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New Tax Audit Form 26 Expands Stock Reporting Requirements in 2026-27

Income Tax : Tax Audit Form 26 now requires reporting of both quantity and value of principal stock, purchases, and sales. The key takeaway is ...

June 19, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of Section 332(1) of Income Tax Act, 2025 for Educational Institutions Covered by Schedule VII Sl. No. 19

Income Tax : This article examines whether educational institutions with receipts up to Rs. 5 crore must obtain RNPO registration to claim exem...

June 19, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Redeemed My ELSS Fund After 3 Years – Is Gain Taxable & How Much?

Income Tax : This article explains why ELSS redemption gains are taxable despite offering tax deductions at the time of investment. It highligh...

June 19, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

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 2073 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 11889 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 123 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 6151 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 1833 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 3900 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as Accepted Cash Sales Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that cash deposits arising from recorded and accepted cash sales cannot be added as unexplained cash credits under...

June 19, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Transfer Pricing Adjustment as CCDs Are Not Call Options

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that Compulsorily Convertible Debentures cannot be equated with call options and that no option premium arose fro...

June 19, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Holds Interest on CCDs Allowable as RBI’s FDI Classification Cannot Govern Income Tax

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that RBI's classification of compulsorily convertible debentures as equity for FDI purposes cannot determine t...

June 19, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Support Service Fee Disallowance as CIT(A) Ignored Documentary Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that no disallowance under Rule 8D(2)(ii) could be made where investments yielding exempt income were financed fro...

June 19, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes CCD Interest Disallowance as Debentures Remain Debt Until Conversion

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that Compulsorily Convertible Debentures retain their character as debt until conversion into equity. It deleted ...

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 49143 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 753 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


Shares held as stock-in-trade needs to be considered for Section 14A disallowance

February 25, 2020 2871 Views 0 comment Print

Where shares are held by an assessee as stock-in-trade, the earning of exempt dividend income on the same would trigger the applicability of Sec. 14A of the Act. Aoordingly shares which were held by the assessee as stock-in-trade were to be considered for the purpose of computing the disallowance under Sec. 14A of the Act.

Mere disallowance due to difference of opinion cannot lead to penalty

February 25, 2020 5121 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee was under a bona fide belief about allowability of certain provisions and there was no suppression of facts or deliberate concealment on assessee’s part, mere disallowance by AO due to difference of opinion could not lead to levy of penalty under section 271(1)(c).

Reassessment-Section 143(2) notice issued without confronting assessee with remand report is invalid

February 25, 2020 1767 Views 0 comment Print

It was an admitted fact that assessee filed reply in response to notice under section 148 on 26-11-2013 and AO on the very same day served notice under section 143(2) upon assessee, whose signatures tally on the said notice without confronting the assessee with the remand report and the evidence produced by the AO before the Ld. CIT(A). Therefore, notice issued under section 143(2) was invalid and resultantly, the reassessment proceedings were vitiated and the same were quashed.

Is AIR based Notice under section 147 void ?

February 25, 2020 24816 Views 1 comment Print

A provision of Section 285BA has been inserted by the Finance Act, 2003 w.e.f. 01.04.2004, which was later on substituted by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 w.e.f. 01.04.2005.

Section 80-IBA Affordable Housing Scheme: Analysis of Section, FAQs, Relevant Case Laws and Updated with Finance Act 2020

February 25, 2020 74277 Views 20 comments Print

Whether nearby cities which are in 25 km from municipality are to be considered at par with metro cities for FY 2016-17? Solution: – Yes, because same conditions are there for nearby cities which are within 25km from municipal limits of metro cities. And From FY 2017-18, nearby cities will be considered as non metro cities even though they will be within 25 km from municipal limits of metro cities.

Section 10(38) – Tax on Long Term Capital gains from on the transfer of equity oriented funds

February 25, 2020 169710 Views 15 comments Print

Finance Act, 2017 amended section 10(38) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) stating that long term capital gains from transfer of listed equity shares acquired on or after 01 October, 2004, would be exempt from tax under section 10(38) of the Act only if the Securities transaction Tax (STT) was paid at the time of acquisition of such shares.

How to opt for Online Assessment and Submit Online response

February 25, 2020 18168 Views 0 comment Print

Presently, notice u/s 143(2) is generated by CASS in ITBA. Also, AO issues the statutory notice including notice u/s 142(1) with Questionnaire of the IT Act 1961 from the ITBA assessment module to the assessee’s designated email ID. Similarly, there are many proceedings of the Income Tax Act which require notice or correspondence between the Department and taxpayer and vice-versa including proceedings for appeal, exemption, rectification etc.

House Rent Allowance (HRA)

February 25, 2020 49509 Views 12 comments Print

If you are a Salaried Employee then you must know about the HRA. The Term HRA stands for House Rent Allowance. Generally every employee receives a HRA from their employers as part of his salary package, in accordance with terms and conditions of employment.

Section 54F exemption available despite investment in Spouse Name

February 25, 2020 6120 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case, the issue under consideration is if the new property has been invested in the name of assessees husband, then in such case whether the exemption under Section 54F can be denied to the assessee or not?

BCAS Post- Budget Memorandum on Direct Tax Laws 2020-2021

February 25, 2020 4161 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction of the new tax regime under section 115 BAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with an objective to simplify the tax procedures, abolition of the Dividend Distribution Tax, Scope of Business Connection, Tax treatment of Provident Fund, Capital Gains etc.

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