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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 144 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 201 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 5694 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 897 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 300 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 78 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 84 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 3849 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 132 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 45672 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


Condition precedent for claiming deduction under section 42 of IT Act : ITAT Ahemdabad

March 31, 2009 2304 Views 0 comment Print

29. On a close reading of this section, we find that the deduction under this section is allowed for computing the profits and gains of the business of prospecting for or extracting or production of mineral oil, in relation to which, the Central Government has entered into an agreement. Only such deductions are allowed under section 42(1) as are specified in the agreement and that also when they fall in any of the

Condition precedent for invoking provisions of section 142A of IT Act : ITAT New Delhi

March 31, 2009 2820 Views 0 comment Print

14. We have considered the rival submissions and also perused the relevant material on record. It is observed that the addition in dispute on account of alleged unexplained investment made by the assessee in the property was made by the AO on the basis of valuation report obtained from the DVO by making a reference u/s 142A, the provisions of which read as under:-

Each well or a cluster of wells producing mineral oil would be an undertaking eligible for tax holiday under section 80-IB of IT Act : ITAT Ahmedabad

March 31, 2009 937 Views 0 comment Print

110. On a close reading of the provisions we notice that sub section (1) of section 80-IB provides for the deduction from such profits and gains of an amount equal to such percentage and for such number of assessment years as specified in this section where the gross total income of an assessee includes any profits and gains derived from eligible business referred to in sub-sections (3) to (11) and (11A).the deduction

Excess tax paid by the employer can not be taxed in the hand of the Assessee

March 31, 2009 1459 Views 0 comment Print

7.1 On bare reading of above provision, it is clear that any sum paid to discharge “any obligation” of the assessee would be a perquisite under the above clause. However, the important words in the provisions are, “in respect of any obligation” and “would have been payable by the assessee”. It is quite obvious that employer had obligation only to pay correct tax on assessee’s income

Onus for proving gifts as genuine is on Assessee but same is not fixed : ITAT Lucknow

March 31, 2009 1014 Views 0 comment Print

19. We have considered the rival submissions and perused the material on record. In our considered view inferences drawn by the authorities below are not sustainable in law. The grounds on which the A.O. has added the amount of gift as assessee’s income are summarized by us in para 12. We do not agree that the persons showing income of Rs.80,000 to Rs. 1,50,000 per annum

Notional benefit will not form part of actual rent received as contemplated by section 23(1)(b) of IT Act

March 31, 2009 796 Views 0 comment Print

5.11 Now coming to the merits of the case. For this purposes, we are required to consider the scheme of taxation of income from house property. Section 22 says that the measure of income from house property is its annual value. The annual value is to be decided in accordance with section 23. Sub-section (1) of section 23, by virtue of the amendment with effect from the assessment year 1976-77

Assessment can not be reopened for change of opinion U/s. 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961

March 31, 2009 1108 Views 0 comment Print

10. Section 147 of the Act empowers the assessing officer to reopen the assessment in respect of any assessment year, if he has reason to believe that any income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. The object of reassessment is to assess the correct income. Under section 147 of the Act, the assessing officer can assume jurisdiction to reopen the assessment only if there exists tangible material

Advancement of any other object of general public utility not a Charitable purpose if fees or other consideration charged

March 31, 2009 15526 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (15) of section 2 of the Act defines charitable purpose to include relief of the poor, education, medical relief, and the advancement of any other object of general public utility. It has been noticed that a number of entities operating on commercial lines are claiming exemption on their income either under sub-section (23C) of section 10 or section 11 of the Act on the ground that they are charitable institutions.

PAN CARD TO COST MORE W.E.F. 01.04.2009 (RS. 94)

March 31, 2009 1552 Views 0 comment Print

W.e.f. 01.04.2009 the NSDL has stepped up the cost for PAN Cards (New PAN / Change / Correction) from present Rs. 60 [plus Service Tax to Rs 85 plus service Tax. Thus, now one will have to pay Rs.94.

The income-tax (I-T) authorities are waiting for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to file its returns for fiscal year 2009

March 31, 2009 750 Views 0 comment Print

The income-tax (I-T) authorities are waiting for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to file its returns for fiscal year 2009 to ascertain if the cricket board should be taxed, particularly for the income earned from the mega cricket events such as Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament. With an annual income […]

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