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Section 62(4) of Income-tax Act 2025: Closed List of Specified Professions Remains Unreformed

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 continues the old specified professions framework without addressing longstanding classification issues. ...

June 11, 2026 135 Views 1 comment Print

SC Order Settled the issue of Taxability of International Software Supply Transactions?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue's review petitions and reiterated that payments for off-the-shelf software do not constitu...

June 11, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A detailed overview of limitation periods prescribed under the Income-tax Act reveals how missing statutory deadlines can lead to ...

June 11, 2026 5691 Views 1 comment Print

ITR Filing 2026: Important Due Dates, Budget 2026 Updates & Strategies

Income Tax : Budget 2026 has extended the due dates for ITR-3, ITR-4, and revised returns, offering taxpayers greater flexibility. Understandin...

June 10, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

Sikkim: India’s Only Income Tax-Free State and the Law Behind It

Income Tax : Relocating to Sikkim does not automatically exempt you from income tax. This article explains who qualifies under Section 10(26AAA...

June 10, 2026 294 Views 0 comment 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 6070 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 231 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 1632 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 3747 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 3975 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Section 69 Addition as Seized Loose Document Lacked Corroborative Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an incomplete document recovered from an employee's laptop could not justify an addition under Section 69 w...

June 11, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Spending on School Infrastructure is Application of Income: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that once registration under Section 12AB was ultimately granted on the basis of the original application, the doctr...

June 11, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

CA Acting as Conduit for Clients’ Tax Payments Cannot Be Taxed on Deposits: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai ruled that funds received by a Chartered Accountant for remitting clients' taxes could not be treated as unexplai...

June 11, 2026 3579 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Return Not Essential Before Appellate Authorities for Additional Tax Claims

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that appellate forums can entertain additional claims even without a revised return. The matter was remanded to t...

June 11, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Daughter’s Bank Account Can’t Be Frozen for Father’s Tax Dues: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that recovery proceedings under Section 226(3) cannot automatically extend to a daughter's bank acco...

June 11, 2026 129 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 45663 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 582 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 501 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 165 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 138 Views 0 comment Print


No Section 54 exemption If assessee himself demolishes building before sale

August 28, 2012 3765 Views 0 comment Print

As per the Development Agreement entered into between the parties, the assessee and his brothers have demolished the existing residential building and handed over the vacant space to an extent of 16800 sq ft. to the Developer for construction of the apartment. Since the residential building has already been demolished by the assessee and his brothers themselves, they are not entitled to claim benefit under section 54 of the Act.

Deduction for sum payable to an employee in lieu of leave to his credit–Section 43B(f)

August 28, 2012 837 Views 0 comment Print

In the judgement of Calcutta High Court in the case of Exide Industries Ltd. Vs Union of India [2007] 292 ITR 470 (Cal), it was held that section 43B(f) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) was arbitrary, unconscionable and de-hors the Supreme Court decision in the case of Bharat Earth Movers Vs CIT [2000] 245 ITR 428 (SC) and accordingly, the same was struck down as ultra-vires.

No TDS default for non-deduction of TDS on accommodation perquisites if concession not established

August 28, 2012 2111 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer has nowhere held in the impugned order that any concession was given by the employer to its employees and they have provided the accommodation on a concessional rates. Assessing Officer straightway applied Rule 3 without first establishing the case that the appellants have provided any concession in the shape of accommodation to its employees.

Free software to Prepare ITR & TDS Return

August 28, 2012 20946 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI has arranged the ‘Tax Cloud software: Cloud based ITR & TDS Return Preparation for CAs’ enables Income Tax Return and TDS Return preparation, provides all types of assesses support including Individuals, HUFs, Firms and Companies, calculates Income Tax under all heads such as Salary, House Property, Capital Gain, Business and Profession, Other and Exempt Income Heads,

Compensation to end litigation – Capital gain or Business Profit?

August 28, 2012 6161 Views 0 comment Print

CIT-DR has contended that compensation should be regarded as normal business receipt received in the normal course of business, we find that the same had not been received in lieu of undertaking any negative covenants not to compete with Schneider in India but on the contrary the assessee continues to carry on the same line of business.

Exemption can’t be denied if placement & training fees is collected under law

August 28, 2012 1410 Views 0 comment Print

Chief Commissioner has relied on the Government of India resolution providing for fee structure, 1997 and the Government of Orissa Industries Department Resolution dated 17.09.1998 to come to a conclusion that the fees collected towards “placement and training” is in excess of what was prescribed by the said resolutions. Petitioner’s case is that the resolution relied upon by the Chief Commissioner no more holds the field in view of the Act, 2007 and the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 01.06.2007

CCIT Personally Responsible for Transfer Order Violation

August 28, 2012 519 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT in its letter dated 27.08.2012 stated that there has been non-compliance and violation of the CBDT’s order in respect of posting of officers on promotion to the grade to JCIT. The CBDT has taken a stern view and threatened that the concerned officer who issued the order and the CCIT (CCA) concerned would be held personally liable.

CBDT aims faster & accurate Income Tax refunds

August 28, 2012 3360 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax department will aim to issue faster and accurate refunds this financial year and introduce new taxpayer friendly services. In her maiden interaction with the top IT brass, newly-appointed CBDT Chairperson Poonam Kishore Saxena has asked officials to ensure timely refunds and hassle-free services for taxpayers which are the major areas of grievance for a common man.

CBDT fixes Responsibilities of Chairman and Members of CBDT

August 28, 2012 1603 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Order No. 170 of 2012 dated 27.08.2012 the CBDT has ordered the distribution of work amongst the Chairman and the Members of the CBDT.

Filing of return electronically is a directory provision and not a mandatory provision

August 28, 2012 3406 Views 0 comment Print

Statute consisting of Act and Rules speak of filing of return before due date and contents of that must be furnished in that return. The format has been prescribed by the Rules and also the contents have been prescribed by the Rules. Filing of the return also has been prescribed by the Act. Nowhere in the Act or Rules, there is a mandatory provision that the return must be filed only electronically.

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