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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 552 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 4299 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 387 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 193854 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 107195 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 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 126 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 543 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 213 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 111 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 66 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 47544 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


Notification No. GSR 926(E)-Income Tax Dated 24/12/2012

December 24, 2012 883 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. GSR 926(E)-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office Savings Account Rules, 1981, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Post Office Savings Account (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

Taxability of IIFCL Tax Free Bonds – Issue opening on 26 Dec 2012

December 24, 2012 11257 Views 0 comment Print

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited Issue Period: 26 Dec 2012 to 11 Jan 2013 Key Benefits: Credit Ratings: AAA by CARE, AAA (Stable) by ICRA and BRICKWORK Interest on these Bonds is Tax-Free, no TDS is applicable, Wealth Tax is not levied No lock in period and no upper limit on investment amount Issue Size: […]

No penalty U/s. 271D for dealing in cash deposits with rural dwellers, being a reasonable cause for failure

December 24, 2012 2425 Views 0 comment Print

We have heard rival submissions and have gone through the entire material available on record. Learned DR contends that ITAT in respect of above years while upholding the deletion of penalty u/s 271-D, has not considered the aspect of each transactions while ascertaining reasonable cause. In our view it is not so in as much as ITAT has consciously considered this aspect at more than one places and has held that AO though agreed that assessee has reasonable cause in mobilizing these deposits in rural and semi-urban areas, was not justified in levying penalty by holding that transactions based reasonable cause has not been spelt out.

5 Year jail term to ACIT in Bribery Case

December 24, 2012 2406 Views 0 comment Print

The Special Judge for CBI case, Mumbai has convicted Sh. Rajiv Kumar the then Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax Circle 27 (1) Piramal Chambers Lal Baugh, Mumbai in a bribery case and sentenced him to undergo five years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 30,000/-.

FICCI demands 30% income tax on income above Rs 20 lakh

December 24, 2012 10273 Views 0 comment Print

Industry body Ficci has demanded that the highest income tax rate of 30 per cent should be levied on income above Rs 20 lakh as against Rs 10 lakh currently from next fiscal to encourage consumption. This needs to be re-visited as the tax rate of 30.9 per cent (inclusive of education cess) on income of Rs 10 lakh and above casts a sizeable burden on the middle class,

Penalty order quashed by HC as authorities up to ITAT level were not clear about facts

December 24, 2012 802 Views 0 comment Print

This Court has heard the counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the assessee argued that having regard to the facts, the ultimate disallowance was on account of Section 170(1) which was not even reflected in the orders of the lower authorities, nor adverted to by the orders of the lower authorities as well as the Tribunal in either round of litigation, i.e. quantum and penalty. Such being the case, the upholding of the quantum proceedings by the Court could not have been the only basis for the imposing of the penalty.

No tax deductible on Income Paid to non Resident Company if same not taxable in its hands in India

December 23, 2012 1736 Views 0 comment Print

Dresser Rand Company, USA was covered by Indo-US DTAA and as per Article 12(4) of the said Treaty, technical and consultancy services were not taxable in India and there was no obligation to deduct tax at source for the payment and such technical and consultancy services.

‘Force of attraction rule’ to tax income not directly connected to PE in India – ITAT

December 23, 2012 5604 Views 0 comment Print

‘Force of attraction rule’ as explained in Article 7(3) of India-UK DTAA – Where a permanent establishment takes an active part in negotiation, concluding or fulfilling contracts entered into by the enterprise, then, notwithstanding that other parts of the enterprise have also participated in those transactions, that proportion of profits of the enterprise arising out of these contracts

Without sufficient cause delay of 902 days in filing appeal cannot be condoned

December 23, 2012 1874 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case the assessee seems to be quite negligent by not taking the necessary steps for filing the appeal within the time prescribed by the statute .The conduct of the assessee reveals that the assessee takes the condonation of delay provision as granted. The assessee did not care to submit any request for condonation of delay , even when it was brought specifically to his notice at the time of filing of appeal itself.

Amount Paid to Non Resident for ‘film shooting services’ is it ‘fees for technical services’?

December 23, 2012 2859 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the revenue is directed against the order dated 16.4.2004 of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) for the Assessment Year 2001-02.

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