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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 3096 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 12762 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 46059 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 6010 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 48 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 63 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 81 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 66 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 42963 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


Reassessment u/s. 147 without any fresh and new material is invalid

October 1, 2025 936 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that reopening of assessment done by Assessing Officer under section 147 of the Income Tax Act, based on tax audit report already available during original assessment, without any fresh and new material is invalid and liable to be quashed.

ITAT Confirms 270A Penalty When Undisclosed Receipts Detected During Survey

October 1, 2025 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT upholds ₹35.92 lakh penalty u/s 270A for misreporting income by a Diagnostic Centre proprietor. Admission of unaccounted cash receipts only after tax survey detection was not considered voluntary disclosure.

CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017 Shields Small Deposits from Scrutiny-Gift from Grandmother Accepted

October 1, 2025 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT deletes unexplained cash addition of Rs.2 lakhs for a student assessee, ruling the scrutiny itself violated CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017, which exempts individuals without business income from verification for deposits up to Rs.2.5 lakhs.

No Addition Can Be Made on Mere Presumption About Cash Withdrawal Habits: ITAT Bangalore

October 1, 2025 6003 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT in Suthakar Selvaraj vs. ITO deletes unexplained cash addition for a salaried employee, ruling that mere presumptions about cash withdrawal and re-deposit habits cannot be a basis for addition under the Income-tax Act when bank statements show sufficient withdrawals.

Agricultural Income Must Be Judged on Official Records, Not Satellite Images

October 1, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai sets aside ₹1.03 crore addition; holds that official revenue records and expert reports outweigh Google Earth data in agricultural income cases.

ITAT Chennai Restores 12AB & 80G Applications – Convention Centre Not Inherently Commercial

October 1, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai remits back applications for 12AB registration and 80G approval of Maditssia Trade Centre. Tribunal holds that proposed convention centre cannot be treated as per se commercial; directs CIT(E) to reconsider after giving assessee opportunity.

Charitable Trusts Can Claim Exam & License Fees Paid Abroad as Application of Income

October 1, 2025 813 Views 0 comment Print

A summary of the ITAT Chennai order, which clarified that payments integral to educational activities for domestic students are applicable in India, even if remitted abroad, contrasting with the NASSCOM ruling on foreign events.

ITAT Chennai Upholds Deletion of ₹2 Crore Loan Addition – Loan Already Taxed in Borrower’s Hands

October 1, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai holds that ₹2 crore loan cannot be added as unexplained investment in lender’s case when already offered before Settlement Commission by borrower.

ITAT Bangalore Restricts Additions in Search Assessment – Statement Alone Not Incriminating

October 1, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

Late Mahabir Prasad (through L/H Mrs. Parul Kansaria) Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) ITAT Bangalore Restricts Additions in Search Assessment – Statement Alone Not Incriminating-  No Addition in Concluded Years Without Incriminating Material- Unaccounted Sales – Only GP Taxable, Not Entire Turnover Bangalore ITAT dealt with additions arising out of search proceedings in the A-One Steel […]

AO Cannot Tax Entire Capital Gain, Only Balance in CGAS Taxable: ITAT Chennai

October 1, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai Bench clarified that under Section 54, only the portion of capital gains unutilised after 3 years is deemed taxable, deleting addition of full ₹5 crore.

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