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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 795 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 2940 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 105 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 48552 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


No Section 271(1)(b) penalty if reasonable cause for non-compliance exist

March 16, 2021 3564 Views 0 comment Print

Section 273B states that wherever there is a reasonable cause in not complying with the requirements resulting into imposition of penalty including section 271(1)(b) under consideration, the penalty needs to be deleted.

Revenue cannot disturb consistent method of accounting being followed by assessee

March 16, 2021 2019 Views 0 comment Print

UHDE India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Mumbai) We find that the assessee has accumulated cost as well as revenue under these projects in the Balance Sheet by following completed contract method. The revenue has accepted such accumulation during AYs 2004-05 & 2005-06 and this is the third year of accumulation […]

ITAT Quashes Scrutiny Assessment as Section 143(2) notice was barred by limitation

March 16, 2021 1710 Views 1 comment Print

Sajan Kumar Jain  Vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Issue of Scrutiny Notice U/S 143(2) After Issue of Notice U/S 142(1) Invalid Where Valid Return U/S 139 already Filed on Record ITAT held that we are inclined to quash the assessment order dated 29.12.2017 framed u/s 143(3) of the Act for want of jurisdiction as notice issued […]

ITAT allows depreciation on car despite non-production of car purchase Invoice

March 16, 2021 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Call Centre Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi)  The only objection to the allowance of depreciation by the Lower Authorities is that the assessee could not produce copy of purchase invoice of the vehicle. It is undisputed that the Department has allowed interest on vehicle loan as well as has also allowed the expenditure […]

CBDT notifies New Form 15E and rule 29BA

March 16, 2021 33402 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT vide notification No. 18/2021-Income Tax, Dated: March 16, 2021 inserted new rule 29BA. Application for grant of certificate for determination of appropriate proportion of sum (other than Salary), payable to non-resident, chargeable in case of the recipients and also released new FORM No. 15E – Application by a person for a certificate under section […]

Share trading loss cannot be disallowed without reasonable basis

March 16, 2021 1857 Views 0 comment Print

Loss incurred on account of error trades in respect of dealings of clients and not on own account and the loss incurred in course of carrying on share broking business was in line with accepted market practices, therefore, disallowance of Rs. 35,82,623/- on account of loss on share trading and ad-hoc disallowance of Rs.5,00,000/-, not supported by any reasonable basis had been rightly deleted by CIT(A).

Income-Tax Authorities- Amendment in Notification No. 66/2014

March 16, 2021 1662 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, North East Region Headquartered at Guwahati to to issue orders in writing for the exercise of the powers and performance of the functions by Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeal) (Central), North East Region, Guwahati.who are subordinate to them in respect of such territorial areas. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Central Board of Direct […]

Section 68 additions merely on third Party Statement without cross examination was invalid

March 15, 2021 4599 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Overtop Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) when the assessee as well as the lenders had discharged the onus upon them to prove the identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the loan transaction, the AO could have disbelieved the transaction only on the basis of reliable material to disprove the same. In this case the […]

HC explains Tax Rate on electricity purchased from Open Access Source

March 15, 2021 2118 Views 0 comment Print

Southern Ferro Ltd. Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court) In respect of electricity supplied to the consumers by a non-licensee through a licensee, the electricity tax payable is on the units of the electricity supplied. Obviously, the unit of electricity supplied is the indicator of the quantum of electricity consumed and since the electricity […]

Staff Recruitment Expenses exclusively for the business are allowable

March 15, 2021 7464 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs EIH Associated Hotels Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) It is noted that the staff recruitment expenses were incurred only exclusive for the purpose of business and hence allowable expenditure. We note that the expenses on account of employees’ relation expenses to the tune of Rs. 3,78,242/- was incurred for efficient functioning of the business which […]

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