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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 105 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 1143 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 1749 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 195429 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 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


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 33 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 39 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 75 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 96 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 48405 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


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 […]

No interest expense disallowance when own fund exceeds capital work-in-progress

October 28, 2021 2367 Views 0 comment Print

As own fund of the assessee exceeds the amount of capital work in progress. A presumption can be drawn that the own fund is utilized in such capital work in progress. Therefore there cannot be any disallowance on account of interest expenses.

TPO duty bound to determine ALP by following any one of prescribed methods

October 28, 2021 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Firemenich Aromatics Production (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find that IS charges were paid by the assessee for obtaining access to ERP software and for regular recurrent services and such charges were paid in earlier years also. In AY 2012-13, similar adjustment proposed by Ld. TPO was deleted by coordinate bench on […]

Benefits of Filing Income Tax Return on time

October 28, 2021 3597 Views 0 comment Print

Filling of Income Tax Return is mandatory in following cases: ♣ The exemption limit for a normal taxpayer is ₹ 2.5 lakhs, ₹ 3 lakhs for senior citizens, and ₹ 5 lakhs for super senior citizens. Filling of ITR is mandatory, if taxable income exceeding the exemption limit. ♣ Individual owning assets outside India and […]

Section 36 deduction permitted if expenditure is not for extension of business activity

October 28, 2021 2442 Views 0 comment Print

In the said case, the Hon’ble High Court rejected appeal of Revenue and have observed that deduction under Section 36 would be available to the assesse as the business undertaken by the assesse could not be termed as extension of its business.

Non-consideration of certain information during original assessment is valid ground for reopening of assessment

October 27, 2021 2130 Views 0 comment Print

Cognizant Technology Solutions India P. Ltd. Vs Asst.CIT (Madras High Court) Facts- Impugned notice was issued under section 148 for reopening of the assessment. The petitioner questioned the legal validity of the initiation of the reopening proceedings. Conclusion- If the Assessing Officer has reason to believe that the particular issue has not been considered or […]

No section 195 TDS on IT support services as same is not technical services

October 27, 2021 5796 Views 0 comment Print

IT support services availed by assessee-Indian company from foreign companies were standard connectivity and networking services could not be termed as technical services within the meaning of Section 9(1)(vii) and therefore, assessee was not liable to deduct TDS on such expenditures.

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