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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 2958 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 46050 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 6004 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 213 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 1563 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 3666 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 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 9 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 57 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 48 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 45 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 42786 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 537 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


Section 11 & 12 Exemption cannot Be Denied Merely for Late Form 10B, Corpus Donations Exemption Cannot Be Denied Without Hearing

October 1, 2025 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT set aside the denial of Sections 11 & 12 tax exemption to a Trust, directing the AO to re-examine the claim after the CCIT decides on the pending Form 10B late filing condonation petition.

Mindless Copy-Paste by CIT(A) Set Aside -ITAT Chennai Restores Appeal

October 1, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT restored an appeal after the CIT(A) erroneously dismissed it by copying a previous year’s order, citing a failure of natural justice and lack of due adjudication.

ITAT Relieves Senior Citizen from Section 271D Penalty on Property Sale Cash

October 1, 2025 2913 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT cancelled a penalty u/s 271D on an 82-year-old for receiving Rs.10 lakh cash from a property sale, finding “reasonable cause” u/s 273B due to his bona fide belief and the transaction’s genuineness.

Alternative schooling or Gurukulam systems without formal recognition not qualify for 12AB/80G registration

October 1, 2025 798 Views 0 comment Print

A summary of the ITAT Chennai’s ruling, which reaffirmed the precedents in Loka Shikshana Trust and New Noble Educational Society, emphasizing that charitable activities must involve formal, scholastic learning and genuine application of income to charitable objects.

ITAT Orders Fresh Hearing on Unexplained Cash Deposits of ₹1.49 Cr & Peak Credit Method

October 1, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT restored a case involving Rs.1.49 crore in unexplained cash deposits for fresh assessment, directing the AO to re-examine the source and the CIT(A)’s application of the peak credit method.

Old Trade Payables Cannot Be Taxed Again Under Section 68: ITAT Chennai

October 1, 2025 1080 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai quashed additions under Section 68 against Arusuvai Food Processors, ruling that the provision only applies to fresh unexplained credits during the Assessment Year, not to genuine, consistently disclosed brought-forward trade payables.

Surplus from Trade Fairs Not Commercial: ITAT Restores Charitable Registration

October 1, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT directed the grant of charitable registration u/s 10(23C)(iv) to a trade promotion body, holding its activities as public utility, citing binding precedents on ITPO’s identical case.

Doctor’s Family Gift Claim Rejected: ITAT Upholds ₹69.5 Lakh LIC Investment Addition

October 1, 2025 393 Views 0 comment Print

A summary of ITAT Chennai’s order in Shanmugasundaram Venkatachalapathy Vs ITO, which sustained both unexplained investment under Section 69 and professional receipts found via Form 26AS but not declared in income tax return.

High Court’s Admission of PE Dispute Shows Issue Debatable – ITAT Cancels Penalty

September 30, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT cancelled the penalty u/s 270A on Redington’s Singapore subsidiary, holding that the existence of a Permanent Establishment (PE) was a debatable issue settled via MAP, not under-reported income.

Sporadic Land Sales After 22 Years Held as Capital Gains, Not Business Income: ITAT Chennai

September 30, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT ruled that surplus from land sold after 20+ years was Capital Gain, not business income, as sporadic transactions and long holding period negated intent to trade.

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