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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 141 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 4824 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 7554 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 3957 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 84 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 81 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 78 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 84 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 90 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 49620 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


Turnover Calculation & Taxability of Future & Options – Simplified

October 6, 2021 44112 Views 3 comments Print

Future and Options is a derivative tool which was designed to hedge a portfolio but we all are aware that it has become one of the most traded instrument for regular gains. Hence Income Tax has realized the above and the Income From Future and Options is taxable under the head ‘Income from Business and […]

AO cannot estimate GP rate without rejection of books & without showing defects

October 5, 2021 8586 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjay Agrawal Vs DCIT (ITAT Raipur) – Rejection of books, arbitrary income estimation, and legal principles – AY 2012-13.

Deduction of Interest waived under OTS Scheme

October 5, 2021 5139 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs K.S. Diesels Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) we are of the considered view that as the assessee as per the terms and conditions of the OTS had during the year under consideration made a payment of interest of Rs.1,91,19,083/- to GIIC out of the interest of Rs.3,23,84,509/- (supra) that was disallowed u/s 43B in the […]

No disallowance under rule 8D(2)(ii) RW section 14A if interest free funds exceeds investment

October 5, 2021 2631 Views 0 comment Print

When the funds available to the assessee both interest free and interest bearing loans, there shall be a presumption that the investments made would be out of the interest free funds available with the assessee, provided the interest free funds were sufficient to meet the investments which means that when the interest free funds are available to the assessee which were sufficient to meet its investments should be presumed that investments were made out of such interest free funds.

Expense on Land Acquisition etc for executing border outpost work for MHA is Revenue Expense

October 5, 2021 1593 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs National Projects constructions Corporation Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Executed border outpost work for the Ministry of Home Affairs and has incurred the expenditure on land acquisition, compensation, service connection charges and miscellaneous expenditure are revenue in nature As per work order (MOU) the assessee was required to acquire the land for the project and […]

Minimum guarantee amount paid by distributor for acquiring exhibition rights of a movie is not Royalty & TDS not deductible

October 5, 2021 3255 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Yashovardhan Tyagi (ITAT Delhi) Clause (v) of Explanation 2 to Section 9(1) consists of two different transactions, one inclusive another non-inclusive. The inclusive part consists of the transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of a licence) in respect of any copyright, literary, artistic or scientific work including films or video […]

A change of opinion cannot be the basis of reopening the completed assessment

October 5, 2021 2832 Views 0 comment Print

JRS Pharma and Gujarat Microwax Private Limited Vs DCIT (Gujarat High Court) Question of law: whether the revenue is justified in reopening the assessment for the year under consideration? Writ application filed before the Hon’ble HC of Gujrat challenging notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for reopening the assessment for AY 2013-14. […]

No addition on account of late deposits of employees contribution of ESI, PF if paid prior to filing of ITR.

October 5, 2021 4017 Views 0 comment Print

Addition on account of deposits of employees’ contribution of ESI and PF prior to the filing of return of income u/s 139(1) could not be disallowed under section 43B read with section 36(1)(va) if the same was prior to the amendment made by the Finance Act, 2021 w.e.f. 1.4.2021 vide Explanation 5.

देश में बढ़ता हवाला कारोबार, कैसे लगे लगाम

October 5, 2021 3873 Views 0 comment Print

बैंकिंग प्रणाली आने से पहले प्रचलित पैसे के लेनदेन – हवाला कारोबार के माध्यम से होता था. आज भी यह बैंकिंग प्रणाली से ज्यादा विश्वसनीय, कम खर्चीला, आसानी और समयबद्ध तरीके से निष्पादित किया जाता है. और शायद यही कारण है कि हवाला के माध्यम से पैसे देश या विदेश के किसी भी कोने में भेजना या मंगाना बेहद आसान है और वो भी बिना किसी रिकॉर्ड रखें या पहचान बताए.

Delhi HC admits WP staying special audit under Income Tax

October 5, 2021 1305 Views 0 comment Print

India Yamaha Motor Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Writ of India Yamaha Motor (P) Ltd., Hon’ble Delhi High Court has admitted the Writ and has stayed the operation of letter of direction and order for special audit u/s 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as the same were issued in violation of […]

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