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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 987 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 195207 Views 14 comments Print

Income Tax Offences liable to prosecution

Income Tax : This article outlines major offences under the Income-tax Act that may result in prosecution, including tax evasion, non-payment o...

June 15, 2026 58793 Views 4 comments Print

Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

Income Tax : This article explains the statutory powers of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to waive or reduce penalties in genuine c...

June 15, 2026 65101 Views 3 comments Print

Decoding Exempt Incomes Under Income Tax Act, 2025: From Section 10 to 11

Income Tax : Summary: The Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces a significant structural reform by relocating the exempt income provisions previousl...

June 15, 2026 171 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 6115 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 1743 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 3816 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


Reassessment Invalid as AO Made No Addition on Recorded Reasons for Reopening: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that additions made on transactions unrelated to the reasons recorded for reopening were beyond the Assessing ...

June 15, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restores Section 80G Application as Section 12AB Registration Was Already Directed

Income Tax : The ITAT Chandigarh held that once registration under Section 12AB had been directed to be granted, the primary basis for rejectin...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Block Period Must Be Counted From Satisfaction Date

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT found that the Assessing Officer lacked legal authority to reopen assessment years lying outside the ten-year block...

June 15, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Cash Deposit Addition Case due to Lack of Merit-Based Adjudication

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai restored the matter to the Assessing Officer after finding that the assessment and appellate proceedings were conclud...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Set-Off of Amalgamated Company’s Losses as Section 72A Conditions Were Fulfilled

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld the deletion of disallowance relating to brought forward losses of an amalgamating company after finding that ...

June 15, 2026 66 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 48150 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 684 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 543 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 201 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


IT dept shifts focus on Criminal Consequences in Serious Cases of Tax Evasion

February 13, 2015 3984 Views 0 comment Print

Shift in the Focus of the Income Tax Department (ITD) from Civil Consequences to Criminal Consequences in Serious Cases of Tax Evasion; During 2014-15 (upto Dec, 2014) the ITD Has Conducted Searches in 414 Groups, Seized Undisclosed Assets of Rs. 582 Crore; Undisclosed Income of Rs. 6769 Crore has been Admitted by the Tax Payers […]

Disallowance for failure to withhold tax- Sec.195 rw Sec. 40(a)(i)

February 12, 2015 5586 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 3/2015 Section 40(a)(i) of the Act stipulates that in computing the income chargeable under the head “Profits or gains of business or profession”, any interest, royalty, fees for technical services or other sum chargeable under this Act either payable in India to a non-resident (not being a company)/a foreign company or payable outside India, shall not be allowed as a deducation, if there has

TDS Under Income Tax: Tedious Job With No Carrots Only Sticks..!!!

February 12, 2015 3436 Views 0 comment Print

We can blame it on abbreviation , but TDS ( Tax Deducted at Source ) rhymes with TEDIOUS, as if reflecting the plight of Tax Payers and Tax practitioners. This is the most convenient way of collecting Income Tax by creating legal obligation on person making certain payments.

FICCI issues Pre-Budget-Memorandum-2015-16

February 12, 2015 4691 Views 0 comment Print

Adjustment of TDS in case of free look cancellations-Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) allows policyholders’ to cancel the policy during the free look period (currently set to 15 days). In case of cancellations during free look period, the commission income accrued/ paid to agents needs to be reversed/ recovered.

Budget 2015: Stepping Stone to Simplification?

February 11, 2015 2055 Views 0 comment Print

As the budget session 2015 is approaching, the nation is garnering its own expectations. The assessees falling under the indirect tax net are no different. Struggling with the high end compliances and to cope up with the difficult rules to adhere, they too are in need for some relaxation and simplification.

Companies Converting Illegal Cash into Legitimate Money to face IT investigation

February 11, 2015 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department Initiates Investigation into Issuance of Cheques by Companies Which are Acting as Entry Operators to Convert Illegal Cash into Legitimate Money Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India had initiated investigation into issuance of cheques by companies which are acting as entry operators to convert illegal cash into legitimate money. […]

Transfer Pricing And Customs Valuation 2015- ICC Policy Statement

February 11, 2015 1775 Views 0 comment Print

International businesses face difficulties regarding the valuation of goods due to diverging customs and tax rules regulating transactions between related parties. ICC calls for more alignment and puts forward concrete proposals to secure harmonized tax and customs valuation of transactions between related parties in an international context.

Explanation 3C to section 43B will have retrospective effect for actual payments

February 11, 2015 2071 Views 0 comment Print

In the present facts of the Case the Hon’ble High Court held that Explanation 3C to section 43B is having retrospective effect from 01/04/1989. Therefore, conversion of interest amount into loan would not be actually deemed to be actual payment.

Automatic Exchange of Information to Trace illegal money in Foreign Banks

February 11, 2015 450 Views 0 comment Print

Jayant Sinha: A Very High Priority Needs to be Given to Investment Including Investment in Infrastructure to Achieve G-20’s Collective Growth Objective; Strongly Advocated for Full and Fast Implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information Within the Agreed Timeframe and on a Global Scale Which Would Help India to Trace Transactions of Money Illegally Earned or […]

CBI arrests Income Tax Inspector- Lucknow & EPFO officer- Mumbai in Bribery cases

February 10, 2015 2072 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Inspector of Income Tax, Range-3, Lucknow for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- from the complainant. A case was registered against an Inspector, Income Tax, Range-3, Lucknow alleging demand of illegal gratification of Rs.5,00,000/- on behalf of an Income Tax Officer from the complainant for settling […]

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