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Why RERA & Income Tax Reconciliation Is Crucial for Real Estate Developers

Income Tax : Increasing use of RERA data by tax authorities makes alignment between project disclosures and income tax reporting essential to a...

June 16, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Which Income-Tax Law Applies to Returns Filed After 1st April 2026?

Income Tax : Taxpayers are facing confusion following the introduction of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The key clarification is that income earned...

June 16, 2026 1710 Views 0 comment Print

Presumptive Audit Controversy: Profit Trigger vs Turnover Trigger

Income Tax : The issue concerns whether declaring profits below the presumptive rate automatically triggers tax audit or whether turnover thres...

June 16, 2026 6093 Views 0 comment Print

Don’t Blindly Trust Form 16: One Small Error Can Trigger a Huge Tax Demand

Income Tax : The case demonstrates how an incorrect exemption claim based on Form 16 led to scrutiny and penalty proceedings. The Tribunal ulti...

June 15, 2026 1953 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax Provisions, Challan, e-payment Utility & Examples

Income Tax : This article explains the advance tax provisions under the Income-tax Act, including liability thresholds, exemptions, and instalm...

June 15, 2026 195621 Views 14 comments 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 6121 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 267 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 1779 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 3828 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 4005 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Deletes ₹9.51 Crore Addition and Quashes U/s 153C Assessment

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that third-party WhatsApp messages and decoded chat entries lacked evidentiary value against the assessee witho...

June 17, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs TDS Refund Despite Delayed E-Verification; Revenue Cannot Retain Tax on Technical Grounds

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that technical lapses in e-verification cannot override a taxpayer's lawful entitlement to a refund. Once the d...

June 17, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Approval from PCIT Instead of PCCIT Renders Section 148 Notice Invalid

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that reopening proceedings cannot survive where the mandatory sanction under Section 151 is not obtained from t...

June 17, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Donations Eligible for Section 80G Deduction; No Double Disallowance Merely Because They Form Part of CSR Spend

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that donations qualifying under Section 80G do not lose eligibility merely because they form part of Corporate Soc...

June 17, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition to 5% Profit Element; Revenue’s Plea for Entire Addition Rejected

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that addition of the entire amount of bogus purchases as unexplained expenditure was unwarranted in the facts o...

June 17, 2026 147 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 48690 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 696 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 561 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 210 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 165 Views 0 comment Print


Mechanical issuance of notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act is unsustainable

October 7, 2023 1578 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act being issued mechanically by AO without going through the original assessment records and without verification of documents on records is unsustainable in law.

Disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) unjustified as interest bearing funds not applied for making investments

October 7, 2023 987 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that there is no finding that interest bearing funds have been applied for purpose of making investment. Further, on account of sufficient availability of interest free funds, interest disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) unjustified.

Mere non-attendance of summons cannot be reason to disbelieve genuineness of transaction

October 7, 2023 1911 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee had furnished sufficient evidences to justify the genuineness of the payments and therefore their mere non-attendance of summons, cannot be reason enough to disbelieve the genuineness of the transactions with them. Accordingly, addition u/s. 69C deleted.

Income Tax Act Section 40A(3): Disallowance of Cash Expenditure

October 7, 2023 9828 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about Section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act, which disallows deductions for cash expenditures exceeding Rs. 10,000. Explore rules, exceptions, and changes.

New Income Tax Form 71: Correcting TDS Errors

October 7, 2023 100356 Views 4 comments Print

Explore the new Income Tax Form 71 introduced by the CBDT to correct TDS errors. Effective from October 1, 2023, Form 71 simplifies the process of rectifying discrepancies between TDS deductions and income reporting. Learn about Rule 134 and the submission process through the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal. Understand the details required, including PAN, address, tax year, and TDS amount. Discover the limited time frame of two years to correct TDS credit errors and the electronic issuance of Form 71 by the Director General of Income Tax (System). Ensure a smoother tax payment experience with this insightful guide by CA Brijmohan Lavaniya and Siddharth Sachan

Penalty u/s 270A not imposable in absence of any malafide intention to claim excess deduction

October 6, 2023 3126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any malafide intention on the part of the assessee to claim excess deduction under section 32AC of the Income Tax Act.

Determination of ALP without applying methods prescribed u/s 92C is untenable

October 6, 2023 936 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the determination of Arm’s Length Price (ALP) without applying any methods as prescribed under section 92C(1) of the Income Tax Act by the TPO is not tenable in law.

Interest on trade receivables u/s. 92B(1) determined by applying SBI short-term deposit rates

October 6, 2023 2022 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that interest on trade receivables u/s. 92B(1) of the Income Tax Act could be determined by applying SBI short-term deposit rates.

Addition u/s. 68 unsustainable as genuineness of depositors proved

October 6, 2023 1761 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jodhpur held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained credit unsustainable as genuineness of the depositors provided by filing confirmation, affidavits, bank statement, etc.

Service relating to mining of natural resources not taxable in terms of India-Portugal DTAA

October 6, 2023 819 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that amount received towards service rendered by the assessee is in connection with installation/erection of plant and machinery involved in mining of natural resources fall within the exceptions provided under Article 12(5)(f) and 12(5)(g) of India – Portugal DTAA and hence not taxable.

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