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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


ITAT remands case back to AO- Reassessment based on change of opinion

September 15, 2021 3354 Views 0 comment Print

Magma HDI General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. ITO (Calcutta High Court) Mr. Dutta could not satisfy this Court about what new material of documents came into the possession of the Assessing Officer after the order of assessment under Section 143(3) of the Act, which were not produced by the assessee before the Assessing Officer in […]

Expenses incurred for retaining status of company are allowable

September 15, 2021 945 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Tulip Star Hotel Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It remains an undisputed fact that the assessee was incorporated on 10.09.1987, made investments in V. Hotels Ltd, which had acquired Centaur Hotel in Mumbai from the Government intending to revive the business of such hotels, but in view of legal dispute with regarding to Centaur Hotel […]

Large share premium: CIT cannot initiate proceedings to start fishing & roving enquiries

September 15, 2021 2925 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur: Challenge against PCIT invoking Section 263 for large share premium. AO’s proper examination defended. Grounds and merits discussed.

Request to resolve issues in newly launched Income Tax Portal

September 14, 2021 64887 Views 41 comments Print

Resolution sought for problems being faced in the newly launched Income Tax portal/Request to resolve the problems & hardships faced by the Common Tax Payers for various compliance under Income Tax Act, 1961.

CBDT extends ad-hoc appointments of 100 ACIT

September 14, 2021 2907 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 245 of 2021 In continuation of CBDT’s Office Order No. 137 dated 23.08.2018 and subsequent respective orders for extending ad-hoc appointment to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, the President is pleased to extend the ad-hoc appointments of the following Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax from 23.08.2021 to 22.08.2022 or till their regular promotion. whichever is earlier:-

Transfer pricing adjustment on account of alleged guarantee transaction

September 14, 2021 1431 Views 0 comment Print

Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)  What is being termed as a guarantee is the obligation of the assessee company, in terms of “agreement for the sale and purchase of entire equity share capital of Virgin Radion Holdings Ltd UK” dated 30thMay 2008, which has led to the actual crystallization of sale […]

What was Cairn-Vodafone tax dispute with Government of India regarding Retrospective Tax ?

September 14, 2021 4653 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian government in Budget 2012-13, amended the Income Tax Act, 1961 to retrospectively tax cross-border transactions in which the underlying assets are located in India by which all persons, whether resident or non-residents, having a business connection in India, were required to deduct tax at source, even if the transaction was executed on a foreign soil.

HC directs Income Tax Dept to refund amounts collected in excess of 20% of disputed outstanding taxes

September 14, 2021 891 Views 0 comment Print

Religare Finvest Limited Vs DCIT (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for the petitioner relies on the judgment dated 03rd August, 2021 passed by this Court in Eko India Financial Services Pvt Ltd vs. ACIT, WP(C) No.5819/2021 wherein under similar circumstances the Respondents were directed to refund the amounts collected in excess of 20% of the […]

Reinforcing Non-Taxability of Gains Solely due To Forex Fluctuations

September 14, 2021 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Time and again, the income tax authorities are faced with the issue of determining whether a particular receipt is capital in nature and hence exempt from taxation or is a revenue receipt and hence, taxable. This quagmire is attributable to the fact that the Income Tax Act does not stipulate any definition of the term […]

No requirement of approval by DSIR authority in form No. 3CL prior to 01.07.2016

September 14, 2021 8328 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Force Motors Limited (ITAT Pune) The sole grievance of the Revenue in this appeal is with regard to deletion of the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer on account of excess deduction claimed by the assessee over and above the amount approved by the DSIR by holding that before Tenth Amendment Rule, 2010, […]

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