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ESOP Buyback in Unlisted Companies: Two-Tax Problem Employees Aren’t Prepared For

Income Tax : The article explains how ESOP taxation in unlisted companies occurs at both exercise and buyback stages. It highlights perquisite ...

June 22, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Exemption available from Capital gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility, investment conditions, exemption limits, timelines, and withdrawal provisions for capital gains exemptions ...

June 22, 2026 7083 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : This FAQ serves as a reference for the Income-tax Act provisions relating to cash receipts, loans, repayments, and electronic paym...

June 22, 2026 4803 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on ICDS (Income Computation and Disclosure Standards)

Income Tax : This FAQ covers all ten notified ICDS, explaining their scope, applicability, disclosures, and treatment of various tax-related tr...

June 22, 2026 7551 Views 0 comment 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 204 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 6184 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 285 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 1866 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 3951 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Sales Tax Subsidy Linked to Capital Investment is Capital Receipt: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax and similar State Government incentives were capital receipts because the schemes were intende...

June 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Already Examined Key Issues: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Denied as No Valid Return Was Filed: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of...

June 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Tax Credit Allowed as Delayed Form 67 Filing Is Procedural: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to grant Foreign Tax Credit, observing that delayed filing of Form No. 67 is only a pr...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as AO Relied on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Independent Analysis

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on Investigation ...

June 22, 2026 78 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 49602 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 789 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 621 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 240 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 198 Views 0 comment Print


CBDT advises not to Pursue Recovery of Outstanding Demands in MAT cases of FIIS/FPIS

September 2, 2015 570 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction No. 9/2015 Following the Acceptance of the Recommendation of the Justice A.P.Shah Committee by the Government, CBDT Advises its Field Authorities to keep in Abeyance, for the Time being, the Pending Assessment Proceedings in Cases of FIIS/FPIS Involving the Applicability of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on FIIS/FPIS for the Period Prior to 01.04.2015;

Justice A.P. Shah Report on Applicability of MAT on FIIs / FPIs

September 2, 2015 1578 Views 0 comment Print

The MAT provisions were subsequently reintroduced in 1996 by the Finance Act (No. 2) of 1996, through Section 115JA; and then by the Finance Act of 2000, which replaced Section 115JA with Section 115JB. Section 115JB

How to e-file Form No. 61B -Reporting Financial Institution

September 2, 2015 7193 Views 1 comment Print

Register as Reporting Financial Institution A user other than Individual and HUF who has already registered in e-Filing portal can register as a Reporting Financial Institution to e-File Form No. 61B. Functionalities The below table provides the functionalities of a user registered as Reporting Financial Institution S.No Process Available For Users 1 Submit Form 61B/Nil […]

MAT not appliable on FIIs/FPIs for the Period Prior to 01.04.2015

September 2, 2015 4969 Views 7 comments Print

Government accepts the Recommendation of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee to clarify the Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs and has decided that an appropriate Amendment to the Income-Tax Act will be carried out; Final Report of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee on Direct Tax Matters Constituted with the Initial Mandate to Examine the Matter Relating […]

FIIs Exempted from paying MAT before April 2015

September 2, 2015 931 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign investors will be exempted from paying minimum alternate Tax (MAT) prior to April 2015 following acceptance of AP Shah Committee’s recommendation by the government. The AP Shah Committee report has suggested that there is no legal basis to impose MAT on FIIs

Problems Related to PAN while registering on Income Tax e-filing website

September 2, 2015 60657 Views 23 comments Print

I’m not able to register, as I get an error message Invalid PAN details. What should I do? A: It is possible that you’re typing in the Name details differently from what you have mentioned while applying for PAN card. Please call ASK, 1800 180 1961 and get the correct details and then try registering in the e-Filing application.

If substantial amount for new property is paid, exemption u/s 54 is available even if actual construction is not completed

September 1, 2015 4207 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Shri Hasmukh N. Gala vs. ITO, ITAT has held that if assessee has invested substantial amount in new property, also received letter of allotment for new property then AO can’t denied exemption available u/s 54 of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Deemed Dividend u/s 2(22)(e) of Income Tax Act, 1961- illustrative analysis

September 1, 2015 9290 Views 0 comment Print

In terms of Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, dividend” includes any payment by a company, not being a company in which the public are substantially interested, of any sum (whether as representing a part of the assets of the company or otherwise) made after the 31st day of May, 1987, by way of advance or loan:

Highlights of Black Money Act, 2015

September 1, 2015 9882 Views 4 comments Print

Komal Tyagi ⇒ It extends to whole of India & shall come into force on the 1st day of April 2016. ⇒ Basis of charger – There shall be charged on every assessee for every assessment year commencing on or after 1st day of April’16, a tax in respect of his total undisclosed foreign income […]

Tax Audit Date Extension- Latest Status of High Courts Appeals

September 1, 2015 503163 Views 1,254 comments Print

In this article we have summarised the status of Writ Petition filed against non extension of Due date of Tax Audit and Income Tax Return (ITR) filing for cases covered under Tax Audit Provisions, filed in various High Courts All over India. Till Date as per our information Writs been filed in Gujarat, Delhi, Jodhpur, Karnataka, Orrisa, Mumbai, Calcutta, Madras, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and in Punjab & Haryana High Court.

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