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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


CBDT releases Explanatory Notes on Finance Act, 2013

January 24, 2014 25913 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT CIRCULAR NO.03/2014 Section 10 Change in the definition of keyman insurance policy, exemption to income of investor Protection Fund of depositors, pass through status to certain Alternative Investment Funds exemption of income received in India in Indian currency by a foreign company exemption to National Financial Holdings company Limited

PAN Allotment only after verifying documents with Original

January 24, 2014 16726 Views 0 comment Print

F.No: oPAN/1/3/2003/Part Change in procedure for PAN allotment wef 03.02.2014 – From 03.02.2014 onwards, every PAN applicant has to submit self-attested copies of Proof of Indentify (POI), Proof of Address (POA) and Date of Birth (DOB) documents and also produce original documents of such POI/POA/DOB documents for verification at the counter of PAN facilitation centers. List of documents of POI/POA/DOB is given in the Instructions part of Form 49A/49AA.

Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

January 24, 2014 1745 Views 0 comment Print

If banking facilities are not available at the place where land is purchased no disallowance u/s 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act,1961. Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

Unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition

January 24, 2014 3291 Views 0 comment Print

The unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition towards undisclosed income. It was held by the Supreme Court in the case of CBI vs. V.C. Shukla (1998) 3 SCC 410 that ‘file containing loose sheets of papers are not books’ and hence entries therein are not admissible u/s. 34 of the Evidence Act, 1872.

S. 68 Merely transfer through bank account does not prove that the money is explained

January 24, 2014 7436 Views 1 comment Print

Deletion of addition under section 68 for unexplained credits without examining creditworthiness of the persons or genuineness of the transactions for the mere fact that credit were made through Banking channels not justified.

Tax Audit Provision applies to Income From Partnership Firm

January 23, 2014 12141 Views 0 comment Print

The brief facts of the case are that the AO observed from the return of income filed by the assesee that the assessee’ s income included income from salary from Price Water House of which he was a partner. Since income by way of salary or remuneration from a firm was to be assessed

Disallowance U/s. 14A, in light of landmark judgement of P&H High Court, in the case of Deepak Mittal

January 23, 2014 2910 Views 0 comment Print

Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has rendered a very significant judgement, regarding disallowance under section 14A of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), r.w.r.8D of the Income-Tax Rules 1962 (the Rules), in the case of CIT Vs Deepak Mittal [2014] 361 ITR 131 (P&H) : [2013] 219 Taxman 314 (P&H). This judgement is really a landmark judgement, in regard to the disallowance under section 14A of the Act,

Rejection of stay application merely because it will not cause any genuine hardship to assessee

January 23, 2014 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Financial position of the assessee is very sound as agreed even by its ld. Counsel and any further recovery of the outstanding demand on account of penalty is not going to cause any genuine hardship to the assessee. At the same time, government also needs liquid funds to manage its day to day affairs. Having regard to all these facts & circumstances, we are of the view that the stay of outstanding demand for both the years can justifiably be granted subject to a further payment of Rs.50,00,000/-by the assessee against the penalty imposed for each of the two years under consideration.

Additions without proper opportunity of being heard not justified

January 23, 2014 16994 Views 0 comment Print

Ld. Counsel of the assessee submitted that the assessee has not been given proper opportunity of being heard. He submitted that the assessment order was passed on 28.12.2007. He submitted that the query in this regard came from the Assessing Officer on 20.12.2007.

Tax Audit applicable to Partners on Income from Partnership Firm

January 23, 2014 31517 Views 0 comment Print

The short issue in this appeal is whether or not penalty under section 44AB will also be attracted in the case in which the professional income of the assessee received from partnership firm of Chartered Accountants is taxable under the head “income from business or profession

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