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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 339 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 2187 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 7116 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 4896 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 7590 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 207 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


ITAT Quashes Assessment as Section 143(2) Notice Was Issued by Non-Jurisdictional AO

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that a notice under Section 143(2) issued by a non-jurisdictional Assessing Officer without a valid transfer order...

June 23, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 69A Addition for Cash Deposits Explained by Disclosed Instrument Charges

Income Tax : The ITAT held that cash deposited during demonetization was adequately explained through instrument charges consistently disclosed...

June 23, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

AMP Expenditure Allowed as No Reimbursement Was Proved: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that advertisement and brand promotion expenses incurred by the distributor were for its own business and were not s...

June 23, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Sets Aside ITAT Order as It Proceeded on Erroneous Assumption

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that the ITAT wrongly assumed that the Assessing Officer had not examined either disputed issue. It rem...

June 23, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Directs ITO to Reconsider Section 80P Claim as Delay in Filing Return Was Condoned

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that condonation of delay in filing the income tax return could materially affect the assessment denyin...

June 23, 2026 36 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 49632 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 792 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 201 Views 0 comment Print


No section 271(1)(c) penalty if notice was vague & ambiguous

August 24, 2021 5640 Views 0 comment Print

Addl. CIT Vs Airports Authority of India (ITAT Delhi) Perusal of the order passed by the ld. CIT (A) shows that the ld. CIT(A) deleted the penalty on two grounds : (i) that no valid notice u/s 274 of the Act has been issued to the assessee so as to inform the assessee as to […]

NO TP adjustment for expense already disallowed by Assessee

August 24, 2021 2595 Views 0 comment Print

3M India Limited Vs CIT (LTU) (ITAT Bangalore) A perusal of the same would show that the assessee is making year end provision every year. The provision made in one year is reversed in the succeeding year. There is no dispute that the assessee has voluntarily disallowed the year end provision u/s 40(a), since no […]

HC dismisses Actor Suriya’s plea to waive interest on income tax

August 24, 2021 1380 Views 0 comment Print

R.S. Suriya Vs PCIT (Madras High Court) Learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated that mere possession of assests by the assessee cannot be a disqualification to consider the ground of genuine difficulty. Certainly, the learned counsel for the petitioner is right in saying so. However, the genuine difficulty as defined is the subjective satisfaction of […]

Resolve glitches in Income Tax e-filing portal by 15th Sep 2021: FM to Infosys

August 23, 2021 1722 Views 3 comments Print

The Finance Minister demanded that the issues faced by taxpayers on current functionalities of the portal should be resolved by the team by 15th September, 2021 so that taxpayers and professionals can work seamlessly on the portal.

No penalty for preferring a claim which is unacceptable to Revenue

August 23, 2021 2274 Views 0 comment Print

HCL Technologies Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Levy of penalty in this case is unsustainable because mere preferring a claim which is unacceptable to the Revenue does not ipso facto lead to levy of penalty. Here in this case, Form No. 56F duly signed by the Chartered Accountant justifies the plea of bona fide belief […]

Applicability of Equalisation Levy under Section 165 & 165A

August 23, 2021 33897 Views 1 comment Print

Applicability of Equalisation Levy as per section 165: -Where service provider is a Non Resident. -Service Recipient is Resident in India and Carrying business or profession -Amount of Consideration exceeding Rs 1 Lakhs in a P.Y. -Services used in India for carrying out business or profession.   Applicability as per Section 165A: Service provider/Seller of […]

Expenditure on Partner’s Foreign Educational Course allowable to Deductions

August 23, 2021 5757 Views 1 comment Print

In Aswathanarayana & Eswara v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-I, Chennai [ Tax Case Appeal No. 409 of 2009 dated March 30, 2021], Aswathanarayana & Eswara (Appellant) has filed the current appeal challenging the Order No. No. 550/Mds/2008 dated November 21, 2008 passed by the Hon’ble Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) regarding confirmation of disallowance […]

Depreciation not allowable on non-compete fee

August 23, 2021 3543 Views 0 comment Print

Fortis Hospitals LTD. Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) The appellant had entered into a Business Transfer Agreement with Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. on 24.08 .2009, for acquiring a business division of Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. consisting of ten hospitals situated in the cities of Bangalore, Kolkata and geographical limits of Eastern Mumbai. The appellant claims to have […]

Disallowance not comes under the realm for rectification of mistake u/s 154

August 23, 2021 2553 Views 0 comment Print

Union Bank of India Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find that AO has withdrawn, the relief granted u/s. 14A in the assessment order by mentioning that subsequently order of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Maxopp Investment Ltd. 402 ITR 640 has come. Accordingly, he has effectively made the disallowance us/.14A u/s 154 of the Act. We […]

No rectification under section 154 in section 264 Revisional order on new issues

August 23, 2021 2412 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Agarwal Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) The Court:-The petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 20th December, 2011 rejecting the petitioner’s application under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for rectification of the alleged mistake in the order dated 22nd December, 2011 passed under Section 264 of the Act on the ground […]

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