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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 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 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 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


Office Order No. 143/2018 – Transfer and posting in CCIT Grade

August 29, 2018 1797 Views 0 comment Print

The following Chief Commissioners of Income Tax are hereby transferred and posted as per the table below, with immediate effect and until further orders:

Section 56 – Taxation of gift received

August 29, 2018 645939 Views 60 comments Print

As per income tax act gifts received are taxable in the hands of recipient under the head Income From Other Sources and there is no taxation for the donor. Here gift means any sum of money, Moveable property or immovable property which received without consideration or inadequate consideration.

Taxation of Agricultural Income- Detailed Analysis

August 29, 2018 74696 Views 3 comments Print

1. Agricultural Income in India is Exempt from Income Tax u/s 10(1) of Income Tax Act, but agricultural income from outside India is taxable. As per entry number 82 of Union List, Central Govt. shall have the powers to levy income tax on any income except agricultural income.

Everything about Employee Stock Options Plans (ESOPs)

August 29, 2018 58037 Views 4 comments Print

Almost all of you must have heard the stories of many drivers, office assistants and secretaries of Infosys becoming millionaire. This all could become possible due to a system of making such stakeholders as stockholder of the Company by granting them what is generally known as ESOP( Employee Stock Options Plan).

Tax benefits for senior citizens/ Super Senior Citizens

August 29, 2018 99747 Views 29 comments Print

1) The Income Tax Act identifies a senior citizen as a person who is 65 years of age or more at any time during the previous year. It provides for special benefits for such persons.2) As per the IT Act, senior citizens who have an income up to Rs

Section 37: Fees paid for enhancement of authorized capital; revenue or capital expense??

August 29, 2018 192311 Views 4 comments Print

This article is about one of the most important things which came out in terms that how to treat fees paid for enhancement of authorized capital to Registrar of Companies. Will it be a revenue expenditure or capital expenditure? Before starting it up and finding the answer let’s just start it with what is Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 all about.

An analysis of taxability of BPOs in India

August 29, 2018 16844 Views 2 comments Print

Business Process Outsource (BPO) is a concept or business model which grows in India many folds; most of the multinational companies (MNC) have either setup their captive units in India or approach the Indian business entities to perform their business process from India.

Profits from sale of land with well thought business project is Business Income

August 28, 2018 8604 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Anita Singh Vs ACIT (ITAT Indore) in the year 2006 itself the assessee along with other persons initiated the process of developing a colony which is proved by the Registration No.40/2006 issued on 21.8.2006. Few months before and the period thereafter all these 18 persons kept on purchasing the land from various land owners and parallely […]

Expenditure for expansion of existing business is revenue expenditure

August 28, 2018 11823 Views 0 comment Print

Expenditure for expansion of existing business in terms of new beds and services and aid in raising equity funds approximately 100 crores from interested investors to finance its expansion plan is certainly a revenue expenditure and be allowed as deduction under section 37 of the Act.

Settlement commission order holding that assessee had misrepresented facts without an enquiry into the matter is invalid

August 28, 2018 2937 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy  Vs Income Tax Settlement Commission (Madras High Court) Settlement Commission did not conduct an enquiry to satisfy itself that the stand taken by the PCIT by way of a supplementary report could be a valid ground to come to a conclusion that the assessee had made a false claim on the refund due. The […]

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