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Income Tax : Key mistakes taxpayers should avoid when choosing between old and new tax regimes for FY 2026-27, including deductions, deadlines,...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata remands case on disallowance of subcontractor expenses, stressing need for evidence, due diligence, and verification ...
Income Tax : The new law introduces a structured framework for NPO registration, income application, and taxation. It simplifies compliance but...
Income Tax : Form 41 is now compulsory for non-residents claiming DTAA benefits, replacing Form 10F. The update mandates online filing and ensu...
Income Tax : Notices are increasingly triggered by AIS/TIS mismatches and automated systems. Accurate reporting and reconciliation are key to a...
Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...
Income Tax : The audit found widespread incorrect claims of deductions for bad debts and reserves. It highlights the need for stricter verifica...
Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...
Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...
Income Tax : The government replaced the six-decade-old law with the Income-tax Act, 2025. The reform aims to simplify compliance through clear...
Income Tax : Interest earned on funds kept in bank during business setup, when those funds were directly linked to the project, was a capital r...
Income Tax : Karnataka High Court upholds condonation of delay u/s 119(2)(b) in IMA scam recovery case, clarifies respondent as successor/repre...
Income Tax : Karnataka High Court quashes reassessment as Sec 148A(b) notice issued to deceased is void ab initio; all proceedings set aside, l...
Income Tax : Karnataka High Court sets aside ₹45 lakh Sec 69 addition, remands to ITAT to consider fresh evidence on property transaction and...
Income Tax : Karnataka High Court flags catch-22 in TDS prosecution of ex-MD post-liquidation; directs Official Liquidator to act on representa...
Income Tax : A corrigendum fixes multiple drafting and referencing mistakes in income tax rules. The update ensures clarity without altering su...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Income Tax : CBDT clarified the presentation of error categories in Form U. The update ensures clearer reporting of incorrect income heads and ...
Income Tax : The corrigendum corrects technical errors in multiple ITR schedules, including CG and CYLA. It ensures accurate reporting and smoo...
Income Tax : CBDT corrected multiple clerical and structural errors across income tax return schedules. The changes ensure accurate reporting a...
This article tries to develop a working guide to the officers on the issue of payment to non-residents. The fundamental point to be examined by the Assessing Officers in connection with disallowance under section 40(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act of any payment to a non-resident is whether the sum is taxable under the provisions of the Income Tax Act or not. The next point is whether the non-resident is entitled to treaty benefit to escape source-country taxation or not. With quick reference to the relevant sections of the Income Tax Act and the relevant articles of a typical treaty, two particular expenses, viz, software payments and export commission are picked up for further analysis. A check list is also prepared for guidance of the Assessing Officers. The need for co-ordination between the Assessing Unit and the TDS Unit of International Taxation is also highlighted.
In spite of already existing similar provisions under section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with a view to widen the tax base, the new section 194-IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was introduced vide the Finance Act, 2017. The provisions of section 194-IB were made effective from 1st June 2017. Section 194-IB deals […]
Where the property or any part of the property is let and was vacant during the whole or part of the previous year and owing to such vacancy, the actual rent received or receivable is less than ALV, the sum so received or receivable during the year is less than the sum received or receivable during year shall be annual value, then no deemed rent could be assessed.
With the increase in the complexity and growing enterprise landscape, a number of IT companies engage in creation of databases and soft wares and have also entered in the business of data collection and data systemisation. In return, these vendor companies charge annual subscription fee that can be defined as the amount of money the vendors charge on a consequential basis for providing periodic access to their database and software.
Its that time of the year when usually, people are finding various ways and means (people knowing to file return) to get their Tax returns filed by either Chartered Accountants or someone who has some knowledge of it and regularly files their return of income over a period of years. However, thanks to the Central […]
Priyabrata Pramanik Addl. Commissioner, Tax Policy Research Unit Department Of Revenue, Ministry Of Finance pbpramanik@gmail.com Sri Priyabrata Pramanikhas done his Masters in Physics with specialization in Electronics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He belongs to IRS (Income Tax) and currently is working as Additional Commissioner, Tax Policy Research Unit, in the Department of Revenue. His area […]
Once an agreement to sell is executed in favour of some person, the said person gets a right to get the property transferred in his favour and, consequently, some right of the vendor is extinguished. Therefore, the agreement to sell which had been executed on 13th August 2010 was considered as the date on which the property, i.e. the agricultural land, had been transferred instead of 3rd July 2012 on which the sale-deed came to be executed and assessee was entitled to claim the benefit of section 54F as it had invested in purchase of residential house on 22nd April 2010 which was within the prescribed time limit.
Author in this article discusses potential problems in the proposed faceless assessment. IT has been on the cards of the Government for quite a few times.
Chandana Ramachandran Commissioner of Income Tax ( LTU), Bangalore chandana.r.chandran@incometax.gov.in Ms Chandana Ramachandran belongs to the 1990 Batch of Indian Revenue Service, presently posted as the Commissioner of income Tax (Large Taxpayer Unit), Bangalore. She has served in various capacities in the department, her longest tenures being in the fields of Training, Transfer Pricing and […]
Income Tax Department conducted searches on 23rd July, 2019 in a group covering 13 premises across 3 States (Delhi, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh). The group, controlled by persons who have significant political presence in a neighbouring State for decades and are occupying responsible political positions, has been generating large amounts of undisclosed income over several […]
