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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 3081 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 19743 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 41934 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 69 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 42921 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


Delay in Filing Form 67 Not Fatal- Foreign Tax Credit Is a Substantive Right- Cannot Be Denied for Procedural Lapse- Form 67 Filing Directory, Not Mandator: ITAT Kolkata

October 8, 2025 918 Views 0 comment Print

Kolkata ITAT rules that delayed Form 67 filing isn’t fatal to FTC claim. FTC is a substantive right under Section 90; Rule 128’s timeline is directory, not mandatory.

You’re Still Taxed After You’re Gone- But Your Heir Only Pays What’s in the Cupboard

October 8, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur holds u/s 159 that penalty survives assessee’s death and is enforceable against the legal heir. Recovery is strictly limited to the value of the inherited assets or estate.

No addition based solely on a third-party document denied by assessee

October 8, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print

Where the only piece of evidence, AO possessed was the ‘Iqrarnama’, which was not found in the assessee’s possession, was not in their handwriting, and did not bear their genuine signatures, no addition could be made to the assessee’s income, treating it as unexplained money and interest.

ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes Penny Stock Addition for Lack of Evidence- Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof

October 8, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the deletion of a ₹1.42 lakh penny stock addition. The Revenue failed to produce evidence (contract notes, demat statements) linking the assessee to the bogus transaction.

Sale of Plots May Be Business Income, Not Capital Gains- AO to Verify Whether Land is Stock-in-Trade or Capital Asset: Ahmedabad ITAT Restores Matter

October 8, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT restores Kajal Co-op Society case to AO. AO must verify if plots are stock-in-trade or capital assets before applying Section 50C and adding ₹1.1 Cr.

Cash Deposits from Business Debtors Explained-Addition u/s 68 Deleted by ITAT Ahmedabad

October 8, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad deletes ₹25.66 Lakh addition u/s 68, holding cash deposits explained as regular collections from trade debtors cannot be treated as unexplained credits when AO presents no contrary evidence.

ITAT Ahmedabad: 270A Penalty Proceedings Set Aside as Quantum Appeal Restored for Fresh Adjudication

October 8, 2025 654 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT set aside a ₹13.86 lakh penalty u/s 270A after the quantum appeal was restored to the CIT(A) for a fresh decision, citing the consequential nature of penalty.

Assessment Quashed: ITAT Finds Notice u/s 143(2) by Non-Jurisdictional AO After Transfer u/s 127 Invalid

October 8, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai quashes assessment because the notice u/s 143(2) was issued by a non-jurisdictional AO after jurisdiction transfer u/s 127 was effective. Jurisdictional error is fatal; entire assessment declared void ab initio.

Diwali Gifts & The Tax Twist

October 8, 2025 10188 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the tax rules for Diwali gifts under Section 56(2)(x). Learn which gifts from relatives are exempt and when gifts from non-relatives become taxable.

Only real income taxable- ITAT Delhi deletes ₹52.65 Cr notional interest addition & allows inventory loss from theft/flood

October 8, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deletes Rs. 52.65 Cr notional interest addition, affirming only real income is taxable. It allows Rs. 20.18 Cr theft loss and Rs. 12.09 Cr flood/expiry loss on unsaleable inventory.

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