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One Mismatch Away from a Notice: How 3CD–ITR Gaps Trigger Scrutiny

Income Tax : Even genuine reporting differences between Form 3CD and the ITR can attract automated scrutiny. This article explains key reconcil...

June 22, 2026 3 Views 0 comment Print

Why 30 June Matters: Last Date for Section 143(2) Income Tax Scrutiny Notices

Income Tax : The article explains that 30 June is the Department's deadline to issue scrutiny notices for eligible returns, not a filing deadli...

June 22, 2026 3 Views 0 comment Print

Why You Shouldn’t Let AI File Your Income Tax Return Without Professional Review

Income Tax : AI can simplify tax work but cannot replace professional judgment in income tax filing. The article explains why human review rema...

June 22, 2026 3 Views 0 comment Print

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 648 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 1101 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 6175 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


Section 263 Revision Quashed as AO Had Examined Section 80G Claim on CSR Expenses

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that revision under Section 263 was not justified where the Assessing Officer had examined and consciously al...

June 22, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

ESOP Discount Is Allowable Business Expenditure Despite Pending SLP: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that ESOP discount is an allowable deduction under Section 37(1), observing that the pendency of an SLP again...

June 22, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Exchange Gain Is Operating Income as It Arises from Export of Services

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that foreign exchange fluctuation gains arising from export of services must be treated as operating income fo...

June 22, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Section 56(2)(viib) Addition Deleted as Shares Were Allotted to Existing Shareholders

Income Tax : The ITAT held that no addition under Section 56(2)(viib) was warranted where shares were allotted to existing shareholders and no ...

June 22, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 39 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 49488 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 783 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 234 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


Fees for included services taxable only if technical knowledge made available

July 9, 2019 4449 Views 0 comment Print

In view of Section 90(2) of the Act and clause 4(b) of Article 12 of the Treaty, the provisions of this Act would stand applicable only where fees for included services taxable only if there is a make available technical knowledge. In the case in hand finding of fact that has been returned by the ITAT, there is no make available of the technical knowledge, therefore, the provisions of the Income Tax Act would not stand attracted in the transactions in question.

Benchmarking of royalty payments without adopting any of prescribed methods by TPO was invalid

July 9, 2019 4503 Views 0 comment Print

Where TPO was not convinced with the benchmarking of international transaction of assessee, he should have independently benchmarked the arm’s length price of royalty payment by adopting any one of the prescribed methods which he had failed to do and determined arm’s length price at nil on purely ad–hoc basis without assigning any valid and acceptable reason, therefore, the addition made on account of adjustment made to the arm’s length price of royalty payment was to be deleted.

Order must be passed in reasonable time in absence of prescribed statutory time limit with reference to collection of taxes

July 9, 2019 5145 Views 0 comment Print

Adani Enterprise Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) We notice that no time limit has been prescribed for passing order under s.206C of the Act. The CIT(A) has assumed that in the absence of statutory time limit provided, the provisions of Section 201(3) of the Act providing time limit for deduction of tax at source can […]

When a receipt is not in the character of income it cannot form part of book profit U/s. 115JB

July 9, 2019 2358 Views 0 comment Print

As nature of “interest subsidy and power” depends on the purpose for which it was given, hence, in assessee’s case it was ‘capital’ in nature not liable to tax because the entire reason behind receiving the subsidy was setting up of plant in the backward region of West Bengal, namely, Bankura.

Budget 2019: 19 Proposed key Amendment in Income Tax Act, 1961

July 9, 2019 7362 Views 2 comments Print

Analysis of Finance Bill (02) 2019 The major proposed amendment by Finance bill (02) 2019. Few amendments which are not so important are not covered. 1. Amendment in Section 2(19AA) (Definition) One of the condition to qualify the definition of demerger is “The resulting company will record the property and liability of the undertaking/s at […]

Validity of Income Tax notice issued in name of deceased assessee

July 9, 2019 5607 Views 0 comment Print

Legal representative of deceased assessee not having waived the requirement of notice under section 148 and not having submitted to jurisdiction of AO pursuant to the impugned notice issued in the name of deceased, provisions of section 292B would not get attracted and hence, notice under section 148 had to be treated as invalid.

Section 194N: TDS on cash withdrawals

July 9, 2019 75114 Views 38 comments Print

Relevant Part of Union Budget 2019 Speech on Levy TDS of 2% on cash withdrawal under Section 194N The Finance Minister made a statement in the House of Parliament that to continue to provide momentum to the buoyancy in direct taxes through deepening and widening of the tax base, promoting less cash economy, proposed. 126. […]

Transfer of land would be treated as capital asset instead of stock in trade if no construction or business activity carried on same

July 9, 2019 12492 Views 0 comment Print

Where land was stock in trade in the books of account, but, there was a complete bar on assessee as per the Notification of the Ministry of Defence to raise any construction or to do any business activity therein, the land in question could not not be treated as stock in trade but as a capital asset in nature determining holding period from the date of acquisition.

Union Budget 2019-2020 -Key Highlights

July 8, 2019 4308 Views 0 comment Print

1. DIRECT TAX No change in income tax slab rates for this year. Deduction exceeded from ₹2,00,000/- to ₹3,50,000/- for the home loan upto ₹45,00,000/-. Surcharge in case of individual: – Assessee Surcharge rate when income is >=₹2Cr but <₹5Cr. Surcharge rate when income is >=₹5Cr. Individual 3% 7% Tax rates in case of companies […]

Exemption from deeming of fair market value of shares for certain transactions

July 8, 2019 7695 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of the section 56(2)(x) of the Income-tax Act, inter alia, provide for chargeability of income in case of receipt of money or specified property for no or inadequate consideration. For determining the amount of income for receipt of certain shares, the fair market value of the shares is taken into account. Similarly, […]

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