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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 120 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 4797 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 7548 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 72 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 75 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 49596 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 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


Mere genuineness of Transaction not enough for non levy of Penalty U/s. 271D

September 6, 2018 1986 Views 0 comment Print

Deepak Sales & Properties Pvt. Ltd  Vs  ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) There is no dispute between the parties that bonafide nature of transactions alone would not be sufficient to escape the clutches of sec. 271D of the Act. As per the decision rendered by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Kum. A.B. Shanthi (supra), it […]

No Penalty U/s. 271AAA if Assessee substantiated the manner in which undisclosed income was derived

September 6, 2018 1452 Views 0 comment Print

As the assessee had discharged his onus by substantiating the manner in which undisclosed income was derived, being the savings of his wife, and had paid the due tax thereon, no penalty proceedings could be initiated against assessee.

ITAT justified in not allowing set-off of share trading business loss against cash credit addition

September 6, 2018 1365 Views 0 comment Print

Truptiben Bakulbhai Pate Vs ITO (Gujarat High Court) As assessee had neither filed her return of income declaring loss nor had shown such loss in her books of account, this clearly indicated that assessee deliberately withhold the bank account and transactions recorded therein. Further, as she had not furnished any explanation about non-disclosure of bank […]

Types of Notices under Income Tax Act, 1961

September 6, 2018 516413 Views 20 comments Print

Notice under Section 142(1) – Inquiry before assessment Notice under Section 142(1) is usually served to call upon documents and details from the tax payers, and to take a particular case under assessment.The basic purpose is to inquire the details of the assessee before making assessment under the Act. It can be related to ‘Preliminary Investigation’ before starting the assessment.

Income tax Assessment Procedure in Nutshell

September 6, 2018 190890 Views 20 comments Print

Income tax assessment is estimation for an amount assessed while paying Income Tax by assessee himself or by income tax officer. Following types of assessment are carried out under Income tax act. We will discuss each type of assessment in detailed in this article.

Constitutional Validity of Dividend distributed Tax

September 6, 2018 7491 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend distributed Tax (DDT): Dividend paid by companies is a payment and expenditure. The tax on dividend payouts is not tax on income (of company).  The levy of additional tax on companies under Section 115-O seems to be ultra virse the Constitution of India.

Tax Deduction U/s. 80G for Donations towards Social Causes

September 6, 2018 17555 Views 3 comments Print

Have you donated money for charity, social or philanthropic purposes, or, have made contributions towards a National Relief Fund? If yes, then you could use these donations to reduce your tax outgo. The Income Tax Act encourages charitable deeds towards the poor and needy, and offers donors tax benefits under Section 80G. Read on to find out more about this section.

I-T e-filing : Reset Password using Digital Signature

September 6, 2018 30102 Views 0 comment Print

As reported by us  that Income Tax Department needs to further strengthen the security of Income Tax e-filing accounts, in our post titled “Income Tax e-filing website hacking : Need of the Hour department has introduced  a new option to Change Password for online e-filing account. Under this option Assessee can change the password in case he forgets the same by taking the following steps

Maintain Proper Proof While Filing Income Tax Return

September 6, 2018 7135 Views 2 comments Print

In India, tax laws are admittedly complicated because of various deductions, exemptions, relief and rebates. Being liable to pay tax creates a responsibility for an individual to do tax planning so that he should arrange his financial activities in such a way that maximum tax benefits are enjoyed.

Tax on Gifts – All you want to know

September 6, 2018 8209 Views 5 comments Print

On October 1, 2009, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) put into effect that people receiving gifts, in cash or kind, will have to pay tax, if the value exceeds Rs 50,000. In the past, the income tax was levied ONLY on cash gifts of this amount. The basic meaning of this rule is that if you receive a gift that is in value over Rs 50,000, you will “need to pay income tax due on the aggregate value of the gift and disclose the taxable value of such property in the return of income for assessment year 2010-11 and subsequent years”.

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