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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 726 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 486 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 276 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 210 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


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 9 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 39 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 39 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Restores Section 50C & Section 54F Issues; CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal for Non-Prosecution

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that where the assessee disputed the stamp duty valuation and furnished a registered valuer's report, the Asse...

June 19, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

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 87 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 49098 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


NIL TDS intimation to Department

April 30, 2020 23494 Views 0 comment Print

This article is applicable to all persons having the TAN No. (for TDS deduction purposes) Currently, if there is no TDS to be deducted, no action is taken in terms of filing TDS return for the particular quarter. Due to this practice of non-intimation, the Income Tax department has been finding it diificult to differentiate […]

Tax Free Bonds V/S Tax Saving Bonds

April 30, 2020 31343 Views 2 comments Print

The basic difference between Tax Free Bonds and Tax Saving Bonds is Tax free Bonds yields Interest which is not taxable in the hands of Investor whereas in case of Tax Saving bonds it is chargeable to Tax in hands of Investor. Investor gets Deduction under Section 80CCF if he invests in Infrastructure Tax Saving Bonds up to Rs. 20,000 whereas same is not available in case of Tax free Bonds.

Online facility for Response to Outstanding Income Tax Demand

April 30, 2020 23815 Views 1 comment Print

Many a times there are Mis match between TDS shown in Form 16 / Form 16A and actually deposited by Employer / Other party. However at the time of filing Income Tax Return the assessee claims full TDS as per TDS certificate received. Due to this at the time assessment CPC / AO send intimation of Demand. Further there are various reason and stages where demand raise, however there is no consolidated date based of status of each demand.

Income Tax RAID – understanding Survey Vs. Search

April 30, 2020 56744 Views 9 comments Print

Often termed as Raid by laymen, income tax survey and search are becoming increasingly common as businesses continue to grow. Apparently, there is no word called raid in the Income Tax Act. The two important tools which the department uses are survey and search and when one or both of these two operations get initiated, people term it as raid.

TDS on Purchase of Immovable Property | FAQ | Payment Procedure

April 30, 2020 187127 Views 89 comments Print

As we all are aware that TDS is applicable on sale of immoveable property wherein the sale consideration of the property exceeds or is equal to Rs 50,00,000 (Rupees Fifty Lakhs). Sec 194IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 states that for all transactions with effect from June 1, 2013, Tax @ 1% should be […]

Section 43B(f) deduction allowable only on actual payments : SC

April 30, 2020 14268 Views 0 comment Print

Hon;ble SC has recently in Union of India vs. Exide Industries Ltd. upheld the constitutionality of section 43B(f) and has propounded that the deduction would be allowable only on actual payments.

CA Final Direct Tax | What is Direct Tax & Advantages

April 30, 2020 2346 Views 0 comment Print

What is Direct Tax A Direct Tax wherever the impact and therefore the incidence been equivalent class is outlined as a right away Tax. The direct tax is paid directly by the organization or a person to the entity that has obligatory the payment. The tax should be paid on to the govt and can’t […]

Section 80IAB deduction allowed against rental income from SEZ development

April 30, 2020 2847 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether deduction under section 80IAB will be allowed against the income of lease/ rental income from development of SEZ irrespective of wrong classification of head of income.

No Section 40(a)(iib) disallowance for surcharge on Sales Tax & Turnover Tax

April 30, 2020 8253 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala State Beverages (Manufactoring And Marketing) Corporation Limited Vs ACIT (Kerala High Court) Conclusion: Surcharge on sales tax and turnover tax was not a ‘fee or charge’ coming within the scope of Section 40 (a) (iib) and was not an amount which could be disallowed under the said provision. Therefore the disallowance made in this […]

SC upheld constitutional validity of Section 43B(f) of Income Tax Act, 1961

April 30, 2020 5955 Views 0 comment Print

Union of India & Ors. Vs. Exide Industries Limited & Anr. (Supreme Court) Before the judgment in Bharat Earth Movers (supra), various tribunals and High Courts across the country were treating the liability in lieu of leave encashment as a contingent liability. This did not go down well with the assessees following the mercantile accounting […]

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