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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 939 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 3534 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 3825 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 105 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 48606 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


An Interplay – Income Tax Search and Seizure & Income Tax Settlement Commission

December 30, 2020 3945 Views 1 comment Print

Chapter XIX-A of the Act pertains to settlement of cases. Under sub-section (1) of section 245C of the Act, an assessee at any stage of a case relating to him can make an application for settlement in the prescribed manner.

Extension of Due date for TAR & IT Returns- Gujarat HC fixes next hearing on 31.12.2020

December 30, 2020 62025 Views 9 comments Print

Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Gujarat High Court heard petition for extension of due dates in TAR and ITR for A Y 2020-21 on today. Court issued notice and fix next hearing on tomorrow. FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER/JUDGEMENT Heard Mr. S. N. Soparkar, learned Senior […]

ITAT expunges ‘inadvertent remarks’ against Cyrus Mistry

December 30, 2020 720 Views 0 comment Print

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) IT held that At page 60-61 of its order dated 28th December, 2020, certain observations were made about Mr Cyrus Mistry. One fact, which was inadvertently missed out, was that the information furnished by Mr Mistry was in response to a notice. Under these circumstances, the observations […]

Income Tax Deduction Vs. Exemption

December 30, 2020 34887 Views 1 comment Print

Deduction VS Exemption Deduction & Exemption are two Synonyms words in first appearance but has vital difference at length in Income Tax Act. Deduction means subtraction of an amount from the SUM of Income which is already have under different  heads  of  Income. Whereas Exemption means the whole income itself is exempt from tax. In […]

7 Clauses in Tax Audit Report causing Dilemma & Hardships

December 30, 2020 7899 Views 1 comment Print

Seven Reporting Clauses in Tax Audit Report (Form 3CA/CB read with 3CD) causing Dilemma & Hardships for Tax Auditor & Auditee, if Tax Audit Due Date for AY 2020-21 remains 31.12.2020 All of us know that presently the Tax Audit due date for AY 2020-21 is 31.12.2020 and the due date for filing of Returns […]

Section 194J & 194C Monetary Limit unchanged for Individual/ HUF

December 29, 2020 9120 Views 0 comment Print

Monetary Limit under section 194J & 194C are unchanged for Individual or HUF, it is still Rs 1 crore instead of Rs 5 crores With Finance Act, 2020, tax audit total sales, turnover or gross receipts limit in case of Business has been changed to Rs 5 Crores instead of Rs 1 Crore earlier. Provided […]

Appellate authority can entertain fresh claim of assesse if relevant facts available on records

December 29, 2020 3033 Views 0 comment Print

Tristar Fashions Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Undisputedly, in the course of assessment proceedings, the assessee did make a claim through submissions that since the asset sold was held for more than three years, the rate of tax as applicable in case of long term capital gain would apply in terms of section 112 of the […]

Analysis of Section 45(5A) of Income Tax Act, 1961

December 29, 2020 116061 Views 3 comments Print

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL GAINS IN CASE OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT [Section 45(5A)] Sub-section (5A) was inserted in section 45 with effect from 01.04.2018, i.e., from the assessment year 2018-19. According to section 45(5A), where the capital gain arises to an assessee, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, from the transfer […]

No Section 68 addition if Assessee under Presumptive Scheme not maintains Books

December 28, 2020 2841 Views 0 comment Print

Dineshkumar Verma Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Under the provisions of section 44AD of the Act, where the assessee is engaged in eligible business and has total turnover or gross receipts in the previous year not exceeding Rs.60,00,000/-, the assessee is eligible to file return of income on the basis of presumptive income @ 8% of […]

No Section 195 TDS on Payment for software licence to non-resident

December 28, 2020 34521 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Payment for software, by no stretch of logic, can be treated as a payment for “a process” liable to be taxed as royalty. When database access by itself does not result in taxation as royalty, such database access being coupled with software licence cannot bring the […]

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