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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 174 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 7089 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 4827 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 7569 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 87 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 87 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 105 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 49620 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 201 Views 0 comment Print


5 Key Amendments to Finance Bill, 2018 passed by Lok Sabha

March 16, 2018 54156 Views 7 comments Print

The Lok Sabha has introduced the Notice of Amendments to the Finance Bill, 2018 on 12 March 2018. Please find below an analysis of the amendments which are effective from Financial Year 2018-19 (i.e. Assessment Year 2019-20), except as provided otherwise:

Interest on bank deposit of equity funds at pre-commencement stage taxable as Other Source Income

March 15, 2018 3030 Views 0 comment Print

Hll Biotech Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Cochin) Conclusion: Since assessee-company was still at the pre-commencement stage and during this phase, it had raised equity funds which was invested in fixed deposits of the Banks as well as the holding company and had earned interest on the same, the interest earned had to be taxed as […]

Beware of The Black Money Act! 31st March deadline can make people ‘dead’

March 15, 2018 37440 Views 4 comments Print

May be I am already late, with just less than a fortnight for the Financial Year to end.  For, soon after that, the killing provisions of the Black Money Act – a real ‘black’ legislation passed by this Govt. in 2015 – may help the bloodhounds of the Department to begin their devil dancing against […]

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2018 with amendments (Download Bill)

March 15, 2018 34653 Views 1 comment Print

The Lok Sabha on March 14, 2018  passed the Finance Bill 2018 after the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved as many as 21 amendments. Finance Bill 2018 as passed by Lok Sabha has introduced some changes in the provisions originally proposed in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2018. The relevant appropriation Bills moved by Jaitley […]

How to Avoid Excess Deduction of TDS from Salary Account of Salaried Person

March 15, 2018 22884 Views 2 comments Print

The Indian income tax laws cast an obligation on an employer to withhold taxes at the time of payment of salaries. Employers, therefore, withhold taxes on salary paid after allowing a deduction to the extent of prescribed investment/savings.

31 March 2018: Last date to file Income Tax Return for AY 2016-17 & AY 17-18

March 15, 2018 24363 Views 6 comments Print

Those who are required to file ITR for the AY 16-17 and AY 17-18 and have not filed are requested to file well before 31st March 2018.

Government Nomination in Disciplinary Committee Bench II and III of ICAI

March 15, 2018 1116 Views 0 comment Print

I wish to inform that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, vide its letter No.1/4/2016-PI dated 5th March, 2018 (copy enclosed) has communicated the nomination of the following persons on the Bench – II and Bench III of the Disciplinary Committees under the provisions of Section 21B of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, for the term of the 23rd Council or till further orders, whichever is earlier:-

Sec 54F- A Brain Teaser !

March 15, 2018 8514 Views 0 comment Print

The point of dispute relates to taxpayers entitlement to tax exemption as claimed under sec. 54F (of the IT Act), on the so- called roll over investment. This marks an instance being the latest in the long series of such disputes taken up for adjudication by courts in the recent past. Earlier, more or less a similar dispute that arose has been covered in a judgment of the Karnataka HC deciding the issue in taxpayer’s favor.

Cabinet approves DTAA between India and Iran

March 15, 2018 822 Views 0 comment Print

 Cabinet approves Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion between India and Iran The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income between India and Iran. The […]

CIT can initiate suo moto proceedings U/s. 263 where AO takes a wrong decision

March 15, 2018 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Cochin International Airport Ltd appeal: The Commissioner is empowered to initiate suo moto proceedings under section 263 where the AO takes a wrong decision

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