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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 168 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 354 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 2811 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 54 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 75 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


Taxpayer Win: ITAT Mumbai Confirms Retrospective 10% Safe Harbour for Real Estate Business under Section 43CA

October 10, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai upheld the deletion of a Rs.2.22 Cr addition under Section 43CA for AY 2018-19, ruling that the 10% tolerance limit (safe harbor) for the difference between sale consideration and property valuation is a beneficial, curative amendment and thus applies retrospectively from the provision’s insertion.

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Escaped Income Below Rs. 50 Lakh Bars Extended Time Limit Reason

October 10, 2025 1866 Views 0 comment Print

This decision strengthens the protection against time-barred reassessment, emphasizing that the extended limitation under Section 149(1)(b) applies only if the escaped income is factually above ₹50 lakh. The ITAT confirmed the reassessment was invalid as the AO’s final order confirmed the escaped income was much lower than the extended limit required for reopening

Procedural Breach Kills Assessment – ITAT Rules Non-Mention of Scrutiny Type in Notice is Fatal Defect

October 10, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

Invalid 143(2) notice format kills assessment. Kolkata ITAT quashes s.143(3) assessment (Pankhuri Mishra Vs ITO) as notice didn’t specify scrutiny type (limited/complete) per CBDT mandate.

Entry-Provider Tag Not Enough Reason: ITAT Upholds Deletion of Unexplained Share Capital Addition

October 10, 2025 339 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi upheld the deletion of a RS.4 crore addition made under Section 68 against Livros Publishing Pvt. Ltd., ruling that the share application money received through banking channels from a listed NBFC.

Business-Linked Losses: ITAT Confirms Deductibility of Exchange – Difference Derivatives for Exporters

October 10, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi dismissed the Revenue’s appeal, confirming that losses of Rs.18.6 crore incurred by Fiem Industries Ltd. on target-redemption forward contracts to hedge export receivables were genuine business losses, not speculative transactions under Section 43(5).

Don’t Add Purchases Based on GST Portal Data Alone: ITAT Remands for Full Reconciliation

October 10, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled against mechanically confirming a large addition under Section 69C, stating that tax authorities must genuinely distinguish between procedural discrepancies and fraudulent inflation. The case was sent back, underscoring that documentary proof is essential before penalizing for purchase differences.

No Retrospective Remand: ITAT Scraps CIT(A)’s Order in Bogus LTCG Case for Wrongly Invoking New Law

October 10, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that the CIT(A) cannot set aside a reassessment order framed under Section 147 read with Section 144B, as the limited power to remand only applies to best-judgment assessments under Section 144. The Tribunal sent the penny stock LTCG case back, directing the CIT(A) to decide the appeal strictly on its merits.

Reassessment notice u/s. 148 beyond specified limit is time barred

October 10, 2025 1707 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reassessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond time limit of six year is barred by limitation and hence liable to be quashed. Accordingly, appeal allowed and notice quashed.

TDS Credit Mismatch: Assessee Right vs Form 26AS

October 9, 2025 6435 Views 0 comment Print

A company’s right to TDS credit was upheld despite the tax being erroneously reported under its former firm’s PAN and not in Form 26AS. The Tribunal ruled the credit follows the income.

Concept of ‘make available’ vis-à-vis Fee for Technical Services (‘FTS’): An Indian tax perspective

October 9, 2025 1458 Views 0 comment Print

Fees for Technical Services (FTS) in India’s tax law conflict with DTAAs that include the ‘make available’ clause. This clause requires the transfer of know-how for FTS taxation, leading to extensive litigation over interpretation and applicability.

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