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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


Delhi HC Directs Refund of Income Tax with Interest to Agilent Technologies

October 4, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court orders Income Tax Department to refund Rs. 5.10 crore with interest to Agilent Technologies for AY 2014-15, citing lack of justification for withholding.

Tax Rebate under section 87A: STCG Dispute & ITAT Ruling

October 4, 2025 4236 Views 1 comment Print

The Section 87A tax rebate controversy regarding Short-Term Capital Gains (STCG) and the ITAT Ahmedabad ruling. See the evolution of the rebate and the tax department’s handling.

ITAT Hyderabad Deletes CPC Adjustments – Double Disallowance & Wrong 43B Addition Quashed

October 4, 2025 729 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad deletes CPC adjustments for Caspian Impact Investments. Quashes double disallowance of Section 37(1) loss and Section 43B addition on transferred, carried-forward liability.

No addition for Medical College Donation Based Solely on Third-Party Evidence

October 4, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT quashes ₹20.50 lakh tax addition based on medical college search documents. Rules third-party material needs corroboration and cross-examination.

Belated Payment of Tribunal Cost Not Fatal to Appeal: ITAT Hyderabad

October 4, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad restores appeal dismissed by CIT(A) due to late payment of Tribunal-directed cost. Rules substantive justice prevails, imposes additional ₹20,000 fine.

CIT(A) Cannot Remand 143(3)/144B Assessments Under New 251(1) Proviso: ITAT Pune

October 4, 2025 2601 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT rules CIT(A) wrongly applied new S. 251(1) proviso to remand a scrutiny assessment, which only applies to S. 144 orders. CIT(A) directed to decide the appeal on merits.

ITAT Pune Rules Land Sold to Developer as Rural Agricultural Land, Deletes ₹2.74 Cr Addition

October 4, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT deletes ₹2.74 Cr capital gains addition on land sale, ruling it was rural agricultural land exempt u/s 2(14). Followed precedent set in spouse’s identical case.

Secured vs Unsecured Loans Not Comparable – Interest Paid to Relatives at 15% Allowed

October 4, 2025 945 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that reasonableness under Section 40A(2)(b) must be benchmarked against prevailing market rates for unsecured loans, not against lower-risk secured bank rates.

Past Acceptance No Defence in 263 – Tribunal Says Tax Depreciation Must Follow Act

October 4, 2025 354 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upholds PCIT’s Section 263 order, ruling that tax depreciation must comply with Explanation 10 to Section 43(1) and ICDS-VII. Unadjusted Government grants must reduce WDV, regardless of prior acceptance.

ITAT Delhi Deletes ₹13 Lakh Cash Deposit Addition Linked to Sale of Rural Agricultural Land

October 4, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled on the unexplained cash deposit addition in Jitendra Singh Vs ITO (AY 2015-16). The Tribunal accepted the assessee’s explanation that the Rs.13

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