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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 105 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 3168 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 342 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 193695 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 107111 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 72 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 78 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 72 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 47238 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 192 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


Landlord PAN Mandatory for Rent Over 1 lakh P.A.

March 27, 2014 8861 Views 0 comment Print

Any salaried person would have heard of a term called HRA (House Rent Allowance). It not only gives benefit in the form of allowance but also gives an opportunity for tax exemption up to a certain limit. Almost every salaried employee takes this benefit. IT department also provides the facility of claiming tax benefit on HRA for […]

Get a preventive health check-up done and save on tax too!

March 27, 2014 11066 Views 5 comments Print

The government provides tax deduction benefit of upto INR 5,000 under Section 80D on account of preventive health check-up for self, spouse, dependent children and parents. However, this deduction benefit is inclusive of the overall deduction under Section 80 D (INR 15,000 per annum) for payment of health insurance premium. If one of your parents is a senior citizen, then the limit is enhanced to INR 20,000 per annum.

Income Tax Ready Reckoner – For Last minute Tax Planner

March 27, 2014 7791 Views 0 comment Print

With zeal I filled in my Investment Plans for the year in the month of April last year, gleaming at the extra bucks that would come “In hand” every month. The “Plans” readily accepted by the HR Department and duly complied with in my monthly take home! In my zeal to meticulously spend those extra […]

CBDT promotes 18 CCIT/DGITs to the grade of Principal CCIT

March 27, 2014 2259 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT has vide Order No. 48 of 2014 dated 27.03.2014 promoted 18 officers in the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Income Tax to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 80,000/- with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post and until further orders.

Taxing Dilemma for Salaried Assessees

March 27, 2014 7094 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal March, being last month of any financial year is scary for the salaried assessees (employees) and all employers are  found arguing with employees to get the proper and due income tax deducted at source (popularly called TDS). The impact is so much so that the cash budget of the employees gets disturbed […]

All about Income Tax Returns

March 27, 2014 8276 Views 0 comment Print

The forms used to file details of income taxes payable and Paid with Government are known as Income Tax Returns. Online Tax returns are set up in an excel worksheet & Java Formats, where the income figures are used to calculate the tax liability of persons. Tax returns must be filed every year for an individual or business that received taxable income during the year, whether through regular income (wages), interest, dividends, capital gains, or other profits.

Income Tax Offices to remian open on 29th, 30th and 31st March 2014

March 27, 2014 2416 Views 0 comment Print

The Financial Year 2013-14 closes on 31.3.2014. In view of closer of office on 29th and 30th of March being Saturday and Sunday, and also on 31st March at some stations being Gudi Padava, Ugadi etc., the field Income Tax Offices through-out India shall remain open and the receipts counters shall also work during normal office hours on 29th, 30th and 31st of March, 2014.

CBDT notifies undertaking of ‘Pantheon Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.’ as an industrial park u/s. 80IA

March 26, 2014 955 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 20/2014-Income Tax And, whereas, subsequently the Central Government (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) vide letter No.15/29/2005-IP&ID dated 3rd February, 2014 has withdrawn the said approval granted to the undertaking under the Scheme; Now, therefore, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of sub-section (4) of section 80-IA of the Act read with section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), hereby rescinds the said Notification No. S.O, 4700, dated 17th November, 2006, with effect from the 17th November, 2006.

CBDT authorizes ‘IFCI Ltd.’ to issue tax free bonds up to Rs 430 crores

March 26, 2014 691 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 19/2014-Income Tax CBDT has vide notification No. 19/2014 dated 26.03.2014 reduced the limit for issue of tax free bonds by Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) to Rs, 8853 crore from earlier limit of Rs. 10,000 crore. The Notification Further Authorised IFCI Limited (formerly known as Industrial Finance Corporation of India) to issue tax free bonds up to Rs 430 crores.

Sec 154 cannot be resorted for applying sec 115JB of Income Tax Act,1961

March 26, 2014 3980 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Cardinal Drugs Pvt Ltd.Hon’ble ITAT has observed that there was no scope for the A.O. to have resorted to the provision of Section 154 of the Act for the purpose of enhancing the income of the assessee.by stating as under:- The A.O. on long drawn process of reasoning should not have passed the order under Section154 of the Act. The issue raised by the A.O. in proceeding under Section 154 of the Act is highly debatable which requires the issue to be reconsidered by the A.O.about applicability of the provision of Section 115JB of the Act which was notraised by the A.O. in assessment or appellate proceedings.

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