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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 300 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 1716 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 6156 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 1956 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 195624 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


Reopening Quashed for Borrowed Satisfaction: AO Added ‘Share Capital, Loan and Premium’ Without Even Knowing the Nature of Transaction

Income Tax : Jaipur ITAT held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the Assessing Officer mechanically relied on Investigation Win...

June 17, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

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 42 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 48 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 69 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 48696 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


Chartering the rough tax-sea

August 14, 2020 1356 Views 0 comment Print

A 20 point Taxpayer Charter was launched by the Prime Minister which promises to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of income taxpayers and to reduce the cost of compliance with the tax laws. The Income Tax department adopted the taxpayers’ charter w.e.f. August, 13, 2020, which mentions that it is committed to treat every taxpayer as honest, […]

CBDT notifies Prescribed Authority under Section 133C

August 13, 2020 2520 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Prescribed Authority under Section 133C with effect from 13th August, 2020 vide Notification No. 66/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi Notification No. 66/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020 S.O. 2758(E). – In pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-sections […]

Platform for Transparent Taxation- Honouring the Honest Taxpayer

August 13, 2020 7722 Views 3 comments Print

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the platform for ‘Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest’ on 13/08/2020 via Video Conferencing. In the past 6 years, India has witnessed the evolution of a new governance model in tax administration. Govt have decreased – complexity, taxes, litigation, and increased – transparency, tax compliance, and trust on the […]

CBDT notifies 4195 Income Tax Authorities for Faceless Assessment

August 13, 2020 2991 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies 4195 Income-tax Authorities of Regional e-Assessment Centres to exercise the powers and functions of Assessing Officers concurrently, to facilitate the conduct of Faceless Assessment proceedings in respect of notified territorial areas  vide Notification No. 65/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes […]

CBDT notifies 34 Authorities for Faceless Assessment

August 13, 2020 3639 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies 34 Authorities for Faceless Assessment vide Notification No. 64/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi Notification No. 64/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020 S.O. 2756(E).-In pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (5) of section 120 of […]

CBDT notifies Headquarter & Jurisdiction of 128 PCIT/CIT

August 13, 2020 10452 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Headquarter & Jurisdiction of 128 Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Income-tax (PCIT/CIT) vide Notification No. 63/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020 and it also notified PCIT/CIT who will excercise Jurisdiction Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct […]

CBDT notifies revised jurisdictions of Principal CITs & CCITs

August 13, 2020 5772 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies revised Headquarters and jurisdictions of 56 Principal CITs & CCITs vide Notification No. 62/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi Notification No. 62/2020, Dated: August 13, 2020 S.O. 2754(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 118 and sub-sections […]

PM launches platform for Transparent Taxation

August 13, 2020 1437 Views 0 comment Print

Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches platform for ‘Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest’ Tax system aims to be Seamless, Painless, Faceless : PM Says the number of taxpayers is significantly low with only 1.5 Crore paying taxes in a country of 130 Crore people Prime Minister urges people to introspect and come […]

Relief under Section 90/91 of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 13, 2020 146484 Views 7 comments Print

Relief Under section 90 if the country in which tax is paid has entered double taxation avoidance agreement with the Government of India. Relief Under section 91 if the country in which tax is paid has not entered into any agreement with the Government of India.

The Mind Boggling Tax Dispute: Whether Sachin Tendulkar is an Actor or a Cricketer?

August 13, 2020 345309 Views 76 comments Print

Sachin himself interestingly pleaded that he was an actor and not a professional cricketer in the case of Sachin R. Tendulkar v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax adjudged by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

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