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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


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

Section 271D Penalty Challenge Relegated to Statutory Remedy as Facts Were Disputed

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court held that factual disputes relating to a penalty under Section 271D must first be examined through the statu...

June 23, 2026 30 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


Reassessment valid as AO formed prima facie opinion for escapement of income

July 29, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Electrotherm (India) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) Conclusion:  Since AO after applying his mind on information received from VAT Department arrived at the conclusion, based on the reasons to believe that income of assessee had escaped assessment. and at the time of issuing notice under section 148 AO had formed prima facie opinion for escapement […]

Granted bail on medical grounds to a person accused of misusing public funds & reinvesting the same in other businesses

July 28, 2021 11961 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Nanjundaiah Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court) Sri Nanjundaiah (Petitioner), the founder of Kanva Souhardha Co-operative Credit Limited (Society) has filed the Bail Application in Special Criminal Case No.846/2020 registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (Respondent) for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PML Act). […]

Section 194LA TDS not attracted if it is not possible to quantify value in monetary terms

July 28, 2021 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Chief Accounts Officer Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Provisions of section 194LA of the Act would apply only in the case of a compulsory acquisition and not to a case where lands were surrendered by land owners under section 14B of KTCP Act. Hon’ble High Court also held that since BBMP is not paying consideration for […]

Additional charge arrangement in the grade of PCIT/PDIT

July 28, 2021 2091 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order No. 186 of 2021 The following additional charge arrangements in the grade of PCIT/PDIT are ordered with immediate effect as mentioned against their names and until further orders:

Is Retrospective Taxation an Abuse of Sovereign Right of States to Impose Taxes?

July 28, 2021 1518 Views 0 comment Print

India has gained an ill-reputation regarding its retrospective taxation laws in the past decade, especially due to the amendments made to Section 9 by the Finance Act, 2012. Retrospective operation of this amendment gave rise to three notable international tax disputes, namely the Vodafone International Holdings BV case, the Cairn Energy PLC case, and the […]

Mutual Agreement procedure – OECD Recommendation on Stage 2 Peer Review Reports regarding time limit

July 28, 2021 1059 Views 0 comment Print

The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), inter alia, provide rules and mechanisms for allocation of taxing rights amongst the treaty partners; avoidance of economic and juridical double taxation; and resolution of taxation not in accordance with the treaty through the Mutual Agreement Procedure (‘MAP’).  MAP is an inbuilt and alternate tax dispute resolution mechanism available to the taxpayers under the DTAAs. It is […]

Dividends of a foreign company received through its Indian depository are not taxable under Indo-Mauritius DTAA

July 28, 2021 4851 Views 1 comment Print

Recently, the Mumbai bench of ITAT has given its final order in the case of Morgan Stanley Mauritius Co. Ltd. v. DCIT,[1] holding that dividend payments made by a foreign company to its domestic depository which were subsequently transferred to IDR holders are not taxable in India under the Indo-Mauritius DTAA. Despite the dividend income […]

Re-Registration under section 12AB for Trust/Institution

July 28, 2021 33312 Views 0 comment Print

Effective Date: All the existing trusts and institutions registered under section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 19861 shall re-register themselves under section 12AB w.e.f. 01.04.2021 Registration u/s 12AB: Registration granted u/s 12AB shall remain valid for 5 years. (3 years in case of provisional registration) Forms to be filled: Form 10A: (Last date of filling […]

Doctrine of Natural Justice

July 28, 2021 67458 Views 1 comment Print

INTRODUCTION The Phrase ‘Natural Justice’ means that justice should be impartial, fair, equal for all and ensuring protection of individual rights against arbitrary procedures and miscarriage of justice by the authorities. In other words, it is the soul of the body of justice and foundation on which delivery of justice is based. The rules of […]

New Income Tax Portal – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham

July 28, 2021 30891 Views 42 comments Print

Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, the Income Tax Department launched the new income tax e-filing portal on 7th June 2021 to make it more taxpayer-friendly. But instead of providing an easy and smooth interface, the new portal has posed various issues. Krishna (Fictional Character): Arjuna, after the launch of the new portal, due to technical glitches, […]

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