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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 615 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 237 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 97254 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 10299 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 54 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 57 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 60 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 45303 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 576 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


IT Department has started a three-pronged scrutiny of material collected during survey at IPL and IPL commissioner offices

April 18, 2010 582 Views 0 comment Print

Sweat equity, share buy without consideration to attract gift tax. The Income Tax (I-T) Department has started a three-pronged scrutiny of the material collected during the surveys conducted in the offices of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and its commissioner, Lalit Modi.

ITAT should dispose off stay granted appeals within the period specified under section 254(2A): Bombay HC

April 18, 2010 645 Views 0 comment Print

S. 254 (2A) empowers the Tribunal to grant stay of recovery of demand for a period not exceeding 365 days. The 3rd Proviso to s. 254(2A) inserted by the Finance Act 2008 provides that if there is a delay in disposing of the appeal within the said period, the order of stay shall stand vacated even if the delay in disposing of the appeal is not attributable to the assessee.

CBDT panel may retain MAT on Gross Assets concept; Capital WIP may not be taxed

April 17, 2010 750 Views 0 comment Print

The committee set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is considering various options to retain minimum alternate tax (MAT) with the new proposed base of gross assets. The Direct Taxes code, proposed last year, had recommended shifting the base for calculation of MAT from book profit to gross assets, to make it an investment-linked, and not profit-linked, tax. However, stiff opposition from industry has led to reworking of MAT.

Indian Premier League (IPL) teams under the income tax (I-T) department’s scanner

April 17, 2010 1761 Views 0 comment Print

A day after conducting a search operation at the Indian Premier League (IPL) headquarters in Mumbai, the income tax (I-T) department has decided to expand the net and bring all 10 IPL teams under its scanner. The department will now examine who owns and funds all the teams. On Friday, a team of five I-T officials, including two deputy directors, visited the Punjab Cricket Association office in Mohali which houses the IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab. A similar exercise was undertaken at Rajasthan Royals office in Jaipur.

Mystery woman left hotel room of Lalit Modi 30 Minute before Income Tax Raid

April 17, 2010 895 Views 0 comment Print

The team of income tax (I-T) officials who, on Thursday, had gone to the office of Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on the 33rd floor of the Four Seasons luxury hotel at Worli were in for a shock. They did not find relevant documents or computer files related to the IPL, its franchises or Modi.

Department tighten rules related issue of Lower Rate/Zero rate TDS deduction certificate

April 17, 2010 765 Views 0 comment Print

Entities are awarded a certificate of lower deduction or non-deduction of tax at source on receivables under Section 197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. “This is generally for cases where the tax payee is not profitable or there is likely to be no tax liability on him at the end of the year. However, we have found several cases of misuse,” the source said.

Analysis of new valuation rules to determine fair market value of a property other then immovable property for the purpose of section 56

April 17, 2010 2705 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 23/2010-Income Tax As per section 56(2)(vii)(c)(ii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) if an individual or a Hindu undivided family receives any property other than immovable property on or after 1 October 2009 for a consideration which is less than the Fair Market Value (FMV) of the property by an amount exceeding fifty thousand rupees then aggregate fair market value of such property exceeding such consideration will be treated as income of the receiver.

Supreme Court decided to refer to a larger bench the issue of imposition of entry tax

April 17, 2010 1066 Views 0 comment Print

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court decided on Friday to refer to a larger bench the issue of imposition of entry tax on goods coming into jurisdiction of the respective states, involving financial implications to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion).

CBDT and Income Tax department received certification under IS 15700:2005 from the Bureau of Indian Standards

April 16, 2010 2461 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Income Tax department has received certification under IS 15700:2005 from the Bureau of Indian Standards for excellence in public delivery system after audit of the Directorate of Organisation and Management Services (DOMS), the nodal agency for implementation of Sevottam scheme, and the Aayakar Sewa Kendra (ASK) unit at Pune. This certification signifies changing face of the department, from an exclusively enforcement agency of the government to a service-oriented and citizens-centric organization.

Income Tax officials visited offices of IPL, Lalit Modi

April 16, 2010 504 Views 0 comment Print

With allegations and counter allegations over the bidding process, Income Tax officials today visited the headquarters of the cash-rich IPL and office of its Commissioner Lalit Modi to inquire into financial details and share holding patterns of all the league franchisees.

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