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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 975 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 195198 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 58790 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 65095 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 165 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 6109 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 261 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 3999 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 63 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 60 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 69 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 54 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 60 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 48114 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 678 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 540 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 198 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 162 Views 0 comment Print


Applicability of Tax Audit & Related Income Tax Provisions

January 31, 2015 320251 Views 33 comments Print

Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession The purpose of Tax Audit is to ensure that books of Accounts have been maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Tax Audit also ensures that the Accounts are properly being presented to the Assessing Officers when called for. However […]

Draft Scheme for Channelizing Black Money by N. Srinivasan

January 31, 2015 2439 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Scheme for Channelizing Black Money  India needs Infrastructure development in a big way. Any amount of foreign investment will not be sufficient for the infrastructure development India need and that too in a rapid phase. No person is without tension in safeguarding the money earned through dubious means and 60 to 75% of the […]

CBDT Order Promoting 264 CIT and DIT to Principal CIT

January 30, 2015 2510 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has Vide Order No. 15 of 2015 dated 30.01.2015 promoted 264 officers in the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax/ Director of Income Tax to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax in the HAG scale (Rs. 67,000-79,000) with immediate effect and

Section 54F – Assessee cannot be presumed to be owner of Property Purchased by Minor Daughter Out of own resources

January 30, 2015 3423 Views 0 comment Print

By virtue of fiction created by section 64(IA) of the I.T. Act, 1961, the incomes of properties owned by the two minor daughters, were clubbed in the hands of the assessee since the date of purchase of the said properties.

Partnership firm eligible for Sec. 54EC benefit despite investment in Individual name of Partners

January 30, 2015 15059 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the assessee firm can get the benefit of Sec. 54EC, even though an investment in respect of capital gain is made by the two partners individually in the notified securities e. bonds issued by the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (RECL)?

Payment towards data storage charges to a non-resident is not royalty or fee for technical services

January 30, 2015 13621 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai in the case of Vishwak Solutions Pvt. Ltd. held that the payments made to US based entity towards securing server space in US is not in the nature of fee for technical services or royalty within the meaning of Article 12 of India – US DTAA.

Gold award for Income Tax Department under National Award on E-Governance 2014-15

January 30, 2015 1107 Views 0 comment Print

The Project marks a major step in ensuring TDS compliance through the processing of TDS returns and comprehensive data processing of TDS statements using technology driven end-to-end processes. At present 15 Lakh deductors and 2.5 crore tax payers are using various e-enabled online services through the CPC (TDS).

Govt. accepts Order of Bombay HC in Vodafone case

January 29, 2015 16226 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in a major decision, has decided to accept the order of the High Court of Bombay in the case of Vodafone India Services Private Limited (VISPL) dated 10.10.2014. This is a major correction of a tax matter which has adversely affected investor sentiment.

Commonly used Tax Glossary

January 29, 2015 3221 Views 0 comment Print

To understand the subject of taxation very first of all we all have to understood the basic concepts relating to taxation just like we have to go through for driving rules before we learn to drive a Car or many times it happens we know the each and every concepts but still we lack somewhere […]

World Bank Effect- (Minimum capital requirement to be vanished)??

January 29, 2015 973 Views 0 comment Print

As the new government in India launches ‘Make in India’ campaign in September 2014, to promote new businesses in India, on the other side World Bank issues its Doing Business 2015 in October 2014, in which it placed India at 142th place downgraded by 2 ranks as compared to previous year rankings. And may be […]

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