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Income Tax : Learn key updates in the New Income Tax Bill, 2025, effective April 2026. Covers tax year, compliance, deductions, international t...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Bill 2025 aims to simplify tax laws by replacing the 1961 Act. It includes 23 chapters, 16 schedules, and 536 secti...
Income Tax : Perquisites and Profits in Lieu of Salary are important components of taxable income under the Income Tax Act of 1961. These refer...
Income Tax : Budget 2025-26 focuses on growth, tax relief, and investment. GDP projected at 6.3-6.8%, new tax slabs ease burden on middle class...
Income Tax : Explore the New Tax Bill 2025, replacing the Income Tax Act of 1961. Learn about its simplified structure, global alignment, and c...
Income Tax : Analysis of income tax return filings in India over five years, including trends, zero-tax cases, and government initiatives to en...
Income Tax : Government addresses Supreme Court judgment on tax exemptions for clergy and its implications on Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) u...
Income Tax : Corporate tax collections rose post rate cuts from AY 2020-21, except during COVID. Budget 2025 proposes presumptive tax for elect...
Income Tax : CPC (TDS) reminds deductors to file TDS Statement 26Q for Q2 FY 2024-25. Late/non-filing may attract fees and affect TDS credit fo...
Income Tax : Union Cabinet has approved the new Income Tax Bill 2025, aiming to simplify and modernize India's tax system by replacing the 1961...
Income Tax : Therefore, the procedure that is required to be completed for issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Act is required to be co...
Income Tax : ITAT Pune deletes additions against Ganraj Homes LLP based on extrapolated on-money allegations, citing lack of corroborative evid...
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that addition under section 69 towards unaccounted gold and silver jewellery set aside relying on CBDT instructi...
Income Tax : Kerala High Court held that recovery of tax arrears by income tax department from property that was already auctioned by Kerala Ge...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that license fees paid to M/s. Remfry & Sagar for use goodwill vested in the company is allowable as deducti...
Income Tax : The Indian government is set to introduce the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on February 13, 2025. This comprehensive...
Income Tax : Bhaikaka University, Gujarat, is approved for scientific research under Section 35(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, effective f...
Income Tax : Notification No. 14/2025 updates Form 49C submission rules for liaison offices under the Income-Tax Act. Filing deadline set to 8 ...
Income Tax : CBDT amends Income-Tax Rules, 1962, updating regulations for Infrastructure Debt Funds, including investment criteria, bond issuan...
Income Tax : CBDT authorizes data sharing with DFPD to identify PMGKAY beneficiaries. MoU to govern data confidentiality, transfer mode, and ti...
India today asked the US to move ahead with an agreement which would exempt professionals from payment of security taxes to mitigate the impact of a visa fee hike last year. Both the sides are negotiating Bilateral Totalisation Agreement (BTA), which once signed, would benefit lakhs of Indians who are working in America and paying social security but are unable to get any benefit out of it.
M/s Prajna Technologies & Services Private Limited vs. DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) – Observing the nature of business, the taxpayer never sold the right to carry on the business of its software development or its right to carry on any business. It had merely sold a specific sale contract with a client, which is routine outsourcing in all businesses. The provision of Section 55(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 would be applicable in the present case and accordingly the transaction would fall under the ambit of the expression “right to manufacture, produce or process any article or thing”. The said expression was inserted by the Finance Act 1997 w.e.f. 1 April 1998. Hence, the contention of the taxpayer that the amendment to Section 55(2)(a) bringing the transfer of commercial right to capital gain tax is effective from the AY 2003-04 and not 2002-03 is not tenable. Hence the transfer of a specific sale contract is taxable as capital gains under Section 55(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Notification No. 36/2011 – Income Tax Exemption u/s 139(1) to Specified Person from the requirement of furnishing a return of income for Assessment year 2011-12. An Individual whose total income for the relevant assessment year does not exceed five lakh rupees and consists of only income chargeable to income-tax under the following head,—(A) ‘Salaries’; (B) ‘Income from other sources’, by way of interest from a savings account in a bank, not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
Individuals having total income up to Rs. 5,00,000 for FY 2010-11, after allowable deductions, consisting of salary from a single employer and interest income from deposits in a saving bank account up to Rs. 10,000 are not required to file their income tax return. Such individuals must report their Permanent Account Number (PAN) and the entire income from bank interest to their employer, pay the entire tax by way of deduction of tax at source, and obtain a certificate of tax deduction in Form No.16.
Notification No. 35/2011 – Income Tax CBDT has vide Notification No. 35/2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of explanation to section 48 of the Act, CBDT has notified 785 as the cost inflation index, in respect of computation of gains arising on the transfer of long term capital asset. The said inflation index is applicable for financial year 2011-12.
Dalal Broacha Stock Broking Pvt Ltd vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai – Special Bench)- Provisions of section 36(1)(ii) will apply in case of all employees including share holder employees irrespective of the fact whether any extra services have been rendered or not. The issue whether payment of bonus or commission to an employee will be covered by the provisions of section 36(1)(ii) or section 37(1) is also settled by the judgment of Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in case of Subodh Chandra Poppatlal vs. CIT (24 ITR 586) in which the Hon’ble High Court while dealing with similar provisions of the old Act held that when an expenditure fell under section 10(2)(x) [which corresponds to section 36(1)(ii)], in the sense that it is an expenditure in the nature of bonus or commission paid to an employee for services rendered then its validity can only be determined by the tests laid down in section 10(2)(x) and not by the tests laid down in section 10(2)(xv) which corresponds to section 37(1).
CIT vs. Indian Hotels Co Ltd (Supreme Court) – The department filed a SLP challenging the order of the Bombay High Court declining to condone delay of 656 days in filing the appeal. The delay was explained as having been caused by several facts such as non traceability of case records, procedural formalities involved in the Department and the papers are to be processed through different officers in rank for their comments, approval etc. and then the preparation of the draft of appeal memo, paper book and the administrative difficulties such as shortage of staff.
Bela Juneja v CIT (Delhi High Court) – Additions under s 69 was justified since finding of facts has been arrived by lower authorities that assessee had made unexplained investment and there was huge difference between agreed price for purchase of property and price registered in sale deed and no perversity has been shown in such findings. Coming to the material available on record, enough evidence was found by the lower authorities pertaining to assessee from the premises in which she was living that the above payment in respect of property was made by her. The same has neither been accounted for nor assessee has given any satisfactory reply about the investment in question.
The Home Ministry has asked the Revenue Department to conduct a probe into the allegations of disproportionate assets against former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan. In a letter to the Revenue Secretary, the Home Ministry asked him to institute an inquiry through the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the investigative wing of the department.
It has been decided with the approval of competent authority to constitute a Committee to examine ways to strengthen laws to curb the generation of black-money in India, its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery. The Committee shall consist of the following officers:- (i) Chairman, CBDT – Chairman of Committee
