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FAQs on Maintenance of books of accounts under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains who is required to maintain books of account under Section 44AA based on business, profession, turnover, and i...

June 23, 2026 5949 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Section 80TTA and Section 80TTB deduction

Income Tax : Learn the difference between Sections 80TTA and 80TTB, including eligibility, deduction limits, and the types of interest income c...

June 23, 2026 8187 Views 0 comment Print

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 546 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 2196 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 7125 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 Quashes ₹85 Crore TP Adjustment as TPO Order Lacked Digital Signature

Income Tax : The ITAT held that a transfer pricing order issued without authentication or a digital signature is invalid in law. Consequently, ...

June 23, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Opening Cash Balance Cannot Be Treated Unexplained Solely for Non-Disclosure

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an opening cash balance cannot be treated as unexplained merely because the previous year's income tax return r...

June 23, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

Interest Disallowance Remanded as AO Made Addition Without Proper Verification: ITAT Ranchi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer disallowed interest expenditure without adequately verifying the records or confronting t...

June 23, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition in absence of Independent Inquiry & Corresponding Bank Credits

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer failed to produce any material establishing a connection between the assessee and the all...

June 23, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Reduces Profit Estimation to 3% as 8% Was Excessive for Electronics Trading Business

Income Tax : The ITAT held that estimating profit at 8% on deposits in undisclosed bank accounts was excessive considering the nature and margi...

June 23, 2026 45 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 49644 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


Budget Expectations MSME & Common Man

February 1, 2018 2805 Views 0 comment Print

> To reduce the cost of capital for the MSMEs by improving lenders access to low-cost funding sources. > Lowering of income tax rates for businesses and professionals. This will also encourage them to wider taxation coverage. > From a digital perspective expect more incentives on digital payments and by bringing some changes in direct […]

S. 11(6) Depreciation on acquisition of a capital asset treated as application of income

February 1, 2018 11949 Views 0 comment Print

These petitions and appeals filed by the department arises due to the order of various High Courts, granting benefit of depreciation on the assets acquired by the assessee registered as charitable institutions under section 12A of the Income Tax Act (Act).

Deduction U/s. 80P(2)(d) eligible to Co-operative society on Interest from co-operative banks despite not providing credit facilities to members

January 31, 2018 51642 Views 1 comment Print

There is no condition for co-operative society to be engaged in the activity of providing credits to the members or banking business for availing of the deduction under section 80P(2)(d).

Make it: Limited Lucid Partnership

January 31, 2018 11511 Views 0 comment Print

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) were introduced with the objective to overcome the inherent limitations of partnership firms – blended with features of the “company” form of business structure. It was envisaged that the LLP model will soon gain immense popularity; however, there are some practical (and largely tax) challenges that need to be addressed in order to make LLPs the go-to structure for businesses.

All apartments received under development agreement would become one house for claim of section 54F/54

January 31, 2018 6849 Views 1 comment Print

Dr. Sudhir Naik (HUF) Vs. ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Another contention is about claim of 54F/54. It was the contention that assessee has sold all the flats allotted to him and therefore, at the time of investing in the new house, he has no other house except this house. As seen from the agreements and the […]

Is It Time To Reintroduce Inheritance Tax ?!

January 31, 2018 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Inheritance or Estate Tax is levied on the value of assets passed on to legal heirs through inheritance. Whether the time has come to reintroduce said inheritance tax in India? Whether prevailing conditions are in its favour? The answer is affirmative. In the interest of revenue, if not in this budget, the Ministry of Finance […]

Section 41(1) includes remission or cessation of any liability by a unilateral act

January 31, 2018 3765 Views 0 comment Print

Loss or expenditure or some benefit in respect of any such trading liability by way of remission or cessation shall be includible by a unilateral act by the first person who is assessee, i.e., debtor. There is no stipulation of such unilateral act by the creditor.

Leave Travel Concession -Replace Calendar year by Financial year- ICAI

January 30, 2018 2121 Views 0 comment Print

As per the provisions of section 10(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, an exemption of the value of leave Travel Concession/ Assistance received by the employee from his employer is provided subject to fulfillment of prescribed conditions.

Section 234E- Penalty should not be levied on casual basis and needs to be rationalized: ICAI

January 30, 2018 1743 Views 1 comment Print

Section 234E provides for levy of fees of Rs 200 per day where there is delay in filing of quarterly TDS returns.

Hardship arising out of Apex Court’s decision in Goetze (India) Ltd. v. CIT

January 30, 2018 25680 Views 1 comment Print

In the case Goetze (India) Ltd. v. CIT (2006) 284 ITR 323 (SC) the assessee filed its return of income for the relevant assessment year without claiming a particular deduction. Later on, it sought to claim the deduction by way of a letter addressed to the Assessing Officer.

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