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Section 62(4) of Income-tax Act 2025: Closed List of Specified Professions Remains Unreformed

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 continues the old specified professions framework without addressing longstanding classification issues. ...

June 11, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

SC Order Settled the issue of Taxability of International Software Supply Transactions?

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue's review petitions and reiterated that payments for off-the-shelf software do not constitu...

June 11, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A detailed overview of limitation periods prescribed under the Income-tax Act reveals how missing statutory deadlines can lead to ...

June 11, 2026 5691 Views 1 comment Print

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 810 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 279 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 6070 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 1626 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 3744 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


ITAT Deletes Section 69 Addition as Seized Loose Document Lacked Corroborative Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an incomplete document recovered from an employee's laptop could not justify an addition under Section 69 w...

June 11, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Spending on School Infrastructure is Application of Income: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that once registration under Section 12AB was ultimately granted on the basis of the original application, the doctr...

June 11, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

CA Acting as Conduit for Clients’ Tax Payments Cannot Be Taxed on Deposits: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai ruled that funds received by a Chartered Accountant for remitting clients' taxes could not be treated as unexplai...

June 11, 2026 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Return Not Essential Before Appellate Authorities for Additional Tax Claims

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that appellate forums can entertain additional claims even without a revised return. The matter was remanded to t...

June 11, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Daughter’s Bank Account Can’t Be Frozen for Father’s Tax Dues: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that recovery proceedings under Section 226(3) cannot automatically extend to a daughter's bank acco...

June 11, 2026 102 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 45540 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 582 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 501 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


Main attraction of the Direct Taxes Code 2009, simplicity of the provisions

November 20, 2009 877 Views 0 comment Print

The main attraction of the Direct Taxes Code 2009 will be the simplicity of the provisions, Mr P.V. Bhide, Secretary-Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, said.The level of understating between the assessees and department will be higher, Mr Bhide said at a presentation on the code organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry here recently.

Income tax department unearthed undisclosed income of 35 crore in Rajasthan

November 20, 2009 450 Views 0 comment Print

An Information Technology (IT) Education and Multilevel Marketing group has surrendered undisclosed income of more than Rs 35 crore, before the Income Tax Department for taxation. The disclosure, biggest ever in Rajasthan, was made during the course of raids and survey conducted by the departmental sleuths at the group premises here and in Jhunjhunu town.

TDS on purchase of software from non-residents – An unguided missile

November 19, 2009 2990 Views 0 comment Print

THE much-awaited order of the Karnataka High Court on the question of liability to deduct tax at source on payments made to non-residents for the purchase of software to be used in business is finally out. The order passed on 24th September, 2009 was made available only on 17th November, 2009.

E & Y Recommendations on key aspects of the draft Direct Tax Code

November 19, 2009 591 Views 0 comment Print

The draft Direct Tax Code Bill, 2009 (DTC or Code) was released for public comments by the Government of India (Government) on 12 August 2009. The stated objective of the DTC is to establish an economically efficient, effective and equitable direct tax system which will facilitate voluntary compliance and reduce the scope for disputes and minimize litigation.

Mumbai Larger Bench rules tax holiday not available to a contractor/executor

November 19, 2009 672 Views 0 comment Print

This articles summarizes a recent ruling of the Larger Bench (LB) of the Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) [2009-TIOL-692-ITAT-MUM-LB] in the case of M/s B.T. Patil & Sons Belgaum Construction Pvt. Ltd.(Taxpayer) v. ACIT. Due to contradictory views expressed by the two-member bench of the ITAT, an LB was constituted to examine the issue of whether the Taxpayer, who is engaged in executing construction contracts for and on behalf of the Government/statutory bodies, is eligible for tax holiday under the Indian Tax Law (ITL).

FM likely to drop the proposal to tax religious trusts

November 19, 2009 1196 Views 0 comment Print

The finance ministry is likely to drop the proposal to tax religious trusts. The proposal formed part of the direct taxes code and had raised eyebrows both within and outside the finance ministry. “The issue has been raised in the finance ministry’s internal discussions. We are discussing whether the exemption was removed with intent or by mistake,” said a finance ministry official.

CBDT called for thorough review of the direct tax code

November 19, 2009 765 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate India is not the sole critic of the Direct Taxes Code. The code, precursor to a brand new income tax law, has found opposition from within government, too. An internal committee of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the principal policy-maker in the domain, has called for a thorough review of the code, including a revision of the income tax slabs and the definition of ‘income from salaries’.

Limitation period U/s.154(7) for rectification begins from date of appeal order

November 19, 2009 1661 Views 0 comment Print

S. 154 (7) provides that a rectification order can be passed within four years “from the end of the financial year in which the order sought to be amended was passed”. The AO passed an assessment order u/s 143 (3) on 24.11.1998 in which he committed the mistake of reducing the depreciation instead of adding to the income resulting in double deduction. The assessee went up in appeal on other issues to the CIT (A) who decided the appeal on 28.6.2004.

View tax credit in form 26AS through Bank Login

November 18, 2009 3369 Views 0 comment Print

With a new initiative, NSDL enhances Form 26AS viewing facility at internet banking account of PAN holder. For this purpose NSDL has already made the necessary arrangement with all banks under OLTAS. These banks would enable the link for Form 26AS at their Internet Banking pages.

Auto Registration of PAN for Form 26AS for salaried on company request

November 18, 2009 1372 Views 0 comment Print

In this process, NSDL will approve the organization to place a request for PAN registration. On such approval, the organization has to submit the list of employees for Form 26AS, along with their Valid PAN and Valid Email ID. Once NSDL receives such data, it will communicate to every employee over email and takes the confirmation for Form 26AS creation. On receipt of confirmation from Employee, NSDL will automatically create a login along with password and communicates it confidentially over the email. Employee has to login to such account with minimum days specified and activate the account.

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