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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 624 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 4419 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 402 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 193875 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 107198 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 255 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 1698 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 3804 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


Bogus LTCG Addition Sustained as Tribunal Finds Evidence of Fabricated Share Purchase Records

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT sustained the addition arising from the sale of listed shares after finding discrepancies in purchase records, incl...

June 14, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow Allows Set-Off of Spouse’s F&O Losses Arising From Gifted Funds

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that derivative losses incurred by a spouse using funds gifted by the assessee can be clubbed and set off under ...

June 14, 2026 609 Views 0 comment Print

JAO Lacked Jurisdiction to Issue Section 148 Notice: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : While recognising that earlier judgments had invalidated JAO-issued notices, the Court avoided passing orders that would make the ...

June 14, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs GP-Based Addition as Jewellery Purchases Formed Part of Sales & Closing Stock

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that where purchases are reflected in accepted sales and closing stock, the entire purchase amount cannot be d...

June 14, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Reassessment Amounting to Best Judgment Assessment Can Be Remitted by CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that repeated non-compliance with statutory notices transformed the reassessment into a best judgment assessme...

June 14, 2026 75 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 47577 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 645 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


TPO cannot be asked to establish motive behind transfer of profit before ALP determination

December 30, 2012 1182 Views 0 comment Print

It is not necessary for the TPO to demonstrate tax avoidance and diversion of tax/ income before invoking the provisions of section 92C and 92CA . To determine the arm’s length nature of any international transactions. Consequently, it is wrong in attaching importance to the fact that the assessee Associated Enterprise (A.E.) is earning losses.

To claim business loss, assessee not required to establish for each successive A.Y. that it has commenced its business

December 30, 2012 1678 Views 0 comment Print

Did the Tribunal fall into error in holding that the assessment order for AY 1998-99 was conclusive on the issue of date of commencement of the assessee’s business for the purpose of determining its tax liability.

Failure to disclose expenditure on foreign travel is a valid a ground for reopening the assessment

December 30, 2012 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer in the present case, it is difficult to say that the Assessing Officer erroneously assumed jurisdiction to reopen the petitioner’s assessment. The source of the complaint or the tax evasion petition is not relevant; it is the substance of the contents of the tax evasion petition which has to be examined

Grant of registration u/s. 12AA is a condition precedent for claiming exemption u/s. 11

December 30, 2012 6230 Views 0 comment Print

Since grant of registration is a condition precedent for grant of exemption under section 11 and in this case, there is no registration granted under section 12AA in favour of the assessee, no relief or exemption can be granted to the assessee under section 11.

S. 271A penalty justified for non maintenance of book of account U/s. 44AF

December 30, 2012 13034 Views 0 comment Print

According to section 271A, if the assessee fails to keep and maintain any such books of account and other documents as required by section 44AA and the Rules in any previous year, penalty is leviable. Section 44AA(2)(i) and (ii) provides that every person carrying on business shall keep and maintain such books of account and other documents as may enable the AO to compute his total income in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Shipping Business -Insurance claim will qualify for deduction U/s. 33AC only if it represents business profits of assessee

December 30, 2012 747 Views 0 comment Print

Whether on the facts and the circumstances of the case and in law, the learned CIT(A) has erred in directing the Assessing Officer to allow deduction u/s. 33AC on the amount of insurance claim at Rs. 1,29,09,141/- without appreciating the fact that the assessee company has reduced the repair charges on account of insurance claim receivable during the year

AO cannot rectify order passed by appellate authorities

December 29, 2012 4610 Views 0 comment Print

In this case, the AO had not only stated that the Tribunal did not have the benefit of the decision of the Supreme Court as it was rendered earlier, but has taken liberty of criticizing the Tribunal stating that the Tribunal granted depreciation ‘even though the ITAT was aware that such custom duty was not payable by a subsequent notification by the Govt. of India in 1987.’ He ought not to have done so.

HUDCO – Tax Free Bonds – Tax Benefits

December 29, 2012 32440 Views 1 comment Print

Salient features of the bond issue (Tranche I) a. Issue Opens on – January 09, 2013 b. Issue Closes on – January 22, 2013 c. The Bonds are issued in the form of tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds and the interest on the Bonds will not form part of the total income as per provisions […]

CBI arrest Income Tax officer asking for Bribe to facilitate Refund

December 29, 2012 3522 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Inspector and an Archivist -in-Charge of National Archives of India in separate cases of bribery. A case was registered against an Inspector of Income Tax (Circle-III), Gaya for demanding a bribe of Rs.15,000/-from the Complainant.

Income Tax Calculator for Govt Employees for FY 2011-2012 / 2012-13

December 29, 2012 32946 Views 0 comment Print

Download Automatic Income Tax Calculator for Central & State Government Employees for the Financial Year 2011-2012 / 2012-13 and Assessment year 2012-2013/ 2013-2014.

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