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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 840 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 3138 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 195564 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 102 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 96 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 114 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 93 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 105 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 48561 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 income tax on receipt of reimbursement of software license fees from Indian subsidiary

January 8, 2021 2544 Views 0 comment Print

No income tax applicable on receipt of software license fees from an Indian subsidiary as it was reimbursement of software licence fees paid by assessee to a third party, and, therefore, it could not constitute income taxable in the hands of assessee. 

No revision on mere suspicion of likely escapement of income

January 8, 2021 921 Views 0 comment Print

Mere suspicion of likely escapement of income was not a ground for revision by invoking powers u/s 263 of the Act. Such an order was bad in law.

ICAI request for further extension of TAR/ITR due dates

January 8, 2021 58833 Views 14 comments Print

ICAI request FM to consider further extension(s) of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Tax Audit Reports (TAR) and related returns and Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms  for AY 2020-21. text of their representation is as follows:- ICAI/DTC/2020-21/Rep-31 To Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, North Block, […]

CA Association Criticised Action & Policies of FMO after insufficient due date extension

January 8, 2021 46959 Views 11 comments Print

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat has written a letter to FM and criticized Finance Minister Office (FMO) for its Poor Actions and Policies. As per the letter Actions of FMO ultra-vires the Citizen’s Charter, Deteriorated working standards and health of the stakeholders, FMO failed in recognition of efforts put by the tax professionals, Ignoring communication with […]

DTPA Pre Budget Memorandum on Income Tax & GST Law

January 7, 2021 963 Views 0 comment Print

Union Budget is ahead and when we think of making a representation, our first humble submission is towards ‘ease of doing business, easy and stable laws and fearless atmosphere to work in a direction whereby the Country can be on the growth track at the fastest possible pace .

Proportionate Section 80IB(10) deduction allowable if Built-up area of some units exceeds1,500 sq.ft.

January 7, 2021 2364 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Eagleton Property Holdings (ITAT Bangalore) Whether the deduction under section 80IB(10) can be allowed on proportionate basis in respect of residential units having a built up area of 1500 sq.ft. or less. On this aspect, the CIT(A) held that the assessee would be entitled to deduction under section 80IB(10) of the Act on […]

Education & secondary higher education cess not disallowable

January 7, 2021 2223 Views 0 comment Print

Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) We respectfully following the aforesaid judgment of the Honable High Court of Bombay in the case of Sesa Gold Limited (supra), therein conclude that ‘Education Cess’ and the Secondary and Higher Education Cess is not disallowable as a deduction u/s 40(a)(ii) of the Act. FULL […]

Reassessment invalid if notice under section 143(2) not issued

January 7, 2021 4731 Views 0 comment Print

In the absence of the notice under section 143(2), assessment framed by AO was liable to be quashed as invalid also when Pr. CIT has granted approval under section 151 in a mechanical manner by putting only ‘Yes’ which was not valid for initiating reassessment proceedings.

No Section 194H TDS on discount on Sale of set top box & recharge coupons

January 7, 2021 3255 Views 0 comment Print

TDS under section 194H was not required to be deducted on discount allowed to distributors on sale of Set Top Box and hardware, recharge coupons vouchers because transaction between assessee company and distributor was on principal-to-principal basis and all the risk, loss, damages were transferred to distributor on delivery and it was a sale but not service to come within the ambit of definition of commission as defined under section 194H.

Penny Stocks – No addition on mere surmises, suspicion & conjectures

January 7, 2021 9030 Views 0 comment Print

In the absence of any link between the assessee and the alleged admissions of the directors and brokers, human probability is being used as a vague and convenient medium for the department’s conjectures. No addition can be made on the basis of surmises, suspicion and conjectures. The burden of proving a transaction to be bogus has to be strictly discharged by adducing legal evidences, which would directly prove the fact of bogusness or establish circumstance unerringly and reasonably raising an interference to that effect.

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