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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


Transfer/postings of officers in the grade of CIT/DIT

October 8, 2021 16716 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 270 of 2021 Following transfer/postings of the officers in the grade of Commissioners of Income Tax/Directors of Income Tax, are hereby ordered with immediate effect and until further orders:

Assessment Order quashed on ground of Non-Disposal of Objections filed by Assessee

October 8, 2021 1953 Views 0 comment Print

The AO reopened the assessment of the Assessee after it was observed that the Assessee had not reflected or explained his investment in a hotel project during a survey operation. Thereafter, the Assessee filed an application before the CIT(A) challenging the validity of reopening of assessment, which was subsequently rejected and disposed of by the CIT(A) on the ground that the AO had correctly followed the procedure as contemplated in the IT Act and there was no infirmity in the action of the AO regarding reopening, all of which has been in accordance with law.

Genuine issue of Shares to Shareholders not to be considered under Anti-Abuse Provisions of the IT Act

October 8, 2021 1266 Views 0 comment Print

Genuine issue of Shares to Shareholders not to be considered under Anti-Abuse Provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 In Income Tax Officer v. Shri Rajeev Ratanlal Tulshyan [I.T.A. No.5748/Mum/2017 A.Y. 2014-15 dated October 01, 2021] [along with cross objection filed by Shri Rajeev Ratanlal Tulshyan (the Respondent)], the Income Tax Officer (the Appellant) filed an […]

Section 115BBE addition unsustainable for Search conducted prior to 01.04.2017

October 8, 2021 609 Views 0 comment Print

Held that search was carried out before the amendment, the addition ought to have been made in terms of the prevailing provision. Therefore, the addition made by the AO invoking Section 115BBE provision of which came into force only on 01.04.2017 is not sustainable.

Income Tax Dept conducts searches in Assam, Meghalaya & West Bengal

October 8, 2021 717 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 05.10.2021 in the case of two groups based in the North-East Region and West Bengal. A total of 15 premises were covered in the search action, which was spread across Kolkata, Guwahati, Rangia, Shillong and Patna.

Question Based on Provisions of Sections 154, 263 & 264 of IT Act, 1961

October 8, 2021 16977 Views 0 comment Print

Today we are going to consider problem  based on provisions of Sections Sections 154, 264 & 263  of the Income Tax Act, 1961. PROBLEM :-  Assessment of X Ltd., is completed under Section 143(3) with an addition of Rs. 15.00 Lakhs to the returned income. The assesses-company goes in an appeal before CIT (Appeals). Which […]

An Assessment attracts Section 263 revision if AO has not taken one of two possible views

October 8, 2021 807 Views 0 comment Print

Sanctuary Television Pvt. Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) The PCIT holds that in this case administrative expenses were in the nature of pre-operative expenditure which could not be set-off against the assessee’s foregoing interest income. And that the Assessing Officer’s action allowing the assessee’s claim in a very casual and mechanical manner deserves to be […]

Understaning financial manoeuvring and shell entities

October 8, 2021 3285 Views 0 comment Print

Objective The Author in this article discusses two issues namely: 1) Application of section 68 in case of share application money to the web of intermediaries and 2) how one can-not misuse rule 27 of ITAT rules. Both the issues are based on recent judgements of Mumbai tribunal Structure-: The article gives authors own analysis. […]

Direct beneficial interest in asset/ bank account is a pre-requisite for issuing Notice u/s 148

October 8, 2021 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Tribunal uphold the observations of Ld. CIT(A) wherein it was observed that in order to assess the asset/bank account held by a third party in the hands of the respondent assessee the department has to prove that the assessee has direct beneficial interest in the asset/bank account held by third party.

I-T Dept conducts searches on certain businessmen/middlemen in Maharashtra

October 7, 2021 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches on certain businessmen/middlemen in Maharashtra The Income Tax Department carried out a search operation that commenced on 23.09.2021 on a big syndicate involving certain businessmen/middlemen of Maharashtra and some persons holding public offices. The intelligence was developed over 6 months. In all, 25 residential and 15 office premises were covered […]

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