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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


Consultant Doctors Not Employees: TDS to Be Deducted Under Section 194J

September 19, 2025 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court ruled on TDS for Nanavati Hospital. It confirmed doctors are independent professionals, but remanded the AMC matter for re-evaluation.

Land Acquisition Compensation under National Highways Act Exempt from Income Tax: Chhattisgarh HC

September 19, 2025 2046 Views 0 comment Print

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that compensation for land acquired under the NH Act is exempt from income tax, citing the RFCTLARR Act and Supreme Court precedents.

Sale & Purchase through stock market transactions would not come under GAAR without proof of arrangement

September 19, 2025 684 Views 0 comment Print

Department had not been able to show any arrangement to have been made by assessee in the course of selling its shares of M/s. HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd. amounted to Impermissible Avoidance Arrangement (for short, ‘IAA’) and it was a pure trading done by assessee with no knowledge.

ITAT Ahmedabad on 80G Approval: Temple Reference Alone Does Not Make Trust Religious

September 19, 2025 528 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Ahmedabad has set aside a tax authority’s rejection of a trust’s Section 80G exemption application. The court ruled that mentioning a temple among multiple charitable objects does not automatically make the trust “substantially religious” and directed a review of its actual expenditures.

Tax Audit Deadline: Why Extension Beyond Sept 30 Is Urgently Needed

September 19, 2025 58896 Views 4 comments Print

Taxpayers and CAs request an extension of the September 30 tax audit deadline and a waiver of advance tax interest, citing portal glitches, floods, and festive season challenges.

Forgot to Claim Deduction? File Revised Income Tax Return u/s 139(5) Before Deadline

September 19, 2025 8262 Views 1 comment Print

Learn about filing a revised income tax return under Section 139(5) to correct mistakes. Understand the deadlines, scope of revisions, and legal implications.

CBDT Waives Interest on Section 87A Rebate Demands After Rectification

September 19, 2025 5508 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT allows waiver of interest where 87A rebate was initially granted but later disallowed via CPC rectification. Taxpayers must clear such 87A-related demands by 31.12.2025 to avail the relief.

Spiritual and Cultural Trusts Eligible for Tax Exemption: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 19, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad has set aside a tax authority’s rejection of Rajnibhai Kanada Memorial Foundation’s Section 80G tax exemption. The court held that objects related to Indian culture and spirituality, such as teaching music or celebrating festivals, are not substantially religious and that the tax authority must allow the trust to explain its expenditures before denying the exemption.

ITAT Bangalore Keeps Contract Farming Issue Alive Pending SC Verdict

September 19, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal remands assessment of Namdhari Seeds on income from leased lands, awaiting Supreme Court ruling on whether contract farming income qualifies as agricultural income under section 10(1).

Section 69C Addition Not Justified for Educational Recorded Expenses: ITAT Bangalore

September 19, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT emphasized that section 69C applies only to unexplained or unrecorded expenditure; recorded educational expenses cannot be arbitrarily disallowed.

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