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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


Expense allowable on accrual of liability for payment or expenditure

September 5, 2019 11595 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble High Court of Kerala which held that an expenditure to be incurred in future in respect of a liability that accrued during the related accounting would be eligible for a deduction. 

15 Issues and Suggestions for Compliance of Income Tax Laws

September 4, 2019 9147 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Bar Association, Guwahat has made a representation on Compliance of Income Tax Laws Regarding CPC,  Regarding TDS/TCS, Regarding CIT (Appeals), Settlement of Past Disputes (TDS), Regarding ITR and Other Forms, Exempted income specially in context of N E Region & Agricultural Income, E-assessments, Compliance, Special tax incentives for NE States, Deduction u/s 80DD/ 80U, […]

Non-recording of satisfaction by AO of searched person while issuing notice to other party makes notice illegal

September 4, 2019 1455 Views 0 comment Print

AO of the searched person had not rebutted the presumption that the seized documents  belonged to M/s. C Ltd but belonged to other person, i.e, assessee, therefore, issue of notice under section 153C on assessee was illegal. 

AO not justified in assuming jurisdiction u/s 153C based on documents which does not indicate existence of any unaccounted income

September 4, 2019 1467 Views 0 comment Print

Impugned bank certificate is not an incriminating document based on which the concluded assessment in the case of the assessee can be disturbed. In view of this according to us , we hold that no addition can be made in the hands of the assessee in absence of any incriminating evidence leading to any unaccounted income unearthed during the course of search. 

Section 195(1) & 40(a)(ia) talks about tax deduction where sum is chargeable to tax

September 4, 2019 5418 Views 0 comment Print

Coming to the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act, the said section also provides that any interest, royalty, fees for technical services or other sum chargeable under this Act on which tax is deductible at source under chapter XVII-B and such tax has not been deducted or after deduction has not been paid on or before the due date specified in section 139(1) of the Act. We therefore find that both the provisions of section 195(1) as well as 40(a)(ia) of the Act talks about deduction of tax at source where the sum is chargeable under this Act.

Challenge to Constitutional Validity of Section 115BBDA- SC Grants Liberty to file SLP

September 4, 2019 3015 Views 0 comment Print

Challenge to Constitutional Validity of Section 115BBDA of the Act in the Hon’ble Supreme Court In a Petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging the constitutional validity of Section 115BBDA [Tax on Dividend income above Rs. 10 Lakhs] of the Act, the Hon’ble Supreme Court granted liberty to file SLP against […]

CBDT enters into 26APAs during current Financial Year

September 4, 2019 1299 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has entered into 26 APAs in the first 5 months of the current financial year (April to August, 2019). With the signing of these APAs, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT as of now stand at 297, which includes 32 BAPAs.

Direct Tax Code 2.0 v/s Indian Economy: Rewriting the Income Tax Code

September 3, 2019 3867 Views 0 comment Print

It has been over 58 years since the Income-tax Act 1961 was drafted, needs an overhaul, but at the same time it should be in sync with the economic circumstances of the country. The income tax act, 1961 is just like a building (Income Tax Act,1961) which was constructed on a piece of land (Democracy) […]

Allowance of depreciation on the basis of consistency: BSE Ltd. case

September 3, 2019 1185 Views 0 comment Print

We noted that in the very first year i.e. AY 2011-12, the depreciation has already allowed the claim of depreciation. We noted that in the income tax code, there is a provision/ concept of block of asset and once any asset enters into block asset and claim of depreciation in very first year is allowed, in subsequent year the deprecation cannot be disallowed in case the first year is not

AO not justified in reopening based on mere report of investigation wing without independent application of mind

September 3, 2019 5112 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Neelkanth Plywood Pvt. Ltd. Vs Income Tax Officer (ITAT Delhi) A perusal of the reasons for reopening of the case for the impugned assessment year, copy of which is placed at paper book page No. 20-21 shows that the reopening was made on the basis of the report of the investigation wing and there […]

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