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ITR 2026: Important Dates Every Taxpayer Should Know

Income Tax : Know the key ITR, advance tax, tax audit, belated return, and revised return deadlines for 2026 to avoid interest, penalties, and ...

July 2, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F vs Section 86: Has Anything Really Changed?

Income Tax : The Income Tax Bill, 2025 renumbers Section 54F as Section 86 while retaining the existing conditions, computation, and exemption ...

July 2, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Requirement to File Income-tax Return (ITR) for FY 2025–26 (AY 2026–27)

Income Tax : ITR filing may be compulsory even below the exemption limit if specified high-value transactions or prescribed conditions under Se...

July 2, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Lower & Nil Withholding Under Income Tax Act 2025: Section 395 Certificate & Section 393(6) Declaration

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces old TDS/TCS provisions with Section 395 and Form 128 while retaining the existing mechanism for ...

July 2, 2026 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Order Quashed as Same-Day Hearing Violated Natural Justice

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court quashed a Section 143(3) assessment after finding that the assessee was denied a meaningful opportunity of...

July 2, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Advance Tax Collections Grow 15.30% due to Higher Corporate Tax Payments

Income Tax : Net direct tax collections for FY 2026-27 grew by 14.64% as of June 17, 2026, driven by higher corporate and non-corporate tax rec...

June 19, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

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 6271 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 327 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 2013 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 4047 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Satisfaction Note Was Recorded After 1 April 2021

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that assessments under Section 153C were without jurisdiction as the satisfaction note was recorded after the Fina...

July 2, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Upholds Transfer to MP/MLA Special Court Due to SC Directions

Income Tax : The Madras High Court dismissed challenges to the transfer of income-tax prosecution cases to the MP/MLA Special Court. It held th...

July 2, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Applies to Total Income Including STCG Under Section 111A: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai ruled that the amended first proviso to Section 87A refers to total income and does not distinguish between normal inc...

July 2, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate Available Despite LTCG at Special Rates: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that inclusion of taxable long-term capital gains in total income does not disentitle an assessee from claiming ...

July 2, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate Allowed on STCG Due to Absence of Statutory Restriction: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that Section 87A does not expressly prohibit rebate on tax payable on short-term capital gains under Section 111A...

July 2, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Grants Five-Year Scientific Research Recognition to Public Health Foundation

Income Tax : CBDT has approved a scientific research institution under the Income-tax Act, 2025 for tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31. The notificat...

June 27, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approved University of Hyderabad for Scientific Research Tax Benefits

Income Tax : CBDT has approved the University of Hyderabad for scientific research under Section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The approval i...

June 27, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

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 51132 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 966 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 777 Views 0 comment Print


Notification No. S.O. 991 Date of Issue: 01.04.1962

April 1, 1962 628 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (iii) of clause (44) of section 2 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby authorises every Gazetted Officer of the Government of West Bengal appointed to perform the functions of a Certificate-Officer under clause (3) of section 3 of the Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913 (Bengal Act III of 1913), to exercise the powers of a Tax Recovery Officer under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Notification No. S.O.1037, Date of Issue: 06.03.1961

March 6, 1961 1292 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Calcutta, for the purpose of the said sub-clause for the assessment years 1990-91 to 1992-93 subject to the following conditions, namely

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

January 16, 1961 939 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 8279 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 6066 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 9708 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 2427 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 6288 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 4413 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 3299 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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