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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


Clarify 6 Issues in computation of book profit U/s. 115JB: ICAI to Govt

January 22, 2018 1344 Views 0 comment Print

The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on various issues. These issues need to be clarified to reduce litigation before the appellate authorities, which is one of the aims of the Government.

Section 56: Increase exemption limit from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakhs

January 22, 2018 3369 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2017 inserted a new clause (x) in sub-section (2) of section 56 so as to provide that receipt of the sum of money or the property by any person without consideration or for inadequate consideration in excess of Rs. 50,000

Notification No. 05/2018-Income Tax, Dated: 22.01.2018

January 22, 2018 2865 Views 0 comment Print

S.O.  It is hereby notified for general information that the organization M/s LPG Equipment Research Centre (`LERC’) (PAN:- AAAAL0454G) has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub­section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act

Taxation on transfer of money/property without or for inadequate consideration

January 22, 2018 25845 Views 3 comments Print

The Finance Act, 2017 expanded the scope of section 56(2)(vii) and 56(2)(viia) by inserting a new clause (x) in sub-section (2) of section 56, so as to provide that receipt of the sum of money or any property by any person

Section 50CA & 56(2)(x)(c) :Amendment needed in view of double taxation

January 21, 2018 39312 Views 2 comments Print

The Finance Act 2017 inserted a new section 50CA to provide that in case of transfer of shares of a company other than quoted shares, the fair market value of such shares determined in the prescribed manner shall be deemed to be the full value of consideration for the purpose of computing income chargeable to tax as capital gains.

Section 44ADA: Increase Threshold limit of Rs. 50 lakhs & Reduce Rate of estimated tax

January 21, 2018 8406 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2016 has inserted a new section 44ADA providing for special provision for computing profits and gains of profession on presumptive basis. This measure would definitely help the specified professionals in payment as well as compliances under the income-tax law.

Residential Status Of Companies: Concept Of Place Of Effective Management (“Poem”)

January 21, 2018 80286 Views 2 comments Print

Prior to the introduction of the concept of POEM, a Company was said to be resident in India in any previous year if it was an Indian company or during that year, the control and management of its affairs was situated wholly in India. The Finance Act, 2015 amended the above provision so as to provide that a Company would be resident in India in any previous year if it is an Indian company or its Place of Effective Management (POEM) in that year is in India.

Allow Benefit of presumptive taxation U/s. 44AD to LLP: ICAI

January 21, 2018 15084 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD relating to presumptive taxation applies only to businesses run by residents Individual, HUF and Firms excluding LLP. Tax on presumptive basis should be extended to all assessees, including a LLP. Only section 44AD excludes LLP, for which there appears to be no cogent reason. Otherwise under the Act, a LLP and a Firm are treated at par.

Clarify Depreciation on capital asset acquired vide Cash payment: ICAI

January 21, 2018 32841 Views 0 comment Print

system through a bank account, exceeds ten thousand rupees, such expenditure shall be ignored for the purposes of determination of actual cost of such asset. Similar amendment is made in section 35AD. Further, cash payment limit under section 40A(3) is also reduced to Rs.10,000. Thus, the Finance Act 2017 disallowed even the capital expenditure incurred in cash thereby restricting the amount of allowable depreciation under section 32 with effect from 1 April 2018 i.e. AY 2018-19.

Dilution of tax incentive U/s. 35AD by insertion of Section 73A

January 21, 2018 1638 Views 1 comment Print

The underlying idea behind allowing the investment linked incentive granted under Section 35AD of the Act is to enable the taxpayer to set-off the business losses incurred by this write-off against the taxable profits from their existing businesses and reduce their tax liability in the year of deduction and thereby to provide part of the resources of investment required for setting up of the businesses.

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