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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 818016 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 111 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 177 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 154754 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 370458 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 96 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 78 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 81 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 78 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 90 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 49722 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 816 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 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 207 Views 0 comment Print


Tax on income by way of dividend in excess of Rs. 10 lakh

March 1, 2016 56401 Views 1 comment Print

Under the existing provisions of clause (34) of section 10 of the Act, dividend which suffer dividend distribution tax (DDT) under section 115-O is exempt in the hands of the shareholder. Under section 115-O dividends are taxed only at the rate of fifteen percent at the time of distribution in the hands of company declaring dividends.

Increase in presumptive taxation scheme threshold limit for business

March 1, 2016 23203 Views 3 comments Print

The existing provisions of section 44AD provide for a presumptive taxation scheme for an eligible business. Where in case of an eligible assessee engaged in eligible business having total turnover or gross receipts not exceeding rupees one crore, a sum equal to eight per cent.

Budget 2016: Presumptive taxation scheme for Professionals

March 1, 2016 17302 Views 2 comments Print

The existing scheme of taxation provides for a simplified presumptive taxation scheme for certain eligible persons engaged in certain eligible business only and not for persons earning professional income. In order to rationalize the presumptive taxation scheme and to reduce the compliance burden of the small tax payers having income from profession and to facilitate the ease of doing business, it is proposed to provide for presumptive taxation regime for professionals.

Income tax calculator for FY 2006-07 to FY 2016-17

March 1, 2016 136885 Views 4 comments Print

CA Srikant Agarwal Please find attached the Excel file containing Income Tax calculator as modified by Finance Bill 2016 presented on 29th February 2016. The above Income Tax calculator contains the rate of tax for last 20 financial year (i.e Financial year 1997-98 to 2016-17) and income tax calculator for last 10 years (i.e Financial […]

Budget 2016: No change in existing tax treatment of PPF

March 1, 2016 7243 Views 0 comment Print

There is no change in the existing tax treatment of Public Provident Fund (PPF). Currently there is no monetary ceilings on the employer contribution under EPF with only ceiling being that it would be 12% of the salary of the employee member. Similarly, there is no monetary ceiling on the employer contribution under NPS, except that it would be 10% of salary.

Budget 2016: Analysis of 30 key Amendments in Direct Taxes

March 1, 2016 86428 Views 0 comment Print

It is proposed that there will be no change in the rate of tax for Individuals, HUFs, AOPs, BOIs, Artificial Juridical Person, Firms, Cooperative Societies and Local Authorities in the FY 2016-17. In case of domestic company, the rate of Income-tax shall be 29% of the total income if the total turnover or gross receipts of the company in the previous year 2014-15 does not exceed Rs. 5 Crore and in all other cases the rate of Income- tax shall be 30% of the total income.

Budget 2016: Analysis of Direct Tax Proposals

March 1, 2016 4633 Views 0 comment Print

New manufacturing companies incorporated on or after 1.3.2016 to be given an option to be taxed at 25% + surcharge and cess provided they do not claim profit linked or investment linked deductions and do not avail of investment allowance and accelerated depreciation.

Are salaried people second class citizens of the country?

March 1, 2016 19009 Views 3 comments Print

So the finance Minister has ultimately decided to give level playing field in respect of pension products and has proposed withdrawal from employee provident fund balance, created with employee’s contribution made after 1st April 2016, taxable to the extent of 60% and 40% exempt. In my opinion these provisions have either been drafted in a hurry or have deliberately been made to be unjust to salaried people. I have a feeling that the government treats the most honest class of tax payers i.e. salaried as second class citizens. Here is why I feel so.

Post Budget 2016 Effective Corporate Taxation Rate @ 53.67% !!

March 1, 2016 6610 Views 1 comment Print

W.e.f AY 2017-18 Exempted Dividends received by an Resident Individual, HUF in excess of 10 Lakhs from an Domestic Company will now be further taxed @ rate of 10% + Applicable Surcharge & Cess on the Gross Dividend receivedu/s115-BBDA, earlier any dividend received was exempted as the dividends have already suffered Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) @ 15%+ Applicable Surcharge & Cess. The impact of the above amendment is explained in the below two illustrations

Eligible business profits to be computed as per law & not as per treatment by assessee in its books

March 1, 2016 21537 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bench Cochin held that the assessee would be entitled to deduction u/s 80 IB(7) if its incomes are derived from eligible business irrespective of the manner in which the entries in the books of account are maintained.

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