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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 123 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 375 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 1515 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 1842 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 195474 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 36 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 132 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 48 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 66 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 48459 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 555 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


HC quashes faceless assessment order for not providing password for Video conference link

October 11, 2021 2886 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High court in this case was considering the writ petition where the petitioner contended that the assessment was made in disregard of the violation of natural justice as the password for the Video Conferencing was not provided and relevant evidence was produced.

Expenses on CSR for AY 2014-15, cannot be disallowed

October 11, 2021 1854 Views 0 comment Print

National Building Construction Corporation Ltd. Vs Add. CIT (ITAT Delhi) In the instant case before us also, the expenses have been incurred on the direction of the relevant Ministry / Government of India. Further, neither the Assessing Officer nor the learned DR has rebutted the contention of the assessee that expenses have been incurred for […]

Reason for blocking of Credit under Rule 86A must be communicated to taxpayer

October 11, 2021 3015 Views 0 comment Print

HEC India LLP Vs Commissioner of GST and Central Excise Audit-II (Madras High Court) GST Authority needs to communicate reasons for blocking ITC of the taxpayer Hon’ble Madras High Court has held that the GST Authority necessarily needs to communicate reasons to the taxpayer if the taxpayer’s Input Tax Credit (ITC) is blocked. In the […]

Section 153C order passed without disposing objection of Assessee Violates principle of natural justice

October 10, 2021 3429 Views 0 comment Print

Bajrang Tea Manufacturing Company Private Limited Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) I am of the view that a very short issue, according to me, involved in these writ petition is as to whether before passing the aforesaid impugned assessment orders, the objections/representations made by the petitioners against the initiation of impugned proceedings under […]

CIT(A) not justified in not considering TRC submitted during Assessment proceedings

October 10, 2021 1638 Views 0 comment Print

Haresh C Sheth Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) There were justifiable reasons for the assessee in not filing the TRC in the course of the assessment proceedings. But then, we cannot also remain oblivious of the fact that the A.O had declined to apply the special rate of tax as per the DTAA, for the reason, […]

TPO bound by decision of Jurisdictional HC if same has not been suspended or stayed

October 10, 2021 1074 Views 0 comment Print

Ikea Services India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The TPO has not accepted the decision of the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court of Delhi in the case of Li & Fund [supra] solely on the ground that an appeal has been recommended before the Hon’ble Apex Court. In our considered view, when the operation of […]

Leave encashment allowable on actual payment basis & not on accrual basis

October 10, 2021 2922 Views 0 comment Print

TV Today Network Ltd. Vs Addl. CIT(A) (ITAT Delhi) Hon’ble Apex Court in case of Exide Industries (Supra) held that the claim with regard to leave encashment has to be allowed on cash basis i.e. actual payment basis and not on accrual basis. It is pertinent to note that the payments with regards to the […]

For Section 80M deduction only actual expenditure incurred has to be taken into consideration

October 10, 2021 2229 Views 0 comment Print

The law is now well settled that for the purpose of deduction u/s.80M of the Act, only actual expenditure incurred has to be taken into consideration and there cannot be any estimate of expenditure that could be made thereon.

jurisdictional facts should be established by Dept to justify a search authorization

October 10, 2021 816 Views 0 comment Print

Shiva Cement Limited Vs Director of Income Tax (Inv.) (Orissa High Court) It is trite that under Section 132(1) of the Act, the jurisdictional facts should be established by the Department to justify a search authorization. But there cannot be any presumption that there is no such information available with the Department. The observations by […]

Profits on sale of land held as Investment for 6 years assessable as Capital Gains

October 10, 2021 2430 Views 0 comment Print

JCIT (OSD) Vs Adrus Estate and Properties LLP (ITAT Pune) It is an undisputed fact that the land was recorded in the books of account as part of investment. It is settled position that the treatment given in the books of account gives an indication as to the intention of the assessee to hold asset […]

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