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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 531 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 198 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 354 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 97146 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 10272 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 3723 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


Draft Order or Final Order in Disguise? ITAT Quashes Assessment for Violating Section 144C

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that an order labelled as a draft assessment order loses its character if accompanied by demand notices and penal...

June 11, 2026 Views 0 comment Print

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 33 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 84 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 69 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


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 45228 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


R&D expenditure has to be apportioned between agricultural and non-agricultural activities and portion attributable to non-agricultural activities is to be allowed as deduction in computing taxable income

June 18, 2010 906 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is entitled to deduction on account of R&D expenditure but the same has to be restricted in proportion to the turnover between the agricultural division and the commercial division, and the amount relatable to commercial division can alone be allowed as business expenditure

CBN Circular No. 1, Dated 17-6-2010

June 17, 2010 655 Views 0 comment Print

CBN Circular No. 1 1. Service Providers are made application users of CBN Application Software. Service Providers will access CBN database of Income Tax Department through Personal Computer (PC) installed in their premises and connected to Bharti network. 2. Service Providers will connect CBN Application as application users by running appropriate link in Internet Explorer.

CBN Instruction No. 4, Dated 17-6-2010

June 17, 2010 4863 Views 1 comment Print

CBN Instruction No. 4 Users who have assigned role to access Assessee Information System (AIS) module can now access CBN Application for Permanent Account Number (PAN) query. This facility can be accessed from menu option ‘CBN’ provided in AIS module main menu. They no longer have a need to login CBN server directly for PAN query. However, present facility has not been withdrawn and

Revised Discussion Paper on Direct Taxes Code released

June 17, 2010 1129 Views 0 comment Print

The Government of India (GOI) had released a draft Direct Taxes Code (DTC) along with a Discussion Paper in August 2009 for public comments. Since then, a number of inputs on the proposals outlined in these documents have been received from a large number of organizations and individuals. These inputs have been examined and major issues on which various stakeholders have given their views have been identified.

Notification No. 45/2010-Income Tax Dated 15/6/2010

June 15, 2010 666 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 45/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Pune has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules. 1962 (said Rules), from Assessment year 2007-08 onwards in the category of ‘Other Institution’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-

Notification No. 44/2010-Income Tax Dated 15/6/2010

June 15, 2010 556 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 44/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Vedanta Cultural Foundation, Mumbai has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules)

Procedure for handling undelivered PAN Card – Regarding

June 14, 2010 24739 Views 9 comments Print

PAN Circular No. 5 2. The PAN Service Providers are hereby directed to use Speed Post as well as Courier mode of delivery of PAN Card. The PAN Service Providers are further directed that if a PAN Card is returned undelivered by one mode of delivery then it should be re-dispatched by using the another mode of delivery i.e. if a PAN Card sent by Speed Post is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Courier and if a PAN Card sent by Courier is returned undelivered then it should be re-sent by Speed

Do artists have to work in films for Income Tax relief?

June 13, 2010 1075 Views 0 comment Print

A fashion designer is an artist, insisted Tarun Tahiliani’s lawyers before the Bombay HC on Friday. The court has been called upon to decide whether fashion designers are eligible for I-T exemption available to artists. “Designing a garment or jewellery is the work of an artist. The designer conceptualises the work, uses his creative skills,’’ said his lawyers.

Text of the Valedictory Address of MOS, Revenue

June 12, 2010 1009 Views 0 comment Print

In the year ahead, we have a tough task before us. We have to achieve a budget collection target of Rs.4.30 lakh crore. The FM in his speech yesterday had implied and hoped that the direct tax collection will exceed its Budget Estimates. However, I shall be direct and urge all of you to take all necessary steps for not only realizing, but exceeding the B.E. Exceeding our collection targets will be a form of thanksgiving to the FM for the benevolence and encouragement shown towards this Department. “

FM asks CBDT to Address the Issue of Unwanted Litigation with taxpayers and Realise Locked up Revenue in Appeals

June 12, 2010 720 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee announced the operationalisation of the income tax welfare fund which was pending since 1998. The fund has a corpus of Rs.100 crore and will be available for welfare activities of the employees of the income tax department. The finance Minister made this announcement while addressing the Annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Director Generals of Income Tax, here today.

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