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I Sold Listed Shares & Made INR 3 Lakh Profit – How Is LTCG Taxed Now?

Income Tax : Learn how the increased Rs. 1.25 lakh exemption and 12.5% LTCG tax rate apply to listed shares and equity mutual funds. The guide ...

June 19, 2026 915 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Income Tax e-Verification Scheme 2021

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how the e-Verification Scheme addresses mismatches between reported financial transactions and ...

June 19, 2026 11748 Views 0 comment Print

Can Capital Gains Exemption Be Claimed If House Is Bought in Spouse’s/Family Members Name?

Income Tax : This article examines conflicting judicial views on whether capital gains exemption is available when a new residential house is p...

June 18, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B(h): MSME Payment Clause Every Business Must Understand

Income Tax : This guide explains how Section 43B(h) defers tax deductions where payments to Micro and Small Enterprises remain unpaid beyond th...

June 18, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department: Double Standards

Income Tax : The case highlights denial of TDS credit after an incorrect TAN was reported in the income tax return, even though the correct TDS...

June 18, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Advance Tax Collections Grow 15.30% due to Higher Corporate Tax Payments

Income Tax : Net direct tax collections for FY 2026-27 grew by 14.64% as of June 17, 2026, driven by higher corporate and non-corporate tax rec...

June 19, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

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 6148 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 276 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 1824 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 3897 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Two Reassessments: Time-Barred Assessment and Second Section 148 Notice During Pendency of Earlier Reassessment Held Invalid

Income Tax : ITAT ruled that the reassessment order passed under Section 147 was unsustainable as it exceeded the limitation period prescribed ...

June 19, 2026 Views 0 comment Print

Bona Fide Claim Under Newly Introduced Section 71(3A) Saves Assessee from Penalty Under Section 270A

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore deleted the penalty under Section 270A after holding that the assessee's incorrect claim arose from a bona fide mis...

June 19, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition on Reopening Issue, No Addition on Any Other Issue: Bangalore ITAT Quashes Reassessment

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that reassessment cannot survive where the Assessing Officer makes no addition on the very issue for which the...

June 19, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 69 Addition Where Investment Was Made Through Tenant’s Cheque and Properly Explained

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that a ₹5 lakh investment could not be treated as unexplained under Section 69 where documentary evidence sh...

June 19, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Genuine Application of Income Cannot Be Denied for Mere Reporting Mismatch in Return

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that a genuine claim of application of income supported by documentary evidence cannot be denied merely becaus...

June 19, 2026 57 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 49101 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 747 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 591 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 228 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 183 Views 0 comment Print


Section 271(1)(c) Notice should clearly specify charge of Penalty

June 24, 2020 2346 Views 1 comment Print

ITO Vs Shri Bimal Talukdar (ITAT Guwahati) The issue under consideration is whether the penalty proceeding u/s 271(1)(c) initiated by the AO sustain Under Income Tax Law? In the present case, the ITAT earlier had allowed the appeal of the assessee and cancelled the penalty levied u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act by taking note of […]

Capital Gain on Sale of Shares cannot be treated as Income from other Sources on mere Surmises

June 24, 2020 2364 Views 0 comment Print

New Delhi Television Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) On examination of the facts it is apparent that assessee has sold shares which were purchased by it before 13 months of a company and subsequently sold at substantially higher price to the associate concern of the assessee and disclosed the same as capital gain. It is […]

Guarantee Fee cannot be treated as Interest- India-Netherlands DTAA

June 24, 2020 5223 Views 0 comment Print

Lease Plan India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) In the present case apparently, AE has not provided any capital to the appellant on which income is earned. It is a corporate guarantee , being a surety to the lender bank of the appellant that, if in a case, in future, the appellant fails to […]

Section 115BBE(2) not applicable to Assessment Year 2012-13

June 24, 2020 5193 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs A One Enclave (ITAT Indore) At any stage revenue has not disputed the fact that the alleged amount surrendered during the survey was unaccounted business income of the assessee and not from any other sources. Section 11 5BBE of the Act was inserted by Finance Act, 2012 w.e.f. 1.4.2013 which restricts the claim […]

No Deemed Dividend on Business transactions via current A/c

June 24, 2020 6966 Views 0 comment Print

Transactions carried out through current account for business purposes would not fall within the definition of Deemed Dividend.  Therefore provisions of Section 2(22)(e) of the I.T. Act, 1961, would not apply.

Amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) restricting disallowance to 30% is retrospective

June 24, 2020 9087 Views 1 comment Print

Muradul Haque Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Finance (No.2) Act has made amendment to section 40(a)(ia) of the Act w.e.f. 01.04.2015. Various benches of the Tribunals including the Delhi Benches of the Tribunal, have held the amendment made by Finance (No 2) Act to be curative in nature. We further finds the coordinate bench of the […]

Decoding ‘One House’, ‘One Unit’ Concept in Section 54F

June 24, 2020 21993 Views 5 comments Print

Assesses wanting to claim exemption u/s 54F should ensure that there is unity of structure and they are indeed just independent units and not independent houses altogether that are located in different places.

Section 234E late fees leviable despite existence of reasonable cause

June 24, 2020 4644 Views 0 comment Print

Government Secondary School Principal Officer Vs ACIT (ITAT Jaipur) The issue under consideration is whether the late filing fees u/s 234E can be deleted if there is a ‘reasonable cause’ for such default? In the present case, the assessee is the Principal of Secondary School and responsible for deducting tax at source, depositing the same […]

Angel Tax – A Saviour For Start-Ups

June 24, 2020 4548 Views 0 comment Print

Before understanding the concept of an Angel Tax, let’s know, who is an Angel? Imagine a situation when you have a brilliant business idea but you do not have adequate funds to execute your idea and you look for different sources to fund your business idea. That’s where an investor comes in to rescue you […]

New rules for Cash withdrawal Effective From 1st July 2020

June 24, 2020 341565 Views 2 comments Print

Section 194N of Income Tax Act: TDS on payment of certain amounts in cash Deductor: Bank, Co-operative bank or a post office Threshold limit: If aggregate payment in cash from one or more accounts during a previous year to an account holder exceeds the threshold limit given below: Time of Payment Threshold limit for payment […]

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