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Latest Changes in ITR-1, ITR-2 & ITR-4 for A.Y. 2026-27

Income Tax : The revised ITR forms for AY 2026-27 introduce new tax slabs, expanded ITR eligibility, and enhanced disclosure requirements. Unde...

June 13, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Daily Backup Dilemma: Decoding “Electronic Mode” vs. “Computer System” under Income Tax Act 2025.

Income Tax : The article argues that the daily backup requirement under Rule 46(8) applies only to books maintained in electronic mode, not mer...

June 13, 2026 3411 Views 0 comment Print

Restricted Stock Units Taxation in India: Foreign Tax Credit, Form 67 & Reporting

Income Tax : Judicial authorities have held that Foreign Tax Credit is a substantive right and cannot be denied merely due to procedural delays...

June 13, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Cash Credit U/s. 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C and 69D

Income Tax : This guide explains how unexplained cash credits under Section 68 and related provisions can attract steep taxation under Section ...

June 13, 2026 193746 Views 1 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) & Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)

Income Tax : The document outlines how MAT and AMT ensure that companies and eligible non-corporate taxpayers pay a minimum level of income tax...

June 13, 2026 107144 Views 5 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 6094 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 249 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 1689 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 3795 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 3978 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Reopening Fails When AO Taxes a Different Income Than the One Recorded in Reasons

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that reassessment cannot survive when additions are made on issues unrelated to the reasons recorded for reopening...

June 13, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Only Profit Element Matters, Not Entire Commodity Transaction Value

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that reassessment initiated beyond three years was invalid because the alleged escaped income represented by p...

June 13, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Dismissed Income Tax Writ Due to Alternate Remedy

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court refused to interfere with the assessment order in writ proceedings, citing the availability of an effecti...

June 13, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Denial of Section 80GGC Deduction for Donations to Alleged Accommodation Entry Political Party

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi confirmed disallowance of a Section 80GGC claim after relying on investigation findings that the political party operat...

June 13, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

SBI Wins LTC TDS Dispute: No Assessee-in-Default When Bank Followed High Court Orders

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-deduction of tax pursuant to subsisting High Court directions cannot attract liability under Sections ...

June 13, 2026 78 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 47343 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 633 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 516 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 195 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 159 Views 0 comment Print


Changes / Amendment in Revised 3CD report

July 29, 2014 21403 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT has revised in the mid of tax season format of Tax Audit Report to be submitted in Form 3CD vide its Notification No. 33/2014, Dated: July 25, 2014. The revised report has added some new clauses to increase disclosure requirement and as well amended few clauses to further increase/improve disclosure requirements. Revised Tax Audit […]

Mere Retracted statement cannot form the basis of reopening

July 29, 2014 1778 Views 0 comment Print

On careful consideration of above contention, we are of the view that there may be a substantive assessment without any protective assessment but there can not be any protective assessment/addition without a substantive assessment/addition, meaning thereby there has to be some substantive assessment/addition first which enables the AO to make a protective assessment/addition.

Mere Statement recorded during survey cannot be the sole basis for making addition

July 28, 2014 1051 Views 0 comment Print

A survey proceedings was carried out in the middle of the accounting year (on 1.12.2006) in the case of AHS Joint Venture, the sister concerns of the assessee firm. During the course of survey there was no incriminating material nor undisclosed income found in the hands of the assessee

Taxation of ‘Alternate Investment Funds’ having status of non-charitable trusts -Reg.

July 28, 2014 5174 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 13/2014-Income Tax The SEBI (Alterative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 (‘AIF Regulations’) vide Regulation No.4 issued in May 2012 aims at regulating all forms of private pool of funds in India. The said Regulations divide the Alternative Investment Funds (‘AIFs’) into three broad categories – Category-I, Category-II and Category-III Alternative Investment Funds, depending upon the operational strategies, objectives and fund structure. A large number of AIFs registered with SEBI have been set up in the form of non-charitable trusts.

Agricultural receipts, duly shown in past & accepted by dept, cannot be added as cash credits

July 28, 2014 2615 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is an individual. The return of income was filed on 29.7.2009 declaring an income of Rs. 36,04,069/- and agricultural income of Rs. 10,25,000/-. The assessment was taken up for scrutiny by issuance of notice u/s 143(2) of the Act.

Share Application Money – Primary burden is on AO to show that same is unexplained cash credit

July 28, 2014 2602 Views 0 comment Print

Even if the reopening is sustained, the primary burden that income has escaped assessment is on the shoulder of the assessing officer and after discharging this burden only, the onus shifts to the shoulder of the assessee.

No disallowance of lawful expense for mere non-compliance with Company law provisions

July 27, 2014 3592 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee entered into transactions of payment of job work charges to a related party, viz., M/s Razormed Inc. during the financial year relevant to assessment year under consideration without obtaining prior approval of the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of section 297 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Section 269SS/ 269T not applies to book entries not involving cash transactions

July 27, 2014 8844 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the transaction in question, was not cash transaction. It was merely book entries. The CIT(A) has called Remand Record from the AO, who vide report dated 05.01.1999, confirmed that the transaction in question, by mentioning that no cash was involved.

Entering of agreement to sell amounts to Purchase U/s. 54 as it creates rights in favour of buyer – SC

July 27, 2014 5789 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the following three dates are not in dispute. The residential house was transferred by the appellants and the sale deed had been registered on 24th September, 2004. The sale deed had been executed in pursuance of an agreement to sell which had been executed on 27th December, 2002

Employees contribution to PF allowable U/s. 43B if paid before IT return filing due date

July 27, 2014 24669 Views 0 comment Print

CIT v/s M/s Hindustan Organics Chemicals Ltd. (BOmbay High Court)- Supreme Court has expressly held that the amendments to section 43B that were brought about by the Finance Act, 2003 are retrospective in nature, we find that the ITAT was fully justified in deleting the addition of Rs.1,82,77,138/- on account of delayed payment of Provident Fund of employees’ contribution.

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