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ESOP Buyback in Unlisted Companies: Two-Tax Problem Employees Aren’t Prepared For

Income Tax : The article explains how ESOP taxation in unlisted companies occurs at both exercise and buyback stages. It highlights perquisite ...

June 22, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Exemption available from Capital gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility, investment conditions, exemption limits, timelines, and withdrawal provisions for capital gains exemptions ...

June 22, 2026 7083 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : This FAQ serves as a reference for the Income-tax Act provisions relating to cash receipts, loans, repayments, and electronic paym...

June 22, 2026 4803 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on ICDS (Income Computation and Disclosure Standards)

Income Tax : This FAQ covers all ten notified ICDS, explaining their scope, applicability, disclosures, and treatment of various tax-related tr...

June 22, 2026 7548 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Advance Tax Collections Grow 15.30% due to Higher Corporate Tax Payments

Income Tax : Net direct tax collections for FY 2026-27 grew by 14.64% as of June 17, 2026, driven by higher corporate and non-corporate tax rec...

June 19, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

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 6184 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 285 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 1866 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 3951 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Sales Tax Subsidy Linked to Capital Investment is Capital Receipt: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax and similar State Government incentives were capital receipts because the schemes were intende...

June 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Already Examined Key Issues: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Denied as No Valid Return Was Filed: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of...

June 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Tax Credit Allowed as Delayed Form 67 Filing Is Procedural: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to grant Foreign Tax Credit, observing that delayed filing of Form No. 67 is only a pr...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as AO Relied on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Independent Analysis

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on Investigation ...

June 22, 2026 78 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 49599 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 789 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 621 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 237 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 198 Views 0 comment Print


Can IT Freelancers/Professionals opt for Presumptive scheme of Income tax?

April 7, 2022 10185 Views 2 comments Print

Presumptive scheme under Income tax is a popular scheme used by Businesses & Professionals. This scheme essentially reduces the burden of Income tax compliance on Micro & Small businesses & Professionals. Presumptive scheme for specified professionals was introduced in 2016. Presumptive scheme allows the taxpayer to presume their income as a certain % of their […]

If no incriminating material found during Search- Section 68 additions not sustainable

April 7, 2022 2004 Views 0 comment Print

Since no incriminating material was found during the course of search, as regards the additions made u/s.68 of the Income Tax Act, therefore, no additions could be made.

No Service of draft assessment order – HC Quashes Assessment order

April 7, 2022 1842 Views 0 comment Print

Siddharth Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) Ms Das De appearing for the respondents was given an opportunity by an order of this court dated March 17, 2022 to satisfy from record that a copy of the proposed draft assessment order was served upon the petitioner before passing the impugned assessment […]

Cost of consumable cannot be claimed as cost of improvement of Capital Assets

April 7, 2022 8082 Views 0 comment Print

Meeta Hasmukh Gandhi Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) From the details, it is evident that assessee is claiming cost of improvement, which are consumable items on account of furnishing sofa etc. The authorities below are correct that these items cannot be considered as cost of improvement for computation of capital gain. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER […]

HC quashes Reassessment Notice as reasons not existed on the date of notice

April 7, 2022 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Ashika Credit Capital Limited Vs Union of India And Ors. (Calcutta High Court) Mr. Roy Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the Revenue was asked to produce the record to establish that the recorded reasons were existing at the time of issuance of impugned notice under Section 148 and initiation of impugned assessment proceeding under Section […]

Mere charging of fees to defray the administrative costs not makes a Trust non-charitable

April 7, 2022 1083 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Exemptions) Delhi Vs India Hiv Aids Alliance (Delhi High Court) Assessee is a company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act. It gives 85% of the donation received by it to the Government of India for HIV Aids and only 15% of its total donation is given to other societies for awareness and […]

ITAT deletes penalty as quantum additions itself been deleted

April 7, 2022 1866 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs M/s. Aerens Buildwell Ltd. (ITAT Delhi)  As noticed, the Tribunal in the quantum proceedings has reversed the action of the Revenue. It is trite that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) is not automatically attracted merely because it is lawful to do so. The penalty is not ordinarily to be imposed unless assessee obliged in […]

Revisional Jurisdiction cannot be invoked merely because AO not mentioned reason for accepting explanation of assessee

April 7, 2022 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT held that as long as the action of the Assessing Officer cannot be said to be lacking bonafides, his action in accepting an explanation of the assessee cannot be faulted merely because it could have been lawful to make mere detailed inquiries or because he did […]

HC grants immunity as in Section 270A Penalty notice AO failed to specify the limb under which Penalty was levied

April 7, 2022 11940 Views 0 comment Print

Schneider Electric South East Asia (HQ) PTE Ltd Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) Mere mention of ‘misreporting’ for denying immunity from penalty, manifestly arbitrary; Notice without ‘specific limb’, unreasonable Delhi High Court allows Schneider Electric’s writ petition, quashes order rejecting immunity under Section 270AA(4) and directs Revenue to grant immunity from penalty under Section 270A; […]

Why AO should not be directed to pay interest on delayed refund from his own pocket: HC

April 6, 2022 6579 Views 0 comment Print

. Respondent nos.4 and 5 shall also explain why the concerned officer, who is delaying the refund, should not be penalized in as much as why he should not be directed to pay the interest from his pocket on the refund. We note this because though petitioner will be getting refund with 6% interest, it is public money that is being used to pay the interest.

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