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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


How to save tax on mutual fund returns / Income?

July 28, 2018 80615 Views 19 comments Print

If we can plan well, we can save tax on mutual fund returns. In this article, I would explain you as to how mutual fund returns are taxed and possible ways to save tax on such returns.

Former I-T commissioner from Mumbai gets 4 years jail in bribery case

July 28, 2018 1734 Views 0 comment Print

The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai has convicted Shri Dayashankar, the then Commissioner Income Tax (Appeals), Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai and sentenced him to undergo 04 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.2,50,000/- in a bribery case.

MOF Term “Certain Categories” Created Havoc

July 28, 2018 3072 Views 0 comment Print

Every professional of this country must remember what they were doing at 5.22 PM on 26th July 2018. They were busy with calculations, figures and looking towards their wristwatch about the probable time to leave their offices in these busy moments of ITR filing. It was an active day, but an extension of two weeks […]

TDS on Salary – Section 192 – FAQ & Important Circulars

July 27, 2018 532856 Views 51 comments Print

Article presents Questions and Answers on Section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961 related to TDS on Salary. Q.1. Who is responsible to deduct tax on Salary under Section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961? A.1. All persons paying salary are responsible to deduct TDS on income chargeable under the head “Salary”. In other words […]

Trust cannot be denied exemption for mere receipt of income by way of training and consultancy fee

July 27, 2018 3714 Views 0 comment Print

Xavier Institute of Management Vs ITO (ITAT Cuttack) The Cuttack bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the income received by a charitable institution imparting education shall not be charged for receiving training and consultancy fee from corporates as the same cannot be treated as a ‘commercial activity’ for denying tax […]

S. 271D / 271E Penalty not leviable on genuine Cash transaction of convenience

July 27, 2018 2646 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Tej Narayan Agarwal Vs Addl. CIT (ITAT Hyderabad) Amount received and repaid by the assessee subsequently is not a loan. This is a transaction done on behalf of his children to accommodate tham in obtaining DD’s without charges and cannot be considered as taking of loan or repayment of loan in cash. Facts of […]

Due date of Filing TDS statement

July 27, 2018 215887 Views 5 comments Print

To bring Uniformity and to give deductors sufficient time in filing of TDS Statement CBDT has vide Notification No. 30/2016 Dated: 29.04.2016 has revised due date for filing above referred TDS statements for Government and non-governemnt deductors wef 01.06.2016 to as follows :-

Derivatives – Meaning, Type & Taxation

July 27, 2018 36778 Views 0 comment Print

A derivative is nothing but a bet. We in our daily lives enter into a derivative contract (place a bet) without even knowing about it, say while watching a cricket match. To make you familiar with one of the derivative contract let me give you an example. Let’s say you have to buy a cable connection for your televison.

Section 44ADA – Presumptive Tax Scheme for Professionals

July 27, 2018 1147711 Views 182 comments Print

Section 44ADA is inserted with effect from financial year 2016-17 and deals Special provision for computing profits and gains of profession on presumptive basis for Certain professionals referred to in section 44AA(1) of the Income Tax Act whose total gross receipts from profession does not exceed Rs. 50 lakhs in a financial year.

Tax Planning for those Earning Rental Income from house property

July 27, 2018 22018 Views 13 comments Print

Tax is a financial burden on any person. One cannot do financial planning without considering the tax liability. Every person devotes his time and energy to plan his tax liability but still he doesn’t able to save much as he like’s too. The main reason is because mostly financial planning is done conventionally.

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