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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 129 Views 1 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 192 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 882 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 294 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 1632 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 3747 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 3975 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 75 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 81 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 3426 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 60 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 129 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 45657 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


Presumption as to books of accounts, other documents, etc. found during survey

April 11, 2009 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Presumption as to books of accounts, other documents, etc. Section 292C of the Income-tax Act provides for a rebuttable presumption with respect to books of account, other documents, money, bullion, jewelry or other valuable article or thing found in the possession or control of any person in the course of a search under section 132. […]

Extension of time limit for conditions to be satisfied by a provident fund for receiving or retaining recognition under the Income-tax Act

April 11, 2009 1082 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of time limit set out in Rule 3 for complying with the condition laid down in Clause (ea) of rule 4 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Income-tax Act Rule 4 of Part A of the Fourth Schedule to the Income-tax Act provides for the conditions which are required to be […]

Authentication of documents/notices/letters issued by Income Tax Authorities

April 11, 2009 1460 Views 0 comment Print

The demand on the tax administration has been growing on account of increase in the volume of work. The widening and deepening of the tax base has resulted in substantial increase in the number of taxpayers. To cope with the sheer volume of work and render timely service to the taxpayer, the Department has been […]

Clarification regarding satisfaction for initiation of penalty under subsection (1) of section 271

April 11, 2009 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (1) of section 271 of the Income-tax Act empowers the Assessing Officer to levy penalty for certain offences listed in that sub-section. It is a requirement that the Assessing Officer is required to be satisfied before such a penalty is levied. In the context of levy of penalty under section 271 of the Income-tax […]

Delay in issuance of income tax refunds topped the list of complaints received by IT Ombudsman

April 11, 2009 687 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in issuance of income tax refunds has topped the list of complaints received by Income Tax Ombudsman (North West Region) within three months of setting up of its office in New Delhi. “Over 60 per cent of complaints lodged by income tax assessees since the commencement of office here are related to delay in […]

Rationalization of provision of Securities Transaction Tax & discontinuance of Rebate U/s 88E

April 9, 2009 2716 Views 0 comment Print

Section 98 of Chapter VII of Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, provides for charge of securities transaction tax (STT). It was provided that in the case of sale of a derivative, where the transaction of such sale is entered into in a recognized stock exchange, the securities transaction tax will be at the rate of 0.017 […]

Consequence of non-filing of appeal in respect of cases where the tax effect is less than the prescribed monetary limit

April 9, 2009 978 Views 0 comment Print

There is a prescribed dispute resolution mechanism under the Income-tax Act. In this regard, the Central Board of Direct Taxes have issued instructions from time to time directing Departmental Officers to not file an appeal if the tax effect is less than the monetary limit prescribed by it. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in M/s. Berger […]

Rationalisation of revised Settlement Scheme

April 9, 2009 651 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2007 carried out a comprehensive amendment to the scheme of settlement of cases. This scheme provides for abatement of proceedings before the Settlement Commission under various circumstances. In order to deal with the various issues that may arise in the event of abatement of proceedings before the Settlement Commission, an amendment has […]

Clarification regarding stay of demand by Income-tax Appellate Tribunal

April 9, 2009 763 Views 0 comment Print

The provisions relating to appeals to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) are contained in section 252 to section 255 of the Income-tax Act. Sub-section (2A) of section 254 provides that the ITAT, where it is possible, may decide an appeal within a period of four years from the end of the financial year in […]

Consequences of non-deduction of tax at source (TDS)

April 9, 2009 3143 Views 0 comment Print

Under section 201, a person is deemed to be an assessee in default if there is a failure to deduct tax at source or for failure to deposit the tax deducted at source after such tax has been deducted. The persons covered under the ambit of section 201 are:- (i) person referred to in section […]

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