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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 129 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 7551 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 75 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 49602 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 240 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


6.63 crore ITRs & 99.27 lakh forms filed on new e-Filing portal

March 17, 2022 1395 Views 0 comment Print

More than 6.63 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) and 99.27 lakh statutory forms filed on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department More than 6.63 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) were filed for AY 2021-22 on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department as on 15th March, 2022, which was the […]

Consideration for mere resale/use of computer software through EULAs/distribution agreements is not Royalty

March 17, 2022 1575 Views 0 comment Print

GE Intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Vs A.C.I.T (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that amounts paid by resident Indian end-users/distributors to non-­resident computer software manufacturers/suppliers, as consideration for the resale/use of the computer software through EULAs/distribution agreements, is not the payment of royalty for the use of copyright in the computer software, and that the […]

HC quashes section 148 Notice & directs AO to pass reasoned & speaking order

March 17, 2022 2346 Views 0 comment Print

HC directs Ao to pass a reasoned and speaking order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or its authorised representative within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order and all further proceedings will depend upon the final out come of the order to be passed by the respondents on the aforesaid representation.

HC direct CIT(A) to pass speaking order while rejecting petition for stay of demand

March 17, 2022 1674 Views 0 comment Print

Majumder Global IP Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) Facts involved in the instant case in brief is that the petitioner being aggrieved by the assessment order in question filed the statutory appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) sometimes in the month of October 25, 2021 and petitioner makes an innocuous prayer […]

Indiscriminate and a rash of notices by Income Tax Department

March 17, 2022 13410 Views 3 comments Print

Tax Practitioners’ Association, Indore has made a representation against Indiscriminate and a rash of notices by Income Tax Department Tax Practitioners’ Association, Indore  TPA Hall, Room No. 17, Ground Floor, Aaykar Bhawan (Main Building), Indore – 452001 (M.P.) E-Mail : secretary@tpaindore.com Date: 16/03/2022 To, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Hon. Union Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, […]

Employees’ contribution towards ESI/PF paid before due date of filing of return of income allowable

March 17, 2022 1593 Views 0 comment Print

Arjun Yadav Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) In the instant case, it is not in dispute that employees’ contribution to ESI and PF had been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. We further note that though the ld. CIT(A) has not disputed the various decisions […]

Providing Reasonable opportunity of personal hearing is mandatory – Section 144B

March 17, 2022 3921 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that use of the expression ‘may’ in Section 144B(7)(viii) is not decisive. Where a discretion is conferred upon a quasi judicial authority whose decision has civil consequences, the word ‘may’ which denotes discretion should be construed to mean a command. Consequently, the requirement of giving an assessee a reasonable opportunity of personal hearing is mandatory.

CBDT notifies Assessments to be completed by jurisdictional AO

March 17, 2022 19137 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies vide Order No. F. No. 187/3/2020-ITA-I | Dated: 17th March, 2022 the Assessments which shall he completed by the jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO)  i.e. Assessment orders in all cases for which the time for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot he completed […]

HRA Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgments

March 17, 2022 40248 Views 5 comments Print

Section 10(13a) House Rent Allownace (HRA) Meaning, Exemption, Calculation & Recent Judgements 1. Meaning of House Rent Allowance: – House Rent Allowance (HRA) is an allowance paid by an employer to its employees for covering their house rent. Such allowance is taxable in the hand of the employee. The Exemption on HRA is covered under […]

Section 144B | Cases in which limitation period expires on 31.03.2022

March 17, 2022 7533 Views 0 comment Print

Cases for which the time limit for completion expires on 31.03.2022 pending with the jurisdictional Assessing Officer as on 15.03.2022 or thereafter, which cannot be completed as per the procedure laid down under Section 144B of the Act due to technical / procedural constraints in the given period of limitation

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