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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 3057 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 46053 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


Cash Transaction Rules: ₹20,000 Limit & ₹2 Lakh Penalties

September 27, 2025 16287 Views 0 comment Print

India strictly enforces cash limits: Rs.20,000 for loans/deposits (S 269SS/271D) and Rs.2 lakh for total receipts per person (S 269ST/271DA). Breaking these rules incurs a penalty equal to the cash amount.

Income Tax Audit Updates: Due Date, New Clauses & CA Limit

September 27, 2025 4221 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extended the Tax Audit due date to October 31, 2025 (AY 2025-26). Forms 3CA/3CB-3CD were updated with 71 changes, including mandatory reporting of MSME payment interest disallowance, legal contraventions, and ‘Amount Received’ (Clause 36B).

ITAT Chandigarh: Delay Condoned, Reassessment Upheld, ₹20.45 Lakh Addition Deleted

September 27, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh condones a 364-day delay citing post-Covid health issues and relying on SC precedents (Katiji, N. Balakrishnan). The Tribunal upholds the reassessment but deletes the Rs.20.45 lakh addition on a cash deposit, finding the source (brother’s loan for DDs) genuine. The Rs.10.72 lakh salary addition is remanded

Section 14A Restricted, 80IA Deduction Allowed, Intangible assets Depreciation Sustained

September 27, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses the Revenue’s appeals for AY 2017-18 and 2018-19, allowing the Rs.380 crore S 80IA deduction for operating infrastructure facilities, relying on prior cases and Madras HC precedents.

Premature Order: ITAT Restores ₹4.78 Cr Addition Case, Imposes ₹10,000 Cost on Assessee

September 27, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad set aside the ex parte dismissal of Kansara Popatlal Tibhovandas Metal Pvt Ltd’s appeal, ruling the CIT(A) violated natural justice by passing an order before the due date for submissions.

ITAT Quashes 263 Revision on Political Donation – AO’s Enquiry Found Sufficient

September 27, 2025 2094 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad quashed the PCIT’s Section 263 revision setting aside an assessment, holding AO’s enquiry into an Section 80GGC political donation was plausible and adequate.

Tribunal Deletes ₹1.19 Cr Addition: Land Purchase Funded by Father’s Sale Proceeds

September 27, 2025 390 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh accepted sale deeds and bank records showing genuine funding from the father’s property sales, rejecting AO’s unexplained investment addition.

Amendment to s.11(3) Prospective: Old Accumulations Retain 6-Year Window

September 27, 2025 981 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that 2022 amendment to Section 11(3) applies prospectively, allowing trusts to utilise past accumulations within six years under old law. Additions made under Section 115BBI were deleted.

CBDT extends last date for filing Tax Audit Report: Big relief to taxpayers for AY 2025-26

September 27, 2025 2571 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT has extended the due date for filing the Tax Audit Report (TAR) for AY 2025-26 from September 30 to October 31, 2025. The decision addresses difficulties faced by taxpayers due to natural calamities.

FAQs on Tax Treatment under Unified Pension Scheme

September 26, 2025 2214 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance releases FAQs on tax treatment under Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), outlining deductions, exemptions, and retirement withdrawal rules.

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