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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 891 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 3381 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 48600 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


If there is a breach by landowner of his obligations, the builder will have to approach a civil court : SC

December 12, 2020 12807 Views 0 comment Print

Bunga Daniel Babu Vs Sri Vasudeva Constructions & Ors (Supreme Court) The decision in Faqir Chand Gulati (supra), we are disposed to think, requires appropriate appreciation. Be it noted, it is relatable to a stage where the amended definition had not come into existence. Despite the same, it is noticeable that the principles laid down […]

Extend due dates for filing Tax/TP Audit Report & ITR for AY 2020-21

December 12, 2020 105816 Views 24 comments Print

Tax Practitioner’s Association, Indore has made a Request for Extension of Due Dates for filing Tax Audit, Audit Reports under Income Tax Act and ITR for Assessment Year 2020-21. it has requested that due date for Tax Audit/TP Audit and Income Tax Return (Non Audit) be extended to 28th February 2021 and due date for […]

Section 80EEA Deduction for interest paid on home loan for affordable housing

December 12, 2020 43455 Views 8 comments Print

Analysis of Sec-80EEA – Deduction for interest paid on home loan for affordable housing (w.e.f A.Y 2020-21) √ Eligibility criteria √ The deduction under this section is available only to individuals, not to HUF, AOP, Partnership firm, a company, or any other kind of taxpayer. √ Applies to both Resident and Non-Residents. √Amount of deduction […]

India gearing up to solidify its crypto tax laws

December 12, 2020 2601 Views 0 comment Print

Due to the recent growth in Bitcoin trading activity in the country, India’s tax department has reportedly decided to chase the data it has acquired about individuals trading BTC way before the Reserve Bank of India banned it in 2018.

Extend due dates of Tax Audit & ITR for AY 2020–21

December 12, 2020 347664 Views 79 comments Print

Western Maharashtra Tax Practitioners’ Association requested that the due date for filing tax audit report for A.Y. 2020-21 be extended to 28th February 2021 & for filing Income tax return be extended to 31st March 2021.

Cash restrictions under income tax act (with illustrations)

December 11, 2020 28908 Views 3 comments Print

Keeping a check on cash transactions under income tax (with illustrations) INTRODUCTION: We come across a common saying ‘Cash is King,’ however idle cash can never generate any interest income, therefore channelizing the idle money into digital mode shall generate income. The Cashless economy is a system where majority of transactions take place by modes […]

Compulsory Tax Audit Provisions under Section 44AB

December 11, 2020 39255 Views 0 comment Print

Sec 44AB states the provisions related to tax audit of certain entities. A tax audit is an independent examination of books of account by a chartered accountant.The chartered accountant conducting tax audit gives his observations, findings and qualifications in form 3CA/ 3CB. The provisions of Sec 44AB are as: 44AB. Every person,— (a) carrying on […]

Belated Income Tax Return can be revised

December 11, 2020 29139 Views 1 comment Print

The valid question which comes into the mind of every person who is required to file Income Tax Return (‘ITR’) as per Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the IT Act’), is ‘whether can a person file his ITR again which has been originally filed by that person with some mistakes or omission’. As a human being […]

No TDS on minimum guarantee royalty paid by distributor for acquiring exhibition rights of movie

December 11, 2020 5007 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum guarantee amount which was paid by the distributor for acquiring the exhibition rights of a movie was a fixed expenditure for the distributor that was paid to producers irrespective of the fact whether the film generated a profit or incurs losses. Hence, the payments made by assessee did not fall under the term Royalty and did not attract the provisions of TDS.

Deduction allowable on provision for software expenses

December 11, 2020 4080 Views 0 comment Print

Provision for software expenses could not be disallowed by considering it as contingent liability as assessee was required to make provision for all known liabilities and losses as per accounting standards prescribed by ICAI and also by the Central Government under the Income Tax Act even though the amount could not be determined with certainty.

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