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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 525 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 195 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 348 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 97137 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 10266 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 6046 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 1608 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 3963 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Share Premium Can’t Be Taxed U/s 68 Merely Because AO Finds It Excessive: Mumbai ITAT

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the Assessing Officer cannot tax share premium under Section 68 solely on the basis that the premium lacks...

June 11, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

CAM Charges Attract TDS Under Section 194C and not Under 194J: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ruling emphasized that CAM charges remain separate transactions irrespective of whether payments are made to the same landlord...

June 11, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes TDS Demand as Seller’s PAN Was Regularised Within CBDT Timeline

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that, apart from the CBDT clarification, the seller had declared the capital gains and discharged taxes. Therefo...

June 11, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Refund Interest payable up to actual date of refund issuance: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 244A must be computed up to the actual date of refund issuance. Restricting interest...

June 11, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 56(2)(viib) Not Applicable to CCD Conversion Without Fresh Consideration: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 56(2)(viib) cannot apply where equity shares are issued upon conversion of CCDs without receipt of fres...

June 11, 2026 507 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 45210 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


Full and true disclosure of undisclosed income and their manner of acquisitions is mandatory for settlement

August 24, 2010 1225 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Settlement Commission, even after commencing the proceedings, is empowered to examine the authenticity of such full and true disclosure of the unaccounted return of the assessees, said the apex court dismissing the plea of real estate major Ajmera Housing Corporation and others.

Penalty cannot be imposed if there is a genuine reason for delay in filing Income Tax Return

August 23, 2010 987 Views 0 comment Print

In an order that will help companies and individuals who face penalty proceedings on account of the delay in filing returns, a Delhi bench of the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that penalty cannot be levied if there is a genuine reason for the delay.

DLF questions CCI powers initiate proceedings against it before Competition Appellate Tribunal

August 23, 2010 828 Views 0 comment Print

DLF, the country’s largest real estate developer, has approached the Competition Appellate Tribunal, questioning the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) powers to initiate proceedings on an issue dating to 2006, much before CCI got its authority to act on such cases. It has also questioned the procedure followed by CCI, citing a CAT precedent.

Oil Min wants courts to decide on gas-tax holiday

August 23, 2010 624 Views 0 comment Print

Stung by rejection of its demand for restoration of tax breaks on production of natural gas, the Oil Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to let courts decide if 7-year tax holiday should apply only to oil and not on gas produced from the same well.

Swiss banks list out four conditions for sharing info

August 23, 2010 792 Views 0 comment Print

Facing flak from India and others for acting as a safe haven to foreigners stowing away wealth, Swiss banks have said they will share account details of suspected money launderers if the request is supported by four specific details. The specific details that someone requesting information should provide are the identity of the suspected offenders, details of the alleged offence, along with facts to undermine the suspicion, name of the bank and branch concerned in Switzerland and a written request from the foreign country’s tax authority.

Black money trail: CBDT signs pact with Financial Intelligence Unit (India) FIU

August 23, 2010 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Black money stashed abroad by Indians will now be traced more efficiently as Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (India) have signed a pact to exchange information on tracking unaccounted funds, say official sources.

Charges towards reimbursement of expenses cannot be included in income

August 23, 2010 3836 Views 0 comment Print

The question as to whether a reimbursement for expenses would form part of the taxable income is not res integra insofar as this Court is concerned. In CIT v. Siemens Aktiongesellschaft [2009] 177 Taxman 81 (Bom.), a Division Bench of this Court held that sharing of expenses of the research utilised by the subsidiaries as well as the head office organization would not be income which would be assessable to tax.

Mere receipt of money through banking channels not sufficient to prove genuineness of its receipt as a gift

August 23, 2010 1599 Views 0 comment Print

Genuineness of the gift transactions cannot be determined without looking into the human probability aspects, surrounding circumstances such as relationship of the donor and donee and if assessee fails to establish any of these facts, the gift transaction cannot be treated as genuine.

Credit for brought forward MAT is to be given from gross demand before charging interest u/s 234B

August 23, 2010 1829 Views 0 comment Print

Credit for brought forward MAT is to be given from gross demand before charging interest u/s 234B. 2. Interest u/s 244A was allowable on the refundable taxes arrived at after giving credit of brought forward MAT from the gross demand.

Court can condone even enormous delay if it is satisfied with reason for delay

August 23, 2010 1390 Views 0 comment Print

The law of limitation has been enacted only to give a finality to a proceedings and not destroy statutory appellate remedy. The Court can condone the delay in spite of the fact the delay is very enormous-, if the Court is satisfied, with the reason stated in the affidavit. At the same time, even a short spell of delay may stare at the appellant if the appellant is not able to give a cogent acceptable reason for the delay.

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