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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 810 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 3045 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 195561 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 90 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 48558 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


Deduction allowed on share of freehold conversion charges, stamp duty etc. for converting property into freehold

February 11, 2021 4692 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had rightly claimed the deduction on account of improvement in the property being improvement in title of the property on being converted from leasehold Nazul land to freehold property as getting the property freehold will grant perfect ownership rights/title in favour of the existing lessee’s, who would then be in a position to transfer/sell the property.

No Section 68 Addition for Unsecured Loans merely for Low Income declared by creditors

February 11, 2021 11919 Views 0 comment Print

Hindon Forge Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) It is not in dispute that assessee filed confirmation of all the creditors supported by their computation of income, acknowledgment of filing of the returns, copy of the balance-sheet, copy of the ledger account of the assessee in their books and bank statements. Copies of the same are also […]

Taxability of Interest on Excess PF Contribution

February 11, 2021 123282 Views 77 comments Print

1. The Union Budget 2021 has proposed taxing the income on provident fund contributions of over Rs. 2.5 lakh a year. As per clause 5 of Finance Bill 2021, the interest on any contribution above Rs 2.5 lakh by an employee to a recognized provident fund will be taxable from 01 April 2021. 2. Existing […]

Is charging TCS on Sale of Goods u/s 206C(1H) correct?

February 11, 2021 25341 Views 5 comments Print

Is charging TCS on Invoice for Sale of Goods u/s 206C(1H) correct? Or non-compliance of statue? What will be the effect of overriding section 194Q or Section 206CB? Section 206C(1H) has been made effective from October 1, 2020 which states that TCS @0.1% (0.075% for Fy 2019-20) shall be collected by a Seller having turnover […]

Union Budget 2021 – Top 10 tax highlights

February 11, 2021 6867 Views 1 comment Print

The Finance Minister rolled out the Budget in the back drop of the very difficult scenario of the pandemic and also the sliding economy of the last year. Overall the Budget has been a balancing act keeping in mind the thrust required and also taking into account the economic indicators spelt out by the Economic […]

Section 194P Exemption from filing tax returns for Senior Citizens aged 75 years or more

February 11, 2021 8070 Views 2 comments Print

Union Finance Bill 2021–Budget 2021 inserted new section 194P conditional relaxation for senior citizen who are the age 75 years or above from filing Income Tax Return. The provisions of Section 139 shall not apply to a specified senior citizen for the Assessment Year relevant to the previous year in which tax is deducted. Section […]

Representation for widening scope of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme

February 11, 2021 6927 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for widening the scope of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme and also relaxing restrictions in Para 8.1, 8.3, 9 and 9.1 of Guidelines for compounding of   offence under Income Tax Act on the petition of an applicant with regard to FAQ No 22.

ITAT upheld Addition for cash deposited in bank during demonetization period for failure to explain Source

February 11, 2021 3465 Views 0 comment Print

Leela Devi Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is not in dispute that assessee made cash deposit of Rs. 15 lakhs in her bank account during demonetization period. The assessment year under appeal is 2017-18 and the assessee deliberately filed the return of income belatedly on 25.03.2018. The assessee explained before AO the source of the […]

Time limit of reckoning for section 54 is to be read as 139(4) & not as 139(1)

February 10, 2021 4347 Views 0 comment Print

Harminder Kaur Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) In the instant case, the assessee has claimed deduction under section 54 of the Act against booking of flat before the due date of filing of return under section 139(4) of the Act. The Assessing Officer and the Learned CIT(A) has denied the deduction on two grounds. Firstly, the […]

Allowability of Interest on capital borrowed for acquisition of asset

February 10, 2021 3909 Views 0 comment Print

Golf View Homes Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) From a perusal of the order of AO/CIT(A) it is clear that the disallowance has been made on the basis of the proviso to Sec.36(1)(iii) of the Act. There is no dispute that the interest free loans were given for the purpose of business of the Assessee. […]

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