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Income Tax 1961 vs Income Tax Bill, 2025: Key Changes in Tax Provisions

Income Tax : A comparative analysis of Income Tax Act 1961 vs Income Tax Bill 2025, highlighting key changes in salary, capital gains, house pr...

February 13, 2025 4953 Views 0 comment Print

Comparative Analysis: Income Tax Act 1961 vs. Income Tax Bill 2025

Income Tax : A detailed comparison of key provisions in the Income Tax Act, 1961, and the proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025, highlighting major ch...

February 13, 2025 8544 Views 0 comment Print

USA Taxation 2024: Updated Guidelines for Individuals

Income Tax : Stay updated with 2024 US individual tax filing details, including deadlines, tax rates, forms, and standard deductions. Learn abo...

February 13, 2025 213 Views 0 comment Print

वरिष्ठों को भी सभी स्तोत्रों से प्राप्त बारह लाख तक आय पर टैक्स छूट नहीं देना कहाँ तक उचित

Income Tax : बजट में गैर-पेंशनभोगी वरिष्ठों को कर राहत न मिलने ...

February 13, 2025 564 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD: Presumptive Taxation for Small Businesses

Income Tax : Simplify taxes with Section 44AD's presumptive taxation for small businesses. Learn eligibility, rates, and conditions for maintai...

February 13, 2025 1113 Views 0 comment Print


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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 2052 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 153 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 426 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Tax Collections & Incentives for Global Firms

Income Tax : Corporate tax collections rose post rate cuts from AY 2020-21, except during COVID. Budget 2025 proposes presumptive tax for elect...

February 12, 2025 42 Views 0 comment Print

Reminder for Filing TDS Statement 26Q for Q2 FY 2024-25

Income Tax : CPC (TDS) reminds deductors to file TDS Statement 26Q for Q2 FY 2024-25. Late/non-filing may attract fees and affect TDS credit fo...

February 8, 2025 10668 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Transfer of case u/s. 127 without granting personal hearing in bad-in-law: ITAT Raipur

Income Tax : ITAT Raipur held that order of transfer of case under section 127 of the Income Tax Act without granting opportunity of being hear...

February 13, 2025 30 Views 0 comment Print

Order of Settlement Commission choosing one of two possible views cannot be interfered

Income Tax : Kerala High Court held that court cannot interfere with order of settlement commission if challenge is merely that Settlement Comm...

February 13, 2025 39 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty u/s. 271B deleted as reasonable cause shown: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act for delay in uploading audit report set aside as reasona...

February 13, 2025 39 Views 0 comment Print

Source of gift satisfactorily explained: ITAT deleted addition

Income Tax : In the matter abovementioned ITAT allowed the appeal of the assessee after deleting the addition made u/s 68 after observing the f...

February 13, 2025 75 Views 0 comment Print

Indian AE Transactions at Arm’s Length, HC Says No More Attribution

Income Tax : Respondent/assessee is a Irish company. It accordingly claimed benefits of the India-Ireland DTAA. ADIR is a wholly owned subsidia...

February 13, 2025 60 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 51 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 111486 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 186 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 327 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 339 Views 0 comment Print


Deductibility of TDS on demurrage charges payable to a foreign shipping company

November 12, 2009 29120 Views 0 comment Print

Section 172 of the Act 1961 is carefully Title of Section 172 is Shipping business of non-residents. For bringing a case under Chapter XV, H of the Act 1961, one has to establish a case of profits of non-residents from occasional shipping business Non-resident is defined under section 2(30), as a person who is not a resident and for the purpose of Sections 92, 93 and 168, includes a person who is not ordinarily resident within the meaning of clause (6) of Section 6. considered by us. Chapter XV titles as LIABILITY IN SPECIAL CASES. We have no concern with sections, starting from Section 159, till Section 171 from this Chapter XV. Section 172 comes under sub-title H.-Profits of nonresidents from occasional shipping business. Title of Section 172 is Shipping business of non-residents. For bringing a case under Chapter XV, H of the Act 1961, one has to establish a case of profits of non-residents from occasional shipping business. Non-resident is defined under section 2(30), as a person who is not a

Construction activity is not manufacturing u/s. 35D of the Income Tax Act, 1961

November 12, 2009 13306 Views 0 comment Print

In the absence of any definition provided under the Income Tax Act, it would be admissible to find out the scope of this expression by resorting to its meaning in common parlance as understood by common persons or its natural and grammatical manner. Law Lexicon, the Encyclopedia Law Dictionary (1997 Edition), provides the following meaning :-

Section 14A of IT Act applicable in respect of share of profit from partnership firm

November 12, 2009 11982 Views 0 comment Print

A partnership firm is a separate entity than that of its partners under the Income-tax Act and therefore, partners vis-à-vis partnership firm would stand on the same footing of shareholders vis-à-vis company; accordingly , income charged in the hands of partnership firm cannot be treated as being a non-exempt income in the hands of a partner of such firm and, therefore, provisions of section 14A would be applicable in computing the total income of such partner in respect of his share in the profits of such firm.

Power of AO to extend period for completion of special audit u/s 142(2A) of IT Act, 1961

November 12, 2009 1889 Views 0 comment Print

, A perusal of the provisions pf Section 142(2A) shows that at any stage of the proceedings before the A.O. if the A.O. is of the view that there is complexity in the accounts of the assessee, then, in the interest of justice, he may with the prior approval of the Chief Commission ^or the Commissioner

Determination of charge U/s. 115JB of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Zero tax companies

November 12, 2009 1508 Views 0 comment Print

The rule of construction of a charging section is that before taxing any person, it must be shown that he falls within the ambit of the charging section by clear words used in the section. No one can be taxed by implication. A charging section has to be construed strictly. If a person has not been brought within the ambit of the charging section by clear words, he cannot be taxed at all.

Assessee liable to pay interest u/s 234B & 234C even if income is computed u/s 115JA

November 11, 2009 1178 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal had to consider whether an assessee liable to pay Minimum Alternate Tax u/s 115JA was also liable to pay interest u/ss 234B & 234C for short-fall in payment of advance tax. The Judicial Member followed the judgement of the Bombay High Court in Snowcem India Ltd 313 ITR 170 and held that interest u/ss 234B and 234C could not be levied when book profits was computed u/s 115JA.

Section 132 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Search & seizure – Empowerment of authorities

November 11, 2009 5535 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 82/2009 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by the fourth proviso to sub-section (1) of section 132 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby empowers all the Additional Directors of Income-tax and Joint Directors of Income-tax working under the Director General of Income-tax (Investigation)

India will renegotiate double tax avoidance treaties with 77 countries

November 11, 2009 324 Views 0 comment Print

India today said it will renegotiate with all the 77 countries with which it has double tax avoidance treaties to track tax evasion following allegations of black money being stashed by many Indians in Swiss banks.

Catholic churches worried about impact of direct tax code on them

November 11, 2009 1595 Views 0 comment Print

Certain provisions in the Direct Tax Code applicable to religious and charitable institutions and trusts will pose “serious difficulties” for these organizations, the Catholic Church has said. “The Direct Tax Code as conceived creates serious difficulties for societies, trusts and institutions functioning under Catholic christians community and other religions,” said the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) in a memorandum to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Share broker eligible to claim bad debts as expense while computing taxable income

November 10, 2009 1304 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, a share broker, purchased shares on behalf of its client and paid for them. The brokerage on the said transaction was offered to tax. As the client did not pay for the shares, the assessee wrote off the amount due and claimed the same as a bad debt u/s 36 (1) (vii). The AO rejected the claim on the ground that as the said “debt” had not “been taken into account in computing the income”,

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