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Tax Relief up to 12 Lakh in New Tax Regime, Yet ITR Filing is Still Mandatory

Income Tax : Income may become tax-free under the new tax regime because of the standard deduction and Section 87A rebate, but ITR filing may s...

June 24, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

11 Situations Where Filing ITR Is Mandatory for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : This article explains the key situations where filing an Income Tax Return is compulsory, even if income is below the basic exempt...

June 24, 2026 1659 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Benefits Available to Senior Citizens

Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...

June 24, 2026 710625 Views 150 comments Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93714 Views 7 comments Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...

June 24, 2026 495703 Views 165 comments 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 219 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 6202 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 288 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 1890 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 3969 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Upholds Section 11 Exemption Despite Alleged Capitation Fee Collections

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that allegations of capitation fee collections could not justify denial of exemption under Sections 11 and 12 ...

June 24, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Granted by Wrong Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the approval under Section 151 was granted by the Principal Comm...

June 24, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Section 56(2)(viib) Addition as Shares Were Issued to Holding Company

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that Section 56(2)(viib) could not be invoked where shares were allotted at a premium to a 100% holding company. T...

June 24, 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 49932 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 876 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 660 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 249 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 210 Views 0 comment Print


Section 35DD Deduction towards expenditure incurred during amalgamation or demerger

January 26, 2021 30108 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35DD Deduction towards expenditure incurred during amalgamation or demerger Much amount of expenditure is incurred during amalgamation or demerger of any undertaking. In order to facilitate the company to claim the same, deduction towards such expenditure is allowed under section 35DD of the Income Tax Act. The provisions of section 35DD are briefly taken […]

Section 44AA Maintenance of accounts by certain persons carrying on profession or business

January 26, 2021 8682 Views 1 comment Print

Section 44AA of the Income Tax Act specifies the books of accounts that an assessee is required to maintain for Income Tax. Section 44AA together with Rule 6F lays down the provisions concerning maintaining these books of accounts. As per this section, every person carrying on Legal, Medical, Engineering, Architectural, Accountancy, Technical consultancy, Interior decoration, […]

TDS deducted on payment allowable as expense when Assessee follows cash Method

January 26, 2021 9477 Views 0 comment Print

Deloitte Haskins & Sells Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Amount of tax deducted at source from the payment made to the recipient of such income could be said to be the amount of expenditure incurred by assessee and paid during the year and, therefore, it was allowable to assessee as business expenditure. Held: AO did […]

Need of Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC) legislation in India

January 26, 2021 10347 Views 0 comment Print

There is a great need and importance of introducing CFC i.e. controlled foreign corporation legislation in Indian tax law, as it is one of the biggest measures to avoid payment of income tax in India by the resident persons of India. In the current scenario, there are no such provisions existing in income tax act, […]

Comparison of Various Income Tax Saving Schemes 2021

January 26, 2021 6096 Views 3 comments Print

Comparison of Various Saving Scheme  Article explains comparison of Various Saving Scheme for the purpose of Tax Planning & Investment Plan i.e. Very Simple analysis / summarized view of below mentioned schemes is as under:- 1) Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme 2) Pubilc Provident Fund 3) Kisan Vikas Patra 4) Senior Citizen Saving Scheme 5) National Saving Certificate Scheme 6) Post Office Saving […]

FM launches Union Budget Mobile App; Final stage of Union Budget 2021-22 commences with Halwa Ceremony

January 25, 2021 843 Views 0 comment Print

The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22, was held in North Block here today afternoon in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the “lock-in” process of Budget preparation begins.

Alternate Tax Regime for Individuals u/s 115BAC from AY 2021-22

January 25, 2021 22644 Views 0 comment Print

Disclaimer: Before start reading, we would like to clear the fact that this write up is only meant for salaried class employees and not meant for individuals having business Income. As there are some differences in the scheme for the salaried and non-salaried class of persons. Little Background The date of submission of investment proof […]

Special Financial Transaction (SFT) Reporting Parameters under Income Tax Act

January 25, 2021 246363 Views 3 comments Print

Special Financial Transactions (SFT) Reporting Parameters. Income Tax Department is widening its scope of disclosers and reporting day by day, there are some type of transactions on which Income Tax Department is very aggressive these days, and if any person entered in such transaction without any valid source then he can be caught in great […]

Government needs to make NPS fair for all categories of subscribers

January 25, 2021 7335 Views 1 comment Print

The union budget will be presented on 1st February so I thought of making some suggestions to remove some anomalies and inequalities in the Income Tax Act provisions to make the NPS system fair and little better for everyone.  Here are my suggestions. Uniformities of tax treatment of retirement corpus of Tier I of NPS […]

Section 35D Amortization of preliminary expenditure

January 25, 2021 28032 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Category of the person eligible for claiming deduction under section 35D, The extent of deduction allowable under section 35D, List of preliminary expenditure allowable as a deduction under section 35D and Some noteworthy points related to deduction under section 35D. Amortization of preliminary expenditure is allowed as deduction under section 35D of the […]

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