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Tax Benefits Available to Senior Citizens

Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...

June 24, 2026 710559 Views 150 comments Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93663 Views 7 comments Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...

June 24, 2026 495667 Views 165 comments Print

Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses with FAQs

Income Tax : Learn how taxpayers can set off losses against taxable income and carry forward unadjusted losses under the Income-tax Act. The FA...

June 24, 2026 1569949 Views 129 comments Print

Clubbing of Income under Income Tax Act, 1961 with FAQs

Income Tax : Learn when the Income-tax Act requires another person's income to be included in your taxable income. The FAQs explain clubbing pr...

June 24, 2026 932965 Views 80 comments 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 219 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 6202 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 288 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 1887 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 3966 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Granted by Wrong Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the approval under Section 151 was granted by the Principal Comm...

June 24, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Section 56(2)(viib) Addition as Shares Were Issued to Holding Company

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Section 56(2)(viib) could not be invoked where shares were allotted at a premium to a 100% holding company. T...

June 24, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(viib) Addition as Shares Were Allotted to Existing Shareholders

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that Section 56(2)(viib) was not attracted where shares were allotted to existing shareholders without any cha...

June 24, 2026 42 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 49872 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 876 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 654 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 249 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 210 Views 0 comment Print


AO cannot disallow expense U/s. 14A without recording his dis-satisfaction

October 9, 2017 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Hon. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was justified in restricting the disallowance u/s 14A to Rs.3,50,000/­ as against Rs.1,46,78,090/­ made by the Assessing Officer u/s 14A r.w. Rule 8D without appreciating the fact that for invoking disallowance u/s 14A, it is not material that the assessee should have earned such exempt income during the financial year under consideration as per CBDT circular No.5/2014 dated 11.02.2014

Penalty cannot be levied merely for non-challenge of addition by assessee in appeal

October 9, 2017 1881 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Smt. Madhuri Satish Misal (Bombay High Court) Amount which has been subjected to levy of penalty primarily on the ground that the assessee agreed to the addition and did not challenge it in appeal. The Tribunal in paras 19 to 21 of its order considered the principles which have to be invoked and […]

Indian APA regime moves forward with signing of two more APAs

October 9, 2017 651 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 2 Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPAs) with Indian Taxpayers during September, 2017. With the signing of these 2 Agreements, the total number of APAs entered into by CBDT till date has reached 177. This includes 164 Unilateral APAs and 13 Bilateral APAs. In the current financial year, a total of 25 APAs (2 Bilateral and 23 Unilateral) have been signed till date.

Notice Mandatory to Pass Rectification Order U/s. 154

October 8, 2017 8157 Views 0 comment Print

In case of M/s. Deepak Agro Food (Supra), the Hon’ble Apex Court dealt with Sec. 29(8)(b) of the Act which is not having similar wordings like that of Sec. 154 (3) of the Act under which it is mandatory to issue notice. As per Section 154(3) of the Act amendment/rectification which has effect of enhancement of an assessment or reducing a refund or otherwise increasing the liability of the assessee shall not be made unless the authority concerned gives notice to the assessee of its intention to do so.

Hindu Succession Act: Hindu Daughter after Converting to Islam Not Loses Right to Inherit Property

October 8, 2017 9657 Views 3 comments Print

A change of religion and loss of caste was at one time considered as grounds for forfeiture of property and exclusion of inheritance. However, this has ceased to be the case after the passing of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850. Section 1 of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act inter alia provides that if any […]

Bad Debts deductible if same been taken into a/c in computing income of an earlier previous year

October 8, 2017 1683 Views 0 comment Print

In Stock point Share Services Private Ltd v. ACIT, Justices Antony Dominic and Dama Seshadri Naidu of Kerala High Court held that in order claim deduction in respect to bad debts under section Section 36(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, the assessee has to fulfill two conditions, i.e, (i) the bad debt has been written off and (ii) that the bad debt has been taken into account in computing the income of the assessee in the previous years.

Analyzing draft rules notified on Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR)

October 8, 2017 3177 Views 0 comment Print

As a measure of safeguard against base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and following the Action Plan 13 of OECD, of which the India is a member country, the amendment was made recently in the Income Tax Act mandating the maintenance and furnishing of Master File and filing of Country-by-Country Report (CbCR). The draft rules for public discussion relating to the said amendment were notified on 6th October 2017.

Permanent Establishment: A Recent Decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court

October 8, 2017 5748 Views 0 comment Print

In brief, the learned Judges of the Supreme Court held that FOWC carried on business in India for the duration of the race (and for two weeks before the race and a week thereafter). A PE must have three characteristics: stability, productivity and dependence.

Section 2(47) no transfer by Mere entering in Development agreement

October 7, 2017 14736 Views 1 comment Print

Admittedly, possession of the property was not handed over during assessment year 2008-09 and mere execution of agreement for the development of the property could not amount to transfer under section 2(47) of the Act row with section 53A of the transfer of property Act are satisfied as such there can no transfer be considered in the year under consideration.

HC set aside order passed by Tribunal without application of Mind

October 7, 2017 1515 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that We do not see how it is possible for us to uphold the order of the Tribunal and when it purports to decide two Appeals of the Revenue by single paragraph conclusion. There is absolutely no discussion of the law and why the co­ordinate Bench decision rendered at Delhi is either distinguishable […]

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