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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 843 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 3147 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


Bad debts for unrecoverable unforeseen Additional costs allowable

December 14, 2020 747 Views 0 comment Print

Big Bags International (P) Ltd. Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) The assessee had exported bags to foreign customers in the past and had incurred unforeseen additional costs on certain imported raw material. In order to recover the additional costs incurred, the assessee had raised debit notes on the foreign customers and credited the amount due […]

Collecting fees for training from different organizations is not charitable activity

December 14, 2020 1395 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee-trust was collecting fees from different organizations towards training programmes and it also received rent for letting out its part premises; the CIT was justified in rejecting the assessee s application for grant of registration under section 12AA on the ground that the activities of the trust were not charitable, but were commercial in nature.

Presumptive Taxation Scheme under Section 44ADA

December 14, 2020 11415 Views 0 comment Print

The Scheme of Presumptive Taxation for Professionals was introduced under Section 44ADA in the Finance Act 2016 and is applicable from Financial Year 2016-17 onwards. Need for Introduction of Section 44ADA Before 2016, the benefits of Presumptive Taxation were only given to Businesses under Section 44AD and to Transporters under Section 44AE. Specified professionals were […]

Section 44AA, 44AB & 44AD when turnover is up to Rs. 1 crore

December 14, 2020 94395 Views 5 comments Print

Applicability of provisions of sec 44AA, 44AB and 44AD when turnover is up to Rs. 1 crore Broadly speaking, provisions of Section 44AD of the Act are applicable to Resident Individual or HUF or Partnership Firm engaged in the business other than specified (excluded) business whose total turnover/ gross receipts are Rs.2 Crores or less. […]

Section 44AD Computing profits & gains of business on presumptive basis

December 13, 2020 45534 Views 2 comments Print

A. Meaning of terms used in section 44AD(1) To understand the provisions of sec 44AD(1) of the Act, we must study the meaning of following terms: 1. Eligible assessee: 1) Resident Individual 2) Resident Hindu Undivided Family 3) Resident Partnership Firm (not a Limited LiabilityPartnership Firm as defined under LLP Act, 2008) Note: While explaining […]

Income Tax Tax Implications on Sale & Purchase of Property

December 13, 2020 13992 Views 4 comments Print

Tax Implications on Sale & Purchase of Property Section 48 read with Section 50C read with Section 56(2)(x) read with Section 194IA of Income Tax Act, 1961 read with Income Tax Rules, 1962 Tax Implications on the Seller of Property: Section 48- Computation of Capital Gain Full Value of Consideration (Refer Section 50C Below) XXXX […]

Related Party Transactions – Section 40A(2) of Income Tax Act,1961

December 13, 2020 351714 Views 4 comments Print

Introduction Section 40A(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with payments to relatives and associated persons. It provides that where the assessee incurs any expenditure in respect of which payment is to be made to a specified person and the Assessing Officer is of the opinion that such expenditure is excessive or unreasonable having regard […]

How to use Java based ITR software utility without MS Excel 2010 or later

December 13, 2020 13149 Views 2 comments Print

Learn how to use a Java based ITR software utility without MS Excel 2010 or later. File your income tax returns hassle-free with the offline utility for taxpayers.

Extend due dates for Tax/Transfer Pricing Audit & ITR for AY 2020-21

December 12, 2020 58374 Views 16 comments Print

The Chamber Of Tax Consultants has requested to extend the due dates for Tax Audit and Transfer Pricing Audit to February 28, 2021 and Income Tax Return filing to March 31, 2021. Relevant Text of their representation to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, The Hon’ble Union Finance Minister, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi is as […]

Provisions of Section 44AA – Maintenance of Books of accounts

December 12, 2020 33831 Views 1 comment Print

Section 44AA of the Act requires certain persons to maintain books of account. The provisions of this section read with Rule 6F of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 relate to maintenance of books by assessee as well as prescribe the list of books to be maintained. The provisions of Sec 44AA are as: 44AA. (1) […]

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