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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 1272 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 11754 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 510 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 291 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 243 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 90 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


Belated Return Filed in Response to Section 148 Cannot Revive Section 80P Deduction: Bangalore ITAT

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that filing a return in response to Section 148 does not cure the failure to file the original return within th...

June 19, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

Section 154 Cannot Be Used to Make Fresh Disallowance of Asset Write-Off Claim: Bangalore ITAT

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that Section 154 cannot be invoked to make a fresh disallowance of an asset write-off claim that was never exa...

June 19, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Second Form 10AB Application Maintainable; CIT(E) Cannot Reject Registration Solely Because Earlier Rejection Was Not Challenged

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that the Income-tax Act does not prohibit a charitable trust from filing a second application for registration...

June 19, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

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 54 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 60 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 49110 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


Deduction u/s 80G cannot denied merely because such payment forms part of CSR

May 12, 2020 5325 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is that whether the expenditure incurred for CSR will also be qualified for deduction under section 80G?

No Section 147 Assessment in absence of reasons for escapement of income

May 12, 2020 1638 Views 0 comment Print

Existence of reasons for escapement of income are sine qua non to embark upon the assessment or reassessment u/s 147 of the Act. Change or no change of opinion, as argued by the ld. DR, are the factors to be considered after fulfilling the jurisdictional condition of there being an escapement of income, in the absence of which no assessment or reassessment can be made u/s 147.

TDS u/s 194J not applicable on modeling services rendered by Katrina Kaif

May 12, 2020 10626 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the services, the modeling, rendered by Ms. Katrina Kaif in this case constitutes professional service and the fee paid to her for modeling with the purpose of marketing of the camera products of the assessee liable for TDS u/s 194J?

Section 80IB deduction allowable only on Income having direct nexus with developing a housing project

May 12, 2020 2865 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is that whether the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer on account of assessee’s claim for deduction under section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of interest received amounting to Rs.11,10,810/- and other income amounting to Rs. 6,36,746/- is correct or not?

Issues to be faced while claiming ITC under GST Laws- Part I

May 11, 2020 8175 Views 0 comment Print

Who would not want to claim the input tax credit (ITC)? ITC reduces the cost of producing/supplying goods/services and thereby reduces the cascading effects. ITC also makes the businesses competitive globally by ensuring that only goods/services are exported and not taxes as part of the cost.

Set-off and carry forward of Speculative Business Loss

May 11, 2020 16020 Views 0 comment Print

What is Speculative Income? Income Tax Act has not defined the meaning of ‘speculative income’ but has defined ‘speculative transaction’. Thus, it can be said that the income derived from the speculative transaction is a speculative income. Meaning of speculative transaction As per provisions contained under section 43(5) of the Income Tax Act, any transaction […]

Depreciation on Buildings as per Income Tax Law

May 11, 2020 139056 Views 1 comment Print

Depreciation allowance is provided under the Income Tax Act for building. The word building has however not been defined under the Income Tax Act and must be construed based on the ordinary grammatical sense, together with the available judicial interpretations. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word ‘building’ means ‘a structure with a roof […]

TDS Compliances for the month of March-2020 (Last Quarter) during COVID-19

May 11, 2020 6705 Views 0 comment Print

♦ With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown since 24th March, 2020 a lot of confusion with respect to the tax compliance has raised. Since, the lockdown is countrywide the major issues that being faced aRE with the compliance of payment and filing TDS Returns. ♦ Therefore, here are the questions to your […]

Lockdown period not to be counted in residential status determination

May 11, 2020 1686 Views 1 comment Print

Recent clarification issued by CBDT – Lockdown time period will not be counted in the determination of residential status of NRIs for the FY 2019-20 Considering the impact of Covid 19 and amidst the situation of lockdown and suspension of international flights CBDT has recently issued Circular No 11 of 2020 dated 8 May 2020 […]

Lockdown period not to be counted for Determining Residency Status of NRIs, Foreign Nationals: CBDT

May 11, 2020 1683 Views 0 comment Print

Lockdown Period Not to Be Counted For Determining Residency Status of NRIS, Foreign Nationals ; CBDT clarifies in respect of residency under section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (8th May, 2020) allowed discounting of prolonged stay period in the country for determining the residency status, to provide relief to […]

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