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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


Unabsorbed depreciation can be Carried Forward beyond 8 Years

August 23, 2021 40824 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs KMC Speciality Hospitals India Ltd (Madras High Court) It can be said that, current depreciation is deductible in the first place from the income of the business to which it relates. If such depreciation amount is larger than the amount of the profits of that business, then such excess comes for absorption from […]

No addition for income offered in subsequent year if tax effect remains same

August 23, 2021 3654 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Adani Infrastructure and Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Gujarat High Court) Revenue contended that provisional fees was not being treated as income during the year by ignoring the Section 199 of the Act read with Rule 37BA of the Rules. Admittedly there is no provision under the Act to tax the same income twice as […]

Recovery from assets of deceased under section 159 of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 23, 2021 7530 Views 0 comment Print

Recovery from a legal representative not from his/her assets in the recovery proceedings but from the assets of the deceased. Issue a writ , order or direction commanding the respondents to compensate the petitioner for mental agony and harassment caused solely on account of grossly illegal acts of the said respondents and its officers for […]

AO cannot apply section 14A provisions without examining correctness of workings furnished by assessee

August 23, 2021 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys BPM Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Perusal of the assessment order would show that the AO did not examine the above said computation of the assessee and did not find any fault or error in the above said computation. The AO simply observes that section 14A provides that the expenditure has to be computed […]

Mistakes one should avoid while filing ITR

August 23, 2021 22824 Views 10 comments Print

Most of the Individual taxpayers file their own ITR themselves. Since income tax is a complex law, an ordinary tax payer is bound to commit certain mistakes while filling the ITR forms.  In this article I intend to discuss some of the most common mistake committed by individual taxpayers while filling the ITR and which […]

MoF Summons Infosys CEO to explain Income Tax portal glitches

August 23, 2021 2325 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance has summoned Sh Salil Parekh, MD & CEO, Infosys on 23/08/2021 to explain to hon’ble FM as to why even after 2.5 months since launch of new e-filing portal, glitches in the portal have not been resolved. In fact,since 21/08/2021 the portal itself is not available. Meanwhile Infosys has made three tweets […]

Receipts on sale of software not taxable as royalty

August 23, 2021 2034 Views 0 comment Print

IBM Singapore Pte Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Banglore) As per the decision rendered by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Pvt. Ltd., sale proceeds received by the assessee on sale of software licenses cannot be categorized as “Royalty” within the meaning of provisions of DTAA. FULL TEXT OF THE […]

HC stays Section 263 order as Mandatory twin pre conditions were prima facie not fulfilled

August 22, 2021 1488 Views 0 comment Print

In view of above aspects, we find that a prima facie case has been made out by the petitioner. Considering the balance of convenience and irreparable loss that the petitioner may suffer, further process pursuant to the order dated 24.03.2021 under Section 263 of the IT Act shall remain stayed until further order(s).

Request for Rationalisation of Section 270AA Penalty Provisions

August 22, 2021 5607 Views 1 comment Print

A reasonable leniency may be exercised by the AOs to allow the Taxpayer’s who have paid the tax and interest beyond the time limit specified in the demand notice issued u/s 156 to accept the application and grant immunity u/s 270AA.

HC allows expense on Foreign Education & Training of Partner related to Business who continued after education

August 21, 2021 5244 Views 0 comment Print

Aswathanarayana & Eswara Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Expenditure incurred by assessee-firm on partner’s foreign education was to be allowed as deduction when such education was directly related to profession carried on by firm – Madras HC Legal Provisions involved Any expenditure not being in the nature of personal expenses of the assessee laid out […]

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