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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 120 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 4797 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 7548 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 72 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 72 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 72 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 69 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 49596 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 237 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 enables e-Filing of Form No. 61B

August 26, 2015 14800 Views 0 comment Print

The e-Filing of Form No. 61B relating to Statement of Reportable Account u/s 285BA(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has been enabled for “Registration” and “Submission of Nil statement”. Reporting Entities are requested to register in the e-Filing portal post login –> My Account –> Register as Reporting Financial Institution. After successful Registration, for submission […]

Guidelines for Grant of Reward to Informants

August 26, 2015 5029 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction No. 07/2015 In supercession of the guidelines for Grant of Reward to Informants, 2007, I am directed to say that the following guidelines will regulate the grant of reward to informants leading to recovery of taxes of tax defaulters whose names have been published in the public domain under section 287 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

MAT u/s 115JB – no more a complete code?

August 26, 2015 11323 Views 0 comment Print

1. There were (are?) companies which used to report huge profits and distributing huge dividends and at the same time paying very small tax liability using the provisions of the Act. 2. To curb the above practices, MAT on book profit was introduced which was chargeable on reported profits with effect from 1-4-1988 with section 115J. MAT – Minimum Alternate Tax, as the words suggests, is the minimum contribution that an assessee should make by way of taxes.

Form No. 61B Filing Procedure- Statement of Reportable Account

August 25, 2015 30260 Views 1 comment Print

Notification No. 3/2015 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers delegated by Central Board of Direct Taxes (‘Board’) under Sub rule (9)(a) and 9(b) of Rule 114G of the Income tax Rules 1962, the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) lays down the procedures, data structure and standards for ensuring secure capture and transmission of data, evolving and implementing appropriate security, archival and retrieval policies as under:

Entrance fee paid to golf association in order to develop contacts with other corporate leaders is allowable business expenditure

August 25, 2015 1317 Views 0 comment Print

In this case ITAT examined the issue whether fee paid to golf club on behalf of director to develop links with other corporates leaders is an allowable business expenditure. On the basis of other judicial pronouncement ITAT decided this question in favour of assessee.

President ITAT cannot constitute special bench without recommendation of regular bench

August 25, 2015 3565 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT president has constituted a special bench of the three members to hear the case of assessee by exercising his powers u/s 255 (3). A notice fixing date of hearing before special bench was served upon the assessee.

Addition cannot be made if no statement is recorded at the time of search

August 25, 2015 1499 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT held in the case of Smt. Rutu Jindal Vs. ACIT, that if no statement has been recorded at the time of search and where there is no occasion for the assessee to state the fact at the time of search, the addition can not be made without taking in to account the fact of the case which is stated during the appellate proceedings.

Reopening is invalid when there is no direct nexus between material gathered & formation of belief of income escaping assessment

August 24, 2015 2926 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Karnataka HC in the above cited case held that there must be a direct nexus between the material coming to the notice of the Income-Tax Officer and the formation of his belief that income has escaped assessment.

Jurisdiction of ACIT or JCIT under Black Money Act

August 24, 2015 977 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 73/2015 – Income Tax Dated- 24th August 2015 Jurisdiction of Additional Commissioners of Income-tax or the Joint Commissioners of Income-tax under Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015

PTI notified as a news agency for the purposes of Section 10(22B)

August 24, 2015 1073 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 72/2015 – Income Tax Income Tax Notification No. 72/2015 new Dated: 24-8-2015 The Press Trust of India Limited, New Delhi, notified as a news agency for the purposes of Section 10(22B) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the A.Y. 2016-17 to 2018-19

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