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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 129 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 49602 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


Taxation of Income of Unit Holders of Business Trust

July 10, 2018 96225 Views 1 comment Print

The ‘Concept of Business Trust in India’ was introduced vide the Finance Act’2014. The business trusts operate as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). At present, there are only InvITs registered in India, the first REIT is yet to pave its way. Practically the concept was implemented in the Financial Year […]

How to Calculate Gratuity and its Tax Treatment

July 9, 2018 118886 Views 19 comments Print

As per the Act, the gratuity amount is 15 days’ wage multiplied by the number of years put in by you. Here wage refers to basic salary plus dearness allowance. Take the monthly salary drawn by you last (basic + dearness allowance) at the time of resi

Section 80DD Deduction- Medical expense of disabled dependent

July 9, 2018 788530 Views 323 comments Print

Section 80DD allows a deduction to an individual or HUF if the person has incurred in the previous year any expenditure on medical treatment (including nursing), training and rehabilitation of a dependant with a disability or paid or deposited

Taxability of Provident Fund -Recognized, Unrecognized & Statutory

July 9, 2018 755566 Views 71 comments Print

Section 10(11) and 10(12) of the Act deal with exemption on payments from provident funds, while section 80C of the act deals with allowance of deductions on contributions to provident funds. The following are the types of provident funds. Recognized Provident Fund (RPF) – This scheme is applicable to an organization which employs 20 or more employees.

Form No. 12BB for deduction claim from Salary by employees

July 9, 2018 110311 Views 9 comments Print

Salaried Employees furnish a deceleration to their employer in respect of Income Tax Deduction they are eligible under various provisions of Income Tax alongwith Supportings. Employers consider these declaration and supporting while calculating TDS to be deducted on Salary of their employees.

Exemption U/s. 11 not available if Trust Gifts its property to Unregistered Trust

July 9, 2018 3033 Views 0 comment Print

DDIT Vs M/s. Paramasiva Naidu Muthuvel Raj Education Trust (ITAT Chennai) It is also an undisputed fact that during relevant assessment year, the land had been made available to M/s. PMR Bangaru Subbammal Educational Trust, which is a Trust that does not have registration u/s.12AA of the Act. It is also an undisputed fact that […]

Tax on Income from mushrooms grown in controlled conditions

July 9, 2018 2256 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural operations carried out by assessee on land/soil, being human skill and labour were basically agricultural operation and as such just because mushrooms are grown in controlled conditions it does not negate claim of assessee that income arising from sale of such mushrooms was agricultural income and thus exempt under section 10(1).

Mushrooms are fungus and Income from production & sale of Mushrooms is ‘agricultural income’

July 9, 2018 29352 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT  Vs. Inventaa Industries Private Limited (ITAT Hyderabad Special Bench) Mushrooms are fungus which are produced from spawn and not plants or crops and hence not agriculture. They are grown in trays of prepared soil in climate controlled rooms for commercial. We cannot restrict the word “product” to ‘plants’, ‘fruits’, ‘vegetables’ or such botanical life […]

Tax on Interest on enhanced compensation arising on compulsory acquisition of agricultural land

July 9, 2018 14436 Views 0 comment Print

Satbir & Ors. Vs ITO (ITAT Chandigarh) Capital gains–Interest on enhanced compensation arising on compulsory acquisition of agricultural land–Taxability Interest earned under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which is on enhanced compensation, is treated as an accretion to the value and therefore, is part of the enhanced compensation or consideration. Therefore, interest on […]

TDS @20% Emotional Taxation without Representation

July 9, 2018 28266 Views 4 comments Print

Tax Deducted at Source popularly known as TDS, is the tax that is deducted from the income which falls in the taxable category. The rates are well prescribed and tax has to be deducted as provided in the Section 206 AA of the Income Tax Act. SECTION 206AA. REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH PAN Section 206AA talks […]

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