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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


Share premium amount : No Section 68 addition for flimsy reasons

December 23, 2020 1863 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs. Brindavan Agencies Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It is seen that the appellant has filed sufficient documents e.g. Permanent Account Numbers, bank statements, etc. to establish the identities of the four share applicants. The copies of the bank statements of the share subscribers wherein the transactions are reflected as well as the fact that […]

Extend Time for filing ITR & Audit Report for A.Y 2020-21

December 23, 2020 23049 Views 4 comments Print

Income Tax Bar Association, Lucknow has requested Union Finance Minister to extend the due dates for tax audit and transfer pricing audit to 31st March 2021 and the Income Tax return filing also to 31st March, 2021 at the earliest. Relevant Text of the representation is as follows:- INCOME TAX BAR ASSOCIATION LUCKNOW (REGISTERED UNDER […]

Who can use ITR 1

December 23, 2020 9153 Views 3 comments Print

Form ITR 1 popularly known as Sahaj is used by significant majority of tax payers. I am writing this article to help the taxpayers understand who can file it and who cannot. Who can submit ITR 1 ITR 1 can be used by an individual who is resident of India for tax purposes only. Moreover […]

Section 54 deduction eligible on investment in house purchased abroad within stipulated time u/s 139(4)

December 23, 2020 2922 Views 0 comment Print

Joseph K. Zachariah Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) Section 54(2) of the Act has two conditions for availing deduction u/s 54(1) of the Act. Firstly, the assessee has to utilize the capital gain in purchase of new property before the due date of furnishing the return of income u/s 139 of the Act, which encompasses sub-section […]

Section 11 exemption cannot be denied merely for non filing of Form no. 10

December 22, 2020 8352 Views 0 comment Print

Trust For Reaching The Unreached Through Trustee Vs CIT (Exemptions) (Gujarat High Court) The writ-applicant is a public charitable trust. The writ-applicant seeks to challenge the order passed by the respondent dated 26th August 2019 under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, rejecting the application filed by the writ-applicant for condonation of delay […]

Deduction of Health & Education Cess from Taxable Income

December 22, 2020 45285 Views 1 comment Print

Interesting Income Tax Issues: Deduction of Health and Education Cess from Taxable Income : AY 2020-21 Background Sec. 40(a)(ii)  of the Income –tax Act provides that  ‘any sum paid on account of any rate or tax levied on the profits or gains of any business or profession or assessed at a proportion of, or otherwise […]

No Penalty if issue is debatable on which Appeal is been admitted

December 22, 2020 9432 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court has upheld the deletion of the penalty on the ground i.e. the fact that appeals were admitted proved that the issue was debatable.

CIT(A) Cannot Reject Appeal merely on Technical Grounds

December 22, 2020 1530 Views 0 comment Print

Nirmala Devi Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Learned Counsel for the Assessee contended that assessee has uploaded the demand notice as well as paid the fees for filing of the appeal which have not been taken into consideration and that only one notice was issued for which date assessee sought adjournment which was also rejected. Therefore, […]

Everything about Taxation on Sale of Securities with Examples

December 22, 2020 3798 Views 3 comments Print

Taxation on Sale of Shares or any other Securities Securities includes Listed Equity Shares, equity oriented units or units of business trust. Taxation of Securities are depends on the following- 1. Period of Holding of Security  12 Months or less- Tax as per Section 111A More than 12 Months- Tax as per Section 112 2. […]

Dividend V. Buyback – Which is more beneficial?

December 22, 2020 7671 Views 0 comment Print

Many a times, profitable companies end up in a situation of generating more cash than they can reasonably reinvest in their business at attractive returns on capital. As cash holdings on a company’s balance sheet increases, there is increased pressure from shareholders to return some of this excess cash to them. There are two ways […]

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