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Comprehensive understanding of Impact of Non-Filing of Income Tax Returns

Income Tax : Failure to file ITRs can result in interest, late fees, loss of refunds, and missed tax benefits. Beyond taxation, it may also aff...

June 17, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions related to Income Tax Returns for F.Y. 2021-22

Income Tax : A comprehensive overview of Income Tax Return filing obligations, due dates, belated and revised returns, updated return provision...

June 17, 2026 157243 Views 6 comments Print

Income Tax Rates for Financial Year 2024-25 and 2025-26

Income Tax : The document explains tax rates applicable to individuals, HUFs, firms, companies, co-operative societies, foreign companies, and ...

June 17, 2026 187221 Views 20 comments Print

Senior Citizens not having Business Income Exempt from Advance tax

Income Tax : Resident senior citizens aged 60 years or above are exempt from paying advance tax if they do not earn income from business or pro...

June 17, 2026 149067 Views 26 comments Print

Provisions of Filing Income Tax Appeal with CIT Appeals

Income Tax : This guide explains how taxpayers can challenge assessment, reassessment, penalty, and other specified orders before the Joint Com...

June 17, 2026 243987 Views 21 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 6121 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 267 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 1779 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 3834 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 4005 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Reopening Upheld as Seized Diaries Revealed Unaccounted Cash Transactions Above Statutory Threshold

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad upheld reassessment proceedings after finding that seized diaries recorded unaccounted cash transactions exceeding ...

June 17, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed Because Section 148 Notice Was Based on Unfounded Reasons

Income Tax : The Allahabad High Court quashed a reassessment after finding that the Section 148 notice was based on an incorrect allegation of ...

June 17, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes U/s 153C Assessments: AO Cannot Simply Copy Satisfaction Note

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that Section 153C requires the AO of the other person to independently assess whether seized documents have a b...

June 17, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Quashed: AO Added Share Capital, Loan & Premium Without Understanding Transaction Nature

Income Tax : Jaipur ITAT held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the Assessing Officer mechanically relied on Investigation Win...

June 17, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that third-party WhatsApp messages and decoded chat entries lacked evidentiary value against the assessee witho...

June 17, 2026 546 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 48723 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 699 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 561 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 210 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 165 Views 0 comment Print


Download ITR-1 (SAHAJ) & ITR-4S (SUGAM) Return Preparation Software

May 8, 2012 7667 Views 0 comment Print

Download Return Preparation Software – Income Tax Department has finally released Return Preparation Software for ITR-1 (SAHAJ) & ITR-4S (SUGAM) which is applicable for A.Y. 2012-13 or financial year 2011-12. The same can be used to file your return online.

IT Raids on Nithyananda Madurai Adheenam

May 8, 2012 1329 Views 0 comment Print

Income tax officialson 05.05.2012 conducted a raid at the Madurai Adheenam (mutt) which has been in the limelight following the appointment of the controversial self-styled godman Nityananda as head of the 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt. Officials said they were conducting the raid on orders from their Delhi counterparts and they had seized some documents and cash but declined to give details.

Download Amendments to Finance Bill 2012 as passed in Lok Sabha

May 8, 2012 4251 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 7th May 2012 introduced amendments to the Finance Bill 2012. The text of the amendments is available. Download Amendments To Finance Bill 2012 As Introduced In Parliament .

Budget 2012- Tax on Subsidiarisation of Indian branches of foreign banks

May 8, 2012 564 Views 0 comment Print

The Reserve Bank of India is formulating a scheme for subsidiarisation of Indian branches of foreign banks to ring fence Indian capital and Indian operations from economic shocks external to the Indian economic scenario. To support this effort, I propose to provide tax neutrality for such subsidiarisation.

Notional interest on deposits paid by employer to landlord cannot be considered while computing perquisite value of residential accommodation

May 8, 2012 2692 Views 0 comment Print

On a plain reading of Rule 3, it is seen that the perquisite value of the residential accommodation provided by the employer is to be computed on actual amount of lease rental paid or payable by the employer and not on notional basis. Therefore, in our opinion, the contention of the revenue that the notional interest on the deposits paid by the employer to the landlord has to be taken into consideration while computing the perquisite value of the residential accommodation cannot be accepted in view of the express words used in Rule 3 of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 as amended w.e.f. 1.4.01.

No Case of Data Leak & Refund Frauds Detected Due to Outsourcing of Infotech Functions by IT Department

May 8, 2012 3063 Views 0 comment Print

The outsourcing of infotech functions by the Income Tax (IT) Department has emerged after extensive discussions, rigorous evaluation and comprehensive examination by various authorities. Till now no instance has come to light of involvement of Vendor Personnel of Service Providers of Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) and E-filing in data leak and refund frauds.

Value of Assets Seized in Searches Conducted by Income Tax Department Stood at Rs. 905.61 Crore in 2011-12

May 8, 2012 801 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has received a number of cases of information relating to remittances, payments and money held in foreign bank accounts etc. under the provisions of the DTAAs/TIEAs. Every reliable information, including information received from outside the country, is verified according to the provision of Direct Tax laws and action is taken to bring undisclosed amounts to taxation. Penalties are levied in cases of concealment. In appropriate cases, prosecution proceedings are initiated.

Non-furnishing of PAN by payee caused delay in filing of e-TDS return, penalty for such late filing not to be levied

May 8, 2012 3042 Views 0 comment Print

It is an admitted fact that the amount of tax deducted at source by the assessee (Person Responsible) was paid within the limit under the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. There was only a technical and venial breach to the provisions contained in Rule 31A(2) of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 requiring the assessee to submit quarterly returns statement of Tax Deducted at Source which were required to be filed on due date as per section 200(3) of the I.T. Act. As regards the delay in submitting TDS returns, it was explained by the assessee that due to non-furnishing of PAN numbers, the TDS certificate could not be filed in time,

Analysis of Budget 2012 proposals, Changes & effects

May 8, 2012 4149 Views 0 comment Print

In the budget 2012, our Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee announced a series of proposals which intended to check tax evasion, improve tax compliance and tax collection. The most important among these proposals are: GAAR, TDS on immovable property purchases, Excise duty on gold jewellery etc. Today in the Budget bill discussion in the Parliament, the Finance Minister amended some of the proposals that he announced in the budget day. Here is a synopsis of the original proposals, the changes and the effects of such changes.

Exemption to LTCG on sale of unlisted securities in IPO + STT 0.2% on Such Sales

May 8, 2012 6860 Views 0 comment Print

To promote further depth of the capital markets through listing of companies, I propose to extend the benefit of tax exemption on long term capital gains to the sale of unlisted securities in an initial public offer. For this purpose, I propose to provide the levy of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) at the rate of 0.2 per cent on such sale of unlisted securities.

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