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Comprehensive understanding of Impact of Non-Filing of Income Tax Returns

Income Tax : Failure to file ITRs can result in interest, late fees, loss of refunds, and missed tax benefits. Beyond taxation, it may also aff...

June 17, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

Why RERA & Income Tax Reconciliation Is Crucial for Real Estate Developers

Income Tax : Increasing use of RERA data by tax authorities makes alignment between project disclosures and income tax reporting essential to a...

June 16, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

Which Income-Tax Law Applies to Returns Filed After 1st April 2026?

Income Tax : Taxpayers are facing confusion following the introduction of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The key clarification is that income earned...

June 16, 2026 1794 Views 0 comment Print

Presumptive Audit Controversy: Profit Trigger vs Turnover Trigger

Income Tax : The issue concerns whether declaring profits below the presumptive rate automatically triggers tax audit or whether turnover thres...

June 16, 2026 6420 Views 0 comment Print

Don’t Blindly Trust Form 16: One Small Error Can Trigger a Huge Tax Demand

Income Tax : The case demonstrates how an incorrect exemption claim based on Form 16 led to scrutiny and penalty proceedings. The Tribunal ulti...

June 15, 2026 1959 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 6121 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 267 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 1779 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 3834 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 4005 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Jaipur ITAT Quashes U/s 153C Assessments: AO Cannot Simply Copy Satisfaction Note; Sunset Clause Bars Proceedings After 01.04.2021

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that Section 153C requires the AO of the other person to independently assess whether seized documents have a b...

June 17, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Quashed for Borrowed Satisfaction: AO Added ‘Share Capital, Loan and Premium’ Without Even Knowing the Nature of Transaction

Income Tax : Jaipur ITAT held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the Assessing Officer mechanically relied on Investigation Win...

June 17, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that third-party WhatsApp messages and decoded chat entries lacked evidentiary value against the assessee witho...

June 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs TDS Refund Despite Delayed E-Verification; Revenue Cannot Retain Tax on Technical Grounds

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that technical lapses in e-verification cannot override a taxpayer's lawful entitlement to a refund. Once the d...

June 17, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Approval from PCIT Instead of PCCIT Renders Section 148 Notice Invalid

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that reopening proceedings cannot survive where the mandatory sanction under Section 151 is not obtained from t...

June 17, 2026 54 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 48708 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 699 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 561 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 210 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 165 Views 0 comment Print


Do we have any tangible benefit of incorporating LLP, other than some cost saving and reduction of compliance?

June 10, 2015 1379 Views 0 comment Print

Answer is yes, we do have. After introduction of Alternate Minimum Tax (hereinafter referred as the ‘AMT’) by Finance Act 2012 on ‘Limited Liabilities Partnership’ (hereinafter referred as the ‘LLP’) also many professional/corporate/promoters has dispensed with an idea for formation of LLP, as after amendment no tangible benefit could be visualize, other than some cost […]

Deduction u/s 80 IA cannot be denied if losses set off against previous year income

June 10, 2015 3827 Views 0 comment Print

The only issue before Hon’ble court is that whether assessee is entitled to claim deduction u/s 80 IA even though it have been set off losses against the profits from other sources. CIT VS. GR Thangamaligai Firm (Madras High Court)

Clubbing of Income and related provisions- Part I

June 9, 2015 8363 Views 0 comment Print

Anjali Goyal What is Clubbing of Income? Clubbing of Income is basically the concept of imposing tax on other person than the actual recipient of the income where other person is the transferor who diverted such income or transferor of the transferred asset out of which income has been generated. When concept of clubbing of […]

Disclosure of Income after Search at sister concerns office cannot be called voluntary

June 9, 2015 657 Views 0 comment Print

High Court Calcutta held in CIT Vs Balampur Chini Mills Pvt Ltd that even if the assesse had voluntary disclosed its income by filing revised ROI though not detected by the revenue during scrutiny proceedings u/s 143(3), penalty u/s 272(1)(c) would be levied.

Condonation of delay in filing refund claim and claim of carry forward of losses

June 9, 2015 75490 Views 11 comments Print

CIRCULAR NO 09/2015 In supersession of all earlier Instructions/Circulars/Guidelines issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (the Board) from time to time to deal with the applications for condonation of delay in filing returns claiming refund and returns claiming carry forward of loss and set-off thereof under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act (the Act), the present Circular is being issued containing comprehensive guidelines on the conditions for condonation and the procedure to be followed for deciding such matters.

CBDT Clarifies Regarding Prosecution of Tax Evaders

June 9, 2015 3520 Views 0 comment Print

Effective and Stringent Action only in known and big cases of Tax Evasion to Demonstrate to the Large Number of Compliant Tax Payers that the Tax Laws are just and Fair and to Encourage Voluntary Tax Compliance It has been noticed that the certain section of media have referred to the Discussion Paper, circulated during […]

This summer, Pune favours Assessees and Bangalore favours Revenue

June 8, 2015 2278 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT, A Bench has in the case of IBM India Private Ltd., v ITO (TDS) held that Tax deduction at source / Tax collection at source [TAS] Provisions are attracted even if the provision is made in the books of account to measure the economic performance of the entity irrespective of whether the exact amount and the payee is determined or not.

Assessment of Charitable Trusts and Institutions – A Ready Referencer

June 8, 2015 11946 Views 0 comment Print

Many Non Governmental Organizations spread across the world are supplementing the efforts of the governments in promoting social welfare and economic development. Tax administrations have also recognized the voluntary efforts of these NGOs and provided tax incentives to those engaged in charitable activities. The present booklet under ‘Tax Payer Information Series’ is an attempt to […]

Assessee has to claim unabsorbed c/f depreciation if he has claimed depreciation allowance for current year

June 8, 2015 3245 Views 0 comment Print

Whether it is open to the assessee to claim depreciation for the current year and not claim unabsorbed depreciation of the previous years. Whether it is unabsorbed investment allowance which is to be allowed as set off in computing the income of the assessee or unabsorbed depreciation.

Section 40A(3) not applies to cash payment exceeding Rs. 20000 made to Government controlled electricity distribution company

June 7, 2015 8562 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is covered by the exception Rule 6DD(b) of the IT Rules and as such no dis allowance under section 40A(3) of the Act can be made. Therefore, the grounds raised by the assessee are allowed.

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