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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


How to avail Maximum benefit under Section 80IB(10)

July 3, 2020 47969 Views 1 comment Print

Recently, I was approached by a Builder Group seeking a number of clarifications, in respect of the incentive granted U/S 80-IB(10) of the Income-Tax Act to Undertakings engaged in the development and construction of Housing Project(s). Apparently, the provisions of S.80-IB(10) look quite simple, but when one goes into the various conditions laid down U/S 80-IB(10) for claiming the benefit thereunder,

No TDS on Payment Gateway Charges paid by Make My Trip

July 3, 2020 15477 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Payment Gateway facilities provided by banks are liable for TDS provisions?

Expense crystallized during the year allowable as Prior Period Expense

July 3, 2020 7500 Views 0 comment Print

According to ITAT, the claim of assessee on account of Pay anomaly of employee crystallized during the year should have been accepted and he, therefore, granted relief to the assessee. Further, they observed that in the order dated 24.12.2009 for assessment year 2006-07 in assessee’s own case, the Tribunal decided that the liability crystallized during the year has to be allowed. Hence, now they do not find anything improper in the approach of the CIT(A) to allow the expenses in respect of which the liability crystallized during the year.

Amendment in Section 254(2A) | Directory or Mandatory? | Case referred to President of ITAT

July 3, 2020 3375 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is regarding application of Stay of Demand in front of Tribunal, whether the amendment done by Finance Act, 2020 in Section 254 will be applicable in present case?

Transactions not Bogus, if All Ingredients necessary for Genuine Business Transaction Exist

July 3, 2020 1962 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition made by AO by considering the transaction entered by the assessee as bogus transactions are justified in law?

CBDT amends rule 31A and form no. 26Q from 3rd July 2020

July 3, 2020 24501 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT vide Notification No. 43/2020 dated 3rd July, 2020 Mandates providing of certain information relating to cash withdrawals under section 194N in form no. 26Q. CBDT also  mandates that details of interest liable to TDS under section 194A be mentioned even where tax not deducted or deducted at lower rate. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of […]

Income Tax Refund of Rs. 62.36 crore issued during Covid days

July 3, 2020 960 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department has issued tax refunds at a speed of 76 cases per minute from 8th April to 30th June, 2020. During this period of just 56 weekdays, the Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds in more than 20.44 lakh cases amounting to more than Rs. 62,361 crore.

For some bogus transactions Entire purchase can’t be disallowed

July 3, 2020 2514 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the CIT(A) is correct in restricting the addition u/s 69C for bogus purchases to 12.5% against the total purchase disallowance made by AO?

Practical approach to dealing with appeal before Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)

July 3, 2020 29001 Views 1 comment Print

The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [hereinafter referred to as the CIT(A)] is the first appellate authority which can be approached whenever an assessee is not in agreement with the order passed by the Assessing Officer during the course of an assessment. Section 246 and Section 246A list out the orders that are appealable before […]

Income Tax Incentives and Startup India Benefits summary

July 3, 2020 7857 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Incentives to Startups under Income Tax Act, 1961 and Startups India Benefits summary ♦ What is a startup? An entity shall be considered as a Startup: If it is incorporated as a private limited company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) or registered as a partnership firm (under section 59 of the Partnership […]

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