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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 186 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 834 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 3081 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 1923 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax Provisions, Challan, e-payment Utility & Examples

Income Tax : This article explains the advance tax provisions under the Income-tax Act, including liability thresholds, exemptions, and instalm...

June 15, 2026 195564 Views 14 comments 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 6118 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 1767 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 3822 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


Madras HC Upholds Section 80IA Deduction as Audit Report Filed Before Assessment Completion

Income Tax : The Court held that, for assessment year 2009-10, filing the audit report along with the return was directory and not mandatory. D...

June 16, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cancels Section 263 Revision as Issue Was Already Pending Before CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that the Pr. CIT could not invoke Section 263 on matters already under consideration before the appellate au...

June 16, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 69B Addition as Excess Stock Was Recorded as Business Income

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that excess stock found during a survey could not be taxed as unexplained investment when it had been accoun...

June 16, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Denies Section 80GGC Deduction as Political Party Denied Reciept of Donation

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the disallowance of a ₹10 lakh deduction after the recipient political party informed the tax authorities th...

June 16, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Sustains Section 80GGC Political Donation Addition as Donation Was Found to Be Non-Genuine

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the denial of deduction under Section 80GGC after finding that the political donation formed part of an allege...

June 16, 2026 105 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 48561 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 690 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 558 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 207 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


6 Common tax mistakes that most startups make

May 1, 2015 2875 Views 0 comment Print

These days there is a flurry of new businesses or start-ups being launched. As a start-up, you won’t want to get into a legal tangle especially with a very aggressive tax regime and a long incorporation process. To make sure your new business is handling its regulatory, tax obligations properly, run through these common mistakes that most start-ups make:

'Extremely simplified' tax form soon, says FM

May 1, 2015 1520 Views 0 comment Print

An extremely simplified income tax return form  (ITR) will soon replace the controversial 14-page ITR 1 that sought information like all bank accounts and foreign trip details, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Karanpura Development Co. Ltd. Vs. CIT (Supreme Court)

May 1, 2015 4407 Views 0 comment Print

Held, that the assessee company in acquiring the head leases and in granting the sub-leases was carrying on a business within its memorandum of association and that the increased salami received from the sub-lessees represented profits of that business, liable to be included in the assessable income for purposes income-tax and business profits tax.

Sultan Brothers (P) Ltd. v. CIT (Supreme Court)

May 1, 2015 9869 Views 0 comment Print

Sultan Brothers (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax’ [1964 (5) SCR 807]. Whether a particular letting is business has to be decided in the circumstances of each case. It would not be the doing of a business if it was exploitation of his property by an owner.

East India Housing and Land Development Trust Ltd. v. CIT (Supreme Court)

May 1, 2015 8087 Views 0 comment Print

The income derived by the company from shops and stalls is income received from property and falls under the specific head described in section 9. The character of that income is not altered because it is received by a company formed within object of developing and setting up markets.

Lok Sabha approves Finance bill 2015 with amendments

April 30, 2015 10047 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Mister Arun Jaitely has Presented on Thursday 30.04.2015 in Lok Sabha the Finance Bill 2015 for Approval and same been approved by Lok Sabha.

Allowability of depreciation claimed during the course of assessment proceedings?

April 30, 2015 898 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee was not satisfied as the assessing officer did not allow the depreciation which was subsequently claimed during the course of assessment proceedings. The assessee in Cross Objection has challenged the order of the learned CIT (Appeals) in upholding the disallowance of claim of Rs.2, 57, 90,420/- made by the trust in respect of excess utilization made in the earlier years.

Income Tax Rate Chart for Financial year 2015-16, 2014-15 & 2013-14

April 30, 2015 22581 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Rate Chart for Assessment Year 2014-15/ 2015-16 and 2016-17 i.e. Financial Year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 for Individuals, Association of Person (AOP) or Body of Individual (BOI) or any other artificial juridical person, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Partnership Firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP, Domestic Company, Foreign Company, Local Authorities and Co-Operative Societies.

HC asks ITAT to refrain from making comment against CA, Counsel & Other Parties

April 29, 2015 2925 Views 0 comment Print

Madhukar B. Thakoor vs. ITAT (Bombay High Court)- Hon’ble Supreme Court cautioned the Presiding Officer of the Courts and Tribunals from adversely commenting and remarking on the conduct of parties or their representatives or pleaders.

Important FAQs with Case Laws under Various heads of Income

April 29, 2015 19995 Views 0 comment Print

Some Important Case Laws From INCOME FROM SALARIES :- 1. Whether the amount received by the employee on cessation of employment with his Employer will be exempted from tax under section 17(3)(i) of the Income-tax Act?

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