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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 306 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 162 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 291 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 96933 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 10254 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 231 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 1602 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 3720 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


Income Tax Reopening Quashed as PAN Was Not Properly Transferred to Jurisdictional Officer

Income Tax : Bombay High Court quashed income tax reassessment proceedings after holding that the PAN was not transferred to the competent juri...

June 11, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny Assessment Quashed as Section 143(2) Notice Was Issued Without Jurisdiction: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court upheld the ITAT's decision quashing the assessment after finding that the notice under Section 143(2) was ...

June 11, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 143(1) Adjustment as Revenue Failed to Prove Notice Issuance

Income Tax : The Ahmedabad ITAT held that adjustments under Section 143(1)(a) cannot be sustained without evidence of prior intimation to the a...

June 11, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80J Deduction Denied as Audit Report Was Never Filed: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court held that although filing the audit report along with the return is directory, complete failure to furnish the report is...

June 11, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Additional Depreciation Can’t Be Denied for Non-Filing of Form 3AA With Return: SC

Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that filing Form 3AA during assessment proceedings constituted sufficient compliance, even though it was no...

June 11, 2026 33 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 45108 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


IPL , CWG Game – IT dept makes seizures worth Rs 414 crore during the current fiscal

November 18, 2010 432 Views 0 comment Print

The income-tax department has made seizures worth Rs 413.7 crore during the current fiscal till October, registering a growth of 17.1% over the corresponding period of the last year, which was at Rs 353.31 crore The seizures include Rs 271.9 crore in

2008 Pune Commonwealth Youth Games funds under CAG scanner

November 18, 2010 546 Views 0 comment Print

With some of the development projects undertaken for the 2008 Pune Commonwealth Youth Games still incomplete, the state government has begun audit of funds for the Games. An audit team of the Comptroller and Auditor General visited PMC and PCMC offic

Capital gains on transfer of tenancy right, not being in the nature of land or building or both, cannot attract provisions of S. 50C

November 18, 2010 1678 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of Kishori Sharad Gaitonde v ITO (ITA No. 1561/M/09) held that for attracting the provisions of Section 50C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) a capital gains should arise from the sale of land or building or both. However, since in the present case the taxpayer earned capital gains from the transfer of tenancy right which is not a capital asset, being land or building or both, the Tribunal held that Section 50C of the Act was not applicable to the instant case.

There must be a valid and acceptable basis for making a departure from Hierarchical Discipline while implementing fiscal legislation

November 18, 2010 432 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Courthas, in a recent ruling’ in the case of McKinsey and Company Inc, United States v. Union of India , held that there must be a valid and acceptable basis for making a departure from the order passed by a superior official and that the hierarchical discipline should be observed while implementing the fiscal legislation. In the absence of that, the exercise of the powers by the Assessing Officer would be arbitrary and open to challenge.

IRFC receives bids of over Rs 300 crore on first day for tax-free bonds

November 18, 2010 480 Views 0 comment Print

The tax-free bonds of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) received bids of over Rs 300 crore on the very first day after it opened for subscription on Monday, according to distributors of the bonds. IRFC plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through

Four cross-border deals like Vodafone under Income tax Department scanner

November 17, 2010 474 Views 0 comment Print

The government on Tuesday said it was looking into at least four more cross-border mergers like Vodafone for a possible tax loss that may have taken place. The deals under scanner include GE Capital International Services, Intelnet Global Services,

Standing Committee on Finance invites suggestions on “the Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010"

November 17, 2010 627 Views 0 comment Print

The Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 has been referred to the Departmental Related Standing Committee on Finance of Parliament for detailed examination and Report. 2. Considering the importance of the subject, the Committee under the Chairmanship of Shr

Non-examination of issue by AO does not per se make assmt order prejudicial to interests of revenue for S. 263 revision

November 17, 2010 645 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 for regulating the profession of Chartered Accountants, obtained exemption u/s 10(23C)(iv) pursuant to a notification issued by the CBDT. The notification provided that the exemption would not apply to profits and gains of business unless the business was incidental to the attainment of the objectives of the assessee and separate books of accounts were maintained.

5 lakh demat accounts frozen by CDSL and NSDL

November 16, 2010 3477 Views 0 comment Print

Close to five lakh demat accounts have been frozen by the Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL) and the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) for want of PAN details. This makes up for about three per cent of the total number of demat accounts i

For an asset intensive industry, the appropriate Profit Level Indicator

November 16, 2010 1351 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent ruling in the case of ACIT v. Fiat India Pvt. Ltd. [2010-TII-30-ITAT–MUM-TP], the Mumbai Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, while deciding the case in favour of the assessee, accepted various adjustments made while determining arm’s length price, as they had been sufficiently explained and evidenced by the assessee. The Tribunal also ruled that for an asset intensive industry, the appropriate Profit Level Indicator (“PLI”) shall be Profit Before Interest and Tax and not Profit before Depreciation Interest and Tax

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