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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 267 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 1578 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 5403 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 1941 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 195612 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 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 15 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 45 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 138 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 129 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


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 48669 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


Income Tax on distribution of surplus by companies / effective Income Tax planning

July 31, 2020 13005 Views 1 comment Print

Considering the recent amendments in Income Tax Act, distribution to shareholder / promoter has become challenging, specifically post introduction of section 2(22)(e). The most viable options to distribute / pull out funds for promoter are incentive pay-out, dividend distribution and buy-back. It is worthwhile to note that dividend income is now taxable in hands of […]

Higher profit rate cannot be estimated merely based on suspicion & conjectures

July 31, 2020 6426 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee produced all books of account, vouchers, bills and other documents but AO without pointing out any mistake and error in the bills/vouchers and without rejecting books of account, made addition @8%. On basis of suspicion and conjectures that assessee might be inflating its expenses and showing net profit ratio at a very low rate. Therefore, ends of justice would be met, if net profit rate of 2.50% was adopted.

Section 87A of Income Tax Act

July 31, 2020 22080 Views 0 comment Print

As we know that the amended section 87A of Income Tax Act 1961, applicable for the FY 2019-2020 provides COMPLETE tax rebate to those having income less than 5 lacs. It raises concerns for those having income around 5 lacs. The worst hit are those having income just above the prescribed limit, say, 5,01,000 because […]

Section 154 Debatable Point of Law is Not a Mistake Apparent from Record

July 31, 2020 12903 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether decision based on a debatable point of view can be treated as a mistake apparent from the record?

No TDS on payments to NRI for Purchase of Raw Materials

July 31, 2020 4344 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the provisions of deduction of tax at source (TDS) would be applicable in case of payments made to non-resident Indian for the purchase of raw materials?

TDS on Sale of Immovable Properties-Section 194IA

July 31, 2020 44091 Views 31 comments Print

Applicability, rate of tax & Tome of Deduction for TDS under Section 194IA on Sale of Immovable Properties -Any transferee responsible for paying any sum of consideration to a resident transferor on transfer of immovable property (other than agricultural land) -Need to deduct TDS on such sum. -Rate of Tax – 1% -TDS is need […]

Section 54F Exemption on Investment in House Property in USA Prior to 01.04.2015 allowable

July 31, 2020 2301 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the assessee is entitled to claim exemption u/s 54F of the Income Tax Act in respect of investment made in the house property in USA?

ITAT extends Stay of demand as Delay was Not Attributable to Assessee

July 31, 2020 2376 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys Ltd. Vs The ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) The issue under consideration is whether the stay application seeking an extension of the stay approve by the Tribunal? In the present case, the assessee submitted that the appeal had been fixed for hearing on January 20, 2020, when the earlier stay order was passed. Thereafter, the case […]

IDC receipts for State Government cannot be taxed in the Hands of Assessee

July 31, 2020 1656 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in upholding IDC receipts as normal trading receipts ignoring that the money belongs to state government?

Share application money cannot be treated as Loan unless Transaction is bogus

July 31, 2020 6174 Views 0 comment Print

It is not open to the revenue authorities to recharacterize the transaction unless it is found to be a sham or bogus transaction. While there are no specific powers vested in the TPO to recharacterize the transaction, even under the judge made law, such rechracterization can be done by the revenue authorities when the transactions are found to be substantially at variance with the stated form.

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