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Appellate Kill Shot to Reassessment Notices Under Section 148/148A

Income Tax : This article explains why reassessment proceedings may be invalid if the Assessing Officer merely relies on Investigation Wing rep...

June 20, 2026 618 Views 0 comment Print

Every Foreign Asset Is Not a Black Asset: Lessons from Two Recent Tribunal Rulings

Income Tax : The Jaipur Tribunal held that every foreign asset or remittance cannot be treated as undisclosed wealth under the Black Money Act....

June 20, 2026 1086 Views 0 comment Print

Old vs New Tax Regime: Complete Comparison of Deductions & Tax Benefits

Income Tax : This guide compares the Old and New Tax Regimes, explaining differences in deductions, exemptions, home loan benefits, and standar...

June 20, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

Nil LTCG Tax or Higher Demand? Section 112 Utility Computation Sparks Legal Debate

Income Tax : The article explains how different interpretations of Section 112 may produce either nil tax or a positive tax liability for the s...

June 20, 2026 2151 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants TDS Credit Despite Employer’s Failure to Deposit Tax with Government

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an employee cannot be denied TDS credit merely because the employer failed to deposit the tax deducted from ...

June 20, 2026 147 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 192 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 6172 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 282 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 1863 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 3948 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No denial of scientific research deduction allowed for procedural delay when DSIR approval existed: ITAT deleted ₹2.07 Crore disallowance

Income Tax : A belated filing of Form 3CLA was a curable procedural defect and could not deprive an assessee of weighted deduction under sectio...

June 22, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC Quashes Section 143(2) Notice as It Was Issued Without Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Orissa High Court held that the Section 143(2) notice was issued by an authority lacking jurisdiction and set it aside. The Co...

June 21, 2026 585 Views 0 comment Print

FMV of Surrendered Tenancy Rights Is Cost of Acquisition for Redeveloped Property: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that ownership premises received under a redevelopment scheme are acquired in exchange for valuable tenancy r...

June 21, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80-IB Deduction Denied as Housing Project Covered Less Than One Acre: ITAT Cochin

Income Tax : The Cochin Bench held that the minimum one-acre condition must be satisfied by the land comprising the approved housing project it...

June 21, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

CPC Cannot Deny Section 11 Exemption for Delayed Form 10B in Section 143(1) Processing: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that appellate authority should have awaited outcome of pending condonation application before deciding exempti...

June 21, 2026 291 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 49473 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 777 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 612 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 231 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 192 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment not valid if Reason for issuing reassessment notice not furnished to assessee

August 13, 2019 2553 Views 0 comment Print

When a notice under section 148 is issued, the proper course of action for the assessee is to file return and if he so desires, to seek reasons for issuing notices and AO is bound to furnish reasons within a reasonable time. On receipt of reasons, the assessee is entitled to file objections to issuance of notice and the AO is bound to dispose of the same by passing a speaking order.

Section 12AA Registration cannot be cancelled unless CIT / Pr. CIT satisfied that  activities of such trust or institution are not genuine

August 13, 2019 4065 Views 0 comment Print

St. Michaels Educational Association Vs CIT (Patna High Court) This Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) is directed against the order dated 22.07.2015 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna in Appeal Case No. ITA No. 141/Pat/2012, whereby the appeal […]

Govt to take measures to ensure that honest taxpayers are not harassed: PM

August 13, 2019 5652 Views 126 comments Print

Black sheep in tax administration…misused…powers…harassed taxpayers…honest assesses…taking excessive action for minor…violations…have…taken…step…compulsorily retiring…number of tax officials…will not tolerate this type of behaviour

TDS on Interest other Interest on Securities under Section 194A

August 12, 2019 6441 Views 1 comment Print

The article presented to show the TDS provisions contained under section 194A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 relating to the TDS deduction on Interest other than interest on securities. Introduction of Section 194A This section of Income Tax, 1961 contains the provisions relating to deduction of TDS on Interest other than interest on securities. For example […]

Cash advance against property cannot be treated as undisclosed money on mere conjectures & hypothesis

August 12, 2019 2007 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Om Prakash Singh Vs ACIT (ITAT Agra) When we test the explanation of the assessee in the light of evidences available on records and the precedents governing the issue, we find that identity of the Company who has advanced money to the assessee is proved beyond doubt. There can be hardly any dispute regarding […]

No addition of receipt of unsecured loans if identity, creditworthiness & genuineness of same proved

August 12, 2019 17004 Views 0 comment Print

Since the receipt of loans, repayment and payment of interest thereon had been made through regular banking channels from account payee cheques  and no deficiencies whatsoever were found in the documentary evidences submitted by assessee, therefore, no addition of loan amount could be made under section 68

Order u/s 197 was quasi-judicial must be supported by valid & cogent reasoning

August 12, 2019 5136 Views 0 comment Print

The withholding certificate which directed TDS to be deducted at 5% on the payments made by the Indian entities to assessee-overseas company was unsustainable in law, inasmuch as there was arbitrariness and non-application of mind at various levels which vitiated the certificate.

Income Tax Updates for July 2019

August 11, 2019 12057 Views 2 comments Print

NEWS – DIRECT TAX 1. Income Tax Department detects foreign assets in recent search. 2. NR earning income from investment fund set up in IFSC is exempt from filing of ITR. 3. CBDT extends due date for filing of ITR from 31-07-2019 to 31-08-2019. 4. Income earned by NR from off-shore investments routed through Category […]

Section 194N – Whether emulates the Spirit of TDS Provision?

August 11, 2019 8016 Views 1 comment Print

Now A VALID DEBATE can be started whether it can be said that cash withdrawal from bank account by the account holder bears any income element of the recipient so that a valid TDS Provision can be brought in statute?

Respite for Startups from Angel Tax | Forget Taxman & amp; Focus on Business !!

August 11, 2019 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Respite for Startups from Angel Tax. CBDT says -Focus on innovation and improvement of existing products, services and processes and generate employment.   Forget the Taxman !! Further through the promise made by our Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s on July 5th, 2019 to resolve the issues hovering around startups, CBDT has issued a circular “Circular […]

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