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ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessment Due to Lack of Independent Satisfaction

Income Tax : ITAT Jaipur held that proceedings under Section 153C are invalid where the Assessing Officer merely reproduces information from th...

June 20, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on intimation under section 143(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how CPC processes returns under Section 143(1) by correcting apparent errors and incorrect clai...

June 20, 2026 6804 Views 0 comment Print

New Tax Audit Form 26 Expands Stock Reporting Requirements in 2026-27

Income Tax : Tax Audit Form 26 now requires reporting of both quantity and value of principal stock, purchases, and sales. The key takeaway is ...

June 19, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of Section 332(1) of Income Tax Act, 2025 for Educational Institutions Covered by Schedule VII Sl. No. 19

Income Tax : This article examines whether educational institutions with receipts up to Rs. 5 crore must obtain RNPO registration to claim exem...

June 19, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Redeemed My ELSS Fund After 3 Years – Is Gain Taxable & How Much?

Income Tax : This article explains why ELSS redemption gains are taxable despite offering tax deductions at the time of investment. It highligh...

June 19, 2026 153 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 147 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 6157 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 276 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 1833 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 3900 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition on Green Crest Shares; Suspicion Cannot Replace Evidence

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT deleted the addition alleging bogus long-term capital gains from penny stock transactions after finding no evidenc...

June 20, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Under Section 194J Upheld for Coaching Institute Faculty

Income Tax : ITAT Cochin ruled that faculty engaged by a coaching institute were independent professionals and not employees. It held that TDS ...

June 20, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Bad Debt Deduction Allowed as Effective Write-Off Need Not Close Debtor Account

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that bad debt deduction cannot be denied where the debt was effectively written off through accounting ...

June 20, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 270A Penalty if AO Did Not Specify Under-Reporting or Misreporting

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer must clearly indicate whether the alleged default is under-reporting or misreporting, as ...

June 20, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(x) Addition Due to Prior Property Agreement

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that the tax authorities failed to consider evidence of an earlier agreement and prior payments before invokin...

June 20, 2026 48 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 49182 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 753 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 591 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 228 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 183 Views 0 comment Print


Practice & Validity of Retrospective amendments in Tax Laws

July 13, 2015 12158 Views 0 comment Print

Recently SC held that in exercising legislative power, the legislature by mere declaration, without anything more, cannot directly overrule, revise or override a judicial decision. It can render judicial decision ineffective by enacting valid law on the topic within its legislative field fundamentally altering or changing its character retrospectively.

Sale consideration taxable in the year in which sale transaction Completes

July 13, 2015 864 Views 0 comment Print

‘On money’ received by the assessee did not have the character of income but was only an advance like the one received through cheque. Both will become part of the sale consideration to the assessee simultaneously on either handing over the possession of the flats or on execution of transfer deed whichever happens earlier.

No addition can be made u/s 2(22)(e) when assessee is not a shareholder

July 13, 2015 815 Views 0 comment Print

The dividend can be received or deemed to have been received only by shareholder of the company, therefore, the provisions of section 2(22)(e) enlarging the scope of dividend under the express deemed dividend cannot be invoked in case of a person who is not a shareholder of the company who has advance the loan.

Loss in pension fund has to excluded from insurance business income

July 13, 2015 933 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal in this above case decided two debatable issues. Firstly that the mistake can be rectified after assessment attained finality and assessee had accepted the assessment order. The same is decided by the tribunal in the light of decision of apex court.

Step by Step guidelines for EVC based ITR Filing

July 13, 2015 6178 Views 0 comment Print

Electronic verification code means a code generated for the purpose of electronic verification of the person furnishing the return of income as per the data structure and standards specified by Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income‑tax (Systems).’

In absence of transfer of full and absolute ownership right payment made for know-how or intellectual properties is to be treated as royalty

July 13, 2015 3581 Views 0 comment Print

Lump-sum payments are covered under the term royalty. The agreement postulated grant of permission to use or right to use intellectual property rights or knowhow and it is not a case of outright sale.

Capital gain benefit u/s 54F allowed even if construction of residential house not fully completed in 3 years

July 13, 2015 4133 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held In the case of The CIT & ITO vs. Smt. B S Shanthakumari that the purpose of provisions u/s 54F is to ensure that assessee who received capital gains would invest the same by constructing a residential house and once it is established that consideration so received on transfer

Electronic Verification Code (EVC) for electronically filed Income Tax Return

July 13, 2015 57621 Views 7 comments Print

Notification No. 2/2015 – Income Tax The Electronic Verification Code (EVC) would verify the identity of the person furnishing the return of income (hereinafter called ‘Verifier) and would be generated on the E -filing website https: //incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in or as otherwise indicated.The EVC can be used by a Verifier being an Individual to verify his Income Tax Return or that of an HUF of which he is the Karta in Income Tax Return Form 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4 or 4S

Curious Case of Charges under Companies Act, 2013

July 13, 2015 7187 Views 0 comment Print

Section 77 to 86 read with Companies (Registration of charges) Rules, 2014 deals with provisions relating to the Charges under Companies Act, 2013. Section 77 exclusively talks about ‘creation of charge’. Sub-section (1) of Section 77 states that it shall be the duty of every company creating a charge within in India or outside India

Interest on Bank FDRs to maintain the Minimum Interest Reserve Account is taxable as Business-Income

July 12, 2015 1250 Views 0 comment Print

In regard to claim of expenditure on Registrar of Companies’ fee for increase in authorized share capital, the HC held that the same could not be allowed and was also not amortizable under Section 35D (2)(c)(iii) of the Act, not being fee for initial registration of the company.

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