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Filling-up of Income-tax return forms for AY 2026-27: FAQs

Income Tax : Learn the important FAQs for filing Income-tax Returns for AY 2026-27, including disclosures relating to foreign assets, capital g...

June 23, 2026 3561 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax for New Tax Return Filers: FAQs

Income Tax : This comprehensive FAQ guide explains the basics of income tax, including taxable income, previous year, assessment year, tax paym...

June 23, 2026 78445 Views 21 comments Print

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 5085 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 41244 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 4923 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 6187 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 Delhi Deletes Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance as Travel Reimbursement Was Not FTS

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reimbursement of travel and conveyance expenses to foreign associated enterprises was not liable for disallowan...

June 23, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition as Only Profit Element Is Taxable

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the entire value of purchases from an alleged accommodation entry provider cannot be added as income. It direct...

June 23, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Addition Deleted as Short-Term Loans Were Repaid Through Banking Channels

Income Tax : The ITAT upheld deletion of a ₹6.25 crore addition after finding that the loans were received and repaid through banking channel...

June 23, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard Under Section 148A

Income Tax : The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were complete...

June 23, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

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 48 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


Reopening of assessment beyond a period of 4 years to make fishing inquiries not justified

December 13, 2017 4488 Views 0 comment Print

The primary condition of reasonable belief having nexus with the material on record is still operative. However, we are of the view, that mere fresh application of mind to the same set of facts or mere change of opinion does not confer jurisdiction to the assessing officer even under the post-1989 section 147 of the Act.

Deduction U/s. 54 can be claimed for House purchased in wife’s name

December 13, 2017 21780 Views 5 comments Print

When the entire investment for the purchase of new house has gone through the assessee’s account then benefit u/s 54 of Income Tax Act cannot be denied on the ground the new house was purchased in the name of wife. Hence, the claim of the assessee u/s 54 of the Income Tax Act is allowed.

Interest on FD having no immediate nexus with business is taxable as Income from other sources

December 13, 2017 5250 Views 0 comment Print

Where interest on Fixed Deposit Receipt had no immediate nexus with the business of assessee and business was yet to commence, then so long as assessee had no business income, the interest earned could not be treated as business income and it had to be treated as ‘Income from other sources’.

HC Slams Central Excise Dept for delay in Court Proceedings due to frequent change in it’s panel lawyers

December 13, 2017 4623 Views 0 comment Print

There is delay being caused in Court proceedings by the Central Excise Department as it keeps on changing it’s panel lawyers from date to date. Today, when this matter was called out Sri Praveen Kumar, Advocate informed the Court that though he is also a panel lawyer but the file of this case has been now allotted to someone else.

Steam / Cooling Power generation activities are eligible for deduction u/s 80 IA

December 13, 2017 8661 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Held that (i) That the assessee has generated steam power from bio-gas, (ii) Generation of cooling power from cooling towers and (ii) Cooling Power from Ammonia Absorption Refrigeration Plant ans such activities are eligible for Deduction  under Section 80 IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 

Addition U/s. 69A based on part of statement which suited AO not sustainable

December 13, 2017 2982 Views 0 comment Print

The point worth noting here is that this fact was stated by the assessee in his statement also at the time of search. Learned assessing officer has chosen to rely only upon that part of statement which suited him and ignored the remaining one.

Advance to Director for Sale of Land cannot be treated as Deemed Dividend

December 13, 2017 5142 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has recently held that advance given by a company to its Director/ substantial shareholder cannot be considered as deemed dividend for the purpose of section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act.

Assessment of Defective Income Tax Return Selected For Scrutiny Under CASS- Procedure

December 12, 2017 35808 Views 3 comments Print

During CASS Cycle 2016, some of the returns of income which earlier were treated as defective as per provision of section 139(9) of Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) either for the reason that the taxes as per the return were not paid or for any other reason specified therein were also selected for scrutiny.

Notice served by affixture without independent person being witness is invalid

December 12, 2017 9975 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 17 of order V of CPC mandates that an independent local person be the witness of service through affixture and for the purpose of having been associated with the identification of the place. However a perusal of the affixture report shows that there was no independent local person as a witness and there is no evidence that anyone identified the place as belonging to the assessee before such affixture.

Section 33BA: TDS not deductible on Interest on Site Restoration Fund

December 12, 2017 2574 Views 0 comment Print

While dismissing a departmental appeal, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, G bench held that the State Bank of India (SBI) s not bound to deduct tax at source on site restoration fund of ONGC and the interest paid on such fund.

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