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FAQs on Higher rate of TDS under section 206AA

Income Tax : This guide explains when Section 206AA requires TDS at a higher rate due to non-furnishing of PAN and the applicable exceptions. I...

June 23, 2026 5061 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on TDS on Rent Under Section 194-I & Section 194-IB

Income Tax : Learn how TDS on rent is governed under Sections 194-I and 194-IB, including eligibility, deduction rates, thresholds, and complia...

June 23, 2026 41235 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on TDS or TCS on sale or Purchase of Goods

Income Tax : This guide explains the applicability of TDS under Section 194Q and TCS under Section 206C(1H), including thresholds, rates, and c...

June 23, 2026 4917 Views 0 comment Print

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 6006 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 8211 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


Insurance Premium Collections Cannot Be Taxed as Unexplained Money Without Contrary Evidence: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : The ITAT upheld deletion of the Section 69A addition after finding that the bank credits were satisfactorily explained as insuranc...

June 23, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment as Final Order Was Passed Beyond Section 144C(13) Time Limit

Income Tax : Tribunal held that final assessment order was time-barred because it was passed after mandatory period prescribed under Section 14...

June 23, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

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 63 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 891 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 57 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 49647 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 624 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 204 Views 0 comment Print


Section 80U: Incorporate Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

January 22, 2018 1974 Views 1 comment Print

Section 80U, inter alia, provide for a deduction to an individual, being a resident, who, at any time during the previous year, is certified by the medical authority to be a person with disability.

Section 80- IBA – Relaxation of certain conditions from 1.4.2018 – Relaxation may be effective from 1.4.2017

January 22, 2018 7215 Views 0 comment Print

Under section 80-IBA, inserted by the Finance Act, 2016 from 1.4.2017, deduction of 100% of profits derived from development of affordable housing projects approved on or after 1st June 2016 is available, subject to fulfilment of specified conditions.

Affordable Housing Sec. 80-BA(2)(h): Condition of 80% need to be revised to 60% of FAR

January 22, 2018 3297 Views 0 comment Print

This clause (h) prescribes a condition towards utilisation of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to be 90% in case of four metros and 80% in other places.

Incentivise investments in respect of agricultural infrastructure: ICAI

January 22, 2018 648 Views 0 comment Print

There is an urgent need to invest heavily in building up of a viable and efficient infrastructure in the agriculture sector in India. This would necessitate building up of proper computerized infrastructural facilities and electronic highways for procurement,

Section 80D Mediclaim- Allow Pro-rata deduction of single premium paid

January 22, 2018 3822 Views 0 comment Print

Pro-rata deduction of single premium paid in year one should be allowed over the term of the policy. E.g. if the premium paid is Rs.42,000/- for a 3-year policy, Rs.14,000/- should be allowed each year starting from the year in which the payment has been made

Section 80 IA Unit-wise deduction should be allowed: ICAI

January 22, 2018 11214 Views 0 comment Print

Plain reading of section 80-IA gives the impression that deduction under section 80-IA is available ‘unit wise’. But, nowadays, losses of other units are clubbed to deny deduction under section 80-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961

No deduction U/s. 80G/80GGA for donations exceeding Rs. 10000 in cash- Individual contribution or aggregate contributions?

January 22, 2018 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (5D) was inserted in section 80G and sub-section (2A) was inserted in section 80GGA to provide that no deduction shall be allowed under these sections in respect of donation of any sum exceeding Rs.10,000 unless such sum is paid by any mode other than cash.

Exclude loan availed before 31.03.2017 from Restriction of set off of loss from House Property: ICAI

January 22, 2018 1206 Views 1 comment Print

The Finance Act 2017 introduced a new section 71(3A) to provide that with effect from financial year 2017-18, set-off of loss under the head Income from house property against any other head of income should be restricted upto Rs 2 lakh per year.

Sec. 79 Carry forward and set off of loss in case of eligible startups: Provide further relaxation

January 22, 2018 26808 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2017 amended section 79 to provide that where a change in shareholding has taken place in a previous year in the case of a company, not being a company in which the public are substantially interested and being an eligible start-up as referred to in section 80-IAC of the Act

Remove Complexity of internal & external caps on deduction Section 80C: ICAI

January 22, 2018 966 Views 0 comment Print

For instance, for children tuition fees, there is internal cap of Rs. 12,000 per child upto two children. For premium on life insurance policies, internal cap is 20% of sum assured and so on. Similarly, there is internal cap of Rs. 1,20,000 on eligible term deposits with banks.

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