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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 282 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 1344 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 1785 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 195462 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 58985 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


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 18 Views 0 comment Print

Retracted Statement Alone Cannot Justify Section 68 Addition; ITAT Deletes Alleged 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 33 Views 0 comment Print

U/s 263 Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because AO Made No Addition After Enquiry

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 60 Views 0 comment Print

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 54 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 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 48423 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 552 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


Turnover Calculation & Taxability of Future & Options – Simplified

October 6, 2021 44085 Views 3 comments Print

Future and Options is a derivative tool which was designed to hedge a portfolio but we all are aware that it has become one of the most traded instrument for regular gains. Hence Income Tax has realized the above and the Income From Future and Options is taxable under the head ‘Income from Business and […]

AO cannot estimate GP rate without rejection of books & without showing defects

October 5, 2021 8568 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjay Agrawal Vs DCIT (ITAT Raipur) – Rejection of books, arbitrary income estimation, and legal principles – AY 2012-13.

Deduction of Interest waived under OTS Scheme

October 5, 2021 5118 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs K.S. Diesels Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) we are of the considered view that as the assessee as per the terms and conditions of the OTS had during the year under consideration made a payment of interest of Rs.1,91,19,083/- to GIIC out of the interest of Rs.3,23,84,509/- (supra) that was disallowed u/s 43B in the […]

No disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) RW section 14A if interest free funds exceeds investment

October 5, 2021 2628 Views 0 comment Print

When the funds available to the assessee both interest free and interest bearing loans, there shall be a presumption that the investments made would be out of the interest free funds available with the assessee, provided the interest free funds were sufficient to meet the investments which means that when the interest free funds are available to the assessee which were sufficient to meet its investments should be presumed that investments were made out of such interest free funds.

Expense on Land Acquisition etc for executing border outpost work for MHA is Revenue Expense

October 5, 2021 1584 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs National Projects constructions Corporation Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Executed border outpost work for the Ministry of Home Affairs and has incurred the expenditure on land acquisition, compensation, service connection charges and miscellaneous expenditure are revenue in nature As per work order (MOU) the assessee was required to acquire the land for the project and […]

Minimum guarantee amount paid by distributor for acquiring exhibition rights of a movie is not Royalty & TDS not deductible

October 5, 2021 3246 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Yashovardhan Tyagi (ITAT Delhi) Clause (v) of Explanation 2 to Section 9(1) consists of two different transactions, one inclusive another non-inclusive. The inclusive part consists of the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of any copyright, literary, artistic or scientific work including films or video […]

A change of opinion cannot be the basis of reopening the completed assessment

October 5, 2021 2832 Views 0 comment Print

JRS Pharma and Gujarat Microwax Private Limited Vs DCIT (Gujarat High Court) Question of law: whether the revenue is justified in reopening the assessment for the year under consideration? Writ application filed before the Hon’ble HC of Gujrat challenging notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for reopening the assessment for AY 2013-14. […]

No addition on account of late deposits of employees contribution of ESI, PF if paid prior to filing of ITR.

October 5, 2021 4005 Views 0 comment Print

Addition on account of deposits of employees’ contribution of ESI and PF prior to the filing of return of income u/s 139(1) could not be disallowed under section 43B read with section 36(1)(va) if the same was prior to the amendment made by the Finance Act, 2021 w.e.f. 1.4.2021 vide Explanation 5.

देश में बढ़ता हवाला कारोबार, कैसे लगे लगाम

October 5, 2021 3861 Views 0 comment Print

बैंकिंग प्रणाली आने से पहले प्रचलित पैसे के लेनदेन – हवाला कारोबार के माध्यम से होता था. आज भी यह बैंकिंग प्रणाली से ज्यादा विश्वसनीय, कम खर्चीला, आसानी और समयबद्ध तरीके से निष्पादित किया जाता है. और शायद यही कारण है कि हवाला के माध्यम से पैसे देश या विदेश के किसी भी कोने में भेजना या मंगाना बेहद आसान है और वो भी बिना किसी रिकॉर्ड रखें या पहचान बताए.

Delhi HC admits WP staying special audit under Income Tax

October 5, 2021 1305 Views 0 comment Print

India Yamaha Motor Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Writ of India Yamaha Motor (P) Ltd., Hon’ble Delhi High Court has admitted the Writ and has stayed the operation of letter of direction and order for special audit u/s 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as the same were issued in violation of […]

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