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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 3345 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 12768 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 19746 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 41940 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 6019 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 222 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 1575 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 3672 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 57 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 69 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 57 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 43512 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 546 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 477 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 156 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


Service Tax Shown Only in Balance Sheet -Section 43B Disallowance Only if Deduction Claimed

September 18, 2025 765 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Raipur ruled that unpaid VAT and Service Tax not claimed as a deduction in the P&L account cannot be disallowed under Section 43B, upholding a change of opinion as invalid.

Corpus Donation Already Taxed under IDS Cannot Be Taxed Again: ITAT Kolkata

September 18, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

Srijan Charitable Trust Vs ITO (Exemption) (ITAT Kolkata) Background Srijan Charitable Trust, registered u/s 12A, filed return of income for AY 2011-12 declaring nil income. The case was reopened u/s 147 based on a survey u/s 133A (27.01.2015) in the case of Herbicure Health Care Bio-Herbal Research Foundation, whose director admitted that donations given by […]

Cash Deposits from Business Sales Can’t Be Taxed Again as Unexplained Money: ITAT Kolkata

September 18, 2025 1125 Views 0 comment Print

TAT Kolkata reverses Rs.1.33 crore tax addition on Sati Saw Mill’s cash deposits, holding that the money was accounted business receipts.

ITAT Mumbai Deletes ₹2936 Cr Penalty on CGTMSE – Section 2(15) Proviso Not Attracted

September 17, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes a Rs.2936 Cr penalty against CGTMSE, ruling its activities are charitable and not subject to the proviso of Section 2(15), and that penalty requires underlying tax liability.

Filed ITR In a Hurry? Quoted Wrong Section? 

September 17, 2025 5475 Views 0 comment Print

A recent ITAT Patna decision underscores that genuine tax claims aren’t defeated by incorrect section citations. Taxpayers can seek rightful exemptions if conditions are met, even with minor errors.

Addition of agricultural income as unexplained u/s. 68 remitted back as documents evidence now submitted

September 17, 2025 3408 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that addition of agricultural income as unexplained income under section 68 of the Income Tax Act as documents evidencing ownership of agricultural land now placed on record. Accordingly, matter remanded back to file of AO for fresh adjudication.

CBDT Amends e-Appeals Scheme Scope for Income Tax

September 17, 2025 1815 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT issued an order amending the scope of the e-Appeals Scheme 2023. It now covers appeals filed before October 1, 2020, against assessment orders with a disputed demand exceeding Rs.25 lakhs.

CSR Donations Eligible u/s 80G – 263 Revision Quashed-ITAT Mumbai

September 17, 2025 900 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT allows Section 80G deduction for CSR spending, stating that procedural disallowance under Section 37 doesn’t negate eligibility if conditions are met and AO conducted inquiry.

Rental Income Can’t Be Reclassified as Business Profits based on Consistency Rule: ITAT Mumbai

September 17, 2025 1107 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai ruled that an AO cannot reclassify rental income as business income if it was consistently assessed as income from house property in previous years.

CSR Donations Eligible u/s 80G, 45IC Reserve Not Deductible: ITAT Kolkata

September 17, 2025 579 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of SREI Equipment Finance Limited, the ITAT Kolkata delivered a mixed ruling, allowing a deduction under Section 80G for a CSR donation and providing MAT relief for a special reserve created under Section 36(1)(viii).

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