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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 144 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 453 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 1617 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 1869 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 195483 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 1761 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 45 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 165 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 60 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 75 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 48480 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 558 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


Expenditure on Partner’s Foreign Educational Course allowable to Deductions

August 23, 2021 5757 Views 1 comment Print

In Aswathanarayana & Eswara v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-I, Chennai [ Tax Case Appeal No. 409 of 2009 dated March 30, 2021], Aswathanarayana & Eswara (Appellant) has filed the current appeal challenging the Order No. No. 550/Mds/2008 dated November 21, 2008 passed by the Hon’ble Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) regarding confirmation of disallowance […]

Depreciation not allowable on non-compete fee

August 23, 2021 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Fortis Hospitals LTD. Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) The appellant had entered into a Business Transfer Agreement with Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. on 24.08 .2009, for acquiring a business division of Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. consisting of ten hospitals situated in the cities of Bangalore, Kolkata and geographical limits of Eastern Mumbai. The appellant claims to have […]

Disallowance not comes under the realm for rectification of mistake u/s 154

August 23, 2021 2538 Views 0 comment Print

Union Bank of India Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find that AO has withdrawn, the relief granted u/s. 14A in the assessment order by mentioning that subsequently order of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Maxopp Investment Ltd. 402 ITR 640 has come. Accordingly, he has effectively made the disallowance us/.14A u/s 154 of the Act. We […]

No rectification under section 154 in section 264 Revisional order on new issues

August 23, 2021 2391 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Agarwal Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) The Court:-The petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 20th December, 2011 rejecting the petitioner’s application under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for rectification of the alleged mistake in the order dated 22nd December, 2011 passed under Section 264 of the Act on the ground […]

Unabsorbed depreciation can be Carried Forward beyond 8 Years

August 23, 2021 40809 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs KMC Speciality Hospitals India Ltd (Madras High Court) It can be said that, current depreciation is deductible in the first place from the income of the business to which it relates. If such depreciation amount is larger than the amount of the profits of that business, then such excess comes for absorption from […]

No addition for income offered in subsequent year if tax effect remains same

August 23, 2021 3639 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Adani Infrastructure and Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Gujarat High Court) Revenue contended that provisional fees was not being treated as income during the year by ignoring the Section 199 of the Act read with Rule 37BA of the Rules. Admittedly there is no provision under the Act to tax the same income twice as […]

Recovery from assets of deceased under section 159 of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 23, 2021 7518 Views 0 comment Print

Recovery from a legal representative not from his/her assets in the recovery proceedings but from the assets of the deceased. Issue a writ , order or direction commanding the respondents to compensate the petitioner for mental agony and harassment caused solely on account of grossly illegal acts of the said respondents and its officers for […]

AO cannot apply section 14A provisions without examining correctness of workings furnished by assessee

August 23, 2021 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys BPM Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Perusal of the assessment order would show that the AO did not examine the above said computation of the assessee and did not find any fault or error in the above said computation. The AO simply observes that section 14A provides that the expenditure has to be computed […]

Mistakes one should avoid while filing ITR

August 23, 2021 22821 Views 10 comments Print

Most of the Individual taxpayers file their own ITR themselves. Since income tax is a complex law, an ordinary tax payer is bound to commit certain mistakes while filling the ITR forms.  In this article I intend to discuss some of the most common mistake committed by individual taxpayers while filling the ITR and which […]

MoF Summons Infosys CEO to explain Income Tax portal glitches

August 23, 2021 2319 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance has summoned Sh Salil Parekh, MD & CEO, Infosys on 23/08/2021 to explain to hon’ble FM as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved. In fact,since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available. Meanwhile Infosys has made three tweets […]

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