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An Overview of New Income Tax Bill, 2025

Income Tax : New Income Tax Bill 2025, replacing the 1961 act, focuses on simplification and clarity. Learn about the key changes and retained...

February 13, 2025 225 Views 0 comment Print

New Income Tax Bill 2025: FAQs on Key Changes

Income Tax : Understand key changes in proposed Income Tax Bill 2025. This FAQ covers definitions, tax year, non-profits, exemptions, salary, h...

February 13, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

New Income Tax Bill 2025: General FAQs and Broad Scope

Income Tax : Learn about the simplification, stakeholder consultation, and structural reforms in the new Income-Tax Bill aimed at reducing redu...

February 13, 2025 1431 Views 0 comment Print

New Income Tax Bill 2025 – Key Takeaways

Income Tax : Explore the key takeaways of the New Income Tax Bill 2025, including structural changes, simplified provisions, and updates in tax...

February 13, 2025 2997 Views 0 comment Print

Unexplained Cash Credits & Section 68: Tax & Legal Aspects

Income Tax : Learn about unexplained cash credits under Section 68, tax implications, key legal cases, and compliance requirements to avoid pen...

February 13, 2025 123 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Income Tax Bill 2025: Executive Summary on Income Tax Act Simplification

Income Tax : Income-Tax Bill 2025 simplifies tax laws by reducing sections, chapters, and words while ensuring no policy or tax rate changes. K...

February 13, 2025 294 Views 0 comment Print

New Income-Tax Bill 2025: Section Mapping & Updates

Income Tax : Explore the section mapping of the New Income-Tax Bill 2025, comparing provisions with the Income-Tax Act, 1961. See key changes, ...

February 13, 2025 216 Views 0 comment Print

Webinar on Critical Issues in Faceless Assessments under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Join our webinar on Faceless Tax Assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn concepts, challenges, and solutions from expert...

February 13, 2025 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Return Filings in India: Trends and Government Measures

Income Tax : Analysis of income tax return filings in India over five years, including trends, zero-tax cases, and government initiatives to en...

February 12, 2025 174 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of Supreme Court Judgement On HUF Tax Benefits

Income Tax : Government addresses Supreme Court judgment on tax exemptions for clergy and its implications on Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) u...

February 12, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Allahabad HC Quashes Section 154 Orders for Laconic Reasoning, Natural Justice Breach

Income Tax : Allahabad HC quashes two Section 154 tax orders, citing laconic reasoning and violation of natural justice. Fresh hearing ordered....

February 13, 2025 63 Views 0 comment Print

SC: Govt. Grant Interest Taxable (SLP Dismissed)

Income Tax : Supreme Court dismisses Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation's tax appeal due to significant delay....

February 13, 2025 60 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Govt. Grants Taxable as Income From Other Sources: Patna HC

Income Tax : Patna High Court rules interest earned on government grants for construction is taxable income, not capital receipt....

February 13, 2025 36 Views 0 comment Print

SC dismisses ACIT’s appeal against reassessment due to delay & lack of merit

Income Tax : Supreme Court dismisses tax case due to delay and lack of merit. Bombay High Court quashes reassessment notice against Teleperfor...

February 13, 2025 285 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashes Reassessment Notice for Section 151 Approval without mind application

Income Tax : Bombay High Court quashes reassessment notice in Teleperformance case due to lack of application of mind in granting approval unde...

February 13, 2025 123 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Punjab RERA Notified for Income Tax Exemption under Section 10(46A)(b)

Income Tax : The Central Government notifies Punjab RERA for tax exemption under Section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act, effective from the 2024...

February 13, 2025 123 Views 0 comment Print

Govt released Income-Tax Bill, 2025 (Download)

Income Tax : The Indian government is set to introduce the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on February 13, 2025. This comprehensive...

February 12, 2025 127146 Views 5 comments Print

Income Tax Act: Bhaikaka University Approved for Research

Income Tax : Bhaikaka University, Gujarat, is approved for scientific research under Section 35(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, effective f...

February 11, 2025 189 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Act: Section 285 Notification for Liaison Office Statement Filing

Income Tax : Notification No. 14/2025 updates Form 49C submission rules for liaison offices under the Income-Tax Act. Filing deadline set to 8 ...

February 10, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

Income-Tax Rule 2F Amended for Infrastructure Debt Funds

Income Tax : CBDT amends Income-Tax Rules, 1962, updating regulations for Infrastructure Debt Funds, including investment criteria, bond issuan...

February 7, 2025 342 Views 0 comment Print


Tax treatment of Gratuity after Increase in limit from 3.50 lakh to 10 lakh

May 27, 2010 32752 Views 51 comments Print

The government notified the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2010 on May 18, 2010, which increases the limit of gratuity payment to employees in the specified sectors/establishments covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“Gratuity Act”). After the amendment, these employees are eligible to receive gratuity up to Rs 10,00,000, which was earlier restricted to Rs 3,50,000. Thus, crores of workers will be benefited in establishments covered by the Gratuity Act.

CAG raised concerns over some provisions of the proposed direct tax code

May 27, 2010 453 Views 0 comment Print

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised several concerns over some provisions of the proposed direct tax code (DTC), the draft of which was unveiled by the finance?ministry in 2009. The country’s statutory auditor pointed out in a communication in March that some key provisions of the code, such as the ones on international taxation, could prove problematic. Other concerns relate to changes in taxation for the voluntary sector.

FinMin received 10,000 suggestions on Direct Tax code

May 27, 2010 612 Views 0 comment Print

Redrafting the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is proving to be an uphill task for the finance ministry, bombarded with comments from various stakeholders. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has received about 10,000 suggestions on the code, which seeks to replace the Income Tax Act of 1961.

Timeshare membership fee is taxable only over the term of contract

May 27, 2010 489 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, a time-share company having resorts at tourist places granted membership for a period of 33/25 years on payment of certain amount. During the currency of the membership, the member had the right to holiday for one week in a year at the place of his choice from amongst the resorts of the assessee. The membership fee was received either in lump sum or in installments to the prospective member.

Timeshare membership fee taxable over the period of contract: ITAT Chennai (SB)

May 26, 2010 4265 Views 0 comment Print

This Tax Alert summarizes a recent ruling of the Special Bench of the Chennai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (SB) [ITA Nos. 2412 to 2416/Mds/2005] in the case of M/s Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (India) Ltd. (Taxpayer) on the issue of taxability, under the Income Tax Law (ITL), of timeshare membership fee received upfront by the Taxpayer in the initial year of enrolment of a member.

There is nothing in language of section 13(1)(b) to suggest that an institution of mixed objects is precluded from getting registration under section 12AA

May 26, 2010 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Only a trust which is for religious purpose is excluded and debarred from registration under section 12AA; a trust whose object is charitable as well as religious is not debarred from registration.

Dos and Dont's for printing and submitting of ITR-Vs to ITD-CPC Bangalore for A.Y. 2010-11

May 26, 2010 1905 Views 7 comments Print

Please use Ink Jet /Laser printer to print the ITR-V Form. The ITR-V Form should be printed only in black ink. Do not use any other ink option to print ITR V.

Study of recent amendment in deduction for developing and building housing projects – S. 80-IB

May 26, 2010 1599 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80-IB (10) of the Act is aimed at promoting construction of housing projects, so as to address the problem of shortage of dwelling units. The predominant objective of this incentive provision, therefore, is to encourage better availability of the dwelling units for low and middle class segment of the society.

Changes in provisions related to Computation of profits in the case of units in SEZ – S. 10 AA (7)

May 26, 2010 1147 Views 0 comment Print

Section 10AA was inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”) by the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (“the SEZ Act”) with effect from 10-2-2006. The section was enacted specially with respect to provide tax exemption to the newly established units in the Special Economic Zone (“the SEZ”).

Amendment to definition of charitable purpose and power of Commissioner to cancel of registration of charitable trusts

May 26, 2010 703 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2008 had amended the definition of charitable purpose contained in section 2(15), by adding a proviso to the effect that advancement of an object of general public utility would not be a charitable purpose, if it involved the carrying on of any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business, or any activity of rendering any service in relation to any trade, commerce or business, for a cess or fee or any other consideration, irrespective of the nature of use or application, or retention, of the income from such activity.

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