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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 294 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 1701 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 6039 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 1953 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 195621 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 6121 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 1779 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


WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Deletes ₹9.51 Crore Addition and Quashes U/s 153C Assessment

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that third-party WhatsApp messages and decoded chat entries lacked evidentiary value against the assessee witho...

June 17, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs TDS Refund Despite Delayed E-Verification; Revenue Cannot Retain Tax on Technical Grounds

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that technical lapses in e-verification cannot override a taxpayer's lawful entitlement to a refund. Once the d...

June 17, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Approval from PCIT Instead of PCCIT Renders Section 148 Notice Invalid

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that reopening proceedings cannot survive where the mandatory sanction under Section 151 is not obtained from t...

June 17, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Donations Eligible for Section 80G Deduction; No Double Disallowance Merely Because They Form Part of CSR Spend

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that donations qualifying under Section 80G do not lose eligibility merely because they form part of Corporate Soc...

June 17, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition to 5% Profit Element; Revenue’s Plea for Entire Addition Rejected

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that addition of the entire amount of bogus purchases as unexplained expenditure was unwarranted in the facts o...

June 17, 2026 123 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 48690 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 561 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


Section 44AE: Special Provisions for Computing Profits & Gains of Business of Plying, Hiring or Leasing Goods Carriage

August 28, 2020 6294 Views 1 comment Print

Section 44AE: Special Provisions for Computing Profits & Gains of Business of Plying, Hiring or Leasing Goods Carriage Applicable to whom ? An assessee, who owns not more than 10 goods carriages at any time during the P.Y. and who is engaged in the business of plying, hiring or leasing such goods carriages. (The provisions […]

Income Tax Compliance / Information at A Glance

August 28, 2020 36297 Views 10 comments Print

I have covered only relevant compliances/information useful for Small Manufacturer, Traders only through this article which includes TDS Rate, TDS Return, TDS Certificate and TDS payment due dates, Advance Tax due dates, Income Tax Return Due Dates, Penalty for Late Return Filing, Important Income Tax Deductions, Presumptive Taxation Scheme, Tax Audit and Maintenance of Books.

Impetus to start-ups – a tax and regulatory perspective

August 28, 2020 3759 Views 0 comment Print

In todays environment, start-ups are crucial as they focus on innovation, lead to employment generation and promote research and development. As per recent study conducted by IBM and Oxford, 90% of India’s start-ups fail within the first five years despite Indias entrepreneurial strengths.

Selective capital reduction – Applicability of section 50CA & section 56(2)(x) of Income-tax Act, 1961

August 28, 2020 33096 Views 1 comment Print

Capital reduction refers to corporate reorganisation activity in which the existing share capital is extinguished. Companies consider utilising this route for various business reasons, such as returning excess capital to shareholders, distributing assets to shareholders, loss of original share capital due to accumulated business losses, etc. The process of capital reduction might affect all shareholders […]

Section 50CA: Implications of double taxation

August 28, 2020 62784 Views 1 comment Print

Section 50CA provides for adoption of the value to be determined as per the Rules, (for convenience sake referred to by me as FMV ) as the consideration for transfer of shares of a company which are not being quoted, where the actual consideration is lower than that. The difference shall be subjected to tax in the hands of the transferor.

ITAT deletes addition for share premium as Assessee establishes identity, genuineness & creditworthiness of investor

August 28, 2020 1038 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs M/s Heckyl Technologies Pvt.Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) Firstly, the AO has clearly mentioned at paragraph no. 5 on page no’s, 6 and 7 of his order that he had made two references to the tax authorities in Mauritius and the UK. These references had been made under section 90 of the Act and had […]

Payment of Tax on last date through cheque but cleared subsequently

August 28, 2020 27588 Views 7 comments Print

Recently I came into question of the case where a person issued a cheque for payment of IDS on dated 31.03.2017 (last date of second instalment) but the cheque was clear on 07.04.2017. Because there was banking channel to clear the cheque.

Rebate allowable under Section 87A of Income Tax Act

August 28, 2020 120198 Views 13 comments Print

It is proposed to amend section 87A so as to reduce the maximum amount of rebate available under this section from existing Rs. 5000 to Rs. 2500. It is also proposed to provide that this rebate shall be available to only resident individuals whose total income does not exceed Rs. 3,50,000.

Equalisation Levy: India’s Answer to Digital Economy

August 28, 2020 1281 Views 0 comment Print

1. Background There has been significant expansion of Information and Communication Technology. With increase of E-commerce and newer concepts like cloud computing, the significance of Digital Economy in global market has increased manifold times. Indian Income Tax Act majorly focused on the physical presence of enterprises for taxing them however Big Giants of Digital Space […]

Analysis of report of Committee of Expert for Valuation Bill, 2020

August 28, 2020 1584 Views 1 comment Print

This article is a review and critical analysis of a report submitted by a committee of experts constituted in April 2019 to examine the need for an institutional framework for regulation and development of asset valuation professionals In India, the practice of valuing assets – a key component of the economic system that also stretches […]

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