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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 3177 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 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 6013 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 51 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 51 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 43188 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 543 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


Procedural lapse in filing Form 26Q cannot justify a disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

September 11, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT rules that S. 194C(6) (obtaining PAN) and S. 194C(7) (filing statement) are independent. A procedural lapse in filing Form 26Q cannot justify a disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia).

Manual Form 10 Filing Before Due Date Valid: ITAT deletes Rs.25.5 lakh addition

September 11, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that an Assessing Officer could not disregard the Tribunal’s prior order regarding the manual vs. electronic filing of Form 10, deleting the disallowance.

ITAT Delhi Upholds External Development Charges Interest as Revenue Expense

September 11, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi dismissed the revenue’s appeal, ruling that interest on External Development Charges (EDC) is a deductible revenue expense, not a penal or capital one.

Joint Property Bought by Husband, Entirely His Investment: ITAT Deletes Addition in Wife’s Hands

September 11, 2025 2046 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi partly allows assessee’s appeal, holding Rs.70.46 lakh addition for Kolkata property wrongly made in wife’s hands; entire investment made and disclosed by husband.

CBI bribery case: Bypassing Lower Courts for Bail? Not So Fast, Says P&H HC

September 11, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

Amit Kumar Singal Vs Central Bureau of Investigation (Panjab & Haryana High Court) The Punjab & Haryana High Court clarifies the law on direct bail pleas under Section 439 CrPC. Learn why an accused must show “exceptional circumstances” to bypass the Sessions Court, as ruled in a recent CBI bribery case. Bypassing Lower Courts for […]

Taxation in India: The Case of Angel Tax and Start-Ups

September 11, 2025 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the history of the Angel Tax in India, its impact on start-ups and investors, and the policy reforms that eventually led to exemptions for eligible new businesses.

Revision action u/s. 263 cannot be taken as AO has applied his mind

September 11, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that invocation of revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not justified as AO has applied his mind and revision u/s. 263 cannot be possible for mere change of opinion. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Adhoc disallowance of expenses merely on the basis of suspicion is not tenable

September 11, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that adhoc disallowance of expenses merely on the basis of suspicion without adequate evidence and cogent reason is not tenable in law. Accordingly, adhoc disallowance under repair and maintenance and sundry expense set aside.

Order set aside as ALP re-adjusted without passing of Draft Assessment Order u/s. 144C

September 11, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that re-adjustment of ALP without passing a Draft Assessment Order as required under section 144C of the Income Tax Act is not tenable in law. Accordingly, order passed thereon is void ab initio.

PCIT Cannot Revise When AO Took Possible View-10% Tolerance u/s 43CA Applies Retrospectively

September 11, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules that PCIT cannot revise an assessment under Section 263 if the AO took a plausible view. The 10% tolerance limit under Section 43CA is retrospective.

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