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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 153 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 141 Views 0 comment Print

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 261 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 96723 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 10206 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 6040 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 228 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 1599 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 3708 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 3957 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Section 80GGC Disallowance as No Evidence Linked Donation to Accommodation Entry Scheme

Income Tax : The Jodhpur ITAT held that deduction under Section 80GGC cannot be denied merely on allegations against a political party in the a...

June 10, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Settlement Proceedings do not invalidate assessments passed under Court’s interim liberty

Income Tax : Assessment orders passed pursuant to express liberty granted by the High Court during pendency of settlement-related litigation re...

June 10, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

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

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

June 10, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchase Addition Can’t Be 100% When Sales Are Accepted: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that when sales are accepted and books of account are not rejected, the entire amount of disputed purchases cann...

June 10, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal for Non-Prosecution Without Deciding Merits: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The ITAT Pune held that the CIT(A)/NFAC cannot dismiss an appeal merely for non-prosecution without adjudicating the issues on mer...

June 10, 2026 51 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 44895 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 564 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 492 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


CBDT not given direction for targeting anyone for political reason

October 14, 2011 915 Views 0 comment Print

Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) M C Joshi on Friday said on the sidelines of an Assocham function that it has not given direction for targeting anyone for political reasons and action against a member of team Anna would have come in normal manner. A specific case would have come up in normal manner …No direction, anything (has been ) given to anyone to treat any such case in a particular manner.

Composite consideration for share transfer and non-compete cannot be split up to tax non compete separately – ITAT Mumbai

October 14, 2011 1431 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Savita N. Mandhana (ITAT Mumbai)- There is no dispute that the assessee has already included entire consideration for sale of shares, including what could be attributed to non compete obligations, as capital gains. In this view of the matter, the exercise of bifurcation between consideration attributable to sale of shares and for non compete obligations is rendered academic and infructuous.

Separate non-compete receipt in addition to share transfer taxable as business income – ITAT Mumbai

October 14, 2011 555 Views 0 comment Print

Ramesh D. Tainwala (ITAT Mumbai)- For proviso(i) to Sec.28(va)(a) to apply there must be transfer of the right to carry on any business. The Assessee in the present case was not carrying on any business on his own but was the promoter and director of the company whose shares were purchased by the Acquirer

Taxpayer did not constitute a Construction PE under the DTAA as the contract carried on by the Taxpayer did not exceed the threshold period provided under the DTAA

October 14, 2011 14546 Views 0 comment Print

CIT vs. M/s BKI/HAM v.o.f. (Uttarakhand High Court)-Tribunal in the assessment order 1995-96 as well as the appellate authority in the assessment order 1994-95 have categorically given a finding of fact that the entire duration of the contract was from 27th December, 1993 till 26th June, 1994, i.e., less than six months. Article 5 (3) of the treaty provided that in order to constitute a permanent establishment such site or project should continue for a period of more than six months.

AO cannot apply Rule 8D without recording any satisfaction as to how assessee’s calculation of s. 14A disallowance was incorrect

October 13, 2011 1601 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs. Jindal Photo Limited (ITAT Delhi)- As per section 14A(2) of the Act, if the AO, having regard to the accounts of the assessee, is not satisfied with the correctness of the claim of the assessee in respect of expenditure incurred in relation to income which does not form part of the assessee ’s total income under the Act, the AO shall determine the amount incurred in relation to such income, in accordance with such method as may be prescribed, i.e., under Rule 8D of the I.T. Rules. However, in the present case, the assessment order does not evince any such satisfaction of the AO regarding the correctness of the claim of the assessee.

Income Tax Department starts scrutiny of high value transactions

October 13, 2011 3030 Views 0 comment Print

Stepping up efforts to check tax evasion and unearth black money, the Income Tax Department has started scrutinising high-value transactions. “The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will verify all high-value transactions. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been given all powers under various sections of the Income Tax Act to collect information”, a senior Income Tax official said.

Income Tax Dept. raids Indore businessmen, detects tax evasion of Rs 21 cr

October 13, 2011 732 Views 0 comment Print

The sleuths of Income Tax Commissionerate have detected an income-tax evasion of over Rs 21 crore after they conducted raids at the premises of prominent city-based businessmen, including jewellery showrooms, a Press Information Bureau official said today.

While processing application u/s. 12AA of the Act Commissioner should not act as an Assessing Authority

October 13, 2011 1489 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Versus Baba Deep Singh Educational Society (P & H High Court)- Jurisdiction of the Commissioner at the stage of processing application under Section 12AA of the Act is limited regarding whether the activities are genuine and in consonance with the objects of the trust or institution and where education is being imparted as per the rules and the factum of the establishment and running of schools is not disputed the same was a genuine activity and the enquiry regarding genuineness of the activities cannot be stretched beyond this.

Despite high volume & short holding period, shares gain is STCG – Bombay HC

October 12, 2011 1833 Views 0 comment Print

The Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Naishadh V. Vachharajani (Bombay High Court)- The assessee is a marine consultant. He had carried on the business of trading in shares and had also made investments in shares. In the assessment year in question, the assessee had sold certain shares held as investments and gains arising on account of sale of these shares were offered as long term capital gains / short term capital gains, as the case may be. The assessing officer held that the said income were liable to be assessed under the head ‘business income’.

Provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006 including tax provisions in respect of interest

October 12, 2011 9436 Views 0 comment Print

This Act is enacted to facilitate the promotion, development and enhancement of the competitiveness of the micro, small and medium enterprises and to address the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act came into force from 16th June, 2006.

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