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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 216 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 3714 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 193770 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


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 6 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 30 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 45 Views 0 comment Print

No Evidence of Penny Stock Exemption Claim, Calcutta HC Quashed Reassessment

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court upheld the Tribunal's order after finding that the reopening of assessment proceeded on incorrect facts re...

June 14, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

AO Failed to Record Mandatory Conditions for Reopening: ITAT Deletes ₹13.10 Crore Share Capital Addition

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that reassessment notices issued beyond four years were invalid as the Assessing Officer failed to record the ...

June 14, 2026 45 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 47430 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


CPC adjusting demand below Rs. 100 against Income Tax Refunds

December 14, 2013 36368 Views 0 comment Print

All of us are aware that where the net amount payable is less than Rs. 100.00, intimation u/s 143(1) as well as the law mandates, the same is not required to be paid. Intimation in particular are very clear about this. Similarly refund of less than Rs. 100.00 is ignored by the Income Tax Department and is not Paid.

No Disallowance u/s. 14A For Investment in shares made Out Of Commercial Expediency

December 13, 2013 1469 Views 0 comment Print

In this case only interest of Rs 2,96,731/- was paid on funds utilized for making investments on which exempted income was receivable. Further it was observed that in respect of investment of Rs. 6,07,775,000/- made in subsidiary companies , they are attributable to commercial expediency, because as per submission made by the assessee,

Mere PAN Number or assessment particulars does not establish the identity of a person

December 13, 2013 2881 Views 0 comment Print

Mere production of PAN Number or assessment particulars does not establish the identity of a person. The identification of a person includes the place of work, the staff and the fact that it was actually carrying on business and further recognition of the said company/individual in the eyes of public.

Order of Tribunal ignoring and nor dealing with factual findings recorded by A.O. is perverse

December 13, 2013 1229 Views 0 comment Print

There are two types of cases. One in which the assessing officer carries out the exercise which is required in law and the other in which the assessing officer ‘sits back with folded hands’ till the assessee exhausts all the evidence or material in his possession and then comes forward to merely reject the same on the presumptions.

CIT-DR Accuses ITAT of Hurrying & Burying Justice; ITAT initiated action for contempt

December 13, 2013 2096 Views 0 comment Print

At this juncture Shri Mishra in a malicious and contemptuous manner alleged that the Bench is hurrying the justice and burying the justice. Such type of unprovoked utterances from a Commissioner of Income Tax

No Rectification in TDS statement if PAN error is of more than 2 characters

December 12, 2013 75011 Views 82 comments Print

Advocate C P Chugh I have raised the following query with CPC-TDS on procedure for closer of demand created by CPC-TDS in case of invalid PAN. “Dear Sir,   As per Conso file there are 8 Invalid PAN which relates to records of deductee with “PANNOTAVBL” and tax @ 20% has been deducted and deposited, […]

Standardizing the process of filing application for approval of an Electoral Trust-reg.

December 10, 2013 1835 Views 0 comment Print

As per clause 5(1)(a) of the Electoral Trust Scheme, 2013, an application for approval under Section 2(22AAA) of the Act is to be made in duplicate in Form A. In order to avoid procedural delay in processing these applications, the applicants are advised to file alongwith the application in Form A,

Banks Cannot Enter Into Operational Leases: ITAT Mumbai

December 8, 2013 1123 Views 0 comment Print

Banks undertaking equipment leasing departmentally should follow prudential accounting system and only the interest charge component should be recognised as income and the recovery of cost of asset should be carried to balance sheet on the form of provision of depreciation.

Return of the Ghost of Section 271(1) (c)

December 8, 2013 14429 Views 0 comment Print

Recently, Supreme Court in the case of MAK Data P. Ltd. vs CIT (C.A.No. 9772 of 2013) has pronounced the judgment in respect of section 271(1)(c), which has again raised the vexed issue of levy of penalty u/s 271(1)(c).

CBDT – Revision of Work Distribution in Foreign Tax and Tax Research Division

December 6, 2013 9846 Views 0 comment Print

In partial modification of the office order No. 4/2003 dated 28th August, 2003 and 26th October, 2009, the work distribution in the Foreign Tax and Tax Research (FT&TR) Division under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is revised as under:-

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