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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 612 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 231 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 378 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 97245 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 10296 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 6055 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 1617 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 3735 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 3966 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 154 Rectification Allowed for Inadvertent LTCG Error in ITR: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an inadvertent mistake in Schedule 112A relating to the acquisition period of mutual fund units could be re...

June 11, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Loose Papers Alone Cannot Justify Income Tax Reopening Without Corroborative Evidence: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained merely on the basis of an unsigned and unauthenticated loose pape...

June 11, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Reassessment Case Due to Failure to Examine Additional Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi set aside the assessment after finding that the assessees additional evidence had not been properly scrutinized by the ...

June 11, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Concessional Tax Rate Cannot Be Denied Solely for Form 10-IC Late Filing: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that delayed filing of Form 10-IC should not defeat the assessee's substantive right to opt for the concessional...

June 11, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Under Section 194J Alone Cannot Determine Nature of Income for presumptive taxation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that deduction of tax under Section 194J cannot automatically classify receipts as professional income. Tax auth...

June 11, 2026 90 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 45294 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 573 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


AAR ruling is binding on a taxpayer and the Tax Authority in relation to transaction in respect of which the AAR ruling was sought: Bombay HC

May 19, 2010 1997 Views 0 comment Print

Recently Bombay high court in the case of The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd. (Taxpayer) [AIT-2010-170-HC] on the binding nature of a ruling pronounced by the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), reiterated the relevant provisions of the Indian Tax Laws (ITL) and held that an AAR ruling is binding on a taxpayer and the Tax Authority, in relation to the transaction in respect of which the AAR ruling was sought.

Delhi High Court specified rules for claiming weighted deduction for in-house Research and Development

May 19, 2010 1879 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent ruling Delhi High Court in the case of Apollo Tyres Ltd. [2010-TIOL-279-HC-DEL-IT] considered the issue whether the Taxpayer, having an in-house R&D facility ‘recognized’ by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), would be eligible for weighted deduction from a date prior to making application to DSIR for approval under Section 35(2AB)(Section) of the Indian Tax Law (ITL).

Credit entry in individual debtor’s account not necessary for bad debt write off deduction

May 19, 2010 1507 Views 0 comment Print

Recently Supreme Court in the case of Vijaya Bank (Taxpayer) [2010-TIOL-31-SC-IT] on the issue of whether a credit entry in individual debtor’s account is a prerequisite for allowing the amount as a deduction for write off as bad debts in terms of Section 36(1)(vii) (Section) of the Indian Tax Law (ITL). The Taxpayer had reduced the amount debited to the Profit and Loss Account (P&L) from the Loans and Advances/Debtors Account (Debtors A/c) on the assets side of the Balance Sheet.

Making incorrect claim does not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars

May 19, 2010 1521 Views 0 comment Print

Recently Supreme Court in the case of Reliance Petroproducts Pvt. Ltd. (Taxpayer), [2010-TIOL-21-SC-IT] held that merely making a claim in the return of income which is not accepted by the Tax Authority or which is not sustainable under the ITL, in itself, does not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars by the Taxpayer and, hence, is not liable to penalty.

AAR rules no capital gains on Part IX conversion of firm to company

May 19, 2010 2880 Views 0 comment Print

This Tax Alert summarizes a recent ruling of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) [A.A.R. No. 797 of 2009] in the case of M/s Umicore Finance Luxembourg (Applicant). There was a sale of shares of a company by its shareholders which had received such shares on conversion of a firm into the company, under the provisions of Part IX of the Indian Company Law (ICL).

Duration test’ for determining existence of ‘Construction PE’ need to be applied independently for each contract executed

May 19, 2010 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Recently Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of Valentine Maritime Mauritius Ltd (Taxpayer), [2010-TIOL-195-ITAT-MUM] held that the number of days relating to each of the contracts cannot be aggregated to determine the ‘duration test’, as the activities carried out therein are not inextricably interconnected or interdependent and do not form a coherent whole in conjunction with each other.

India, US settled dispute over taxing profits of captive IT services units

May 19, 2010 774 Views 0 comment Print

India has settled a dispute over taxing profits of captive IT services units and research arms of US firms, bolstering New Delhi’s position as a preferred destination of such investments. The negotiated settlement between the tax authorities of the countries allows India to tax 17.5% of the profits earned by Indian subsidiaries of the US companies in 2004-05. India had sought to tax 25-30% of the profits.

Section 80-IA(4)(i) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Deductions – In respect of profits and gains from infrastructure facility – Clarification regarding widening of existing road –definition of a new infrastructure facility

May 18, 2010 6322 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.4/2010-Income Tax Section 80-IA(4)(i) provides for a deduction to an undertaking engaged in developing, or operating and maintaining, or developing, operating and maintaining any infrastructure facility subject to satisfaction of the conditions laid down in the Section. The Explanation to sub-section 80-IA(4)(i) states that for the purpose of this clause, infrastructure facility means inter alia

e-filing of I-T returns suspended

May 18, 2010 723 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Ministry has suspended the facility of e-filing of income tax returns, as security certification for the Income Tax Department’s website is not yet in place. In an official statement here on Monday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said: “Pending completion of the certification procedure,

Section 206AA- A Nightmare for Non-Residents? (TDS Rate without pan)

May 18, 2010 3739 Views 0 comment Print

Currently, tax department is issuing more than 7.5 million permanent account numbers (PANs) in a year through NSDL and, nowadays, PAN is being allotted in less than a week time. With increased modernisation of the Tax Department and electronic processing of tax returns non- quoting of PANs by deductees is creating serious problems in processing of tax returns and in granting credit for tax deducted at source.

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