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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


New Wealth Tax Circular Specifying Fees to be charged by Valuer

February 4, 2009 21674 Views 5 comments Print

Notification No. 15/2009 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following further amendments in the Wealth-tax Act, 1957, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Wealth-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2009. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2009. 2. In the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 for rule 8C, the following rule shall be

I-T dept may seek details on accounts held by taxpayers in banks abroad

February 3, 2009 417 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex body for tax matters in India, is actively considering a proposal that will allow income-tax department to ask for information on accounts held by taxpayers in banks abroad. According to a person directly involved in the development, CBDT is considering adding a column in I-T returns […]

Validity of an assessment framed under section 153A of IT Act in case of a person not searched

February 3, 2009 2447 Views 0 comment Print

44. We have carefully considered the rival submissions in the light of material placed before us. The assessments in the present case have been made u/s 153A of the Act. Section 13A provides that in case a person against whom search is initiated u/s 132A of the Act then notwithstanding anything contained in sections 39, 147,148,149 151 and 153 of the Income Tax Act, the AO shall issue a notice to such person

New CBDT chairman appointed

February 3, 2009 798 Views 0 comment Print

SSN Moorthy, a 1973 batch IRS officer, was on Saturday appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He replaces NB Singh. Prior to his new assignment, Moorthy was a member in CBDT from August 2008. The government also appointed Sudhir Chandra, a 1973 batch IRS, in the CBDT as a […]

Depreciation not debited to the profit and loss account, but disclosed in notes appended to the accounts, deductible while determining “book profit” under Section 115J

February 2, 2009 3330 Views 0 comment Print

Facts- The assessee had not debited current year depreciation to the profit and loss account but had disclosed this fact and the quantum of depreciation in the notes appended to the accounts.

Satyam staff not co-operated with I-T officials in 2002, says govt report

February 1, 2009 642 Views 0 comment Print

Proof of disgraced Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju’s political influence — an issue that is being widely discussed following his January 7 confessions of fraud — was strongly in evidence as far back as 2002, when his company was at the height of its success. A 2002 report filed by the deputy director, investigations in the […]

Taxing times ahead as govt ups Income Tax Scrutiny

February 1, 2009 583 Views 0 comment Print

Faced with the prospect of missing the direct tax collection target because of the economic slowdown, the Income Tax (I-T) department has sharply increased fresh tax demands to Rs 1,24,000 crore from companies and individuals in the current fiscal, a 130 per cent increase over fresh demands raised last year. At this level, the demand […]

Chargeability of interest income to tax when same is only technically accrued

January 31, 2009 4214 Views 0 comment Print

8. We have carefully deliberated on the rival contentions raised by the learned AR and DR. The controversy here revolves around chargeability of interest income to the tax which even though technically accrued as per the mercantile-system of accounting being followed by the assessee, but the same was not accounted for as income in view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case wherein there was

PROVISIONS OF SECTION 194H OF IT ACT WOULD NOT BE ATTRACTED ON DISCOUNTS GIVEN

January 31, 2009 1006 Views 0 comment Print

6.We have considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the agreement entered into by the assessee to the concessionaires clearly shows that the concessionaires are duty bound to use the premises and the equipment as belonging to the assessee. The agreements also clearly show that the control over the shops is with the company. The tokens for the sale of the milk at the shops are to be purchased by the concessionaires

CAs have given false certificates to evade taxes in India by NRI & Foreigners

January 31, 2009 1146 Views 0 comment Print

After the Satyam scam, the role of chartered accountants (CAs) has come into focus again. This time the Income Tax (I-T) Department has found that CAs have given false certificates, enabling Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign nationals to evade taxes in India. The government agency has informed the Institute of  Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), […]

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