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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 817572 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 108 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 159 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 154751 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 370377 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 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 1875 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


8% Profit Addition Deleted as Revenue cannot Change Consistent Accounting Method: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that the Revenue could not substitute the assessee's consistent method of revenue recognition with the Percent...

June 23, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes Section 271D SCNs as12-Week Deadline Was Missed

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court quashed the reinitiated penalty proceedings after the Assessing Officer failed to pass a fresh order within...

June 23, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Reopening Quashed as Section 31 of IBC Barred Fresh Tax Proceedings: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that once the Resolution Plan was approved under Section 31 of the IBC, all tax liabilities not formin...

June 23, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes TP Adjustment as TNMM Was Consistently Accepted in Earlier Years

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that the Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM) remained the most appropriate method as there was no change in...

June 23, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes Assessment as Section 68 Addition Was Made Without Reasons

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court set aside the reassessment after finding that the Assessing Officer failed to provide specific reasons for ...

June 23, 2026 72 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 49719 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 810 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 246 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


Interest on FDs for pre-operative period is taxable as Income from Other Sources

May 9, 2017 5880 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad bench, in the case of DRS Warehousing (South) Vs. ITO, held that the interest on FDs earned during the pre-operative period is taxable as ‘Income from Other Sources’ under the provisions of Income Tax Act.

S. 54 benefit available for cost of house acquired despite non-payment

May 9, 2017 2580 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-clause (i) of section 54 providing for the exemption does not require that the whole payment for purchase of new asset should be made. In other words even if an assessee acquires a new house on credit i.e. the payment for which may be made in future, the assessee cannot be denied the benefit of deduction under section 54 because what is required by sub-clause (i) is that cost of new house should be equal to or more than the amount of long-term capital gain.

Shri Sushil Chandra re-appointed as Chairman of CBDT

May 9, 2017 1098 Views 0 comment Print

The President. of India is pleased to re-appoint Shri Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

TDS U/s. 194C not deductible on wages paid to labourers working under direct supervision of assessee

May 9, 2017 39600 Views 0 comment Print

Now the issue before us arises so as to whether the labourers are the employees of assessee or they are working in contractual capacity attracting the provisions of TDS.

Plea in Madras HC on Penalty on CAs for Filing Wrong Information- Section 271J

May 9, 2017 5862 Views 2 comments Print

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the section 271J of the Income Tax Act inserted vide Finance Act 2017. Madras High Court has admitted the plea and issued notice to Finance Ministry.Section 271J of Income Tax imposed a penalty of Rs. 10,000 on Chartered Accountants for each wrong certification or report.

TDS on Vehicle Hire is applicable party-wise and not trip-wise

May 8, 2017 2328 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Appeals) was not correct in law that the assessee will be liable to deduct the TDS if the amount of a single contract exceeds Rs. 20,000/-. The contract has to be looked into party-wise not on the basis of the individual GR. In our opinion, all the payments made to a truck owner throughout the year are to be aggregated to ascertain the applicability of the TDS provision

TDS not deductible on Wages Paid to labour sardars to pay the labourers

May 8, 2017 6618 Views 0 comment Print

The labour sardars are employed/deployed by the labour union to collect the money in bulk and distribute the same amongst the labourers, who are ultimate beneficiaries and not the labour sardars i.e in question. These labour sardars are remunerated by the union only for the job done. The collected money distributed amongst the labours/ labourers by the labour sardars on behalf of assessee and as such deducting of TDS from the said payment amount does not arise at all.

Power to rectify a mistake U/s. 254(2) cannot be used to recall entire order

May 8, 2017 1608 Views 0 comment Print

Section 254 does not indicate that Tribunal can recall entire order and pass a fresh decision and power to rectify a mistake under section 254(2) could not be used for recalling entire order.

Deposit in bank not explained satisfactorily is unexplained credit U/s. 69A

May 8, 2017 21915 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee has failed to bring on record any evidence to establish his claims that the deposits in the ICICI Bank, saving bank account at Khar (W), Mumbai was out of receipts connected with his business transactions

Transfer under section 2(47)(v) not takes places without registration of JDA

May 8, 2017 3177 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CIT Vs Dr. Amrik Singh Basra (Punjab & Haryana High Court) After considering the relevant statutory provisions and the case law, the following conclusions were drawn :– “(1) Perusal of the JDA dated 25-2-2007 read with sale deeds dated 2-3-2007 and 25-4-2007 in respect of 3.08 acres and 4.62 acres respectively would reveal that […]

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