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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 174 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 3591 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 357 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 193761 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 107147 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 1692 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 3798 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


ITAT Deletes Interest Disallowance as AO Failed to Prove Borrowed Fund Diversion

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that proportionate interest disallowance cannot be sustained without establishing a direct nexus between b...

June 14, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

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 84 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 78 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 84 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 159 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 47385 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


Assessee must be allowed TDS credit based on TDS certificate even if same is not reflected in 26AS

June 8, 2014 7695 Views 0 comment Print

In our view, though Form 26AS (r/w r.3 1AB and ss. 203AA and 206C(5)) represents a part of a wholesome procedure designed by the Revenue for accounting of TDS (and TCS), the burden of proving as to why the said Form (Statement) does not reflect the details of the entire tax deducted at source for and on behalf of a deductee cannot be placed on an assessee-deductee.

Transfer of loan through journal entry is not violation of sec 269

June 8, 2014 3762 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Delhi High court in the case of Dinesh Jain has held that Penalty u/s. 271E is leviable if a person repays any loan, otherwise, than in accordance with provisions of section 269T. As per section 269T no person shall repay the loan otherwise, than by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft drawn in the name of the person who has made the loan.

Targets for collection of taxes-Not essential – ICAI

June 7, 2014 1433 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI has suggested to the government in its pre-budget memorandum that no targets should be set by the Department for collection of taxes. In fact, internal mechanism is to be developed to ensure adherence of the timelines mentioned in the Citizens charter of the Department with regard to performance of services and adherence to the timelines should be made as a part of performance appraisal of the concerned.

ICAI – Increase Tax tax exemption limits & abolish surcharge

June 6, 2014 9480 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI in its pre-budget memorandum on Direct Taxes recommended Abolition of Surcharge on Income Tax and Further suggested that Exemption Limit in Rate of Tax for Individual and HUF should be increased from 2 Lakh to 3 Lkah (Basic Exemption Limit)  from 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh (10% Tax)  and from 10 Lakh to 20 […]

CBDT notifies India-Liechtenstein Tax info exchange agreement wef 01.04.2013

June 6, 2014 1487 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 30/2014-Income Tax Whereas, an agreement (hereinafter referred to as the said agreement) between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, for the exchange of information on tax matters was signed at Berne, Switzerland on the 28th day of March, 2013

A.O Zeal to protect interest of revenue has to be tempered with rules of fair play

June 6, 2014 1352 Views 0 comment Print

The assessing officer is a prospector of the revenue and he is no doubt expected to protect the interests of the revenue zealously, but such zeal has to be tempered with the rules of fair play and an anxiety to ensure that a opportunity is not lost to the assessee to make alternative arrangements for clearing the tax dues, once the stay applications filed under section 220(3) are rejected.

Disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) should not be made on the basis of subsequent amendments

June 6, 2014 1790 Views 0 comment Print

The amendment brought in by the Finance Act with retrospective effect, which was passed in the year subsequent to the year under consideration, should not be considered for penalizing the assessee by way of disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act.

Relationship between a hospital and employee depend on terms of contract between them to determine 192 or 194J applicability

June 6, 2014 2927 Views 0 comment Print

On perusal of the order passed by the Tribunal in case of DCIT Vs. M/s Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd., (supra) it is to be seen that service agreement entered in case of M/s Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd., clearly establishes an employer and employee relationship since Doctors are governed

General Budget likely in first week of July 2014

June 5, 2014 1520 Views 0 comment Print

Arun Jaitley to hold pre-budget consultations from tomorrow Pre-Budget consultations will kick off from today. In this exercise, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will hold meeting with different stakeholders including, representatives of industry chambers, trade unions, financial services sector and state finance ministers to get sector-specific suggestions for the Budget. Today, Mr. Jaitley will hold meeting […]

NRI – Non Resident Indian –FAQs on Income Tax for AY 2014-15

June 3, 2014 94404 Views 85 comments Print

Residential status of an individual or HUF or a company is of great importance in Indian Income Tax Act as the liability to pay tax in India does not depend on the nationality or domicile of the Tax payer but on his residential status. Residential Status is determined on the basis of physical presence i.e. the number of days of stay in India in any year.

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