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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 213 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 1035 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 3804 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 3828 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 117 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 108 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 120 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 108 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 111 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 48609 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


Not necessary to establish that debt become irrecoverable

October 9, 2020 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Joseph Davaraj Koilpillai Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Deduction on account of bad debt as allowed u/s 36(1)(vii) read with section 36(2), after amendment by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 1987, envisage merely wiring off the debt as irrecoverable in the accounts of the assessee as a condition for such an allowance. Before the amendment […]

Exemption u/s 2(15) was allowable to Investor Financial Education Academy for conducting activities for charitable purpose

October 9, 2020 1371 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption under section 2(15) was allowable to assessee-Investor Financial Education Academy as the surplus of assessee could not be distributed, which was clearly spelt out in the Memorandum of Association, income and profit of the company, whatsoever derived should be applied solely for the promotion of its objects as set forth in the memorandum; no portion of the income or property aforesaid should be paid or transferred.

AO cannot challenge or change method of valuation opted by assessee as per his whims & fancies

October 9, 2020 3516 Views 0 comment Print

Nabh Multitrade Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) There is no dispute that during previous year relevant to assessment year under consideration the assessee issued 37,500 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each for a price of Rs. 200/- each which includes the share premium of Rs. 190/- per share. To substantiate the value of equity […]

Benchmarking of cost to cost reimbursement of expenses was not within TPO jurisdiction

October 9, 2020 2493 Views 0 comment Print

Benchmarking of cost to cost reimbursement of expenses was not within the jurisdiction of the TPO while computing the arm’s length price of the international transaction u/s 92CA of the Act.

HC: Section 2(22)(e) Deemed dividend not to be assessed in the hands of partnership firm

October 9, 2020 3765 Views 0 comment Print

Section 2(22) (e) would stand attracted when a payment is made by a company, in which public are not substantial interested by way of advance or loan to a share holder, being a person who is the beneficial owner of the shares. Thus, deemed dividend under Section 2(22) (e) is to be assessed in the hands of the shareholder and not in the hands of the partnership firm.

No reopening of Assessment after 4 Year if no failure of Assessee in disclosing relevant facts

October 9, 2020 2694 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Sterling Tree Magnum India Ltd. (Madras High Court) Learned Tribunal has categorically held that there was no failure on the part of the assessee, but disclosed the relevant facts and therefore, merely on the basis of the audit objection or change of opinion and re-assessment under Sections 147 & 148 of the Income […]

ALP of higher AMP expenditure cannot be determined without first establishing that it is an international transaction

October 9, 2020 636 Views 0 comment Print

Approach of the learned transfer pricing officer of determining ALP of international transaction of incurring of higher AMP expenditure cannot be benchmarked either on Bright line test bases or on transactional net margin method unless first it is established that there existed an international transaction. Accordingly all the grounds of the appeal of the assessee relating to the transfer pricing adjustment are allowed.

Assessment Order u/s 143(3) Passed in Clear Breach of Mandatory Section 144C is Void ab Initio

October 9, 2020 6726 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the assessment order u/s 143(3) made by the AO in clear breach of the mandatory provisions of Section 144C is merely erroneous or is void ab initio?

TDS on transportation charges

October 8, 2020 602091 Views 137 comments Print

As per the amended section 194C, through Finance Act (2) of 2009, No deduction shall be made from any payments made to a contractor during the course of business of plying, hiring or leasing goods carriages, on furnishing of his PAN to the deductor. This new subsection 6 of 194-C makes such transport contractor to compulsorily provide PAN to the Deductor, failing to which TDS will be made by Deductor as per 194C.

Income Tax Provisions in Respect of Filing of Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT)

October 8, 2020 34961 Views 9 comments Print

1. Section 285BA:- Section 285BA has been substituted by the Finance Act, 2004 w.e.f. 1-4-2005. It is applicable in respect of transactions registered or recorded during any financial year commencing on or after 1-4-2004. Sub-section (1) of section 285BA requires certain specified persons to furnish Annual Information Return (AIR) in respect of specified financial transactions registered or recorded by them during the financial year.

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