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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 141 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 4821 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 7554 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 3957 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 84 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 81 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 78 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 84 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 81 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 49611 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


Expense outside Section 24 ambit cannot be claimed against House Property Income

April 9, 2018 1791 Views 0 comment Print

Sonega Trades & Investments Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai); During assessment proceedings, it was noted that the assessee claimed deduction of Rs.3.72 Lacs as Municipal Taxes and other charges u/s 24 against rental income earned by the assessee. The said charges comprised-off of Rs.0.72 Lacs being monthly maintenance charges and Rs.3 Lacs being License […]

Indian Taxation League: New ITR Forms – Income Tax V/S GST

April 9, 2018 23445 Views 5 comments Print

, There is also a new league that has been started, Indian Taxation League and the match is between GST and Income Tax. Recently CBDT has notified new changes in the ITR and now the taxpayers have to give details of their turnover reported in GST in Income Tax Return.

Interest on Bank Overdraft advanced to Sister Concern for Non-Business purpose is not allowable

April 9, 2018 1881 Views 0 comment Print

In Dheeraj Consultancy P. Ltd v. ACIT, the Mumbai ITAT held that the finance cost incurred on overdraft obtained from the bank which is advanced to sister concern for the non-business purpose is not business loss under the Income Tax Act.

Prior to A.Y 2015-16 no restriction on number of residential houses U/s. 54

April 9, 2018 3345 Views 0 comment Print

In Mr. Ravi Shankar vs. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) proclaimed in its recent order that pre- amended capital gain under section 54 of the Income Tax Act 1961 can be availed for two residential houses.

Depreciation Eligible on Intangible asset namely Goodwill

April 9, 2018 3519 Views 0 comment Print

Goodwill is an intangible asset under section 32(1)(ii) covered within the expression ‘any other business or commercial rights of similar nature’ and, therefore, assessee was entitled to claim depreciation on such goodwill.

Important Changes in ITR-1 of FY 2017-18

April 9, 2018 83784 Views 17 comments Print

The most popular one pager Income Tax return (ITR-1 Sahaj) is continued by the CBDT this year also vide notification no. 16/2016 dated 03rd April 2018.  But there are certain changes regarding eligibility to file this return as well contents of this return which are as under. 1. This year (AY 2018-19 FY 2017-18), only […]

Slump Sale and Its Taxability

April 9, 2018 95904 Views 10 comments Print

In M&A transactions, “Slump Sales” are considered to be one of the most preferred ways of carrying out a deal due to various tax and stamp duty incentives associated with it. Meaning of ‘slump sale’ In simple words, ‘slump sale’ is nothing but transfer of a whole or part of business concern as a going […]

No Disallowance U/s. 14A on strategic investments out of Commercial expediency

April 8, 2018 3363 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee had made investment in subsidiary companies not to earn tax free income but out of commercial expediency, no dis allowance under section 14A was called for.

Rule 8D of Income Tax Rules is Prospective & cannot be applied to AY prior to 2008-09

April 8, 2018 5256 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s Essar Telehoding Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) Applying the principles of statutory interpretation for interpreting retrospectivity of a fiscal statute and looking into the nature and purpose of sub­section (2) and sub­section (3) of Section 14A as well as purpose and intent of Rule 8D coupled with the explanatory notes in the […]

Charging of interest U/s. 234B(1) in regular assessment not necessary for charging interest U/s. 234B(3)

April 8, 2018 4467 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s. Baby Marine Exports (Kerala High Court) If the regular assessment was upheld finally and there was a reassessment and re-computation of total income, the assessee would have been liable to pay advance tax to that extent also, on which, an interest would be levied under Section 234B(3). It is been held that […]

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