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Foreign Assets, RSUs and Foreign Bank Accounts in ITR: Schedule FA Reporting, Notices & Penalty

Income Tax : Resident taxpayers holding foreign assets or financial interests may be required to file returns and disclose such assets regardle...

June 2, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Co-operative Societies under New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 preserves the key deduction previously available under Section 80P through Section 149. Most tax incentiv...

June 2, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Deduction Allowable Despite Delayed Registration of Flat: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that exemption under Section 54F cannot be denied merely because the sale deed was registered after two years....

June 1, 2026 1182 Views 0 comment Print

How to Respond to an Income Tax Notice

Income Tax : Income tax notices are often issued for verification, mismatches, or compliance checks and do not always indicate wrongdoing. Unde...

June 1, 2026 900 Views 0 comment Print

How to Avoid Higher Circle Rate Addition When Property Registration Is Delayed

Income Tax : The law permits taxpayers to adopt the stamp duty value on the agreement date instead of the registration date where prescribed co...

June 1, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 3516 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 3909 Views 0 comment Print

Errors in New TDS Challans Under Income Tax Act 2025 Create Compliance Risks

Income Tax : The updated TDS challan system reportedly displays incorrect interest-related options under the Company Deductee category. Taxpaye...

May 7, 2026 1308 Views 0 comment Print

Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2025-26 as on 31.03.2026

Income Tax : The data shows a steady increase in net direct tax collections driven by higher corporate and non-corporate tax revenues. It highl...

May 5, 2026 597 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory Time Limit for Appeal Disposal Suggested Due to Huge Pendency Before CIT(A)

Income Tax : The issue highlights delays caused by non-binding timelines in appellate proceedings. It proposes mandatory limits to ensure faste...

May 2, 2026 987 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Specific Charge, No Penalty: Mumbai ITAT Cancels Section 270A Levy for Defective Notice

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that a penalty notice must clearly state the specific limb of Section 270A being invoked. Absence of such specif...

June 2, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 54F Deduction as Substantial Construction & Habitable House Were Established

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that deduction under Section 54F cannot be denied merely due to delay in completing construction when the ass...

June 2, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as Suspicion Cannot Replace Evidence in Penny Stock Case

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that generalized investigation reports cannot substitute for concrete evidence against an assessee. Since the tr...

June 2, 2026 1596 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Remands Reassessment Case as SC Directed Fresh Review After Section 147A Amendment

Income Tax : The High Court set aside the Single Judge’s order and remitted the matter for fresh consideration following the Supreme Court’...

June 2, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice by JAO Remanded by ITAT Nagpur for Reconsideration

Income Tax : The Tribunal sent the matter back to the Commissioner (Appeals) for fresh adjudication after the assessee challenged the validity ...

June 2, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 183 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...

June 1, 2026 120 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...

June 1, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves Biotechnology Research Institution for Tax Benefit Eligibility Until 2030-31

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval to a biotechnology institution under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Eligible donations ma...

June 1, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Granted Scientific Research Approval Under Income-tax

Income Tax : CBDT has granted approval to a higher educational institution for scientific research under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Eligible don...

June 1, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print


Notification No. S.O.1355, Date of Issue: 16.01.1961

January 16, 1961 918 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby notified for general information that the institution mentioned below has been approved by the Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, the prescribed authority for the purposes of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, read with rule 6(iv) of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, under the category of “Association” in the area of other natural and applied sciences, subject to the following conditions :—

All India Reporter Ltd. v. Ramchandra D. Datar AIR 1961 SC 943

November 29, 1960 8216 Views 0 comment Print

In a civil suit the respondent obtained a decree against his employer the appellant company for a sum which included com- pensation for wrongful termination of his service, arrears of salary, interest and costs of the suit, and then applied for execution of the decree.

For Reassessment Issue of notice U/s. 148 is mandatory

December 13, 1958 6027 Views 0 comment Print

Y. Narayana Chetty Vs. ITO (Supreme Court) The notice prescribed by section 148 cannot be regarded as a mere procedural requirement. It is only if the said notice is served on the assessee that the ITO would be justified in taking proceedings against the assessee. If no notice is issued or if the notice issued is shown to be invalid, then the proceedings taken by the ITO would be illegal and void – Y. Narayana Chetty v. ITO [1959] 35 ITR 388 (SC); CIT v. Thayaballi Mulla Jeevaji Kapasi [1967] 66 ITR 147 (SC); CIT v. Kurban Hussain Ibrahimji Mithiborwala [1971] 82 ITR 821 (SC).

Obvious mistake of law cannot be rectified U/s. 154, while mistake apparent from record can be rectified

April 28, 1958 9672 Views 0 comment Print

Held, that the Income-tax Officer was justified in exercising his powers under s. 35 and rectifying the mistake. As a result of, the legal fiction about the retrospective operation of the Amendment Act, the subsequently inserted proviso must be read as.

Gemini Pictures Circuit Ltd. V. CIT (Madras High Court) 33 ITR 547 ( Mad.)

December 6, 1957 2409 Views 0 comment Print

The question arising for consideration both in the reference under section 66(2) of the Indian Income-tax Act as well as in W.P. No. 925 of 1955 are identical and relate to the proper rule to be applied for determining the amortisation of films for computing the income, profits and gains of the assessee which is carrying on business as a film distributor. The assessee in the Reference Case No. 27 of 1955 is the petitioner in the writ petition.

If Assessee denies receipt of income, it is for the revenue to prove the receipt

February 9, 1955 6225 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of the direction of this Court under Section 66(2), Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, in Miscellaneous Civil Case No. 143 of 1950, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Bombay, has submitted the statement of case on the following question of law : “Whether on the material on record the Appellate Tribunal could reasonably come to a finding that the sum of Rs. 8,500 was an income undisclosed sources ?”

Assessment under income tax law can not be made on bare suspicion

October 29, 1954 4344 Views 0 comment Print

An assessment under section 23(3) of the Act cannot be made only on bare suspcion. An assessment so made without disclosing to the assessee the information supplied by the departmental representative and without giving any opportunity to the assessee to rebut the information so supplied and declining to take into consideration all materials which the assesses wanted to produce in support of his case constitutes a violation of the fundamental rules of justice and calls for the powers under Art. 136 of the Constitution.

Income estimate by applying a flat rate can be fair if AO exercises his judgment reasonably and not arbitrarily

December 9, 1948 3278 Views 0 comment Print

CIT v. S Sen & Others (Orissa High Court) 17 ITR 355 (Orissa) The proceeding arises out of two application consolidated because of the facts being identical, by the Commissioner of Income-tax/Excess profits Tax, Bihar and Orissa, under Section 66(1) of the Income-tax Act read with Section 21 of the Excess profits tax Act for the stating a case and a case stated for the opinion of this Court on the following three question of law :-

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