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Section 161: Foundation of Transfer Pricing Regime under Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : Learn how Section 161 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 establishes the arm's length principle for international and specified domestic ...

June 23, 2026 Views 0 comment Print

Step-by-Step Guide to Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS): Rules, Types & Documentation

Income Tax : Learn why taxpayers must deposit unutilized capital gains into a Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS) before the ITR due date to pr...

June 23, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Master Guide on Filing Income Tax Return: Everything You Need to Know

Income Tax : This FAQ guide explains the applicability of ITR forms, filing methods, due dates, penalties, and taxpayer obligations for AY 2026...

June 23, 2026 154646 Views 17 comments Print

Computation of Income Tax: FAQs & Examples

Income Tax : This guide explains how taxable income and tax liability are computed under the Income-tax Act, from Gross Total Income to the fin...

June 23, 2026 370005 Views 22 comments Print

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 3627 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 213 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 6196 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 1872 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 3960 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Reassessment Quashed as Section 151 Approval Was Not Supplied Despite RTI Request: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the Revenue failed to provide the mandatory approval under Sectio...

June 23, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

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 42 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 63 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 54 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 54 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 49659 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 243 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


Depreciation on goodwill – the perennial debate

September 5, 2017 9894 Views 0 comment Print

Depreciation on goodwill has been a matter of considerable debate. Although the Supreme Court, in its landmark judgment in the case of Smifs Securities, held that goodwill is an intangible asset within the meaning of section 32 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and depreciation on goodwill is allowable under the section, some judgments have held otherwise, making the issue a highly debatable one.

Original Assessment annulled due to failure to issue notice U/s. 143(3)- Reassessment not permissible to rectify the mistake

September 4, 2017 2109 Views 0 comment Print

Where CIT (A) had annulled original scrutiny assessment concluded under section 143(3) on the legal ground that notice issued under section 143(2) was time-barred, then revenue was precluded to adopt recourse of reassessment under section 147 to correct the mistake committed originally in not issuing notice under section 143(2) in time.

No repealment of Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909’ & Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920

September 4, 2017 10728 Views 0 comment Print

Stakeholders who intend to pursue their insolvency cases may approach appropriate authority/court under the existing enactments, instead of approaching the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs).

No disallowance U/s. 40A(3) If Income computed by applying gross profit rate

September 4, 2017 2118 Views 0 comment Print

When income of the assessee was computed by applying gross profit rate, there was no need to look into the provisions of section 40A(3), as applying the gross profit rate takes care of expenditure otherwise by way of cross cheque also. Following the same the action of Tribunal could not be held as unjustified.

Today, I am doing nothing

September 4, 2017 3279 Views 4 comments Print

Files to be finalized, calls to be made, bills to be paid, clients to be dealt, banks to be checked…and so on goes the story. Every day. Yesterday was the same. Tomorrow will be another today. And today, yet another yesterday…the circle goes on.

Decisive First Step towards Simplified Labour Laws: The Code on Wages, 2017 placed before Parliament

September 4, 2017 1359 Views 0 comment Print

The Government took a decisive step towards simplifying and amalgamating the vast mass of labour laws when it presented before the nation The Code on Wages, 2017, a Bill which combines features and provisions of four existing labour laws pertaining to wages.

Taxability of Non Resident Indian

September 4, 2017 19284 Views 0 comment Print

Based upon a set of specific guidelines and directives, it can be ascertained if a person is actually an NRI. If his/her income in India through aspects like capital gains from investments in shares, mutual funds, property rental and term deposits exceed the basic exemption limit as defined in the Income Tax Act, he/she would have to file a tax return.

Two different floors of one house property cannot be treated as two different residential houses

September 1, 2017 27459 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee purchased Ground Floor of the house property and had also purchased first floor of the said house property and deduction for both the ground floor and the first floor under section 54F by treating both the floors as one single residential unit thus he was entitled to became two different floors of one house property could not be treated as two different residential houses.

Income Tax Rate of 20% likely to be reduced to 15%!!!

September 1, 2017 3177 Views 0 comment Print

It is close to a year since demonetisation has taken place. GST the greatest tax reform since independence, has been rolled out a few months ago. Both of these reforms have an impact on inflation. Moreover the prices of petroleum products continue to be highly priced, despite the fact that international crude oil prices are low.

Reference to DVO can be made only if AO think that value claimed in registered valuer’s report was less than FMV

September 1, 2017 2946 Views 0 comment Print

Reference made to DVO under section 55A on the ground that value declared by assessee, as per Government registered valuer’s report was more than FMV, was not justified as AO could make reference to DVO only when he was of the opinion that value claimed in the registered valuer’s report was less than the fair market value.

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