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Power of Commissioner to Reduce or Waive Income Tax Penalty

Income Tax : This article explains the statutory powers of the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to waive or reduce penalties in genuine c...

June 15, 2026 64879 Views 3 comments Print

Decoding Exempt Incomes Under Income Tax Act, 2025: From Section 10 to 11

Income Tax : Summary: The Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces a significant structural reform by relocating the exempt income provisions previousl...

June 15, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties under Income-Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This article outlines major penalties under the Income-tax Act for defaults involving tax payments, return filing, TDS compliance,...

June 15, 2026 113209 Views 2 comments Print

Specified Domestic Transaction- Penalty for Concealment of Income

Income Tax : The article explains how transactions between associated domestic entities exceeding ₹20 crore must comply with arm's length pri...

June 15, 2026 57828 Views 1 comment Print

Interest for failure to Collect/Deduct & for delayed TDS/TCS Payment

Income Tax : This article explains the interest provisions applicable to delays in TDS deduction, TDS/TCS payment and non-payment of tax demand...

June 15, 2026 170812 Views 2 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 6106 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 258 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 1737 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 3810 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 3993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Entire Unaccounted Sales Cannot Be Taxed as Only Profit Element Is Assessable: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that the full value of unaccounted sales cannot automatically be treated as taxable income. It restricted the ...

June 15, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

No addition of capital gain on land as lack of agricultural Income did not alter agricultural character of land

Income Tax : Addition of capital gain was deleted as impugned land being agricultural land situated beyond the prescribed municipal limits and ...

June 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 14A Disallowance as Subsidiary Investment Yielded No Exempt Income

Income Tax : The ITAT held that investments which did not generate exempt income during the year cannot be considered for Rule 8D disallowance....

June 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats Alone Cannot Justify Tax Additions Without Supporting Evidence: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that isolated WhatsApp messages and electronic communications cannot, by themselves, support additions in ...

June 15, 2026 903 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes BMA Penalty as Foreign Assets Were Disclosed in Section 153A Returns

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act could not be imposed when foreign assets were subsequentl...

June 15, 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 47979 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 678 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 540 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 198 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 162 Views 0 comment Print


Order not dealing with finding of sham transaction is erroneous, cryptic, perverse & laconic

April 17, 2012 769 Views 0 comment Print

It is not in public interest to accept such a claim when there is no evidence of rendering any service by Blue Chip & Co to the assessee. The sole object of diverting funds to Blue Chip & Co was to facilitate passing of funds as interest free loan to Vijay Mallya and Samira Mallya.

Despite Offering Income In S. 148 ROI, S. 271(1)(c) Penalty Leviable

April 17, 2012 1498 Views 0 comment Print

The Return of Income filed pursuant to a notice notice U/s. 148 is not ‘voluntary’ & it can be readily inferred that the assessee had not furnished full particulars of his true income and so reopening became necessary. The explanation that the income was offered to buy peace is not acceptable because it is a clear case of admission of not offering true income earlier.

Vodafone issues notice to Indian government over violation of Investment Protection Treaty

April 17, 2012 1405 Views 0 comment Print

Vodafone has issued notice to the Indian government under Bilateral Investment Protection Treaty over tax issue between India and the Netherlands. The Dutch subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings BV today served a notice of dispute on the Indian government regarding proposals in the Finance Bill 2012 which it claimed, violated the international legal protections granted to Vodafone and other international investors in India.

Download Revised Form 49A Excel Auto utility

April 17, 2012 24585 Views 9 comments Print

Download Revised Form 49A Excel Auto utility – This form should be used when the applicant has never applied for a PAN or does not have PAN allotted to him. An applicant can visit Income Tax Department (ITD) website to find whether a PAN has been allotted to him or not.

Service Tax on services by an employee to the employer

April 17, 2012 11396 Views 0 comment Print

1. Are all services provided by an employer to the employee outside the ambit of services?No. Only services that are provided by the employee to the employer in the course of employment are outside the ambit of services. Services provided outside ambit of employment for a consideration would be a service. For example, if an employee provides his services on contract basis to an associate company of the employer, then this would be treated as provision of service. Likewise a person engaged by the employer in private capacity and beyond the demands of employment will be taxable.

ALP cannot be applied to determine ‘ordinary profits’ for computing S.10A deduction

April 17, 2012 1366 Views 0 comment Print

The provisions of Transfer Pricing regulations contained in Section 92 belong to a separate code enacted for computing income from international transactions having regard to Arm’s Length Price (ALP) so as to confirm that there is no tax avoidance by the taxpayer. Operation of Transfer Pricing provisions ends when the Transfer Pricing Officer passes an order holding that the operating profit of the taxpayer is compatible with ALP norms and no adjustment is necessary.

TDS Rate Chart for F.Y. 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10

April 17, 2012 45393 Views 0 comment Print

Download TDS Rate Chart for Financial Year (F.Y.) 2011-12 /Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2012-13. Download TDS Rate Chart for Financial Year (F.Y.) 2010-11 /Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2011-12. Download TDS Rate Chart for Financial Year (F.Y.) 2009-10 /Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2010-11

No need to Pay Cess – SC Order for Trust in Maharashtra

April 17, 2012 13110 Views 0 comment Print

According to a Supreme Court order as given below, there is no need for the Charitable & Religious Trusts Registered in Maharashtra to pay the 2% Annual Cess / Levy / Fees Tax Contribution to the Charity Commissioner’s Office, of their total income, which is used to run the Charity Commissioner’s office.

Service tax on ‘transfer of right to use goods’

April 16, 2012 3053 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer of right to use goods is a well recognized constitutional and legal concept. Every transfer of goods on lease, license or hiring basis does not result in transfer of right to use goods. Transfer of right of goods involves transfer of possession and effective control over such goods in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of State of Andhra Pradesh v. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. [Judgment dated 6/2/2002 in Civil Appeal no. 31 of 1991]. Transfer of custody along with permission to use or enjoy such goods, per se, does not lead to transfer of possession and effective control.

New Auto Pan Correction Utility in Excel

April 16, 2012 4357 Views 0 comment Print

This excel utility should be used when PAN has already been allotted to the applicant but applicant wants to make change/correction in PAN data. A new PAN card bearing the same PAN with updated details will be issued to applicant. The form is updated with recent changes made in the same and applicable from 08.04.2012.

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