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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 Grants Trust Conditional Opportunity to Prove Donations Are Not Anonymous

October 17, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai restored a lakh addition made u/s 115BBC to a trust, granting one chance to furnish complete donor details (name, address, PAN, and mode of receipt).

ITAT Allows Section 54 Capital Gains Deduction as Sale Proceeds Properly Proven

October 17, 2025 483 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh deleted a lakh unexplained money addition and allowed S.54 deduction after the retired Colonel substantiated the property sale source with bank records.

Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance Overturned Due to Valid Certificate Submission

October 17, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jabalpur deleted a lakh disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) for non-TDS on interest, ruling the payee’s tax payment nullified the assessee’s technical default.

Share Capital Proved, Mere Non-Appearance Not Enough – ITAT Upholds Deletion of ₹1.93 Cr u/s 68

October 17, 2025 219 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether the AO could make an addition for unexplained share capital and premium without finding any defect in the extensive documentation filed by the taxpayer. The Tribunal emphasized that the AO must make an independent inquiry and bring contrary material; mere suspicion or non-appearance cannot override the legal requirement that the addition must be based on a failure to prove the creditor’s details.

No 143(2), No Reassessment: ITAT Strikes Down ₹2.35 Cr Addition- AO Can’t Use the Return & Skip the Notice

October 17, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that an AO cannot treat a return filed in response to a Section 148 notice as non-est while using it as the base for computing the final income. Following High Court precedent, the ITAT confirmed that once the return is taken into account for assessment, the issue of Section 143(2) notice becomes a prerequisite, making the assessment void.

No Tax on Notional Keyman Policy Value – ITAT Deletes Addition on Unrealised Surrender Value

October 17, 2025 210 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT deleted the addition of Rs. 73 lakh on the unrealized surrender value of Keyman Insurance Policies, ruling that notional or hypothetical income cannot be taxed. Since the matured policy value was already offered to tax, taxing the value of unmatured policies would amount to double taxation.

ITAT Directs Fresh Assessment on Large Cash Deposits in Egg Trading Business

October 17, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai orders AO to re-investigate crore unexplained cash deposits in egg trade. CIT(A)’s deletion was reversed due to failure to secure a remand report.

Senior Citizen/ Super Senior Citizen – Income Tax Benefits allowable

October 17, 2025 3468 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of exclusive tax benefits for resident senior citizens (60+ years) and super senior citizens (80+ years), including enhanced deductions for health expenses (Section 80D/80DDB), a Rs. 50,000 deduction on interest income (Section 80TTB), exemption from advance tax, and simplified TDS/return filing procedures.

ITAT Kolkata Deletes Section 69A Rs. 11 Lakh Addition on Accommodation Entry

October 17, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata deletes a lakh addition made u/s 69A against an interior decorator, ruling the amount cannot be taxed as unexplained money if already offered to tax.

ITAT Delhi Deletes Addition on Demonetization Cash Deposits for Past Savings

October 17, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi, allowed a retired individual’s appeal, deleting an addition of  made under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act, 1961

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