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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 657 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 255 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 393 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 97332 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 10308 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 3738 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 3969 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ESOP Discount Allowed as Liability Accrues Over Vesting Period: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore upheld deduction of ESOP expenditure under Section 37, holding that the liability arising from employee stock o...

June 11, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 68 Addition for Demonetization Cash Deposits Supported by Recorded Sales: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that cash deposits during the demonetization period could not be treated as unexplained credits when they orig...

June 11, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal Dismissal Under Section 249(4)(b) Invalid Without Advance Tax Liability: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that dismissal of an appeal under section 249(4)(b) was unjustified where the assessee claimed that the receip...

June 11, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(E) Cannot Judge Hospital Tariffs to Decide Charity: ITAT Restores Reliance Hospital Trust’s U/s 12AB Registration

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that premium rooms, higher tariffs, and specialized medical facilities cannot by themselves establish a profit ...

June 11, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds FBT Additions on Employee-Related free tickets, hospitality, conveyance, goods & lodging

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that free tickets, hospitality, conveyance, goods, and lodging expenses attracted Fringe Benefit Tax under the...

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 45333 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


Act now as fiscal year 2009-10 comes to an end

March 29, 2010 942 Views 0 comment Print

The importance lies in the fact that we prepare accounts and financial statements, close our books of accounts based on financial year, we compute our taxes for the financial year, pay taxes and file returns based on turnover or income of the financial year only. Not only this, we ought to make investments to save on taxes within the financial year to avail tax benefits.

Tax rate of Income Tax, Dividend Distribution, STT, Wealth, MAT & Special Income – A.Y. 2011-12

March 29, 2010 18528 Views 0 comment Print

Basic exemption limit remains the same. The slab for 10% tax has been revised to Rs. 5,00,000/- from the existing Rs. 3,00,000/- in case of Individuals, HUFs, AOPs and BOIs. Surcharge of 10% applicable to domestic companies has been reduced to 7.5%. There is no change in the rate of surcharge of 2.5% in case of foreign companies.

TDS Rate for FY 2010-11/ AY 2011-12 with Amendment

March 29, 2010 135340 Views 3 comments Print

Download tds rate for financial year 2010-11, Download tds rate for Assessment year 2010-11, TDs chart for f.y. 2010-11, tds chart for A.Y. 2011-12, tds changes in budget 2010, tds rates, tds calculator, tds rate for financial year 2010-11, tds rate for Assessment year 2010-11,

Amendment proposed by union budget 2010 in Provisions dealing with Settlement Commission

March 29, 2010 1090 Views 0 comment Print

Entire scheme of the eligibility, powers and procedure before the settlement commission was overhauled by Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f. 1.6.2007. In the overhauled scheme, search / requisition cases covered by the provisions of section 153A of the Act were not allowed to take benefit of the settlement commission. It also excluded the cases of related persons whose documents were seized as provided for in Section 153C of the Act.

Implementation of Unique Document Identification Number postponed to 1st July 2011

March 29, 2010 927 Views 0 comment Print

Section 282B was inserted by the Finance Act (No. 2) Act, 2009, with effect from the 01-10-2010. Under this provision, an income tax authority is required to allot a computer generated Document Identification Number before issue of every notice, order, letter or any correspondence to any other income tax authority or assessee or any other person and such number shall be quoted thereon.

Power of High Court to condone delay u/s. 256 (reference) and 260A (Appeal)

March 29, 2010 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Under the existing provisions, appeal u/s. 260A of the Act against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal can be filed with the High Court within a period of 120 days from the receipt of the order of the ITAT. Prior to introduction of the appeal provisions u/s. 260A w.e.f. 1st October, 1998, there were provisions of filing reference application before the High Court u/s. 256 of the Act, which also provided for similar period of 120 days from the receipt of the order of the ITAT.

Tax Neutrality on conversion of Company into LLP

March 29, 2010 1774 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act, 2009, introduced several provisions in the Act to treat LLP as a partnership firm for the tax purposes in all respects. The Finance Bill, 2010, takes the process of amendment further, primarily for small companies having turnover of Rs. 60.00 lacs or less, by amending sections 32, 35DDA, 43, 47, 47A, 49, 72A and section 115JAA , primarily aimed at providing tax neutrality for conversion of the private limited companies and unlisted public companies into LLP.

Incentive to Special Economic Zone (“SEZ”) provided in Union Budget 2010

March 29, 2010 501 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Act, 1961 provides an incentive for units in SEZs under section – 10AA. The exemption is required to be calculated based on profits earned by such units from their export. The provision of Sec – 10AA(7) provides the way in which the exempted profit is required to be determined as under:

New Hotel Project and Convention Centers in NCT – Deduction under section 80 ID: Budget 2010

March 29, 2010 990 Views 0 comment Print

This section was introduced by the Finance Act, 2007, for encouraging investment in the hotels and convention centers in the National capital territory of Delhi and the districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Gautam Budh Nagar and Gaziabad. This provision was introduced specifically for giving impetus to investment for ensuing common wealth games.

Deduction for eligible housing projects U/s. 80IB (10): Budget 2010

March 29, 2010 1816 Views 1 comment Print

Section 80IB(10) allows 100% of the profits as deduction from a housing project, provided it complies with various conditions stipulated therein. The said section provided that the housing project should be completed on or before the 31st March, 2008 (for projects for which the approval was granted prior to 1.4.2004) or before expiry of a period of 4 years from the date of approval (in cases where the approval was granted after 1.4.2004).

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