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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


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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


Pune ITAT Deletes ₹1.14 Crore Addition Based Solely on Hawala Operator’s Statement; Cross-Examination Denial Proves Fatal

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that approval from the Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner is mandatory for reopening assessments beyon...

June 22, 2026 Views 0 comment Print

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


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


Angel Taxation | Assessment Procedure of startup Companies | Section 56

August 7, 2019 4776 Views 0 comment Print

Following procedure is laid down with regard to the assessment of such startup entities involving the issue of section 56(2)(viib). (i) Where the Startup Company has been recognised by the DPIIT but the case is selected under “limited scrutiny” on the single issue of applicability of section 56 (2)(viib), no verification on such issues will be done by the AOs during the proceedings u/s 143 (3)/147 of the I.T. Act, 1961 and the contention of such recognized Startup Companies on the issue will be summarily accepted.

Form 80IAC Startup India

August 7, 2019 35751 Views 10 comments Print

STARTUP RECOGNITION: Under the Startup India Action Plan, startups that meet the definition as prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) are eligible to apply for recognition under the program. The Startups have to provide support documents, at the time of application. Eligibility Criteria for Startup Recognition: The Startup should be incorporated as a private limited […]

Section 54F deduction on payment for residential house eligible till due date of belated return filing

August 6, 2019 1395 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Vatsala Asthana Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Regarding the payment made by the assessee before 31/03/2014, Hon7ble High Court of Rajasthan in the case of Shankar Lal Saini (supra) held that, where assessee, an individual deposited unutilized sale consideration in capital gains scheme within the due date of filing of belated tax return under section […]

Section 148 notice in name of deceased assessee is invalid

August 6, 2019 2448 Views 0 comment Print

Notice notice under section 148 being jurisdictional notice, issued to a dead person and legal representative not having waived the requirement of notice under section 148 and not having submitted to the jurisdiction of AO pursuant to impugned notice, provisions of section 292B would not get attracted and hence, notice under section 148 had to be treated as invalid.

Mechanical Addition for fictitious loss by Client Code Modification not sustainable

August 6, 2019 3480 Views 0 comment Print

Addition made by AO on account of suppression of profit and obtaining fictitious loss by assessee company by way of Client Code Modification (CCM) and on account of commission paid to brokers to obtain fictitious loss through CCM was to be deleted as AO had mechanically added amounts as income of assessee without verifying & furnishing

Fresh information in investigation report form- Reassessment notice valid

August 6, 2019 1440 Views 0 comment Print

Fresh information in the form of investigation report clearly demonstrated that initial disclosure regarding price of shares was not true and there was whole ‘live link’ between material in the form of investigation report and formation of belief that income had escaped assessment, therefore, reassessment notice was sustained as valid.

Upfront fee paid to bank to obtain loan for acquisition of capital asset allowable

August 6, 2019 10362 Views 0 comment Print

Any expenditure incurred for obtaining loan was allowable as revenue expenditure even if the loan was intended for acquiring a capital asset. Thus, upfront fee paid to bank was thus allowable.

Changes in Income Tax Return for AY 2019-20

August 6, 2019 5199 Views 2 comments Print

The CBDT has notified the Income-tax Return (ITR) Forms for the Assessment Year 2019-20 with many changes and revisions. While the last date for filing income tax returns has been extended to August 31 for FY 2018-19, the changes and penal clauses for late filing mean one should start the process as soon as possible. ITR 1 […]

Additional depreciation on Plants & machinery installed in Captive Power Plant

August 6, 2019 4923 Views 0 comment Print

It is now a settled position as held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the various Co­ordinate Benches of the Tribunal that the process of generation of electricity is akin to manufacture of an article or thing, the assessee in the instant case satisfy the requirement that it is engaged in the business of manufacture or production of an article or thing.

Section 195 TDS on payment of any other sum to a non-resident

August 6, 2019 147444 Views 3 comments Print

Provisions of tax deduction at source (TDS) with regard to payment of any other sum to a non-resident is covered under section 195 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which are explained hereunder.

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