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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 156 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 264 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 96759 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 867 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 156 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 44913 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


Exemption from requirement of furnishing return of income for A.Y. 2011-12 where income does not exceed Rs. 5 lakhs

July 26, 2011 4470 Views 0 comment Print

It has come to the notice of the Board that in some Income-tax offices. Returns of Income are not being received by the staff on the ground that an individual with less than Rs. 5 lakhs of income is not required to furnish his return of income. Necessary instructions may be issued to the officers and staff concerned to accept Returns of Income from those taxpayers who wish to file their Return of income even if they satisfy the conditions of the above-mentioned notification.

Reassessment after completion of assessment u/s 143(3) cannot be termed as regular assessment and interest u/s 234D not chargeable

July 25, 2011 4923 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee was given refund while processing the return u/s. 143(1) and further refund was given after assessment u/s. 143(3). In reassessment proceedings u/s. 147, the refund given earlier became collectible from the assessee. The Assessing officer levied interest u/s. 234D on such excess refund amount. The learned CIT(A) held that the interest u/s. 234D is not chargeable in the hands of the company in reassessment proceedings.

Receipts from activities not having direct nexus with shipping/dredging activities not exempt under tonnage tax scheme

July 25, 2011 1027 Views 0 comment Print

Dredging Corporation Of India Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam)- Tonnage income from the business of operating qualifying ships — Receipts emanating from the activities, which do not have a direct and necessary nexus with the shipping/ dredging activities of the assessee-company, cannot be exempted under the tonnage tax scheme.

CBDTs Tax Collection Strategy for FY 2011-12

July 25, 2011 1114 Views 0 comment Print

More than Rs. 20000 crore of tax demand is stayed by the courts/ITAT. Our counsels should be advised to get the stays vacated or ensure early hearings by brining the direction of the Supreme Court in the Vodafone case to the taxpayer to pay 25% of the disputed taxes and provide bank guarantee for the remaining, thereby endorsing the principle that stay of recovery in litigated matters should not be the norm, to the notice of the concerned court/ITAT.

Revised FAQs relating to implementation of new CAP-II (MI5-III)

July 24, 2011 5112 Views 0 comment Print

Multiple queries have been received from CsIT (Computers Operations) and Field Formations regarding implementation of new CAP-II (MIS-III), In order to respond to the queries, a set of FAQs has been prepared which are being uploaded on www.irsofficersonline,org. These FAQs are expected to take care of the doubts about MIS-III.

ITD starts displaying information of TDS defaults on Website

July 23, 2011 1328 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department has started processing of TDS returns for 2010-11 (u/s 200A) and earlier years (u/s 201). All ‘defaults’ information, those processed after 01-04-2011, are now made available at www.tin-nsdl.com. (TAN registration login). The defaults will be raised as & when processed and will be kept updated in this area. It will be in a Zipped Excel sheet (no password) and quarter wise separate files will be available. (for which defaults are identified).

Transfer Pricing – Pygmies Not Comparable With Giants

July 22, 2011 2767 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Limited (ITAT Hyderabad)- Risk adjustment disallowed, impact of intangibles on pricing negated, taxpayer estopped from subsequently pointing facts having material bearing, application of export earnings filter approved, etc.

Income arising from activities which are only incidental to the business of developing, operating and maintaining infrastructure facility will not qualify for deduction under s. 80IA

July 22, 2011 5671 Views 0 comment Print

L&T Transportation Infrastructure Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai)- Roadside amenities cannot be treated as ‘infrastructure facility’ for the purposes of claiming deduction under Section 80-IA of the Income Tax Act.

Notification No. 80/2011 – Income Tax Dated 21-7-2011

July 21, 2011 363 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 80/2011 – Income Tax [F.NO. 279/115/1999-NC]/S.O. 1682(E), DATED 21-7-2011 – In the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O.1390 (E), dated the 14th June, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), relating to the trust Srinivasan Services Trust, Chennai, in paragraph 5 “Development Projects at 30 Villages of Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra” may be read as “Development Projects at 70 Panchayats of Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra”.

Jurisdictional CIT should not be part of DRP to avoid Bias- Uttarakhand High Court

July 21, 2011 5517 Views 0 comment Print

Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd VS Union of India (Uttarakhand High Court)- The petitioner consequently orally objected to the constitution of the collegium and submitted that there was a conflict of interest if the DIT-II continues to sit in the collegium since he was involved in the reassessment proceedings.

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