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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


How to claim Section 80IAC Exemption under Income Tax Act, 1961

December 3, 2020 128862 Views 3 comments Print

Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong eco-system for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country that will drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. The Government through this initiative aims to empower Startups to grow through innovation and design. Tax exemption under […]

Challenge to Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act 2017- Notice issued by Gujarat HC

December 3, 2020 9675 Views 0 comment Print

Surat Mercantile Association Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Hon’ble Gujarat High Court has issued notice to Centre and State Government on 03.12.2020 in the matter of Surat Mercantile Association. Vs UOI & others, SCA. No. R/SCA/15329/2020, wherein the petitioner has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act/WBGST Act, which […]

Mistake in nomenclature in account head cannot change nature of payment

December 3, 2020 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Art-E-Mide Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) AO noted that the assessee has paid consolidated salary (contract pay) of Rs. 8,39,960/-. Since it was shown as contractual payment made by the assessee of Rs. 8,39,960/- according to AO, Section 194C of the Act was attracted and therefore, the assessee was bound to deduct the […]

ITAT allows section 32A deduction based on aggregate amount of investment allowance & investment allowance reserve

December 3, 2020 2640 Views 0 comment Print

Gail (India) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) So far as the satisfaction of relevant conditions u/s 32 is concerned, the AO in the original order had expressed reservation on the grant of investment allowance during the current year as in his view, 75% of the reserves were not created in the current year. In terms […]

Service Tax on Rent- Inclusion in Income- ITAT Remit matter back to AO

December 3, 2020 954 Views 0 comment Print

Shambala Properties Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) The assessee is owning a building and is in the business of real estate development. The assessee declared income from house property and income from other sources. The Learned Assessing officer has completed the assessment at a total income of Rs. 1,16,64,440/- as against the declared income […]

No addition for depreciation on stock exchange membership card

December 3, 2020 741 Views 0 comment Print

Stock exchange membership card was not an eligible asset u/s 32 and thus, addition made by AO on account of depreciation on the intangible asset being membership card of the stock exchange was to be deleted.

Determination of Period of Holding of Capital Asset – Short Term or Long Term

December 3, 2020 103638 Views 2 comments Print

Period of holding is critical and initial step to determine tax liability on Capital Gain on shares, securities, immovable property, bonds or any other capital asset as the rate of tax, implication of carry forward and set off, and benefit of indexation depends upon the nature of asset. i.e. whether capital asset is Short Term […]

Lower withholding TDS certificate cannot be denied for technical inadequacy of system

December 3, 2020 1452 Views 0 comment Print

British Airways PLC Vs ITO & Ors. (Delhi High Court) The limited grievance of the petitioner raised in this petition is that the withholding tax certificate issued to the petitioner has been made effective from the date of issue and not from the beginning of the financial year i.e. 01.04.2019. For example, it is pointed […]

Section 272A(2)(k) Penalty based on non–existing grounds is unsustainable

December 2, 2020 2019 Views 0 comment Print

District Mining Officer Vs JCIT (TDS) (ITAT Allahabad) It is noted that the Assessing Officer has initiated the penalty proceedings u/s 272A(2)(k) of the Income Tax Act for the alleged default of delivering the statement of TDS in Form 26Q within the time specified in section 200(3) read with proviso to section 206(3). In the […]

Reopening on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Application of Mind Invalidates Reasons Recorded By AO

December 2, 2020 3597 Views 0 comment Print

Neel Builders Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) A perusal of the reasons for reopening of the case for the impugned assessment year, copy of which is placed at paper book page No. 20-21 shows that the reopening was made on the basis of the report of the investigation wing and there is no independent […]

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