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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 231 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 1254 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 4440 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 1926 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 195585 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


Section 143(1) Adjustment Can Be Contested in Assessment Appeal When Retained: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessee can contest a Section 143(1) adjustment in an appeal against the assessment order if the adjustment...

June 17, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

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 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 48636 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 696 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 210 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


Setting up of NFAC under “Faceless Appellate Scheme, 2020

September 25, 2020 7035 Views 1 comment Print

OFFICE ORDER – 1 Subject: Setting up of NFAC under “Faceless Appellate Scheme,  2020”- reg In pursuance of para 4 of S.O. 3296 Notification No 76/2020/F.No 370142/33/2020-TPL,dated the 25th September, 2020, notifying the Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020 and powers conferred under section 250 (6B) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby sets up the National Faceless Appellate Centre (hereinafter referred to as the NFAC), which shall have its headquarters at Delhi and shall comprise of the following Income-tax Authorities: –

Section 69: Entire purchases cannot be added as bogus

September 24, 2020 2232 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Abhay Kantilal Shah (ITAT Mumbai) In instant case, as mentioned earlier, the assessee has filed before the AO copies of (i) bank statements for the financial year 2010­11, evidencing the payments made to these parties; (ii) ledger account of all the parties; (iii) purchase invoices from these parties and (iv) sale invoices as […]

CSR expense of Company Prior to 01.04.2015 cannot be disallowed

September 24, 2020 750 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in section 37(1) of the Act has been introduced w.e.f. 1st April, 2015 and does not apply on the facts of the case and the disabling provision as stated in Explanation 2 to section 37(1) refers only to such corporate social responsibility expenditure as u/s. 135 of the Companies Act, 2013

Bright line test not appropriate for benchmarking AMP expenses

September 24, 2020 2649 Views 0 comment Print

Haier Appliances India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi) This is not disputed by the Revenue as the TPO in order dated 21.10.2011 considered Vivek Limited as appropriate comparable for benchmarking AMP expenses, applying Bright Line Test. The TPO considered Vivek Limited as comparable as it is trader/re-seller of home appliances and does not own […]

Reopening without bringing out any fresh material on record is unjustified

September 24, 2020 1392 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Shiv Offset India Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Indore) In the instant case the Ld. A.O had passed the original assessment taking into consideration of all the documents and facts of the case and again he had reopened the case without bringing out any fresh material on record and thus there was a mere change […]

House Rent Allowance – A Tax planning tool for Salaried

September 24, 2020 70464 Views 60 comments Print

Generally employee submits Rent receipt and rent deed to his employer to claim exemption of tax on account of HRA however recently CBDT vide circular :08/2013 dated 10 Oct 2013 has made mandatory that If annual rent paid by the employee to his/her land lord exceeds Rs 1,00,000 per annum

Stay of Disputed Income Tax Demands-Important Points

September 24, 2020 51578 Views 2 comments Print

In scrutiny assessments it is sometimes seen that huge demands are created against the assessee by framing high pitched assessments due to difference in opinion on interpretation of law or interpretation of facts or due to the fact that AO is not satisfied with the explanations offered by the assessee in regard to loan creditors or cash credits or gifts etc.

Scrutiny assessment under Income Tax Act, 1961

September 24, 2020 111001 Views 52 comments Print

The Scrutiny Assessments under Income Tax Act 1961 are made u/s 143(3). For many years now many of the returns of the assesses are accepted as they are being filed by the assesses and intimation is sent u/s 143(1) and only fewer cases are selected for scrutiny assessment based upon some predetermined criterias. Therefore every assessee desires that his return should be accepted as it is filed u/s 143(1) and not subjected to scrutiny.

Section 194O- TDS on Payments to E-commerce Participants WEF 01.10.2020

September 24, 2020 6081 Views 2 comments Print

Section 194O has been introduced in Union Budget 2020 to widen the tax net by bringing the E-commerce participant within the tax net. According to Section 194O, an E-commerce operator is required to deduct tax for any Sale of Goods or providing services or both through an E-commerce participant. This Section will be applicable from […]

Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) (Amendment) Rules, 2020

September 24, 2020 2772 Views 0 comment Print

These rules may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) (Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

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