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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 249 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 2184 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 7104 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 4881 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 7581 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 207 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


Section 50C Cannot Deny Indexed Cost of Improvement Claim: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 50C only substitutes the sale consideration for capital gains computation and does not prohibit deducti...

June 23, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT v Adopts CBDT-Approved APA Rate for Royalty and FTS ALP

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the royalty and FTS adjustment was excessive and directed the Assessing Officer to apply the 1.9% rate accepted...

June 23, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 270A Penalty as POEM-Based Tax Position Was Debatable

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the assessee's exclusion of income based on the Place of Effective Management provisions involved a bona fide a...

June 23, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

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 90 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 93 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 49629 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 792 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


Assessment U/s. 153C in absence of incriminating material is bad in law

February 25, 2018 4740 Views 0 comment Print

Where books of account and other documents belonging to other person, i.e., the assessee as recovered from searched party did not indicate receipt of unaccounted money by the assessee, such books and documents could not be considered as incriminating material for initiation of proceedings under section 153C against the assessee.

Payment for Acquiring Mining Rights is Capital Expenditure

February 25, 2018 15426 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs. Shri K.R. Kaviraj (ITAT Bangalore) In the light of the judgment of the Honorable Supreme Court in the case of Aditya Minerals Pvt. Ltd. (239 ITR 817) the impugned payment made for acquiring mining rights is capital expenditure and cannot be allowed as revenue expenditure. The reliance placed by the ld.CIT(A) on the […]

Registration U/s. 12A/ 12AA can be denied to Trust not applying its income for Charity

February 25, 2018 2856 Views 0 comment Print

Norka Roots Vs. CIT (Kerala High Court) As per Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, the Commissioner is empowered to call for documents or information from the assessee, which are necessary to satisfy the authority about the genuineness of the activities of the institution. The Division Bench of this Court had also directed that […]

Royalty for use of Dabur brand by Overseas Subsidiary is an international transaction and TP Adjustment can be applied

February 25, 2018 2670 Views 0 comment Print

A two-Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court in Dabur India Ltd. vs. Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax held that Transfer Pricing adjustment is applicable to overseas subsidiary despite of receiving any royalty.

Share Application Money: Addition U/s. 68 not justified if AO not enquired on details submitted by Assessee

February 24, 2018 3720 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Central) Vs. M/S Russian Technology Center (P) Ltd. (Delhi High Court) The preceding enumeration of the circumstances of the case show that the assessee had furnished all relevant data before the AO and the CIT(A), which, however, were not inquired into by the AO. Instead he obdurately adhered to his first impression and/or initial […]

Simple Income Tax calculator for Financial Year 2017-18

February 24, 2018 4395 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax calculator Cum Tax Computation for Financial Year 2017-18 – Simple Version Income Tax Computation and Tax Calculator for Financial Year 2017-18 – Simple version – Live Demonstration video Link Given.

In absence of principal agent relationship section 194H not applicable

February 24, 2018 3156 Views 0 comment Print

When there is direct sale transaction between two principals and there is no principal agent relationship, provisions of section 194H are not applicable

Foreign language training service eligible for Service Tax exemption

February 24, 2018 2829 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that imparting training in English, French, German, Spanish language by the appellant are entitled for exemption under notification No. 9/2003 ST dated 20.6.03 and notification No. 24/2004 dated 10.9.2004. Therefore the appellant is not liable to pay service tax.

Deduction U/S 80-IB cannot be denied merely for variance of actual construction with approved Plan

February 24, 2018 1146 Views 0 comment Print

A two-judge bench of the Bombay High Court, in The Commissioner of Income Tax, Valsad v. M/s. C. N. Builders & Developers held that the deduction under section 80-IB is available to the assessee- Builder, even if the construction is not according to the plan approved by the authorities.

Wealth Tax: Non striking irrelevant column in notice issued u/s 18(1)(c) renders notice invalid

February 23, 2018 2754 Views 0 comment Print

The Ld.CWT(A) should have struck off the irrelevant column and made known the assessee by mentioning for which reason the penalty was initiated. Penalty u/s 18(1)(c) of WT Act are parimateria to Income Tax Act 271(1)(c). As per settled case laws non striking the irrelevant column in the notice issued u/s 18(1)(c) renders the notice invalid and consequent penalty required to be cancelled.

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