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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 225 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 3723 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 366 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 193773 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 107165 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


Kerala HC Orders Fresh Review of 12A Registration Claim as CBDT Circular Was Not Considered

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court set aside the ITAT and CIT(E) orders after finding that the applicability of CBDT Circular No. 7/2024 had no...

June 14, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Grants Anil Ambani Protection from Coercive Action

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court restrained authorities from initiating prosecution or penalty proceedings while considering a challenge to p...

June 14, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Search Assessments Due to Mechanical Section 153D Approval

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that consolidated approvals granted without application of mind under Section 153D were invalid. Consequently, the...

June 14, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes FTS Addition as Standard Cybersecurity Software Sales Were Not Technical Services

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that receipts from sale and restricted use of standard cybersecurity software could not be taxed as Fees for T...

June 14, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds Reassessment Quashing as No Exempt LTCG Was Claimed in Penny Stock

Income Tax : The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the High Court's ruling that reassessment under Section 147 lacked a valid basis. The ...

June 14, 2026 54 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 47439 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 636 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 522 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


Circular No. 2/2014-Income Tax Dated 20/01/2014

January 20, 2014 6034 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 2/2014-Income Tax The Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued Circular No. 447 (hereinafter called “the Circular”) on 22nd January, 1986 clarifying that awards received by a sportsman, who is not a professional, will not be liable to tax in his hands as the award will be in the nature of a gift and/or personal testimonial. 2. The said Circular was applicable in a tax regime when gift was not taxable in the hands of the recipient and with the fundamental change

Jail Term for two engineers of Income Tax Valuation Department

January 20, 2014 1096 Views 0 comment Print

The Special Judge for CBI cases, Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala) has convicted Sh. R. Kennadi, then Executive Engineer and Sh. P.V. Suresh Kumar, then Assistant Engineer(both of CPWD) working in the Valuation Department of Income Tax, Trivandrum and sentenced them to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 50,000/- each in a bribery case.

TDS under Income-tax Act, 1961 on service tax

January 20, 2014 12866 Views 0 comment Print

It is clarified that the service tax component comprised in the amount payable to a resident is indicated separately, tax shall be deducted at source under Chapter XVJI-B of the Act on the amount paid/payable without including such service tax component.

Direct and exclusive NRI Desk expenses incurred by head office not hit by section 44C

January 18, 2014 2974 Views 0 comment Print

An identical issue has been considered and decided by this Tribunal in assessee’s own case for the assessment year 2002-03, Addl. DIT v. Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait. Respectfully following the order of this Tribunal, the direct and exclusive NRI Desk expenses incurred by head office were allowed

CIT Sanjay Srivastava sentenced to jail for contempt by Delhi HC

January 18, 2014 2938 Views 0 comment Print

New Delhi:  A Senior Income Tax Commissioner – Sanjay Srivastava – become the  first income tax commissioner to be sentenced to jail for contempt by the Delhi High Court.  Mr Srivastava has been sentenced to 15 days in jail by a division bench of the court in its order dated 17.01.2014.

Issue or Reject Lower / Nil deduction tax Certificate U/s. 197 within one Month : CBDT

January 17, 2014 4394 Views 0 comment Print

As per the Citizens Charter the time line prescribed for a decision on application for no deduction of tax or deduction of tax at lower rate is one month. Instances have been brought to the notice of the Board, about considerable delay in issuing the lower/non deduction certificate under section 197 by the jurisdictional Assessing Officers.

Employees’ PF/ ESI Contribution covered by S. 43B

January 17, 2014 2548 Views 0 comment Print

If the amount has been deposited on or before the due date of filing the return under Section 139 and admittedly it was deposited on or before the due date then the amount cannot be disallowed under Section 43B of the I.T. Act or under Section 36(1)(va) of the Act.

PAN Application fees revised upward

January 17, 2014 7561 Views 0 comment Print

NSDL vide its circular No.: NSDL/TIN/2014/004 dated 15th January 2014 has informed that the Income Tax Department (ITD) has revised PAN application fees as follows :- From Rs. 96 to 105/- (For dispatch of PAN card in India)

Allotment Letter date can be date of acquisition for Calculating Long Term Capital Gain

January 17, 2014 17431 Views 6 comments Print

Recently P&H High Court has held in the case of Mrs. Madhu Kaul Vs. CIT that identification of the flat or physical delivery of possession is irrelevant as right to hold properly stands crystalised upon allotment. The allotment of a particular flat and delivery of its possession would relate back to the allotment.

No Addition U/s. 68 for RNBC/ Banks despite not proving creditworthiness of depositors if complied with KYC norms

January 17, 2014 1496 Views 0 comment Print

For any RNBC registered with RBI engaged in the business of mobilizing deposits, it is well nigh impossible to insist on the depositor to submit documents to establish creditworthiness of the prospective depositors before accepting the deposit.

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