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ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessment Due to Lack of Independent Satisfaction

Income Tax : ITAT Jaipur held that proceedings under Section 153C are invalid where the Assessing Officer merely reproduces information from th...

June 20, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on intimation under section 143(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how CPC processes returns under Section 143(1) by correcting apparent errors and incorrect clai...

June 20, 2026 6804 Views 0 comment Print

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 567 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 156 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 153 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 147 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 6157 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 Bogus LTCG Addition on Green Crest Shares; Suspicion Cannot Replace Evidence

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT deleted the addition alleging bogus long-term capital gains from penny stock transactions after finding no evidenc...

June 20, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Under Section 194J Upheld for Coaching Institute Faculty

Income Tax : ITAT Cochin ruled that faculty engaged by a coaching institute were independent professionals and not employees. It held that TDS ...

June 20, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Bad Debt Deduction Allowed as Effective Write-Off Need Not Close Debtor Account

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that bad debt deduction cannot be denied where the debt was effectively written off through accounting ...

June 20, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 270A Penalty if AO Did Not Specify Under-Reporting or Misreporting

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer must clearly indicate whether the alleged default is under-reporting or misreporting, as ...

June 20, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(x) Addition Due to Prior Property Agreement

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that the tax authorities failed to consider evidence of an earlier agreement and prior payments before invokin...

June 20, 2026 48 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 49182 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


Trust to accumulate 25% of income derived from property before application

September 16, 2019 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Medical Association Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Having regard to the plain language of the above provision, it is clear that a charitable or religious trust is entitled to accumulate twenty-five per cent, of its income derived from property held under trust. For the present purposes, the donations the assessee received, would constitute its property […]

Extend due date to file income tax return & tax audit report

September 16, 2019 142623 Views 89 comments Print

Chamber of Tax Consultants  has made Request for extension of due date for filing income tax returns and tax audit reports for AY 2019-20 due on September 30, 2019  to Shri Pramod Chandra Mody, Chairman of CBDT. Text of the Representation is as follows:- The Chamber of Tax Consultants  Date: 16th September, 2019 To, Shri Pramod […]

Addition u/s 69C on basis of statement of third party without providing opportunity of cross-examination to assessee was invalid

September 16, 2019 7953 Views 0 comment Print

Addition under section 69C on the basis of statement of third party without granting opportunity of cross-examination to assessee was not valid as it amounted to ivolation of principle of natural justice and against the law

Sec. 43CA was not applicable if transfer was only rights in under-construction flats instead of property per se

September 16, 2019 6861 Views 1 comment Print

Shree Laxmi Estate Pvt.Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Conclusion: Since assessee had transferred pursuant to registration of the agreement was only the rights in the flat/ office (which was under construction) and not the property per se hence, there was no transfer of any land or building or both by the assessee in favour of […]

How to check scrutiny risk in Tax Audit Report?

September 16, 2019 18960 Views 1 comment Print

The due date of Income Tax Audit is 30th September, 2019 and all the taxpayers are busy finalizing their Income Tax Report. So, what the taxpayer should do in order to avoid scrutiny risk?

ITAT on higher Rate of depreciation on Set top boxes

September 15, 2019 4059 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Kerala Communicators Cable Ltd. (ITAT Cochin) The Assessing Officer granted depreciation at the rate of 15% being machinery and plant other than those covered by sub-items (2), (3) and (8). According to the assessee, it is covered under sub-item (8)(ix)(E)(k). Sub-item (ix) of item (8) is energy saving device and (E) is electric […]

Section 12AA registration cannot be cancelled for mere violation of section 11 and 13

September 15, 2019 7107 Views 0 comment Print

Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust Vs CIT (ITAT Mumbai) In the present case, the case sought to be made out by the Commissioner is that the violation carried out by the assessee would lead to denial of exemption u/s. 11 & 13 of the Act and, therefore, the pre-requisite of section 12AA(3) of the Act […]

Gratuity- Taxation benefits available to company in Pay as go Option & Funding Option

September 15, 2019 11886 Views 2 comments Print

This article is in continuation to my earlier article ‘Requirement of Accounting and Funding Arrangement for Gratuity Benefits‘ in this article we will understand about ‘Taxation benefits available to company in Pay as go Option & Funding Option‘ Gratuity is a statutory right of employee whoever completes 5 years in the same organization and is […]

E-assessment Scheme, 2019

September 15, 2019 7188 Views 0 comment Print

Brief note on E-Assessment Scheme, 2019 Central Board of Direct Taxes has vide notification no. 61/2019 dated 12th September, 2019 has introduced a scheme called E-assessment Scheme, 2019 (Scheme). It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. With the help of this scheme the Government aims to curb […]

Anonymous donations- No section 68 addition if Assessee provides complete list of donors

September 15, 2019 2511 Views 0 comment Print

Shanti Niketan Trust Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) In the present appeal, the assessee had not only disclosed its donations, but had also submitted a list of donors. The AO proceeded to treat the same as anonymous donations only for the reason that the notices u/s 133(6) of the Act were returned un-served and the assessee […]

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