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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


Section 54F- Source of funds is irrelevant & Possession date is Purchase date 

March 13, 2022 13521 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that for claiming exemption under section 54 Date on which possession is by the Assessee  should be taken as the date of purchase and further section only require Assessee to purchase/Construct a residential house within the specified period and source of funds is quite irrelevant.

Advance Tax Compliance under Income Tax Act, 1961

March 12, 2022 6387 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Tax refers to Income tax collected in advance from the taxpayer for the year before the end of the concerned financial year. Advance Tax is payable by the taxpayer during a financial year in every case where the amount of tax payable exceeds Rs 10,000/- Advance Tax is calculated on the basis of expected […]

Demand to levying late fee u/s. 234E for the period prior to 01.06.2015 not sustainable

March 12, 2022 2925 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Bhaskar Roy Vs ITO (TDS) (ITAT Kolkata) ITAT held that demand raised by the Income Tax Authorities for levying late fee u/s. 234E of the Act for the period prior to 01.06.2015 cannot be sustained and we order accordingly. However, we hasten to add that Hon’ble Karnataka High Court while passing the order had […]

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty notice issued without strike off of irrelevant part not sustainable

March 12, 2022 4206 Views 0 comment Print

Kanshi Ram through Legal heir Sh. Sanjeev Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) On perusal of the notice issued u/s 274 read with section 271(1)(c) of the Act we observe that the notice issued was stereotyped and the Assessing officer has not specified any limb or charge for which the notice was issued i.e., either for […]

HC quashes reopening notice as reason to believe has no rational nexus to belief for escapement of income

March 12, 2022 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Kurz India Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Appellant submits that in this case reopening is initiated on the basis of review and re-appreciation of the same material i.e. audited accounts which were subject to verification in the course of original assessment proceedings under Section 143(3) which is not permissible in law. Upon perusal […]

No section 14A disallowance if Assessee’s own funds exceeded investments

March 12, 2022 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Lotus Ornaments Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Upon perusal of assessee’s financial statements, it could be gathered that assessee’s own funds in the shape of share capital and free reserves far exceeds the investment made by the assessee and therefore, a presumption would run in assessee’s favor that the investments were funded out of […]

HC cannot interfere with finding of facts if it involves re-appreciation of evidence

March 12, 2022 1323 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Exemptions) Vs Shugan Chandra Kothari Trust (Delhi High Court) It is settled law that an appeal under Section 260A of the Act is to be entertained only when it directly and substantially affects the rights of the parties or is not free from difficulty or call for discussion of alternative views or the factual […]

Section 80CCD(1B) deduction – Contribution to National Pension System (NPS)

March 11, 2022 23091 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax deduction Under Section 80C allows deduction in respect of investment LIC, Housing loan principal repayment, Children education fee etc.) and Under Section 80CCC allows deduction in respect of contribution for contract of annuity for receiving pension offered by LIC or other insurers). Total deuction under both Section 80C and Section 80CCC However, if […]

Reassessment proceedings based on wrong assumptions of facts – Return not filed

March 11, 2022 5952 Views 0 comment Print

1. The “reasons to believe” in an income escaping assessment (section 148 read with section 147 of the Act) is one of the most important piece of document. It is the foundation stone with respect to the validity of the entire reassessment proceedings. “Reason to believe” is the document which requires careful consideration and it […]

ITAT directs dept to check residential status of Barclays Bank before disallowing interest paid to it

March 11, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Bajaj Foods Ltd Vs The ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Undeniably the interest paid to Barclays Bank by the assessee has been added to the income of the assessee for non deduction of tax at source thereon as per section 195 of the Act treating the said Bank to be a non redident. The order of the […]

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