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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 11712 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 447 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 258 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 186 Views 0 comment Print

Guide to HRA Exemption Claims under Scrutiny by Income Tax Authorities

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department is using AI, data analytics, AIS, and PAN-based verification to identify incorrect HRA exemption claims....

June 18, 2026 1092 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 66 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


Wrong Section, Wrong Assessment: Bangalore ITAT Annuls Section 143(3) Order Passed After Search

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that once a search under Section 132 was conducted, the assessment for the relevant year had to proceed under ...

June 19, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Form 3CD Reporting Error Not Sufficient to Deny Bonus Deduction: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that a mismatch between the income tax return and Form 3CD cannot by itself justify disallowance of a genu...

June 19, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Cash Deposit Addition as Documentary Evidence Was Not Examined

Income Tax : ITAT Visakhapatnam remanded the assessment after holding that documentary evidence relating to cash deposits, members' records and...

June 19, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad Deletes Section 69 Addition as Dumb Document Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that an addition under Section 69 cannot be sustained solely on the basis of an uncorroborated loose sheet. Th...

June 19, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Foreign Tax Credit as Delay in Filing Form 67 Is Procedural: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that delayed filing of Form No. 67 does not justify denial of Foreign Tax Credit where taxes have been...

June 19, 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 49089 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 744 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


Capital Gains of Cyprus Co not taxable in India as per DTAA prevailing at that time

June 11, 2020 2643 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the sale of shares by a Cyprus company to the assessee of an Indian company, who was holding a technology Park [immovable property] as only asset, is taxable in India in view of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Cyprus?

Addition not justified when third party retracted the statement and Assessee not given Opportunity to Cross Examine

June 11, 2020 1284 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition under section 68 is done by AO is justified in law whenm addition was based on third party statements which were retracted by them and Assessee was not given opportunity to cross examine them and when Addition are based merely on Surmises?

Transponder services in India is Not in the nature of Royalty & hence Not Taxable 

June 11, 2020 1104 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in holding that the payment for provision of transponder capacity is in the nature of Royalty?

Rectification Under Section 154 of Income Tax Act,1961

June 10, 2020 223636 Views 36 comments Print

Hello readers, we all understand rectification just as correction in any order passed by Income tax authority concerned so let’s review every clause of section 154 in detail with relevant judgement and my significant findings to it.

TDS on payment to contractors Under Section 194C

June 10, 2020 507277 Views 51 comments Print

As per Section 194C, deduction of TDS is required to be made from payments of any amount to resident contractors or sub-contractors. 1. DEDUCTION OF TDS FROM PAYMENT TO RESIDENT CONTRACTORS :- Sec 194C(1) provides that any person responsible for paying any sum to resident contractor for carrying out any work (including supply of labor) in pursuance of a contract between the contractor and the following:

Question of Deductibility of an Expenditure U/s. 57(iii) of Income Tax Act, 1961

June 10, 2020 136034 Views 7 comments Print

The provisions of the Income-tax Act relating to allowances disclose that the expenditure or outgoing sought to be deducted should bear a character which has a connection with or relation to the particular activity which produces the income or constitutes its source.

Distinction between Capital & Revenue Receipt

June 10, 2020 63240 Views 3 comments Print

In CIT vs. Bharti Hexacom Ltd. [2014] 221 TAXMAN 323, the Delhi High Court has observed (at page 341), that if the money paid related to structure of assessee’s profit making apparatus and affected the conduct of business, the sum received for cancellation or variation of agreement, would be a capital receipt.

Claim your Income Tax Refund for six years

June 10, 2020 294101 Views 101 comments Print

You are required to file your income tax return in case your gross total income exceeds the amount of the basic exemption limit. You can file your return of income for claiming refund of taxes even if your income does not exceed the exemption limit due to TDS or payment of advance taxes .

Section 80D Deduction & Tips for buying Health Insurance Plan

June 10, 2020 7380 Views 5 comments Print

Deduction Under Section 80D In Relation To Health Insurance Premium/Medical Expenditure & A Few Important Points To Be Kept In Mind Before Investing In A Health Insurance Policy! Medical or Health Insurance is gaining popularity in India these days. After the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, having a health insurance policy has become inevitable! Medical emergencies […]

Buying or Selling Property below the Stamp Duty Value

June 10, 2020 537266 Views 64 comments Print

In India buying or selling of properties (Land & Building) at a value lower than the stamp duty value is very much prevalent to save the Stamp Duty on registration, which causes loss of revenue to the Government. Loss is not of just Stamp Duty revenue but also of Income Tax revenue that is to be paid by assessee on Income under head Capital Gain.

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