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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


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

Kerala HC Sets Aside ITAT Order as It Proceeded on Erroneous Assumption

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that the ITAT wrongly assumed that the Assessing Officer had not examined either disputed issue. It rem...

June 23, 2026 33 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


Tax on conversion of stock-in-trade into Capital Asset

February 2, 2018 73299 Views 0 comment Print

Section 45 of the Act, inter alia, provides that capital gains arising from a conversion of capital asset into stock-in-trade shall be chargeable to tax. However, in cases where the stock in trade is converted into, or treated as, capital asset, the existing law does not provide for its taxability.

Section 54EC only on Land & Building Transfer: Investment period 5 Years

February 2, 2018 8892 Views 2 comments Print

It is proposed to amend the section 54EC so as to provide that capital gain arising from the transfer of a long-term capital asset, being land or building or both, invested in the long-term specified asset at any time within a period of six months after the date of such transfer, the capital gain shall not be charged to tax subject to certain conditions specified in this section.

Budget 2018 gives ICDS retrospective statutory backing

February 2, 2018 8319 Views 0 comment Print

In order to bring certainty in the wake of recent judicial pronouncements on the issue of applicability of ICDS, it is proposed to — (i) amend section 36 of the Act to provide that marked to market loss or other expected loss as computed in the manner provided in income computation and disclosure standards notified under sub-section (2) of section 145, shall be allowed deduction.

Rationalisation of provisions relating to Commodity Transaction Tax

February 2, 2018 1356 Views 0 comment Print

In order to align the definition of taxable commodities transaction with instruments allowed for transaction in commodity derivatives, it is proposed to amend the clause (7) of section 116 so as to include options in commodity futures in the definition of taxable commodities transactions

Key Highlights of Union Budget, 2018 with Changes in Tax Provisions

February 2, 2018 9912 Views 0 comment Print

CA Bimal Jain Mr. Arun Jaitley today presented the final full budget of Modi government before the country goes to polls next year, amid subdued economic growth and challenging fiscal situation. Given that rural India constitutes two-thirds of the country’s population, the agricultural sector is generously rewarded in this Budget along with education, healthcare and […]

Budget 2018-2019 – Birds Eye view

February 1, 2018 4161 Views 2 comments Print

Now LTCG on shares on stock exchange will be taxable @10% for gain exceeding Rs. 1,00,000 and the benefit of indexation will also not be given. This change seems a bit inappropriate because since the STT is still there and  STT was introduced to set LTCG on shares free. Capital gains made on shares until Jan 31 will be grandfathered. So,with this tax regime focus may shift to Trading instead of investing.

Budget 2018 : Some important Points to be known

February 1, 2018 2586 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presented general Budget for 2018.This is the first budget after enforcement of GST. GST revenue will be collected for 11 months and that would impact balance sheets. Rs 21.57 lakh crore transferred in the form of net GST against the predicted Rs 21.47 lakh.

10 Points To Remember In Budget 2018-19

February 1, 2018 3393 Views 0 comment Print

Government has not proposed any changes in tax slabs for the salaried class this year. So the effective tax rates will be same as last year, as follows;

10% Tax on LTCG on Equity Shares & EOFs with Sample Calculation

February 1, 2018 7836 Views 0 comment Print

The Taxes shall arise for Gains Booked on Long Term Capital Assets being an equity share in a company or a unit of an equity oriented fund or a unit of a business trust, made on or after the 1st day of April, 2018

Budget 2018: Views on LTCG, infrastructure, disinvestment, capital markets

February 1, 2018 1575 Views 0 comment Print

The Budget 2018 has touched upon almost every sector, while not disrupting the overall economic environment. It aims to provide the necessary push in field of infrastructure, farming, rural household provisions, education, and biggest of all, healthcare, for the common man.

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