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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 441 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 177 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 333 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 97017 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 10263 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 6043 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 3960 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 27 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 231 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Beyond Four Years Invalid Without Finding of Failure to Disclose Material Facts: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment initiated beyond four years cannot survive unless the Assessing Officer records that the assessee ...

June 11, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

AO cannot introduce a new addition while giving effect to appellate order: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai held that an Assessing Officer cannot introduce a new addition while giving effect to an appellate order. Since t...

June 11, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Notional Market Rent Cannot Override Actual Rent Without Evidence of Suppression: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that actual rent received under genuine, registered agreements cannot be replaced with hypothetical market rent ...

June 11, 2026 60 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 45150 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


Indo-US Treaty: Consideration received by American company from applicant-Indian company for providing Architectural design services is liable to be taxed in India as fees for included services’

August 19, 2010 1993 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the compensation payable to Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum L.P., USA under clause VA of the Agreement dated October 15, 2008 can be disintegrated in three parts; viz., (a) for development and sale of designs (b) consultancy for construction documents, and, (c) for `Construction administration’ and `additional services’?

Reopening of an assessment on mere change of opinion without any tangible material is unsustainable

August 19, 2010 675 Views 0 comment Print

We are conscious of the circumstance that in the present case the re-opening of assessment is sought to be effected within a period of four years of the expiry of the relevant assessment year. However, it is now a well settled position of law that a mere change of opinion would not justify the Assessing Officer in seeking a recourse to the powers under Section 1

A special provision in the I-T Act cannot be pressed into service to deny the benefit which is otherwise due to FII under the tax treaty provisions notwithstanding their conflict with the domestic law of income tax

August 19, 2010 738 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the profits/losses from futures and options contracts (derivative transactions) carried out on the Indian Stock exchanges are in the nature of “Business income” in the hands of the applicant under the provisions of the Act read with the Agreement for Avoi

I-T department claims jurisdiction to levy tax on acquisition of Hutch-Essar by Vodafone

August 18, 2010 648 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian Income Tax department on Monday told the division bench of the Bombay High Court that it has the jurisdiction to levy tax on the $11-billion acquisition of Indian telecom major Hutch-Essar by Vodafone. The division bench has been hearing a petition filed by Vodafone against the Income tax department

Rs. 786.27 Crore Seized During Search and Seizure Operations in 2009-10

August 18, 2010 735 Views 0 comment Print

Government of India has taken several punitive and deterrent steps to unearth black money. These include scrutiny of returns, surveys, search and seizure action, imposition of penalty and launching of prosecution in appropriate cases.

Vedanta deal: Cairn Energy may pay $1 bn as capital gains tax

August 18, 2010 849 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Ministry on Monday said Cairn Energy Plc is likely to pay close to $1 billion as capital gains tax on the $8.48 billion it expects to get from selling majority stake in its India arm to Vedanta Resources. “This deal will attract a capital gains tax of 11.33 per cent,” a Finance Ministry official said. Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy Plc is selling up to 51 per cent stake in Cairn India at Rs 405 per share to billionaire Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta Resources Plc.

Tax Authority can not treat the Taxpayer as a conduit when there is commercial justification for the Taxpayer’s existence

August 17, 2010 1005 Views 0 comment Print

Satellite Television Asia Region Advertising Sales BV (Taxpayer) [2010- T11-58-ITAT-MUML-INTL]: Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal:- The Tax Authority sought to disregard the existence of the Taxpayer and taxed the income in the hands of the Taxpayer’s Hong Kong-based shareholder company. However, the ITAT ruled in favor of the Taxpayer and held that the Tax Authority could not treat the Taxpayer as a conduit as there was commercial justification for the Taxpayer’s existence.

Royalty paid by Non-resident to another Non-resident is not taxable if not related to and borne by PE in India

August 17, 2010 1071 Views 0 comment Print

MSM Satellite Singapore Pte Ltd (SET), a tax resident of Singapore, is engaged in the business of acquiring television programs, motion pictures and sports events. It exhibits the same on its television channels from Singapore.

Opinion of DVO cannot be relied upon in absence of other corroborative evidence

August 17, 2010 1784 Views 0 comment Print

We are also in agreement with the submission made by Mr. Piyush Kaushik that it is settled law that in the absence of any incriminating evidence that anything has been paid over and above than the stated amount, the primary burden of proof is on the Revenue to show that there has been an under-statement or concealment of income. It is only when such burden has been discharged, would it be permissible to rely upon the valuation given by the DVO.

ITAT rules on taxpayer’s option to choose initial year for claiming tax holiday for telecommunication services

August 16, 2010 927 Views 0 comment Print

The option of choosing the initial year for claiming tax holiday under the Section for a consecutive period of 10 out of 15 years (20 years in some cases) from the commencement of operations of an eligible undertaking, is intended to provide meaningful benefit to such taxpayers, since these business are capital-intensive and typically have long gestation period during which they incur losses and are not in a position to avail the profit-linked tax holiday benefit.

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