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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 939 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 3534 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 48606 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


Swiss Bank A/c: Once assessee provides reasonable explanation, onus shifts to revenue

October 8, 2020 1338 Views 0 comment Print

Once assessee has provided a reasonable explanation about ownership of account, then the onus was on the Assessing Officer to establish that the account belongs to the assessee. The principle is supported by the decision of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in case of CIT Vs. United Commercial and Industrial Company Limited wherein, it was held that where prima-facie inference on facts is that the assessee explanation is probable, the onus will shift to the revenue.

Royalty expense allowable when goods are sold to Associated Enterprise on principal-to-principal basis

October 8, 2020 3846 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee has sold the goods to the Associated Enterprise on principal to principal basis and has received sales consideration. The royalty is payable on the basis of the goods manufactured. Accordingly, addition made by the AO/TPO by determining the arms’ length price of royalty on exports to the Associated enterprise at ‘NIL’ is deleted.

No reopening of Assessment for mere client code modification

October 8, 2020 7803 Views 0 comment Print

Since there was no material to infer that client code modification had been done by assessee with malafide purpose of shifting of the profit or evasion of the tax hence, assessment could not be reopened under section 147 in absence of any tangible material to infer that income escaped in the case of assessee.

Exemption u/s 11 & 12 was allowable to Association of State Road Transport Undertaking

October 8, 2020 861 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee association was providing laboratory test services and consultancy services in accordance with its charitable objects, therefore, activities could not be held to be rendered in relation to any trade, commerce or business as such activities were undertaken by assessee association in furtherance of its main objects which were undisputedly of charitable nature and which was not an activity of trade, commerce or business with main object of earning profit. AO was directed to allow exemption under section 11 and 12 with consequent benefits to assessee.

SC: Right to compassionate appointment especially to provide successor to a needy family cannot be granted inherently.

October 8, 2020 5079 Views 0 comment Print

There could not be any inherent right to compassionate appointment but rather, it was a right based on certain criteria, especially to provide successor to a needy family. This has to be in terms of the applicable policy as existing on the date of demise, unless a subsequent policy was made applicable retrospectively. 

Once quantum addition deleted, penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) has no legs to stand

October 8, 2020 5088 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Thermax Limited (ITAT Pune) Revenue has not doubted the genuinity of the return filed by the assessee and has not said that the particular of expenses claimed in the return were not correct. The expenses were claimed and quantum additions have been upheld by the Tribunal. However, in the separate proceedings of penalty […]

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Bihar & UP

October 7, 2020 660 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Department, on the basis of actionable intelligence received, conducted search and seizure actions on 06-10-2020 in Patna, Sasaram and Varanasi in the case of a person, who is in the business of mining and hotel industry. Search was also conducted in the case of a Chairman of a large cooperative bank.

Business Connection under Income Tax – Analysis of Volkswagen Decision of ITAT

October 7, 2020 27678 Views 0 comment Print

What is a Business Connection under Income Tax Act- [An analysis of Volkswagen Decision of ITAT] Recently Hon’ble ITAT decided a matter in case of Volkswagen Finance Pvt Ltd vs. ITO [ITA No. 2195/Mum/2017; Assessment year: 2015-16]. The Hon’ble Tribunal decided on the meaning of “business connection” within the meaning of Section 9(i) of the […]

Request for extension of Audit due dates

October 7, 2020 6360 Views 6 comments Print

Currently COVID-19 is at peak, it is the situation where every businessman needs support, support from its customers, support from his creditors, support from financial institutions, and most importantly support from government. Government may not provide financial help to entity but in this situation how government can expect that an entity shall get its books […]

How to pass entries in books for TCS on Sales of Goods

October 7, 2020 175077 Views 17 comments Print

Implementation of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on Sales consideration of Goods & Accounting Entries to be passed in the books of collector A new section 206(1H) has been introduced by government for collecting TCS on sale of goods with effect from 01 October 2020.  Since the provision is new, hence entities must make certain […]

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