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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 339 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 2187 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 7116 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 4896 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 7590 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


ITAT Deletes Additions as Transactions Belonged to Separate Partnership Firms with Different PANs

Income Tax : ITAT Guwahati held that additions could not be sustained where the transactions related to a separate partnership firm with a diff...

June 23, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 56(2)(viib) Addition if Share Premium Difference Fell Within 10% Safe Harbour: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that where the variation between the issue price and fair market value is within the 10% safe harbour under Rule 1...

June 23, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment as Section 143(2) Notice Was Issued by Non-Jurisdictional AO

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that a notice under Section 143(2) issued by a non-jurisdictional Assessing Officer without a valid transfer order...

June 23, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 69A Addition for Cash Deposits Explained by Disclosed Instrument Charges

Income Tax : The ITAT held that cash deposited during demonetization was adequately explained through instrument charges consistently disclosed...

June 23, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

AMP Expenditure Allowed as No Reimbursement Was Proved: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that advertisement and brand promotion expenses incurred by the distributor were for its own business and were not s...

June 23, 2026 39 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 49632 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


AO cannot add notional interest for ICD made at Bank FD Rate

February 7, 2018 2979 Views 0 comment Print

AO has treated the subscription of ICD as a loan which in our understanding is not a correct way to interpret an ICD, because it is a deposit made by the subscriber of the ICD issued by a company on a fixed rate of interest and hence it cannot be treated as a loan.

Protective Assessment can’t be made against Shareholder If Overseas Companies already been assessed on substantive basis

February 7, 2018 3300 Views 0 comment Print

AO admitted that the entire amount which was added to income of assessee on protective basis was already assessed in the hands of the overseas companies on substantive basis

CBDT Signs five UAPAs and two BAPAs in January, 2018

February 7, 2018 741 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPA) and two Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (BAPA) during the month of January, 2018.

Process ITR of all Non-scrutiny cases for AY 2016-17 by 31.03.2018: DIT

February 7, 2018 3408 Views 0 comment Print

It is requested that Assessing Officers may be directed to complete all Non-scrutiny cases for processing urgently. Assessing Officers may be directed to refer ITBA ITR- Processing Instruction 1 date 30.03.2017, ITBA ITR- Processing Instructions 2 & 3 date 08.11.2017 to thoroughly understand the process.

A Budget for the Long Haul

February 7, 2018 1368 Views 0 comment Print

Commentaries on the Union Budget, especially in the English language, can be lop-sided, reflecting interests of a small slice of society. The Union Budget is only one instrument available to Union government and there is no reason why a Budget for 2018-19 should represent a break with what a government has sought to do since 2014.

Applicability of provisions of section 2(22)(e) to Beneficial Shareholder or Registered Shareholder- Supreme Court Ruling in National Travel v CIT

February 7, 2018 13857 Views 2 comments Print

Sec. 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), is one such deeming provision that has remain point of litigation over various issues since its inception. One such issue is applicability of provisions of section 2(22)(e) when a shareholder is beneficial shareholder or registered shareholder.

Upload Pending scrutiny orders/completion of processing: DIT

February 7, 2018 2352 Views 0 comment Print

As you may be aware, Assessing Officers are required to complete scrutiny proceeding in ITD system or on ITBA as well as process e-filed returns transferred by CPC in certain scenarios for various AYs.

Decoding amended S. 80-IAC (Startup Section) of I-T Act, 1961 – Commercial Viability vs, Legal Provisions

February 7, 2018 17481 Views 0 comment Print

Though well intentioned, the startup booster provisions of Section 80-IAC lacks commercial viability and therefore amendments made to S. 80-IAC won’t be able to yield desired results in terms of employment generation and wealth creation

ICDS – A Roller Coaster Ride!

February 7, 2018 15429 Views 1 comment Print

The journey of ICDS has been an interesting roller coaster ride – first introduced, then deferred, then partly struck down by Delhi High Court and now with a re-birth under the Act, that too with retrospective effect from AY 2017-18.

Business Connection – A modified Permanent Establishment Rule!

February 7, 2018 18171 Views 0 comment Print

India, amongst various countries, participated in the signing of the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) on 7 June 2017, to implement tax treaty related measures as a part of the various Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) related Action Plans.

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