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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 123 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 7083 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 4803 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 7551 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 204 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 75 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 78 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 72 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 78 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 78 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 49599 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 621 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 240 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


How to Get Your Pending Income Tax Refund: Tax Ombudsman

September 8, 2018 36851 Views 44 comments Print

Delays in income tax refunds, even after the stipulated number of months, are faced by many tax payers. Running from pillar to post at the income tax office, having to deal with impolite income tax officials become a part of the ordeal.

Depreciation is available on genuine goodwill

September 8, 2018 2022 Views 0 comment Print

CLC & Sons Pvt. Ltd Vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) (Special Bench) Hon’ble Summit court in CIT vs. Smifs Securities Ltd. (2012) 348 ITR 302 (SC) in which it has been held: “that goodwill will fall under the expression ‘or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature’” and, hence, qualifies for depreciation u/s 32(1) of […]

Non-Compliance of TDS Provision where Payment is made to a Resident

September 8, 2018 7964 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with non compliance of provision of TDS where payment is made to a Resident. 30% cent of any sum payable to a resident on account of interest, commission or brokerage, Rent, Royalty, fees for professional services or, fees fir technical services payable to a resident, or amounts payable to a contractor or sub-contractor being resident for carrying out any work on which tax is deductible at source and such tax has not been deducted or, after deduction, has not been paid on or before the due date specified in section 139(1) . Then 30% cent of any sum payable shall be disallowed.

Legality of Tax Havens and Black Money

September 8, 2018 5244 Views 1 comment Print

Abstract As we all are well aware of the term ‘Tax’ which is defined as a revenue that is levied on the people by the Government based on their income and the commodities they purchase or sell. Evasion of Tax has always been considered to be an illegal action and people with greed often engage […]

Delay in filing TDS return due to outside professional is reasonable cause

September 7, 2018 1317 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Oriental Insurance co. ltd, Vs JCIT (ITAT Delhi) In the present case the quarterly TDS return in form No. 24Q, which was to be filed by the assessee on 15.06.2011 was filed on 05.04.2013 causing the delay of 660 days. The main reason shown by the assessee is that the work was entrusted to […]

Tax Exemption cannot be denied to IOA Merely for Receiving Sponsorship

September 7, 2018 2472 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the Revenue is preferred against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax [Appeals] – 40, New Delhi dated 31.12.2015 pertaining to A.Y 2011-12. 2. Grievances of the Revenue read as und

Genuineness of Share Transaction cannot be suspected merely for Irregularities of Share Broker

September 7, 2018 2163 Views 0 comment Print

The report given by BSE only shows that there may be some irregularities on the part of the share broker. In our view, such kind of irregularities, if any, committed by share broker cannot be a ground to suspect the genuineness of purchase and sale of shares undertaken by the assessee.

Taxability of Capital gains- On Execution of agreement of sale or sale deed?

September 7, 2018 17523 Views 1 comment Print

 Maniar Injectoplast Pvt. Ltd. Vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) It was specifically mentioned in the agreement of sale assessee was to make out a clear and marketable title to plot of land, free of all encumbrances, to the satisfaction of the purchaser’s advocate and after fulfilling the other conditions it would execute and register a deed […]

Wrong Name on Assessment Order of non existent Company can’t be cured by section 292B

September 7, 2018 1623 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT  Vs M/s. Mahagun Realtors (P) Ltd, (ITAT Delhi) AO has passed the assessment order u/s 153A of the Act in case of Mahagun Realtors Pvt. Ltd (represented by Mahagun India Pvt. Ltd after amalgamation) despite the fact that the above company has merged with Mahagun India Pvt. Ltd by the order of the Hon’ble […]

Section 54 Exemption when Agreement to sell old property and investment in new residential property within one year

September 7, 2018 6972 Views 0 comment Print

Agreement to sell old property and investment in new residential property within one year, whether to be claimed as exemption under section 54.

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