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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 795 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 2940 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 195558 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 99 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 105 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 87 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 102 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 48552 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


Additional Depreciation’ if fixed assets used for less than 180 days

April 24, 2015 8230 Views 0 comment Print

There is no restriction on allowing balance of one time incentive in the subsequent year if the provisions are constructed reasonably, liberally and purposive. One has to notice that additional benefit was intended to give impetus to industrialisation and in that direction the assessee deserves to get the benefit in full when there is no restriction in the statute to deny the benefit of balance 50% when the new plant and machinery was acquired and put to use for less than 180 days in the immediately preceding year.

AO not empowered to refer matter to DVO without rejecting books of accounts: HC

April 23, 2015 1474 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court held In the case of CIT vs. M/s Freedom Board & Paper Mills that it is not open to the AO to refer the case to DVO without rejecting books of accounts on the basis of rejection of the books of account on some legal or justified basis.

Provision for doubtful debts not required to be add back to arrive at book profit u/s 115JA

April 23, 2015 7551 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of The Commissioner of Income Tax vs. M/s. Salgaonkar Mining Industries Pvt. Ltd High Court of Goa has held that provision for doubtful debt is not required to add back while arriving book profit u/s 115JA.

Requirement of TDS in case of corporations whose income is exempted U/s. 10(26BBB)

April 23, 2015 16329 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR No. 07/2015 Date- April, 23, 2015 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (the Board) had earlier issued Circular No. 4/2002 dated 16.07.2002 which laid down that in case of such entities, whose income is unconditionally exempted under Section 10 of the Income-tax Act (the Act) and who are statutorily not required to file return of income as per Section 139 of the Act, there would be no requirement for tax deduction at source (TDS) from the payments made to them since their income is anyway exempted under the Act.

Assessee cannot be compelled to claim depreciation as Exp. 5 to Sec 32(1)(ii) is not retrospective

April 23, 2015 2900 Views 0 comment Print

Himachal Pradesh High Court in the case of CIT vs. M/s Shree Triveni Foods held that the claim of depreciation for assessment years under dispute was not mandatory and therefore, the assessee could not be compelled to exercise the option as an obligation.

NSDL releases FVU version 4.6 for quarterly e-TDS/TCS from FY 2010-11 & onwards

April 23, 2015 15057 Views 0 comment Print

NSDL has released on 20.04.2015 e-TDS/TCS File Validation Utility (FVU) version 4.6 for quarterly e-TDS/TCS statements from FY 2010-11 and onwards. Key Features – File Validation Utility (FVU) version 4.6 Quoting of PAN of responsible person for deducting/ collecting tax. Quoting of AIN mandatory only if the TDS/TCS has been deposited by book entry i.e., […]

Deduction u/s 80HHC is to be allowed to the extent of Gross Total Income

April 22, 2015 1317 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of V. M. Salgaocar & Brother Pvt. Ltd vs. The Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax, Goa High Court has held that deduction u/s 80HHC is to be allowed to the extent of gross total income and not to the extent of business profit only.

Gratuity provision for employees who already retired is an ascertained liability – HC

April 22, 2015 1334 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held In the case of CIT vs. M/s Kamarhatty Company Ltd. that the views expressed by the tribunal are as per law. Assessee has made the gratuity provision in respect of employees who have already retired.

ITAT justified in extending period of stay of demand beyond 365 days in case hearing could not be taken up for reason not attributable to assessee

April 21, 2015 1265 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner has filed an appeal being ITA No.825/Del/2014 before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal being aggrieved by the order passed by the Dispute Resolution Panel on 31.10.2013. The Tribunal, at the initial stage, that is, on 31.03.2014, had granted stay of the demand which had been raised subsequent to the said order

NSDL releases e-TDS/TCS RPU (Version 4.3) with enhanced features

April 21, 2015 22710 Views 0 comment Print

e-TDS/TCS RPU (Version 4.3) for Statements from FY 2007-08 onwards released (20/04/2015) Key Features – Return Preparation Utility (RPU) version 4.3 Quoting of PAN of responsible person for deducting/ collecting tax. Quoting of AIN mandatory only if the TDS/TCS has been deposited by book entry i.e., through transfer voucher. Quoting of BIN mandatory only for the […]

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