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ESOP Buyback in Unlisted Companies: Two-Tax Problem Employees Aren’t Prepared For

Income Tax : The article explains how ESOP taxation in unlisted companies occurs at both exercise and buyback stages. It highlights perquisite ...

June 22, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Exemption available from Capital gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility, investment conditions, exemption limits, timelines, and withdrawal provisions for capital gains exemptions ...

June 22, 2026 7077 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : This FAQ serves as a reference for the Income-tax Act provisions relating to cash receipts, loans, repayments, and electronic paym...

June 22, 2026 4788 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on ICDS (Income Computation and Disclosure Standards)

Income Tax : This FAQ covers all ten notified ICDS, explaining their scope, applicability, disclosures, and treatment of various tax-related tr...

June 22, 2026 7536 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 201 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 6184 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 285 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 1866 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 3951 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Sales Tax Subsidy Linked to Capital Investment is Capital Receipt: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax and similar State Government incentives were capital receipts because the schemes were intende...

June 22, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Already Examined Key Issues: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...

June 22, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Denied as No Valid Return Was Filed: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of...

June 22, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Tax Credit Allowed as Delayed Form 67 Filing Is Procedural: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to grant Foreign Tax Credit, observing that delayed filing of Form No. 67 is only a pr...

June 22, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as AO Relied on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Independent Analysis

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on Investigation ...

June 22, 2026 69 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 49578 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 789 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 615 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 237 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 198 Views 0 comment Print


Capital gain when assessee given developer possession & permission to construct property

February 10, 2019 3801 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee did permit developer to enter into premises and do all necessary things for construction of apartments and assessee handed over the possession, provisions of section 2(47) got attracted.

Interest cannot be disallowed for mere advancing of Interest-free advances to third parties

February 10, 2019 4107 Views 0 comment Print

Merely because non-interest bearing advance was given to third parties, the same would not justify that the test of ‘commercial expediency’ was not satisfied by assessee. Hence, disallowance of proportionate interest made by AO was not justified, as the same was given for business purposes.

Overview of TDS and TCS Provisions

February 10, 2019 18669 Views 1 comment Print

Compliance of TDS and TCS provisions is one of the important aspects for every business. However, it is also a tricky issue since there are so many provisions and also due to frequent insertion of new provisions. Non Compliance with these provisions leads to payment of Interest, Late Filing Fee, Penalties and also punishable with […]

No disallowance U/s. 40A(3) on Payment by debtor directly to creditor of assessee through banking channel

February 10, 2019 7962 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee’s debtor directly made payment through banking channel to assessee’s creditor to square up their account, provisions of section 40A(3) would not be attracted.

Making incorrect claim in law would not by itself make assessee liable to penalty U/s. 271(1)(c)

February 10, 2019 1473 Views 0 comment Print

Making of incorrect claim in law would not by itself amount to concealment of income or giving inaccurate particulars of income. Since revenue had not been able to show even remotely that there was any concealment of income or filing of inaccurate particulars of income, appeal was to be dismissed.

Depreciation allowable on Right to operate project facility & collect toll charges

February 10, 2019 2874 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Progressive Constructions Ltd. (ITAT Hyderabad) Expenditure incurred for gaining right to operate the project facility and collect toll charges resulted into an intangible asset eligible for depreciation Conclusion: Expenditure incurred by assessee of Rs.214 crore for creating the project or project facilities had created an intangible asset in the form of right to operate […]

Five Years jail to then ADIT for Accepting Bribe of Rs. One Lakh

February 9, 2019 1707 Views 1 comment Print

Five Years Rigorous Imprisonment To Then Assistant Director Of Income Tax And A Private Person For Accepting Bribe Of Rs. One Lakh The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) has sentenced Sh. Swarn Singh, then Assistant Director, Income Tax (Investigation), Dhanbad to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs. one lakh and […]

Interim Budget 2019-20 : key highlights of changes in Direct tax

February 9, 2019 6768 Views 8 comments Print

Interim Budget 2019-20 is presented by Interim Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal. Here are some key highlights of changes in Direct tax: – No amendments in Income tax slab and Surcharge rates 1. The existing rate of Income tax will continue. Here is brief introduction of different rates of income tax for different entities: (i) Slab […]

Addition not justified in section 153A assessments where no incriminating material found

February 9, 2019 4170 Views 0 comment Print

Additions could not be made in respect of assessments already completed if no incriminating material was found during search or during 153A proceedings.

Compensatory payments to foreign companies not having PE in India not liable for TDS U/s. 195

February 9, 2019 5061 Views 0 comment Print

Compensation received by foreign companies from assessee for loss of business/profit would constitute business receipts in the hands of foreign companies but the same was not liable for TDS under section 195 as the foreign companies did not have permanent establishment in India.

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