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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 282 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 1629 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 5730 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 1947 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 195618 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 1776 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


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 18 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 27 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 54 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT Upholds PF/ESI Disallowance in U/s 143(1) Processing; Income-tax Act, 2025 Relief Held Prospective

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT ruled that delayed deposit of employees' PF/ESI contributions attracts disallowance under Section 36(1)(va). The decisi...

June 17, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

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 240 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 48678 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


Increased Litigation on real estate developers due to increase in years to sell

August 17, 2020 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Wider scope of litigation under sec 23(5) on real estate developers due to increase in years to sell (YTS) because of COVID-19 Pandemic It has been provided u/s 23(5)  of the Income Tax Act,1961 that where the house property consisting of any building and land appurtenant thereto is held as stock-in-trade and the property or […]

Challenges to professionals in the face of Faceless Assessments & Appeals – Chiselling the skills and acquiring new ones

August 17, 2020 5052 Views 0 comment Print

The challnges to professionals in the face of faceless assessments And appeals – Chiselling the skills and acquiring new ones The bouquet of the latest Circulars of the CBDT has heralded the entire Nation into a New Era of transparent tax administration . Besides, it is a clarion call to the taxmen, the assessees and […]

What is faceless assessment & taxpayers’ charter and its impact on system?

August 17, 2020 12315 Views 1 comment Print

In the series of tax reforms, the Prime Minister announced some reformative measure during launch of ‘Transparent taxation honouring honest’ platform like faceless assessment, faceless appeal process and tax payers’ charter. Let us discuss the measures announced and its impact on the system and the tax payers. Since implementation of faceless appeal is postponed till […]

Income tax: Faceless Assessment Scheme

August 17, 2020 11454 Views 8 comments Print

Preface to Income tax: Faceless assessment scheme ♦ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the e-assessment scheme in her budget speech on 5th July 2019 which was inaugurated subsequently on 7th October 2019. ♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13th August,2020 had lunched “Transparent Taxation-Honouring the honest” platform and by that enlisted the rights of […]

Conversion or treatment of a capital asset as stock-in-trade [Section 45(2)]

August 17, 2020 9939 Views 0 comment Print

(1) General Provision [Section 45(1)]:- Any profits or gains arising from the transfer of a capital asset effected in the previous year, shall be chargeable to Income-tax under this head in the previous year in which the transfer took place. (2) Special Case [Section 45(2)]:- A person who is the owner of a capital asset […]

Presumptive Taxation under Income Tax Act, 1961

August 16, 2020 16278 Views 1 comment Print

The Scheme: To provide relief to small taxpayers from tedious task of maintaining books of accounts and getting them audited, a presumptive taxation scheme is framed which allows the assessee to declare income at prescribed rates and pay tax thereon, thereby avoiding the tedious work of maintaining books of accounts and audit. Relevant Sections under […]

ITAT restricts addition for Bogus Purchase to the peak of purchases

August 16, 2020 1950 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Shri Sunil Govind Agre (ITAT Mumbai) During the course of assessment proceedings, the AO called for information u/s 133(6) from the above two parties in order to verify the genuineness of transactions. However, the notices sent by him could not be served and these were returned un-served by the postal authorities with the […]

FAQs on NPS & NPS for NRI Through eNPS

August 16, 2020 5751 Views 1 comment Print

Q. 1 What is National Pension System? Ans: National Pension System is a contributory pension system which was initially (from 1st January 2004) introduced for the government employees and later rolled out for all citizens of India from May 1, 2009. Any citizen of India in the age group 18 to 65 years can join […]

Faceless Assessment Scheme 2019 – Analysis of recent amendments

August 16, 2020 8238 Views 5 comments Print

INTRODUCTION Administrative departments in the country are on a pathway of digitalization. Old administration practices are continuously being upgraded to improve efficiency and resource utilization. CBDT too, plays active role in the same and has incorporated Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) for electronic conduct of various functions/proceedings including e-assessment is step towards the same. Adding […]

Fetters on Principle of Natural Justice in Penny Stock Cases

August 16, 2020 4623 Views 2 comments Print

Introduction: The assessee has been taking a common argument against the addition on account of penny stock. The said argument revolves around the violation of the principle of natural justice. The assessee pleads that: a) The investigation wing report and other documents which is the basis of treating the transaction as bogus by the department […]

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