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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 120 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 4797 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 72 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 75 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 49596 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


Analysis of SC Judgment- J.B. Boda & Co. Pvt. Ltd vs CBDT

April 1, 2022 4458 Views 0 comment Print

M/S J.B. Boda & Co. Pvt. Ltd vs Central Board Of Direct Taxes (Supreme Court); DATE OF JUDGMENT: 30/10/1996 BRIEF FACTS 1. The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 3086 of 1987 in the High Court of Delhi, has filed this appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 29.10.1987. 2. The short matter that […]

Section 80EEB – Deduction in respect of purchase of electric vehicle

April 1, 2022 83868 Views 0 comment Print

An Individual who has taken a loan for purchase of E-Vehicle from any Financial Institution and who has never owned an E-vehicle can avail such tax relief. Further, Interest payable on such loan would qualify for deduction under Section 80EEB.

Key Direct Tax Amendments to the Finance Act, 2022

April 1, 2022 88338 Views 0 comment Print

The President has given assent on 31 March 2022, to the Finance Bill, 2022 passed by the Parliament with certain amendments. The key Direct Tax Amendments are summarized as under: KEY AMENDMENTS – DIRECT TAX SECTION 2(12A): DEFINITION OF “BOOKS OR BOOKS OF ACCOUNT” SECTION Amendments as introduced by The Finance Bill, 2022 on 1 February […]

Income Tax Dept searches Automobile Manufacturing Group

April 1, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi-NCR on Automobile Manufacturing Group, Company Operating Chartered Flights and Real Estate Groups The Income Tax Department conducted a search and seizure operation on a leading automobile manufacturer group along with a company operating chartered flights and a real estate group of Delhi-NCR covering more than 35 premises across […]

Revisional power cannot be exercised without indicating possible & prospective path of enquiry

March 31, 2022 1455 Views 0 comment Print

Shivalic Academy Society Vs CIT (E) (ITAT Delhi) Settled position of law is that for the purpose of exercising jurisdiction u./s. 263 of the Act, the conclusion that the order of the AO is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue has to be preceded by some minimal enquiry. If the Revisional authority […]

Reopening based on vague & un-substantive reasoning not sustainable

March 31, 2022 1881 Views 0 comment Print

The reasons recorded in the instant case are vague and based on un-substantive reasoning, uncorroborated material and lack of evidence and hence as per decisions of the jurisdictional High Court referred above, the reasons referred above tantamount to be based on borrowed satisfaction and according to our considered view, does not sound valid reasons in the eyes of law, for reopening of the case.

Fictitious entry not backed up by funds cannot be taxed as Cash Credit

March 31, 2022 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Ld. FAA was correct in following the ratio laid by Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in Jatia Investment Co. Ltd. V. CIT(1994) 206 ITR 718 (Cal), that fictitious entry not backed up by funds may not be taxable as Cash Credit.

CBDT notifies ‘Kotak Infrastructure Debt Fund Limited’ as infrastructure debt fund

March 31, 2022 1695 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies  infrastructure debt fund namely, the ‘the Kotak Infrastructure Debt Fund Limited (PAN : AAACK5920G)’ for the purposes of clause (47) of section 10 of Income-tax Act, 1961 vide Notification No. 22/2022- Income Tax | Dated: 31st March, 2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) New Delhi Notification No. 22/2022- […]

Income Disclosed under VDIS cannot Be combined with Regular Income

March 31, 2022 1581 Views 0 comment Print

Section 70 and 71 mandate that the income disclosed in VDIS shall not be included income under section 139 means income which had already been disclosed and that assessment is not liable to be reopened.

Delay cannot be condoned for sympathy or merely out of benevolence

March 31, 2022 4743 Views 0 comment Print

The law assists those who are vigilant, not those who sleep over their rights. This principle is embodied in the dictum : vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt. The delay cannot be condoned simply because the assessee’s case is hard and calls for sympathy or merely out of benevolence to the party seeking relief in granting the indulgence and to the party seeking relief.

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