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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 126 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 75 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


Capital Gains on Income From Sale of Agricultural Land

August 26, 2018 263396 Views 41 comments Print

Sale of land resulting in business income The first and most important issue to be determined is whether the land is held as investment or stock in trade. If the agricultural land is held as stock in trade then the sale of such lands is taxable as business income and no exemption under the Act is provided in this regard.

Income From Capital Gain – Assessment , Case Laws

August 26, 2018 34246 Views 4 comments Print

The issue of short term capital gains (STCG) vs long term capital gains (LTCG) is an ongoing issue. In many of the cases, it is also intertwined with treating such gains as business income. Further, in some of the cases where claims of LTCG have been made, the AOs have treated them as sham transactions and taxed them under Section 69 of the Act, particularly with respect to dealings in penny stocks. The focus of this concept paper has been ke

Computer Software- Direct Tax Implication

August 26, 2018 46958 Views 3 comments Print

There is a never ending debate on whether software related payment made by a resident to a foreign recipient is in the nature of Royalties or Fees for Technical Services or Business Income.

ITAT disallows Payment of referral fees paid by Car dealer

August 26, 2018 1215 Views 0 comment Print

This is an Appeal by the Assessee directed against the order by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-2, Jalandhar (‘CIT(A)’, for short) dated 05.10.2016, partly allowing the assessee’s appeal contesting its assessment u/s. 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’, hereinafter) dated 12.10.2015 for Assessment Year (AY) 2013-14

Exemption under Section 54, 54EC & 54F -FAQs & case laws

August 26, 2018 431259 Views 142 comments Print

Article Explains Exemption / Deduction under Section 54, Section 54EC & Section 54F of Income Tax Act, 1961 with FAQs and Case Laws. It explains regarding Capital Gain Account Scheme, deduction on multiple sales & purchases of residential houses, capital gains arising from sale of more than one house

Whether provisions of Section 206AA override DTAA?

August 26, 2018 17358 Views 1 comment Print

When it comes to deduction of TDS while remitting any payment to a Non-Resident the beneficial provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the Income Tax Act 1961 (Act) is applied. In case where the remittance is not taxable in India then there is no requirement to deduct TDS, otherwise TDS needs to be […]

Loss of security deposit against rented premises is business loss

August 25, 2018 4416 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Outworks Solutions [P] Ltd Vs JCIT (ITAT Delhi) No doubt, the assessee claimed write off as bed debt but it is equally true that the assessee did explain the sequence of events which prompted it for the said write off. There is no denying that the assessee does not fulfill the conditions mandated in […]

Contributions cannot be treated as Anonymous If Name & Address of Donee is Available

August 25, 2018 5457 Views 0 comment Print

Dhirendra Pal Singh Institute Vs JCIT (ITAT Agra) The receiver of the donations has maintained the register of donors indicating the names and addresses of the donors and their identity as well in the form of Voter Card, Bank account, etc. The CIT (A) has found and opined in his order that these donations have been […]

Product Development expense for existing line of business is revenue expenditure

August 25, 2018 4716 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Nov Sara India Pvt. Ltd Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Software development expenditure which was held to be capital expenditure by the Assessing Officer holding that it has given a benefit of enduring nature to the assessee. The claim of the assessee is that same is a license fee and, therefore, it cannot be […]

Royalties and Fees for Technical Services [Article 12]

August 25, 2018 114874 Views 1 comment Print

Whether or not the royalty/fees for technical services is taxable in India in the hands of the non-resident, will depend on provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) and the relevant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, if any. Further whether such royalty/ fees for technical services will also be taxed in the home country of the recipient will depend upon the provisions of the tax laws of such home country.

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