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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 3066 Views 2 comments Print

TDS Deduction for Specified Senior Citizens (Section 194P)

Income Tax : Senior citizens aged 75+ with only pension and bank interest income need not file ITR if a specified bank computes income and dedu...

June 9, 2026 12759 Views 1 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 19740 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 46056 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 41931 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 6007 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 219 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 1566 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 3669 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 3939 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes section 69 Addition as Revenue Failed to Prove Investment in Relevant Year

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investm...

June 10, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest Disallowance Without Nexus Between Borrowed Funds & Non-Business Advances: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that disallowance of interest expenses cannot be sustained without evidence showing that interest-bearing funds ...

June 9, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

SC Refuses to Revive Reassessment as Original Scrutiny Had Examined Relevant Transactions & Details

Income Tax : SC dismissed Revenue’s plea after Gujarat HC held that even proposed additions would not alter MAT liability, defeating escapeme...

June 9, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Additional Refund Interest Due to Delay in Giving Appeal Effect

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee was entitled to additional interest under Section 244A(1A) because the Assessing Officer faile...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes SLS Disallowance as APA Covered Intra-Group Services

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once Second Line Support services were examined and covered under an Advance Pricing Agreement, disallowanc...

June 9, 2026 48 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 42885 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 540 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


ITAT Mumbai Upholds PCIT’s Revision for Lack of Inquiry under Section 263

October 23, 2025 1959 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled that the PCIT rightly invoked revisional powers under Section 263 as the assessment order showed lack of proper inquiry, upholding the revision.

Reassessment Notice Issued Beyond surviving Time Limit Invalid: Gujarat HC

October 23, 2025 1602 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court ruled that reassessment under Section 148 issued after the permissible time period is invalid, quashing the notice and allowing the writ petition.

Demonetization Deposits from Genuine Sales Not Unexplained Income: ITAT Agra

October 23, 2025 1191 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that amount deposited during demonetization period cannot be treated as unexplained income since the amount is deposited out of genuine cash sales. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 87A on Special-Rate Income: CIT(A) Allows but CBDT Says No – What Should Taxpayers Really Do?

October 22, 2025 3924 Views 0 comment Print

Conflicting interpretations on Section 87A emerged as CIT(A) allowed rebate on short-term capital gains, while CBDT Circular 13/2025 restricted it to slab-rate income, leaving taxpayers uncertain.

AO Cannot Tax Unrelated Income Once Original ‘Reason to Believe’ Is Explained

October 22, 2025 1944 Views 0 comment Print

once the income forming the basis of AO’s reason to believe is explained, AO cannot tax other income independently

ITAT Quashes ₹13.87 Crore Addition Under Section 68 for HUF Bank Credits

October 22, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that unexplained credit additions cannot be sustained where HUF’s bank transactions are fully documented, and reassessment beyond four years without failure to disclose material facts is invalid.

Section 14A Disallowance Must Target Only Income-Yielding Investments

October 22, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai allowed Gateway Distriparks Ltd. s appeal, holding that Section 14A disallowance must be restricted to investments that actually generated exempt income, following the prospective nature of the 2022 amendment. The Tribunal also condoned a significant delay based on the Supreme Courts substantial justice’ principle.

Capital Gains Taxable in Year of Possession, Not Registration: ITAT Mumbai

October 22, 2025 2076 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that long-term capital gains on sale of land are taxable in the year of transfer of possession and payment, even if the formal sale deed is executed later. The decision emphasizes the principle of substance over form under Section 2(47).

Trade Promotion Activities Recognized as Public Utility by ITAT in Trust Registration Case

October 22, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

Jewellers and Diamond Traders Association Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Chennai) The Jewellers and Diamond Traders Association (“the Association”) filed an appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, challenging the rejection of its application for registration as a charitable trust under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”). The application had […]

Exemption Under Sections 11 & 12 Cannot Be Denied for Procedural Delay in Form 10B: ITAT Hyderabad

October 22, 2025 1371 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT holds that filing audit report late due to Covid-19 is a procedural lapse, not a ground to deny exemption, following Telangana and Gujarat High Court rulings.

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