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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 150 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 519 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 1881 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 1887 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 195519 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


Madras HC Upholds Section 80IA Deduction as Audit Report Filed Before Assessment Completion

Income Tax : The Court held that, for assessment year 2009-10, filing the audit report along with the return was directory and not mandatory. D...

June 16, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cancels Section 263 Revision as Issue Was Already Pending Before CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that the Pr. CIT could not invoke Section 263 on matters already under consideration before the appellate au...

June 16, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 69B Addition as Excess Stock Was Recorded as Business Income

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that excess stock found during a survey could not be taxed as unexplained investment when it had been accoun...

June 16, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Denies Section 80GGC Deduction as Political Party Denied Reciept of Donation

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the disallowance of a ₹10 lakh deduction after the recipient political party informed the tax authorities th...

June 16, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Sustains Section 80GGC Political Donation Addition as Donation Was Found to Be Non-Genuine

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the denial of deduction under Section 80GGC after finding that the political donation formed part of an allege...

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 48498 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


Reassessment valid as AO formed prima facie opinion for escapement of income

July 29, 2021 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Electrotherm (India) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) Conclusion:  Since AO after applying his mind on information received from VAT Department arrived at the conclusion, based on the reasons to believe that income of assessee had escaped assessment. and at the time of issuing notice under section 148 AO had formed prima facie opinion for escapement […]

Granted bail on medical grounds to a person accused of misusing public funds & reinvesting the same in other businesses

July 28, 2021 11943 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Nanjundaiah Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court) Sri Nanjundaiah (Petitioner), the founder of Kanva Souhardha Co-operative Credit Limited (Society) has filed the Bail Application in Special Criminal Case No.846/2020 registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (Respondent) for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PML Act). […]

Section 194LA TDS not attracted if it is not possible to quantify value in monetary terms

July 28, 2021 1257 Views 0 comment Print

Chief Accounts Officer Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Provisions of section 194LA of the Act would apply only in the case of a compulsory acquisition and not to a case where lands were surrendered by land owners under section 14B of KTCP Act. Hon’ble High Court also held that since BBMP is not paying consideration for […]

Additional charge arrangement in the grade of PCIT/PDIT

July 28, 2021 2088 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 186 of 2021 The following additional charge arrangements in the grade of PCIT/PDIT are ordered with immediate effect as mentioned against their names and until further orders:

Is Retrospective Taxation an Abuse of Sovereign Right of States to Impose Taxes?

July 28, 2021 1509 Views 0 comment Print

India has gained an ill-reputation regarding its retrospective taxation laws in the past decade, especially due to the amendments made to Section 9 by the Finance Act, 2012. Retrospective operation of this amendment gave rise to three notable international tax disputes, namely the Vodafone International Holdings BV case, the Cairn Energy PLC case, and the […]

Mutual Agreement procedure – OECD Recommendation on Stage 2 Peer Review Reports regarding time limit

July 28, 2021 1053 Views 0 comment Print

The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), inter alia, provide rules and mechanisms for allocation of taxing rights amongst the treaty partners; avoidance of economic and juridical double taxation; and resolution of taxation not in accordance with the treaty through the Mutual Agreement Procedure (‘MAP’).  MAP is an inbuilt and alternate tax dispute resolution mechanism available to the taxpayers under the DTAAs. It is […]

Dividends of a foreign company received through its Indian depository are not taxable under Indo-Mauritius DTAA

July 28, 2021 4830 Views 1 comment Print

Recently, the Mumbai bench of ITAT has given its final order in the case of Morgan Stanley Mauritius Co. Ltd. v. DCIT,[1] holding that dividend payments made by a foreign company to its domestic depository which were subsequently transferred to IDR holders are not taxable in India under the Indo-Mauritius DTAA. Despite the dividend income […]

Re-Registration under section 12AB for Trust/Institution

July 28, 2021 33288 Views 0 comment Print

Effective Date: All the existing trusts and institutions registered under section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 19861 shall re-register themselves under section 12AB w.e.f. 01.04.2021 Registration u/s 12AB: Registration granted u/s 12AB shall remain valid for 5 years. (3 years in case of provisional registration) Forms to be filled: Form 10A: (Last date of filling […]

Doctrine of Natural Justice

July 28, 2021 67440 Views 1 comment Print

INTRODUCTION The Phrase ‘Natural Justice’ means that justice should be impartial, fair, equal for all and ensuring protection of individual rights against arbitrary procedures and miscarriage of justice by the authorities. In other words, it is the soul of the body of justice and foundation on which delivery of justice is based. The rules of […]

New Income Tax Portal – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham

July 28, 2021 30882 Views 42 comments Print

Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, the Income Tax Department launched the new income tax e-filing portal on 7th June 2021 to make it more taxpayer-friendly. But instead of providing an easy and smooth interface, the new portal has posed various issues. Krishna (Fictional Character): Arjuna, after the launch of the new portal, due to technical glitches, […]

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