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Deductions Under Section 57 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn about deductions allowed under Section 57 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for income from other sources, including family pensi...

March 19, 2025 30 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation On Online Gambling in India: A Win or Lose for Industry?

Income Tax : This blog explores the implications of this tax policy, the distinction between games of skill and chance, the applicability of Ta...

March 19, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

New Section 194T TDS Rules: Impact on Taxpayers, Effective April 2025

Income Tax : New TDS Rules Under Section 194T: Impact on Taxpayers & Businesses – Effective from 1st April 2025 Introduction The Finance ...

March 18, 2025 1350 Views 0 comment Print

AI, Automation, Recession, and Income Tax Law in India

Income Tax : Explore the economic impact of AI, automation, and recession on India. Understand how income tax laws may evolve to address unempl...

March 18, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

Key Tax Tasks to Complete Before March 31, 2025

Income Tax : Ensure tax compliance before March 31, 2025. Key tasks include filing returns, verifying TDS, updating accounts, and making necess...

March 18, 2025 4482 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Seeks Input on Draft Income Tax Rules & Forms

Income Tax : CBDT invites stakeholder suggestions on simplifying Income Tax Rules and Forms under the Income Tax Bill, 2025. Submit feedback vi...

March 19, 2025 150 Views 0 comment Print

Direct Tax & Advance Tax Collections for F.Y. 2024-25 as on 16.03.2025

Income Tax : India's direct tax collections for FY 2024-25 show a 13.13% net growth, with gross collections up by 16.15% and significant gains ...

March 17, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Clarifies Guidance on Principal Purpose Test (PPT)

Income Tax : CBDT issues clarification on Circular 01/2025, stating it applies only to the Principal Purpose Test in certain DTAAs and does not...

March 17, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Tax Collection Trends & Foreign Investment Policies

Income Tax : Corporate tax collections increased post-rate cuts. No specific tax incentives for MNCs, but new measures aim to support electroni...

March 16, 2025 108 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of New Income Tax Bill 2025 on Compliance & Revenue

Income Tax : The Income Tax Bill 2025 aims to simplify tax laws with no major policy changes. It enhances clarity, reduces ambiguities, and ali...

March 16, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print


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Cost Allocation and Transfer Pricing – ITAT Bangalore Ruling

Income Tax : Advocate Amardeep Soni & Advocate Harsha Soni Gemplus India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) A Case Study of ITAT BANGALORE...

March 19, 2025 27 Views 0 comment Print

Reimbursements for seconded employees did not constitute FTS: Karnataka HC

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court rules on TDS applicability under Section 195 of the Income Tax Act in the case of Abbey Business Services Ind...

March 19, 2025 54 Views 0 comment Print

No section 50C Addition during ITR Processing under section 143(1): ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules that Section 50C adjustments cannot be made under Section 143(1) without referring valuation disputes to the DVO,...

March 19, 2025 405 Views 1 comment Print

No Addition Under Section 69 If Source Declared in Balance Sheet: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT Pune rules no addition under Section 69 if investment source is disclosed in the balance sheet. Partial relief granted for un...

March 19, 2025 228 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Must Rule on Merits in Co-op Society’s Demonetization Cash Deposit Case: ITAT Cochin

Income Tax : ITAT Cochin remands Thrissur Co-op Society’s demonetization cash deposit case to CIT(A) for a fresh decision on merits after ex-...

March 19, 2025 258 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT allows data sharing with Delhi’s IT Dept. for social welfare scheme identification

Income Tax : CBDT allows data sharing with Delhi's IT Dept. for social welfare scheme identification under Income Tax Act Section 138. Read the...

March 19, 2025 18 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT FAQs on Revised Guidelines for Compounding Offences

Income Tax : CBDT issues FAQs on revised guidelines for compounding offences under Income Tax Act, 1961. Covers filing procedures, fees, compet...

March 18, 2025 4218 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Power Finance Corp Zero Coupon Bond under section 2(48)

Income Tax : Finance Ministry specifies Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s ten-year zero coupon bond with Rs. 49,546 discount, for Income-tax Act...

March 11, 2025 1110 Views 0 comment Print

High-Risk and Non PAN Transaction Cases: Insight Portal Guidelines

Income Tax : Learn about high-risk transaction case verification, assessment, and proceedings under Sections 148/148A on the Insight and ITBA p...

March 7, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

High-Risk CRIU/VRU Cases and proceedings under Sections 148/148A

Income Tax : Learn about high-risk CRIU/VRU case verification, assessment, and proceedings under Sections 148/148A on the Insight and ITBA port...

March 7, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print


Clarification On Reopening Assessments Due To Retrospective Amendment introduced by Finance Act, 2012

May 29, 2012 2975 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2012 has introduced certain clarificatory amendments in section 2 clause (14), Section 2 clause (47), Section 9 and Section 195, of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”), with retrospective effect from 01.04.1962 or 01.04.1976, whereby meaning of various terms used in these sections have been clarified in order to remove any doubt regarding their interpretations.

Download Finance Act, 2012 as Assented by President

May 29, 2012 20308 Views 0 comment Print

Honourable President of India has Given its Assent to Finance Bill 2012 or Budget 2012-13 on 28.05.2012. The Finance Bill 2012 already received the assent of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha. You can also download Finance Bill 2012, We have provided link for the same at the bottom of the post.

Actual wastage cannot be compared with fixed standard because of various factors

May 29, 2012 1066 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has maintained quantitative records wherein full details of newsprint purchased and used are given. The assessee has also explained the reason for excessive wastage before the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer, however, without rejecting the contentions of the assessee, relied on the report of the Registrar of Newspapers of India, called for by him u/s 133(6) of the Act. The CIT(A), though accepted that assessee had maintained quantitative records of wastage etc., applied the wastage rate of 7%. On the facts and circumstances of the case we accept the contention of the assessee that the Registrar of Newspaper of India is an authority, entrusted with the job of allotment of quota of foreign newsprint and the actual wastage cannot be compared with fixed standard because of various factors.

I-T department forms lawyer teams to fight black money cases

May 28, 2012 1304 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax department has initiated a special country-wide exercise to engage a battery of lawyers for fighting black money cases and filing prosecution in a host of other tax evasion cases. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in his white paper on black money tabled during the recently concluded Parliament session, had said that “to facilitate the launch of prosecution in cases of evasion of taxes and speedy trial and early conclusion, provisions for constitution of special courts, summons trials, and appointment of public prosecutors have been included” as part of the multi-pronged strategy to combat the menace.

Download Form-16 with 24Q + 26Q (Annual Return) in Excel Format

May 27, 2012 179311 Views 12 comments Print

Automated Form 16 Preparation Software which can prepare at Form 16 of 50 Employees from the details of 24Q Annual Return Form. Master Form-16 New Financial Year 2012-13 / Assessment Year 2013-14 Master Form-16 New Financial Year 2011-12 / Assessment Year 2012-13

Procedure for download and merging of split TDS/TCS statement

May 27, 2012 9733 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure for Download of File Merge Utility (in case file is split) and Merging Split Quarterly Consolidated TDS/TCS statement. A. Procedure for Download of File Merging Utility 1) Download ‘File Merge Utility’ from TIN website (www.tin-nsdl.com ) under the option ‘TAN Registration’ in download section. FMU can be downloaded at the desired location for example desktop (see Fig 1.1 below).

Revised CBDT Instruction on Grant of TDS Credit For AY 2011-12

May 27, 2012 12683 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction No. 4/2012 (i) In all returns (ITR-1 to ITR-6), where the difference between the TDS claim and matching TDS amount reported in AS-26 data does not exceed Rs. Five thousands, the TDS claim may be accepted without verification. (ii) Where there is zero TDS matching, TDS credit shall be allowed only after due verification.

Charity should not become a façade to promote business interest or secure advantage of persons mentioned in section 13(3)

May 26, 2012 760 Views 0 comment Print

What is prohibited and barred is application of income or use of the property of the institution directly or indirectly for benefit of a person mentioned in Section 13(3) i.e. he is paid beyond what is reasonable, adequate, commensurate and justified for the services rendered or goods supplied. The said person should not profit at the expense of the trust/institution. Charity should not become the primary or important source of business profits and a façade to promote business interest or secure advantage, for persons mentioned in Section 13(3) in the name of charity. The word “benefit” need not be restricted to direct material benefit, but is of wide significance comprehending whatever would be beneficial in any respect, materially or otherwise. Benefit can be pecuniary or non pecuniary. This would be the correct legislative intent.

Subscription fee received for social media monitoring and market intelligence services taxable as Royalty

May 26, 2012 2641 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was a tax resident of Singapore. The applicant sought a ruling on taxability of subscription fee received from users in India to access the online information database maintained by it. AAR was of the view that the market intelligence services provided by the applicant on online portal was taxable as Royalty as per Clause (iv) of Explanation 2 to Section 9(1) (vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 The same was also taxable as Royalty as per Article 12(2) of India -Singapore Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.

Transfer Pricing – Disallowance of excess advertisement expense by comparing with average advertisement expense of companies is an adhoc method &not TNMM

May 26, 2012 1252 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing Officer recomputed the expenditure relating to reimbursement of business promotion expenses by Assessee to its associated enterprise based in Cyprus. The TPO had compared the said expense with the average of promotional expenditure incurred by 17 pharmaceutical companies, to compute arm’s length price (ALP) using Transaction Net Margin Method (TNMM). The Honourable Mumbai Tribunal held that the TPO had adopted an adhoc method and not TNMM to disallow the said expenses under the guise of Transfer Pricing provisions; hence the addition on account of disallowance was deleted.

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