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Old vs New Income Tax Regime: 7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid in FY 2026-27

Income Tax : Key mistakes taxpayers should avoid when choosing between old and new tax regimes for FY 2026-27, including deductions, deadlines,...

April 19, 2026 9486 Views 0 comment Print

Choose Your Subcontractor Wisely: A Costly ITAT Lesson

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata remands case on disallowance of subcontractor expenses, stressing need for evidence, due diligence, and verification ...

April 19, 2026 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Concise Manual for Non-Profit Organizations under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The new law introduces a structured framework for NPO registration, income application, and taxation. It simplifies compliance but...

April 18, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

Form 41 for DTAA Claims: Complete Guide under Income Tax Act 2025  

Income Tax : Form 41 is now compulsory for non-residents claiming DTAA benefits, replacing Form 10F. The update mandates online filing and ensu...

April 18, 2026 3033 Views 0 comment Print

Notices under New Income Tax Act 2025 – Step-by-Step Response Guide

Income Tax : Notices are increasingly triggered by AIS/TIS mismatches and automated systems. Accurate reporting and reconciliation are key to a...

April 18, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Massive Tax Irregularities Found Due to Improper Deductions by Banks & NBFCs: CAG

Income Tax : The audit found widespread incorrect claims of deductions for bad debts and reserves. It highlights the need for stricter verifica...

April 6, 2026 3300 Views 0 comment Print

Free Live Webinar: Decoding the New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...

April 5, 2026 7935 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Income-tax Act, 2025 comes into force from 1st April, 2026

Income Tax : The government replaced the six-decade-old law with the Income-tax Act, 2025. The reform aims to simplify compliance through clear...

April 4, 2026 3516 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Notices for Multiple Years Allowed? Bombay HC Refers Issue to Larger Bench

Income Tax : The court examined whether consolidated GST show-cause notices across financial years are valid. It found no clear statutory bar b...

April 20, 2026 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Service Matters to CAT First: HC Declines Writ on Pension & Arrears Claim of retired income tax official

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court declines writ on pension, arrears and leave claims of retired tax official, holds service matters must first ...

April 20, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

No Hearing, No Decision: HC Sets Aside Rejection of Business Loss for Fresh Adjudication

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court sets aside rejection of business loss for violation of natural justice due to denial of personal hearing; rem...

April 20, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Property, Right Target: Tribunal Allows Benami Attachment of Rs 1.96 Cr Despite Defective Identification

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that incorrect identification of property does not invalidate proceedings when benami investment is established....

April 20, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

HC Rejects ‘Human Conduct’ Theory: Cash Deposit Explained, Sec 69A Addition & Penalty Quashed

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court rejects Revenues appeal, holds Sec 69A addition unsustainable where cash source explained with evidence; huma...

April 20, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Notification Corrected Due to Technical Errors in Rules & References

Income Tax : A corrigendum fixes multiple drafting and referencing mistakes in income tax rules. The update ensures clarity without altering su...

April 17, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print

Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 15, 2026 1659 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form U

Income Tax : CBDT clarified the presentation of error categories in Form U. The update ensures clearer reporting of incorrect income heads and ...

April 11, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 7 (ITR 7)

Income Tax : The corrigendum corrects technical errors in multiple ITR schedules, including CG and CYLA. It ensures accurate reporting and smoo...

April 11, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 6 (ITR 6)

Income Tax : CBDT corrected multiple clerical and structural errors across income tax return schedules. The changes ensure accurate reporting a...

April 11, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


STT on option in securities on difference between strike & settlement price

July 14, 2019 1062 Views 0 comment Print

As per the existing provisions section 99 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, the value of taxable securities transaction in respect of sale of an option in securities, where option is exercised, shall be, the settlement price. In order to rationalise the levy of STT where the option is exercised, it is proposed to amend […]

Refund of Tax & Penalty paid under Income Declaration Scheme, 2016

July 14, 2019 2541 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 187 of the Finance Act, 2016 provide, inter alia, that the tax, surcharge and penalty in respect of the undisclosed income, declared under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 (the Scheme) shall be paid on or before a notified due date. In order to address genuine concern of the declarants, it […]

Rationalisation of Provisions of Black Money Act

July 14, 2019 1905 Views 0 comment Print

Rationalisation of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 The existing provisions of section 2 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (the BM Act) provide inter alia that the “assessee” means a person who is resident in India within […]

Budget 2019: Provision of credit of relief provided under section 89

July 14, 2019 2664 Views 0 comment Print

Section 89 of the Income-tax Act contains provisions for providing tax relief where salary, etc. is paid in arrears or in advance. The existing provisions of section 140A, section 143, section 234A, section 234B and section 234C contain provisions relating to computation of tax liability after allowing credit for prepaid taxes and certain admissible reliefs, […]

Enhancing time limitation for sale of attached property under rule 68B

July 14, 2019 7833 Views 0 comment Print

Enhancing time limitation for sale of attached property under rule 68B of Second Schedule of the Income Tax Act, 1961 The existing provisions of rule 68B of the Second Schedule of the Act provide that no sale of immovable property attached towards the recovery of tax, penalty etc. shall be made after the expiry of […]

Clarification on definition of “accounting year” in section 286

July 14, 2019 3075 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification regarding definition of the “accounting year” in section 286 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 vide Union Budget 2019 Section 286 of the Act contains provisions relating to specific reporting regime in the form of Country-by-Country Report (CbCR) in respect of an international group. It provides that every parent entity or the alternate reporting […]

TDS on non exempt portion of life insurance pay-out on net basis

July 14, 2019 1941 Views 0 comment Print

Under section 194DA of the Act, a person is obliged to deduct tax at source, if it pays any sum to a resident under a life insurance policy, which is not exempt under sub-section (10D) of section 10. The present requirement is to deduct tax at the rate of one per cent. of such sum […]

Section 192A – TDS on Premature withdrawal from EPF

July 14, 2019 123972 Views 13 comments Print

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a saving scheme introduced, under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Act, 1952, with an aim to promote savings which can be used post-retirement of an employee. Section 192A was inserted vide the Finance Act 2015 applying the tax deduction at source (TDS) provisions in case of the premature […]

TDS on Outsourcing expenses of Clerical Nature deductible U/s. 194C

July 13, 2019 4860 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s. Reliance Life Insurance Co Ltd (Bombay High Court) Assessee had hired the services for various works such as storage of data, scanning of documents, processing charges, call centre operations etc. Looking to the nature of services outsourced, it was held that the same were basically clerical services of repetitive nature of work […]

Expense on issue of shares under ESOP allowable

July 13, 2019 6540 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CIT Vs Lemon Tree Hotels (P) Ltd. (Delhi High Court) The question of law urged with respect to expenditure claimed towards case of Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) has been subject matter of previous orders of this Court in respect of the present assessee. For A.Y. 2008-09 in ITA 107/2017 (Commissioner of Income Tax […]

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