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Tax Relief up to 12 Lakh in New Tax Regime, Yet ITR Filing is Still Mandatory

Income Tax : Income may become tax-free under the new tax regime because of the standard deduction and Section 87A rebate, but ITR filing may s...

June 24, 2026 627 Views 8 comments Print

11 Situations Where Filing ITR Is Mandatory for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : This article explains the key situations where filing an Income Tax Return is compulsory, even if income is below the basic exempt...

June 24, 2026 2250 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Benefits Available to Senior Citizens

Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...

June 24, 2026 710664 Views 150 comments Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93735 Views 7 comments Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...

June 24, 2026 495781 Views 165 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 219 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 6202 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 1890 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 3972 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Ranchi Allows Full Leave Encashment Exemption as CBDT Raised Limit to ₹25 Lakh

Income Tax : The ITAT Ranchi held that a retired non-government employee was entitled to exemption under Section 10(10AA)(ii) for the entire le...

June 25, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 80P Deduction on Interest from Statutory Deposits with Co-operative Banks

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that interest earned on compulsory statutory deposits made under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act const...

June 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reopening Set Aside as Loose Paper Dated After Sale cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court quashed a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 after finding that a loose paper seized from a third...

June 25, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Sets Aside Reopening as High-Value Bank Credits Alone Cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that reassessment cannot be sustained merely because of high-value bank transactions without evidence ...

June 25, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Bogus LTCG Addition as No Independent Enquiry Was Conducted

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be sustained solely on information received from the Investigation Wi...

June 25, 2026 51 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 49968 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 879 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 669 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 213 Views 0 comment Print


Valuation of property covered under Ceiling Act for Wealth Tax cannot be higher than maximum compensation

October 12, 2015 1615 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held In the case of SRI S.N. Wadiyar (Dead) through LR V. Commissioner of Wealth Tax that a property which is going to be taken over by the Government at a compensation of Rs. 2 Lakhs and is awaiting notification under Section 10 of the Act for this purpose

Foreign Tax credit – making easy of doing Business ? Yes

October 12, 2015 1288 Views 0 comment Print

Background-: 1. Karnataka High Court has vide its order dated 25 March 2015 has pronounced a significant ruling on the issue of claiming foreign tax credit. 2. The assessee has paid tax in USA by way of source rule on an income which is exempt u/s 10A in India. 3. After referring to the Judgment […]

Residential Status of Foreign Company as amended by Finance Act, 2015

October 12, 2015 6383 Views 0 comment Print

The company which is incorporated outside India is a Foreign company. Residential status of foreign company shall depend upon place of effective management. Place of effective management to mean a place where key management and commercial decisions that are necessary for the conduct of the business of an entity as a whole are, in substance […]

Adjustment of refund with demand u/s 245 cannot be done without application of mind

October 12, 2015 2789 Views 0 comment Print

Uttarakhand High Court held In the case of CIT (TDS) & others vs. State Bank of India & others that every authority of discretionary power would be obliged to act, in the first place, being guided by relevant considerations and ignoring irrelevant considerations.

Relevant date for allowing benefit U/s. 54 /54F

October 12, 2015 1776 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Vembu Vaidyanathan Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Left with the relevant date to decide in the facts of the case, the decision of the Tribunal in Purushottam Govind Bhat’;s case (supra) really comes to favour the assessee. In the said case, the assessee joined the society in 1977. He was allotted a flat and occupied […]

Section 80DDB- Private Hospital Doctors allowed to issue Certificate

October 12, 2015 44139 Views 14 comments Print

Notification No. 78/2015 – Income Tax The prescription in respect of the diseases or ailments specified in sub-rule (1) shall be issued by the following specialists:- (a) for diseases or ailments mentioned in clause (i) of sub-rule (1) – a Neurologist having a Doctorate of Medicine (D.M.) degree in Neurology or any equivalent degree, which is recognised by the Medical Council of India;

Depreciation cannot be allowed forcefully if not claimed by Assessee

October 11, 2015 2014 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation P Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad)- For allowing any income based deduction to the assessee, if the assessee had not claimed depreciation and claimed the deduction without claiming depreciation then AO could not forcefully deduct the depreciation from profit & Loss Account.

Deduction u/s 80IB(10) cannot be denied to developer for mere P&L presentation without appreciation of facts

October 11, 2015 648 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held in Megha Developers Vs ITO that as the assessee had entered into an agreement in which he had to bear all the costs related with the building of the project and also he was having the rights to receive all the payments from the members of the society

Sec 80IB(10) 5% Commercial Area Restriction applicable from 01-04-2005

October 11, 2015 603 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held in M/s Sun Rise enterprise Vs ACIT that the insertion of clause d to sec 80IB(10) would be applicable from 01-04-2005 i.e the amendment related with built up area of commercial establishments not to exceed more than 5% of total built up area of housing project would have prospective effect not retrospective effect.

AO cannot disallow loss for mere non-maintenance of qualitative stock records

October 11, 2015 1190 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held in Dhami Brothers Vs DCIT that if the assessee had not maintained any qualitative stock records to justify the sales price of diamonds and closing price of stock then the loss in the books of accounts would not be disallowed if after verification the AO had not found anything adverse about the transactions of the assessee.

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