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8 Legal Ways to Save Income Tax in India for Business Owners & Freelancers

Income Tax : The article outlines practical methods through which business owners and professionals can legally minimise their tax burden. It h...

June 10, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 95424 Views 4 comments Print

E-Payment of Direct Taxes: Simplifying Tax Payments

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates e-payment of direct taxes for companies and taxpayers covered under Section 44AB, while others may opt...

June 10, 2026 9978 Views 0 comment Print

All about Form 16 and 16A of TDS

Income Tax : Form 16 and Form 16A serve distinct purposes under the TDS framework, with Form 16 relating to salary income and Form 16A covering...

June 10, 2026 26649 Views 1 comment Print

Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Income Tax : Permanent Account Number (PAN) serves as a unique identifier enabling the Income-tax Department to track tax payments, returns, TD...

June 10, 2026 599058 Views 11 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 6031 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 225 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 1593 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 3690 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 3954 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Benami Appeals Restoration Upheld as Tribunal Acted on SC’s Review Order

Income Tax : The Rajasthan High Court held that an order restoring appeals through review proceedings is not separately appealable under the Be...

June 10, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Nominal Members No Bar to Section 80P Deduction; ITAT Sends Cooperative Society’s Claim Back for Fresh Examination

Income Tax : The Tribunal found that the authorities below failed to properly apply the principles governing section 80P deductions relating to...

June 10, 2026 6 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: Excess Stock Found During Survey Is Business Income, Not Deemed Income u/s 69A

Income Tax : The ruling emphasizes that undisclosed business receipts and stock arising from an existing business cannot automatically be chara...

June 10, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT deleted ₹90 Lakh on-money addition based on unsigned property agreement and unauthenticated search material

Income Tax : Addition of ₹90 lakh made under section 69A towards alleged cash payment for purchase of property as well as the addition made u...

June 10, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: CSR Donations Eligible for Section 80G Deduction; No 14A Disallowance When No Exempt Income Earned

Income Tax : The Tribunal noted that donations to Swachh Bharat Kosh and Clean Ganga Fund made towards CSR obligations are specifically exclude...

June 10, 2026 63 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 44532 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 561 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 483 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


Banks to accept tax payments beyond banking hours

March 31, 2012 1162 Views 0 comment Print

For the convenience of taxpayers, the Reserve Bank of India has made special arrangements at Mumbai and Navi Mumbai offices to receive taxes beyond normal working hours on March 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012 as follows:

S. 80-IB(10) Multiple Housing Projects On 1 Acre Plot Permissible

March 31, 2012 2697 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of Section 80IB (10) it is not the mandate of the Section that the housing project must be on a vacant plot of land having minimum area of one acre and that where a new housing project is constructed on a plot of land having minimum area of one acre but with existing housing projects would qualify for Section 80IB (10) deduction.

Participatory Note holders not liable to pay tax in India – FM

March 31, 2012 951 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that persons investing in stock markets through participatory notes, P-Notes, will not have to pay taxes in India. The assurance pushed up the stock market today. He told reporters in New Delhi that the Minister said, the income tax department would examine the tax liability of the FIIs.

Mere making of non sustainable claim not amounts to furnishing inaccurate particulars

March 31, 2012 1552 Views 0 comment Print

There is no finding recorded by assessing officer that any details supplied by the assessee in its return were found to be incorrect or erroneous or false. A mere making of the claim, which is not sustainable in law, by itself, will not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars regarding the income of the assessee. Such claim made in the return cannot amount to the inaccurate particulars.

Deduction for Short fall cannot be rejected merely because securities were valued as per RBI notification

March 31, 2012 855 Views 0 comment Print

Short fall in the market value of securities. – Rs.4,29,64,559.00 – we are of the view that the claim of the assessee could not be rejected merely on the ground that in the books of account the securities were being valued as per the notifications issued by the R.B.I. However, it is not clear from the orders of the lower authorities whether such securities were held by the assessee by way of stock in trade or by way of investment.

No appeal before ITAT if tax effect less than Rs. 3 lac

March 31, 2012 1210 Views 0 comment Print

At the outset, it was pointed out by the learned AR that the tax effect in the present case is less than Rs. 3 lac. He has produced before us the demand notice according to which the total tax has been computed at Rs. 2,12,781/-. The learned DR could not controvert the quantum of tax effect.

S.43B Payment of licence fee in the nature of rent is not a statutory levy

March 31, 2012 2886 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that the fee or charges received by the Government for parting with its exclusive right to manufacture or vend intoxicants is neither a tax nor a duty nor a fee nor a cess. Here in the present case, the KMC’s exclusive right to built market and let out to shop owners on licence basis under licence agreement dated 15.02.1985 is not a fee as prescribed u/s. 43B of the Act.

Waiver of Interest u/s. 234A, 234B and 234C for dealyed filing of Return and tax payment

March 31, 2012 12652 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee filed Writ petitions against the order passed by Chief Commissioner for not allowing waiver interest under Section 234A, 234B and 234C of the Act. Held that, the petitioner will be entitled to waiver of interest to the extent of 30% in two assessment years on the two grounds. Firstly, this is not mentioned in the impugned order passed by the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax dated 7th April, 2008.

CIT (A) required to dispose of appeal on merits instead of dismissing

March 31, 2012 1729 Views 0 comment Print

According to well established law, learned CIT (A) is required to dispose of the appeal on merits instead of dismissing the same in limine. We also found that the assessee, due to change of her correspondence address, was not actually served with the notices issued by the learned CIT (A).

Assessment Order u/s. 153 Without JCIT Approval void

March 30, 2012 2541 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of CIT Vs. SPL’s Siddharth Ltd. (Supra), before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, the facts were that notice issued by the A.O u/s. 147 r.w.s 148 of the Act for re-opening the assessment for the A.Y. 2002-03 was set aside by the Tribunal on the ground that the requisite approval of Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax, which is mandatorily required, was not taken.

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