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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 186 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 807 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 3036 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 1923 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 195558 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 6118 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 1767 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 3822 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 99 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 93 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 111 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 87 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 102 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 48555 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 207 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


Summary Assessment without Presence or Calling of an Assessee

April 9, 2021 4980 Views 1 comment Print

When an Assessing Officer complete assessment on the basis of return and other documents submitted by an assessee. In this process an Assessing Officer can complete assessment without passing a Regular Assessment Order. The presence of an assessee or his/her Authorised Representatives are not required.

Conversion of Capital Asset into Stock in Trade – Analysis of Section 45(2)

April 9, 2021 76629 Views 3 comments Print

Generally, a person invested his/her surplus assets into various types of assets to get capital appreciation and better results. The investment in capital assets will be held to get better results by selling those assets after holding short or long period of time. The treatment of income on sale of asset will depends on the […]

Section 143(2) Notice issue not mandatory for completing search assessment

April 9, 2021 8544 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153A only states that an assessment in terms thereof shall be completed in terms of the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as if such return were a return required to be furnished under Section 139. It would thus suffice that in framing an assessment under Section 153A, due regard must be given to the principles of natural justice, which requirement will stand satisfied either by issuance of notice under Section 143(2) or a question-naire under Section 142(1). Therefore, a notice under Section 143(2) was not to be mandatorily issued prior to completion of an assessment in consequence of a notice under Section 153C.

Letters bearing name & Logo of NeAC will be deemed as issued by NaFAC

April 8, 2021 2421 Views 0 comment Print

All orders/notices/letters/instructions/any other communications issued by the `National Faceless Assessment Centre’ (NaFAC) on or after 01.04.2021 bearing the logo and name ‘National c-Assessment Centre’ (NeAC) shall be deemed to have been issued by ‘National Faceless Assessment Centre’ (NaFAC).

ITAT accepts 50% of Marriage Gifts as Source of Cash Deposit

April 8, 2021 4572 Views 0 comment Print

Venkatesh Soutoor Tirupati Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) As regards the cash withdrawals and the marriage gifts from others and gift from his brother as sources for the balance of cash deposit is concerned, I find that the Assessing Officer has held the ATM withdrawals and also 2/3rd of the gifts at the time of marriage […]

New form for application for registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts or Institutions

April 8, 2021 27522 Views 0 comment Print

New form for application for registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts or Institutions In the Union Budget of 2020, Government proposed significant changes in the registration procedure of Charitable or Religious Trusts/ Institutions or Educational Institutions which are registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act. The above amendment was subsequently made part of […]

Revenue cannot decide what is ‘commercial expediency’ for Business

April 8, 2021 16497 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Deloitee Haskins and Sells (ITAT Ahmedabad) The first controversy that arises for our adjudication whether the interest free advances were given by the assessee to its group concern as a measure of commercial expediency in the given facts and circumstances. The expression “commercial expediency” refers to those transactions/ expenditures which are not required […]

Section 14A disallowance not to be added for computation of section 115JB Book Profit

April 8, 2021 2361 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance made under section 14A was not to be added for computing the book profit, therefore, AO had not erred in directing to exclude difference under section 14A for computing the big profit under section 115JB.

Surrogacy charges paid to surrogate mothers not liable to TDS u/s 194J & liable to TDS U/s. 194C

April 8, 2021 4164 Views 1 comment Print

We first of all advert to the impugned Section 40(a)(ia) r.w.s.194C and 194J issue of surrogacy payments in case of Shri S.Sesha Sai since the other recipient has never appeared to support the impugned claims till date. The CIT(A)’s identical lower appellate discussion affirming the Assessing Officer’s action disallowing assessee’s summary of payments made to surrogate mothers reads as under:

PCIT or CIT cannot revise any order in respect of which an appeal lies or time to file appeal is not expired

April 8, 2021 2718 Views 0 comment Print

Aafreen Fatima Fazal Abbas Sayed Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) 15. This is a case where, in the Petitioner’s return for the Assessment Year A.Y 2018 – 19, the figure of long term capital gains of Rs. 3,07,60,800/- on surrender of tenancy rights in respect of earlier A.Y 2017-18 had inadvertently been copied by petitioner’s […]

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