issue Show Cause Notice under Customs Act, 1962

October 29, 2021 5580 Views 0 comment Print

In present facts of the case the Hon’ble High Court relied on the Judgment of M/s Canon India and have observed that Joint/Additional Director (in short “DRI”) is not the ‘proper officer’ to issue show cause notice under Section 28(4) of Customs Act, 1962.

An Analysis of Input Tax Credit Concept Under GST

October 29, 2021 10194 Views 2 comments Print

One of the main objective of GST was to eradicate cascading effect of taxes which existed under excise, VAT and service tax. Under GST input tax credit can be claimed irrespective of place of supplier, thus making accessibility for sales and purchase of goods easier. Amendment in Section 16 Eligibility and Conditions for taking Input […]

If AO made addition on estimated GP basis than other item-wise disallowance should not be made

October 29, 2021 3894 Views 0 comment Print

Devyani Tex Chem Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Surat) From the above facts it is abundantly clear that books of accounts of the assessee were rejected by the assessing officer and on appeal, ld CIT(A) upheld the rejection of books of accounts and reduced the profit estimation. We also upheld the order of ld CIT(A), […]

Activity of Providing Affordable Housing by MHADA is Charitable in Nature

October 29, 2021 888 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA) Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Merely because MHADA builds tenements and sells them does not lead to any inference that MHADA’s activities are in the nature of trade, commerce or business. We have already discussed in detail that assessee’s activity is no way can be held for the profit […]

Assessment to be made u/s 153C instead of u/s 147 in case of Search assessment

October 29, 2021 10467 Views 0 comment Print

Since no fresh information was collected by AO or no information had come to the notice of AO in normal course, other than the information collected during the course of search from searched person therefore, as provided under sections 153A and 153C, search assessments was required to be made under section 153A or section 153C, but not under section 147.

No TDS on commission paid to a foreign agent for service provided outside India

October 29, 2021 21708 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40(a)(i) did not contemplate order wise commission based on the order value. Consequently, the expenditure on export commission payable to non-residents for services rendered outside India became an allowable expenditure.

No section 271D Penalty on wife for receiving money from husband for purchase of family property

October 29, 2021 4656 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under section 271D could not be levied on wife for receiving money from her husband for purchase of family property as practice of registering the property in name of the wife was guided by various family and societal factors besides encouragement of the Government for such transactions entered into by female members in the family by way of reduced stamp duty and she had offered reasonable explanation justifying the cash transactions

Tolerance Band for AY 2021-22 in case of wholesale trading & others

October 29, 2021 2166 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government Notifies Tolerance Band for Assessment Year 2021-22 in case of wholesale trading and others vide Notification No. 124/2021- Income Tax Dated: 29th October, 2021. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 124/2021- Income Tax New Delhi, the 29th October, 2021 S.O. 4586(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the third proviso to […]

Addition under section 69A unsustainable for cash deposited as facilitator

October 28, 2021 5493 Views 0 comment Print

Ashish Natvarlal Vashi Vs ITO (ITAT Surat) Conclusion- Cash deposited in bank was transferred to insurance company by way of insurance premium in the name of respective insurer – Assessee acted as facilitator and not the owner of the cash deposited in bank account – Addition not possible under section 69A. Facts- The assessee deposited […]

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