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Why Does India’s ITR Deadline Always Need an Extension?

Income Tax : The article argues that recurring demands for ITR deadline extensions arise from delayed AIS updates, late utility releases, and t...

June 9, 2026 1992 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive Guide to Maintenance of Books of Accounts

Income Tax : Section 44AA mandates maintenance of books by specified professionals and eligible businesses based on income or turnover limits. ...

June 9, 2026 19680 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of concessional or interest-free loan perquisite by Employee

Income Tax : Employer-provided interest-free or concessional loans are taxable as salary perquisites due to the financial benefit enjoyed by em...

June 9, 2026 46017 Views 1 comment Print

Taxation of Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)

Income Tax : ESOPs are taxed as salary perquisites on allotment based on FMV at exercise. Eligible start-up employees can defer TDS and tax pay...

June 9, 2026 41844 Views 0 comment Print

Updated Return of Income: Rules, Eligibility and Filing Process

Income Tax : Taxpayers can file updated returns within 48 months of the assessment year by paying additional tax. The provision promotes volunt...

June 9, 2026 14625 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 6001 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 213 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 1557 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 3663 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 3936 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No On-Money Addition based on Unsubstantiated Excel Sheets: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai noted that the excel sheets relied upon by the Revenue had not been established in accordance with legal requirements ...

June 9, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Builder’s Statement Lacked Corroborative Evidence – ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition based solely on a builder's statement could not survive without evidence directly linking the as...

June 9, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Invalid as AO Relied Solely on Investigation Report without Inquiry: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on an investigatio...

June 9, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Channel Owner Companies not Comparable Due to Functional Differences: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that television channel and content owner companies could not be compared with a content distribution business. Th...

June 9, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Distribution Fee for Channel Distribution Not Royalty: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that distribution fees paid to associated enterprises could not be treated as royalty. The Tribunal followed earl...

June 9, 2026 24 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 41115 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 507 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 474 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 153 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 135 Views 0 comment Print


Service PE Not Created as Only Unique Solar Days Count Under India-US DTAA

May 20, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT ruled that only unique solar days of employee presence, and not cumulative man-days, should be considered for determining Service PE under the India-US DTAA. Since the assessee’s employees stayed only 72 unique days in India, no PE existed and Section 44BB taxation was deleted.

Telangana HC Quashes Reassessment by Jurisdictional AOs After Faceless Scheme Implementation

May 20, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

The Telangana High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer after implementation of the Faceless Assessment Scheme were without jurisdiction. It quashed notices issued under Sections 148A and 148 along with consequential orders.

What is Income Tax Form 157 and Who Needs to File It?

May 19, 2026 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Form 157 under the Income-tax Act, 2025 is not required for every person leaving India. The requirement applies only in limited cases involving tax investigations, financial irregularities, or large outstanding tax arrears.

Section 56(2)(x) Not Applicable Before 01.04.2017: ITAT Delhi

May 19, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that Section 56(2)(x) could not be applied to property transactions relating to Assessment Year 2017-18 because the provision became effective only from AY 2018-19. The Tribunal deleted the addition made on the difference between stamp duty value and purchase consideration.

ITAT Allows Section 54B Deduction as Agricultural Land Was Purchased Within Two Years

May 19, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Dehradun held that exemption under Section 54B cannot be denied merely for non-deposit in the Capital Gains Account Scheme when the assessee actually invested the sale proceeds in agricultural land within the statutory period. The ruling treats such non-deposit as a procedural lapse.

ITAT Allows TDS Credit as Denial Was Due to Inadvertent Omission by AO

May 19, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that lawful TDS credit cannot be denied merely because the Assessing Officer overlooked an earlier rectification order under Section 154. The Tribunal directed grant of TDS credit and deletion of interest under Sections 234A and 234B.

SC Refuses to Disturb HC Decision Quashing Income Tax Search Over Invalid Satisfaction Note

May 19, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s challenge to the Bombay High Court ruling that quashed a Section 132 search action for failure to satisfy jurisdictional conditions. The question of law was kept open.

Bombay HC Quashes Income Tax Search Due to Lack of Valid Reason to Believe

May 19, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court held that the search authorisation under Section 132 was invalid because the satisfaction note lacked relevant material and failed to establish a genuine reason to believe. The Court quashed the search and all consequential proceedings.

ITAT Rejects Addition Based on Excel File Entries Due to Lack of Direct Evidence

May 19, 2026 648 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal dismissed a Revenue appeal after finding that additions were made solely on basis of entries in a seized Excel file. It held that presumptions and unverified notings cannot replace concrete evidence.

ITAT Deletes ₹6 Cr Addition as Share Sale Transactions Were Through Banking Channels

May 19, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi upheld deletion of a Rs.6 crore addition under Section 68 after finding that the share sale transactions were properly documented and routed through banking channels. The Tribunal held that the Assessing Officer failed to prove that the transactions represented unaccounted income.

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