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Tax Deducted at Source (TDS): FAQs

Income Tax : This comprehensive FAQ explains the TDS provisions applicable for AY 2026-27, including rates, thresholds, compliance obligations,...

June 23, 2026 817455 Views 206 comments Print

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 102 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 141 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 154745 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 370272 Views 22 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 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 6199 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 3963 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Upholds Quashing of TDS Prosecution as Tax & Interest Were Deposited Before Criminal Proceedings

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the SLP against the Jharkhand High Court's decision quashing prosecution under Sections 276B and 278B....

June 23, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue Appeal Dismissed as Later CBDT Circular Allowed Delay in Filing Form 10B

Income Tax : The High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision allowing Section 11 exemption after applying CBDT Circular No. 16 of 2022 permitting...

June 23, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143(1) Intimation Held Invalid as Scrutiny Proceedings Had Already Begun

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CPC could not process the return under Section 143(1) after the Assessing Officer had issued a notice under...

June 23, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty as AO Failed to Identify Correct Default

Income Tax : The ITAT held that penalty under Section 270A could not be sustained because the Assessing Officer failed to clearly distinguish b...

June 23, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Grants Section 270AA Immunity as Penalty Notice Failed to Specify Misreporting

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that immunity under Section 270AA could not be denied when the penalty notice did not specify whether th...

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 49698 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 807 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 636 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 207 Views 0 comment Print


U S Taxation VS other countries’ taxation (China and France) – A comparative study

June 1, 2017 2409 Views 0 comment Print

Nothing invigorates one than a small chat when one returns from other countries. Being a CPA from USA, I invariably invoke the recent tax challenges taken up by the American government for reducing its taxation rate for its tax payers. Just looking at other countries’ position on basic taxation rates itself is an exhaustive exercise. But the motivation to undertake this write up came from a young professional who returned from New York along with myself in an Air India flight. Obviously, at a young age, he has lived in China, France, and others who would give him visa in future, Japan, in particular

Exemption to State Cricket Association cannot be denied for providing stadium to conduct matches

May 31, 2017 2514 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the activity of conducting one-day matches’T-20 matches and Indian Premier League matches by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association would amount to doing business or trade?

No Disallowance U/s. 14A if no expenditure incurred to earn exempt income; ITAT Restores file to AO

May 31, 2017 2241 Views 1 comment Print

Vision EL Tech & Services (P.) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) From the details filed it is observed that there are several instances of fresh investment as well as sale of investment in shares, evidencing frequent movement in the assessee’s investment portfolio and accordingly it cannot be accepted that no expenditure has been incurred by […]

SFT return filing due date extended to 30th June 2017

May 31, 2017 21783 Views 5 comments Print

CBDT hereby extends date of furnishing of statement of financial transactions under Rule 114E(5) of Rules, r.w. section 285BA for Assessment Year 2017-18 front 31st May 2017 to 30th tune 2017 in case of persons throughout India who are liable to furnish the said statement.

Expense on PF in respect of Contractual Labors is allowable

May 31, 2017 4923 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is not in a position to recover the amounts paid as provident fund contribution for the respective contract laborers, or considering the business exigencies when the Assessee bears the expenses on account of Provident Fund contribution, then whether in such a situation the expenses can be disallowed?

Deduction U/s. 54 allowable on sale consideration invested one year before sale of property

May 31, 2017 2913 Views 0 comment Print

In this case, the investment was admittedly made one year before the date of sale of property. In view of language employed by Parliament in section 54 of the Act, it is not the requirement that the sale consideration has to be invested in purchase of property.

Section 40A(3): Cash Payment- Person means individual truck driver

May 31, 2017 27240 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee had sufficiently explained the circumstances under which the payments were made to the truck drivers in cash, for transport of items and no doubt was raised over genuineness of the payments and the payees were identifiable; no dis allowance under section. 40A(3) was warranted.

Section 263 Revision Order passed without issuing notice is void ab-initio

May 31, 2017 2505 Views 0 comment Print

Opportunity of being heard is little more than serving a notice on assessee. It is not an empty formality. Without giving a proper opportunity to assessee, revision proceedings u/s. 263 cannot be finalized as the provisions of Section 263 mandates that the CIT may pass such orders after giving an opportunity of being heard. Since […]

Section 80IB Security guards to be counted in list of workers

May 31, 2017 1566 Views 0 comment Print

In ACIT v. Tripti Menthol Industries, the ITAT, Ahmedabad bench held that Security Guards employed by the assessee-unit must be considered as part of the workers engaged in the manufacturing process for the purpose of giving benefit under Section 80IB(2)(iv) of the Income Tax Act.

Transfers and postings in the grade of ACIT / DCIT (Local changes)

May 31, 2017 3597 Views 0 comment Print

The following postings/ transfers in the grade of Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Local Change) are, hereby, ordered with immediate effect and until further orders

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