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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 111 Views 0 comment 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 1275 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 710592 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 93687 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 495682 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 1887 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 3966 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Upholds Section 11 Exemption Despite Alleged Capitation Fee Collections

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that allegations of capitation fee collections could not justify denial of exemption under Sections 11 and 12 ...

June 24, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Granted by Wrong Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the approval under Section 151 was granted by the Principal Comm...

June 24, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Section 56(2)(viib) Addition as Shares Were Issued to Holding Company

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Section 56(2)(viib) could not be invoked where shares were allotted at a premium to a 100% holding company. T...

June 24, 2026 72 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 49911 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 876 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 657 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 210 Views 0 comment Print


Curious case of Indrani Mukherjee and Permanent Account Number

October 8, 2015 4114 Views 0 comment Print

Permanent account number means a number which the Assessing Officer may allot to any person for the purpose of identification and includes a permanent account number having ten alphanumeric characters and issued in the form of a laminated card. [Form 49A].

No Capital Gain on sale of asset acquired by way of Adverse Possession

October 8, 2015 17215 Views 1 comment Print

No Capital Gain Chargeable to Tax on Sale of Asset acquired by way of Adverse Possession for any Cost of Acquisition u/s 55(2) despite Amendment in the Income Tax act in the year 1995 covering those assets which are having a NIL cost of acquisition. However the amendments still don’t cover the transactions on account of proceeds from reverse possession thus do not attract any capital gains.

FM emphasizes need for standardized information exchange to prevent International Tax evasion and avoidance

October 8, 2015 537 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has emphasized the need for common reporting standards on Automatic Exchange of Information to be implemented globally to prevent international tax evasion and avoidance.

Tax authorities should treat each taxpayer as a customer

October 8, 2015 3012 Views 0 comment Print

It said the tax authorities should treat each taxpayer as a customer of the Tax Department and make adversarial approach between taxpayer and department a thing of the past. Customer focus should be strengthened and taxpayers should be provided with facilitating services to encourage him to comply with the taxation rules which should be easy.

Change in method of ALP in transfer pricing adjustment not permitted on same set of facts

October 8, 2015 4509 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held In the case of M/s. Vishay Components India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT that where the revenue from year to year has accepted the method adopted by the assessee for benchmarking its international transactions with its associate enterprises, in the absence of any reasons brought

Search & seizure Proceeding against a Person without issue of Search Warrant is Bad in Law

October 8, 2015 1898 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held in the case of CIT v Smt. Priyanka Singhania that if the search warrant was issued in the name of the father of Assessee, then the proceedings of the search and seizure against the assessee was totally void and bad in Law.

Liability u/s 132(5) can be determined only if proper Assessments is made

October 8, 2015 1560 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of CIT v Sri Chand Gupta, Delhi High Court held that during search and seizure under section 132, any declarations made by the assessee could not discharge his liability to the extent of cash seized as Section 132(5) of the Act does not deal with appropriation of the assets seized.

No TDS on reversal of Royalty Payment according to Government Policy

October 8, 2015 3754 Views 0 comment Print

In the Case of DIT v M/s Ericsson Communications Ltd. , Delhi High Court held that when the Industrial policy of Government of India mentions that there should be no royalty paid to the parent foreign collaborator company by the Indian wholly subsidiary company then the reversal

Unspent Amount of subsidy received from Holding Company cannot be treated as Income

October 8, 2015 1198 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of CIT v Canon India Pvt. Ltd., Hon’ble High Court held that whenever a subsidiary company is getting subsidy from it’s holding company, then the amount of subsidy which has not been spent will not be considered as income of the Assessee.

Return can be revised under Income Tax Act 1961 u/s 139(5)

October 7, 2015 5960 Views 0 comment Print

If any person having furnished a return under section 139(1) or in pursuance of a notice issued under section 142(1) [original return], discovers any omission or wrong statement therein, then he may furnish a revised return at any time on or before the expiry of one year from the end of the relevant Assessment Year (AY 2) or before the completion of assessment*, whichever date is earlier. [* Scrutiny assessment or best judgement assessment]

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