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No TDS on Transport Payments: Declaration Format Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Transporters can avoid TDS deduction by submitting a declaration confirming ownership of not more than ten goods vehicles. The key...

April 21, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITR Filing FY 2025-26: Step by Step Guide for Salaried Professionals

Income Tax : Highlights that selecting the incorrect portal tab can lead to data mismatches and filing errors. Emphasizes the need to use the c...

April 21, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Selling Trust: The Quiet Problem of Product Mis-Selling in Indian Banking

Income Tax : Explains how commission-driven incentives in banks lead to mis-selling of financial products. Highlights the need for structural r...

April 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Search-Based Case

Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...

April 21, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Computerization of Form 121 (Earlier Form 15G & Form 15H)

Income Tax : A new digital framework is suggested to replace manual Form 121 processes and streamline TDS exemption declarations. The proposal ...

April 21, 2026 2820 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CBDT Refutes Allegations of Tax Raid, Terms Claims Baseless; Complaint Filed with Election Commission & Police

Income Tax : The tax department clarified that no search or restriction was carried out against the individual. It termed the allegations basel...

April 21, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Massive Tax Irregularities Found Due to Improper Deductions by Banks & NBFCs: CAG

Income Tax : The audit found widespread incorrect claims of deductions for bad debts and reserves. It highlights the need for stricter verifica...

April 6, 2026 3339 Views 0 comment Print

Free Live Webinar: Decoding the New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...

April 5, 2026 7959 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Dismisses Appeal Due to Delay, HC Ruling on No PE and Offshore Taxability Stands

Income Tax : The Supreme Court declined to condone delay, thereby upholding the High Court’s conclusion that the liaison office did not const...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Offshore Supply Income Not Taxable in India Due to Absence of Business Connection: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The judgment confirms that income from offshore equipment supply is not taxable where transactions occur outside India. The liaiso...

April 21, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appeal Reinstated as Delay due to Bona Fide Belief & COVID-19 Disruption

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that lack of awareness of the assessment order and limited knowledge of tax law constituted sufficient cause for...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Valid Where Income Escapement Based on Search-Derived Information

Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed addition of unexplained investments where the assessee could not substantiate the source of deposits. The r...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Wage Arrears Deduction Allowed as Liability Accrued from Pay Revision Effective Date

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that wage arrears arising from pay revision constitute an accrued liability from the effective date. The provisi...

April 21, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Notification Corrected Due to Technical Errors in Rules & References

Income Tax : A corrigendum fixes multiple drafting and referencing mistakes in income tax rules. The update ensures clarity without altering su...

April 17, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 15, 2026 1965 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form U

Income Tax : CBDT clarified the presentation of error categories in Form U. The update ensures clearer reporting of incorrect income heads and ...

April 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 7 (ITR 7)

Income Tax : The corrigendum corrects technical errors in multiple ITR schedules, including CG and CYLA. It ensures accurate reporting and smoo...

April 11, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 6 (ITR 6)

Income Tax : CBDT corrected multiple clerical and structural errors across income tax return schedules. The changes ensure accurate reporting a...

April 11, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print


Hyatt PE Case: SC Upholds ‘Disposal Test’ under India-UAE DTAA

October 15, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

SC confirmed disposal test in Hyatt PE case, ruling that deep operational control and access to hotel premises constituted a PE for UAE firm under India-UAE DTAA, making income taxable in India.

Relinquishment of Trusteeship: Why Payout is Taxable as ‘Income From Other Sources’

October 15, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

After the High Court rejected the capital gains argument, the Tribunal applied Section 14 to classify the receipt from the trusteeship surrender. Since the amount did not fit into any specific head of income (Salary, Business, or Capital Gains), the ITAT ruled it must be taxed under the residuary head, Income from Other Sources.

Survey Disclosure Can’t Be Taxed at 115BBE & Cash Tax Payment Isn’t Unexplained – ITAT Gives Major Relief

October 15, 2025 468 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT granted relief by ruling that the higher tax rate under Section 115BBE cannot be applied to income voluntarily disclosed during a survey if no specific unexplained cash credit or investment section (like 68 or 69) was invoked. The Tribunal held that the disclosed income remains taxable, but only at normal tax rates.

CBDT Grants Income Tax Exemption to U.P. Housing Board

October 15, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has notified a state housing authority as tax-exempt under Section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act, effective AY 2024-25, allowing exemption for statutory development activities.

Income Tax Exemption for Rajasthan Seed Certification Agency

October 15, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies the Rajasthan State Seed and Organic Certification Agency for income tax exemption under Section 10(46A) of Income-tax Act, 1961, effective from AY 2024-2025.

Income Tax Exemption for Chennai Water Board from AY 2024-25

October 15, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Ministry’s Notification 151/2025 grants income tax exemption to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), effective retrospectively from Assessment Year 2024-25.

Busy Officer Isn’t ‘Sufficient Cause’ – ITAT Refuses to Condone 100-Day Delay, Revenue Appeal Dismissed

October 15, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT refused to condone the Revenues 100-day delay in filing an appeal, holding that busy officer or bureaucratic delay does not constitute sufficient cause. The Tribunal emphasized that the law of limitation binds Government departments equally, and vague excuses are not acceptable.

Dumb Diaries Can’t Kill Charity- ITAT Says No Tax Without Proof, No Denial of Section 11

October 15, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that loose, uncorroborated diaries maintained by a third party are dumb documents and cannot be the sole basis for major tax additions or the denial of Section 11 exemption for a charitable trust. The Tribunal emphasized that suspicion is not a substitute for proof, and denying Section 11 requires concrete evidence of a violation under Section 13.

Land Bought Early Still Qualifies: ITAT Says 54F Covers Full House, Not Just Bricks

October 15, 2025 2805 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT confirmed that Section 54F capital gains exemption covers the entire investment in a new residential house, including the cost of land, even if purchased early. It ruled that land is an inseparable component, upholding the construction timeline as sufficient compliance.

Gujarat HC directed CBDT to extend ITR filing due date to 30th November 2025

October 14, 2025 1572 Views 0 comment Print

HC directed CBDT to issue a circular extending due date for filing income tax returns to 30th November 2025, especially for taxpayers required to file audit reports for assessment year 2025-26, in line with extension of specified date to 31st October 2025.

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