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Sikkim: India’s Only Income Tax-Free State and the Law Behind It

Income Tax : Relocating to Sikkim does not automatically exempt you from income tax. This article explains who qualifies under Section 10(26AAA...

June 10, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

8 Legal Ways to Save Income Tax in India for Business Owners & Freelancers

Income Tax : The article outlines practical methods through which business owners and professionals can legally minimise their tax burden. It h...

June 10, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 95802 Views 4 comments Print

E-Payment of Direct Taxes: Simplifying Tax Payments

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates e-payment of direct taxes for companies and taxpayers covered under Section 44AB, while others may opt...

June 10, 2026 10077 Views 0 comment Print

All about Form 16 and 16A of TDS

Income Tax : Form 16 and Form 16A serve distinct purposes under the TDS framework, with Form 16 relating to salary income and Form 16A covering...

June 10, 2026 26661 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 6034 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 225 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 1593 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 3690 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3954 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Telangana HC Upholds ITAT’s Rejection of Section 254(2) Rectification Plea

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that Section 254(2) of the Income-tax Act is confined to rectifying mistakes apparent from the recor...

June 10, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

JAO Cannot Bypass Faceless Reassessment Framework: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated under Sections 148A and 148 by the Jurisdictional Assessing ...

June 10, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Section 50 Is Only a Computation Fiction: Long-Term Capital Loss Can Be Set Off Against Deemed STCG

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that section 50 merely prescribes a special method for computing gains on depreciable assets and does not conver...

June 10, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchase Addition Can’t Be 100% When Sales Are Accepted: ITAT Orders GP-Based Estimation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that when sales are accepted and books of account are not rejected, the entire amount of disputed purchases cann...

June 10, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Sale Deed Not Final Word: ITAT Accepts Higher Actual Purchase Cost and Restores Full Indexation Benefit

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the guideline value recorded in a registered document is not conclusive for computing capital gains if the...

June 10, 2026 126 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 44649 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 564 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 489 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 165 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 138 Views 0 comment Print


Section 11 Exemption Denied for Missing Form 10B Held Invalid at 143(1) Stage

January 14, 2026 711 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that non-filing of Form 10B is a curable defect and cannot justify denial of exemption during processing. Section 143(1) cannot be used to decide debatable exemption issues.

Simplified Income Tax Act, 2025, To come into force from April 1 2026

January 14, 2026 1098 Views 0 comment Print

The new legislation restructures and simplifies income-tax provisions without altering tax rates. It aims to improve ease of compliance and legal clarity.

Section 144C(13) Breach: ITAT Quashes DRP-Based Assessment as Time-Barred Beyond One Month

January 13, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether a DRP-based assessment passed after the statutory period survives. The Tribunal held the delay fatal and quashed the assessment in entirety.

Section 153C Assessment Must Begin from Last Assessed Income

January 13, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether settled losses could be ignored in a search assessment without incriminating material. The Tribunal held that the AO must start from the last assessed income and allow already determined losses.

Double Taxation of LTCG Not Allowed: ITAT Allows Credit for Gain Already Declared

January 13, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was erroneous recomputation of LTCG causing double taxation. The Tribunal held that credit for LTCG already declared must be given and indexation cannot be curtailed arbitrarily.

ITAT Delhi Quashed Reassessment for Borrowed Satisfaction & No Live Nexus

January 13, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening based on unverified Investigation Wing inputs, factual inconsistencies, and no direct nexus to the assessee’s transactions is invalid. Mechanical reproduction of information cannot sustain reassessment.

ITAT Deletes Addition: Borrower Can’t Be Penalised When Loan Accepted in Lender’s Case

January 13, 2026 687 Views 0 comment Print

Rejecting contradictory treatment, the Tribunal ruled that the Revenue cannot approbate and reprobate by accepting the lender’s scrutiny while taxing the borrower under section 68. The addition was therefore deleted.

No Year-Specific Satisfaction, No Valid U/s 153C Proceedings

January 13, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether Section 153C proceedings for seven years could rest on a single satisfaction note. ITAT held that absence of year-wise satisfaction vitiates jurisdiction, quashing all assessments.

Section 148 Notice Invalid Due to Defective Sanction: ITAT Delhi

January 13, 2026 669 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal confirmed that post-2021 reassessment notices must strictly comply with amended section 151. Non-compliance with the specified approving authority deprives the Assessing Officer of jurisdiction.

Demonetisation Cash Sales: ITAT Rejects Full Section 68 Addition, Applies GP Estimation

January 13, 2026 516 Views 0 comment Print

Applying the test of human probabilities, the Tribunal ruled that unexplained abnormal sales could not be fully accepted. At the same time, absence of book defects warranted estimation instead of outright section 68 taxation.

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