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Comprehensive understanding of Impact of Non-Filing of Income Tax Returns

Income Tax : Failure to file ITRs can result in interest, late fees, loss of refunds, and missed tax benefits. Beyond taxation, it may also aff...

June 17, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

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 309 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 1794 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 6420 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 1959 Views 0 comment 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 3834 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


Jaipur ITAT Quashes U/s 153C Assessments: AO Cannot Simply Copy Satisfaction Note; Sunset Clause Bars Proceedings After 01.04.2021

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that Section 153C requires the AO of the other person to independently assess whether seized documents have a b...

June 17, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

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 45 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Jaipur

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

June 17, 2026 54 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 57 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 54 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 48708 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 699 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


CIT(A) cannot enhance Income on a new source of income which was not considered by AO 

July 18, 2020 2487 Views 0 comment Print

Sugota Industries Pvt. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) The AO in this case has only disallowed expenses u/s 14A of the Act r.w. Rule 8D of the Income Tax Rules. No other aspect or issue has been touched by the AO in the assessment order. The ld. CIT(A) enhanced the assessment by disallowing the claims […]

CBDT refunded Rs. 71,229 crore to taxpayers during COVID-19

July 17, 2020 732 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has issued refunds worth Rs 71,229 crore in more than 21.24 lakh cases upto 11th July, 2020, to help taxpayers with liquidity during COVID-19 pandemic, since the Government’s decision of 8th April, 2020 to issue pending income tax refunds at the earliest.

Increase in safe harbour limit to 10%- section 43CA, 50C & 56

July 17, 2020 7785 Views 1 comment Print

Increase in safe harbour limit of 5% under section 43CA, 50C and 56 of Income Tax Act, 1961 to 10% Section 43CA of the Income Tax Act, inter alia, provides that where the consideration declared to be received or accruing as a result of the transfer of land or building or both, is less than […]

TDS on rent paid in India & rent paid to a Non-resident in India

July 17, 2020 99906 Views 10 comments Print

Earlier, Rent paid in India was covered under section 194-I which covered Individuals and HUF who are liable to get their accounts audited under the Income-tax Act. This section left a huge portion of rent prayers uncovered as not everyone became liable for Audit. To cover this portion, A new section 194-IB was inserted through […]

Residential Status- Genesis of Income Tax Computation (PY 2020-21)

July 17, 2020 17979 Views 3 comments Print

We all are no stranger to the fact that Residential status is the foremost requirement to be examined for each Previous Year while computing tax. Residential Status may vary Previous Year to Previous Year. Section 6 of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with it. Recently major amendments have been inserted by Finance Act, 2020 in […]

Taxability of Dividend under new tax regime

July 17, 2020 63387 Views 6 comments Print

A. Existing Provisions relating to dividend taxation: (i) Tax implication in the hands of company: Under the existing laws, even though dividend constituted income in the hands of the shareholders, the tax on such dividend was payable by the company which declared dividend, @ 15% of the gross dividend under section 115-O (plus surcharge and […]

Conditions for exemption of Leave Travel Assistance / Allowance / Concession (LTA)

July 17, 2020 8559 Views 1 comment Print

Leave Travel Assistance / Allowance / Concession (LTA) Leave Travel Concession / Assistance / Allowance (LTA) is generally paid as a part of salary to employee for his travel on his planned leaves with / without his family. The amount paid by the employer to employee is exempt from tax subjected to conditions which is […]

TCS on Sale of Goods – Section 206C(1H) – Aa Raha Hu Main !!!

July 17, 2020 7080 Views 2 comments Print

Any person who has a gross turnover/receipts/sale from his business in preceding financial year exceeding Rs. 10 Crores (excluding those persons who are notified in official gazette by central Govt) AND That person (seller) has sold goods to a buyer in excess of Rs. 50 lacs after 01.10.2020 THEN On further sale of goods by […]

ITAT quashes reopening as AO provided only a Part of reason recorded to Assessee

July 17, 2020 1287 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT quashed reopening where reasons recorded by the assessing officer produced before the higher authority are quite different and whereas the extract given to the assessee was merely of two paragraphs

TDS- Section 194N – Scope & Recent Amendments

July 17, 2020 10536 Views 5 comments Print

Scope of Section 194N of the Income tax Act 1961, and recent amendments to it brought by Finance Act, 2020 and Press release In the maiden Budget Speech, while presenting the Union Budget 2019, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that in a bid to promote digital payments and to discourage cash payments she proposed […]

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