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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 144 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 95343 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 9972 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 26646 Views 1 comment Print

Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Income Tax : Permanent Account Number (PAN) serves as a unique identifier enabling the Income-tax Department to track tax payments, returns, TD...

June 10, 2026 599052 Views 11 comments 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 6031 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 3684 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 3948 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Addition for ‘Bogus Purchases’ When Exports, Stock Records and Quantitative Tally Match

Income Tax : The Tribunal emphasized that detailed quantitative reconciliation and accepted export realizations carried substantial evidentiary...

June 10, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes section 69 Addition as Revenue Failed to Prove Investment in Relevant Year

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investm...

June 10, 2026 534 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest Disallowance Without Nexus Between Borrowed Funds & Non-Business Advances: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that disallowance of interest expenses cannot be sustained without evidence showing that interest-bearing funds ...

June 9, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

SC Refuses to Revive Reassessment as Original Scrutiny Had Examined Relevant Transactions & Details

Income Tax : SC dismissed Revenue’s plea after Gujarat HC held that even proposed additions would not alter MAT liability, defeating escapeme...

June 9, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Additional Refund Interest Due to Delay in Giving Appeal Effect

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee was entitled to additional interest under Section 244A(1A) because the Assessing Officer faile...

June 9, 2026 159 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 44469 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 558 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 483 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 270A Penalty Invalid for Loss Reclassification from Business to Speculative

January 12, 2026 1053 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that merely treating a claimed business loss as a speculative loss amounts to a change in head of loss, not under-reporting of income. Penalty under Section 270A was deleted as there was no concealment or furnishing of inaccurate particulars.

Section 148 Notice Held Invalid Due to Breach of Faceless Reassessment Rules

January 12, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The case addressed the legality of reopening an assessment when the notice was not issued through NFAC. Following jurisdictional High Court rulings, the Tribunal ruled that such deviation vitiates the entire reassessment process.

Disallowance u/s. 14A restricted to extent of exempted income earned during relevant year

January 12, 2026 447 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act is to be restricted to the exempted income. Amendment to section 14A in terms of Finance Act, 2022 is prospective in nature. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Only Unexplained Portion of Cash Deposits Can Be Taxed: ITAT Chennai

January 12, 2026 507 Views 0 comment Print

Cash deposits arising from routine business collections cannot be wholly treated as unexplained income. The ruling confirms that estimations must reflect the nature of the taxpayer’s business.

Non-examination of issue of depreciation claimed on goodwill justifies revision u/s. 263

January 12, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that non-examination of issue of depreciation claimed on goodwill justifies invocation of revisionary proceeding under section 263 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, order sustained and appeal of assessee dismissed.

Penalty Deleted as Addition Was Based on Estimation

January 12, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot survive when the underlying addition is purely estimated. The ruling reinforces that estimation alone does not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars.

Section 205 Bars Denial of TDS Credit for Employer’s Default: ITAT Mumbai

January 12, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that once tax is deducted from an employee’s income, credit cannot be denied merely because the employer failed to deposit it. Section 205 bars recovery of such tax from the employee.

Depreciation on Amalgamation Goodwill Allowed Under Settled Law

January 12, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld depreciation on goodwill arising from amalgamation, relying on Supreme Court precedent. The ruling confirms that excess consideration recognized as goodwill qualifies for depreciation under section 32.

Section 68 Loan Addition Solely on Third-Party Statement Fails if no Independent AO Inquiry

January 12, 2026 627 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that a loan cannot be treated as unexplained merely on the basis of a third-party search statement. When confirmations, bank statements, and repayment evidence are on record, independent verification by the AO is mandatory.

ITAT Delhi Upholds Section 80-IC Deduction for Lotus Herbals; Bogus Expansion Claims Rejected

January 12, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue’s claim that manufacturing activity was artificially shifted to extend tax benefits was rejected. The Tribunal held that factual expansion and eligible profits were duly established.

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