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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 540 Views 8 comments 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 2004 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 710646 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 93726 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 495745 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 3972 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Karnataka HC Quashes Tax Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard & Unfreezes Account

Income Tax : The Court held that the assessment and consequential demand could not stand where the petitioner had not participated in the proce...

June 25, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Property Sale Gain Addition as Purchase Cost Was Not Considered

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that the entire sale consideration could not be assessed as short-term capital gains without examining the...

June 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Admits Additional Evidence as Delay Was Due to Accountant’s Son’s Medical Emergency

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad accepted the assessee's explanation that supporting documents could not be produced because the accountant was ...

June 25, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

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 219 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 105 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 49959 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 663 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 213 Views 0 comment Print


TDS- Section 194N – Scope & Recent Amendments

July 17, 2020 10539 Views 5 comments Print

Scope of Section 194N of the Income tax Act 1961, and recent amendments to it brought by Finance Act, 2020 and Press release In the maiden Budget Speech, while presenting the Union Budget 2019, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that in a bid to promote digital payments and to discourage cash payments she proposed […]

ITAT upheld addition in Case related to deposit in Swiss Bank

July 17, 2020 2253 Views 0 comment Print

Renu T Tharani Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The assessee is not a public personality like Mother Terresa that some unknown person, with complete anonymity, will settle a trust to give her US $ 4 million, and in any case, Cayman Islands is not known for philanthropists operating from there; if Cayman Islands is known for […]

Section 292BB is applicable to assessee & not to a legal representative

July 17, 2020 6510 Views 0 comment Print

In the absence of a statutory provision it is difficult to cast a duty upon the legal representatives to intimate the factum of death of an assessee to the income tax department. After all, there may be cases where the legal representatives are estranged from the deceased assessee or the deceased assessee may have bequeathed his entire wealth to a charity.

TDS on payment of certain amounts in cash (Section 194N)

July 17, 2020 11484 Views 0 comment Print

About the Section 194N This section is inserted in the Union Budget 2019 proposed on 5th July, 2019. However, in this section certain amendment is incorporated by Union Budget 2020 proposed on 27th March, 2020. Hence let’s understand about this section including with amendment. According to this section, Every Person (Payer) being i. A banking […]

Section 10(46) exemption to Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Bihar

July 17, 2020 825 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 49/2020- Central Government notifies Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Bihar in respect of the specified income arising to the board under section 10(46) of Income Tax Act, 1961. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2020 Notification No. 49/2020-Income Tax S.O. 2380(E).—In exercise of […]

Disallowance for Depreciation on Brand License Fees is unjustified

July 17, 2020 1683 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the disallowance made on account of depreciation on payment of brand license fees is justified in law?

Addition for bogus purchases Limited to difference between Gross & Normal profit

July 17, 2020 1686 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether CIT(A) is correct in enhancing the disallowance on account of bogus purchases to 100% as against 12.5% disallowance done by AO?

Expenses cannot be excluded from Export Turnover u/s 10AA merely because it is in Foreign Currency

July 17, 2020 3513 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the foreign currency expenditure need to be excluded from the ‘export turnover’ of the assessee for the purpose of computing deduction under Section 10AA of the Act?

Important Insights from the case of Abdul Hamid Vs ITO

July 17, 2020 3387 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Abdul Hamid Vs ITO (ITAT Gauhati) Important facts of the case: 1) The assessee was engaged in the retail business of eggs & was also the partner of a partnership firm M/s Nihar Enterprises. 2) During the Regular Assessment Proceedings for Assessment year, 2014-15 AO found that a Bank Account @ Central Bank of […]

Section 11 Exemption cannot be Denied Merely because Income is Exempt from Principles of Mutuality

July 17, 2020 1869 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the exemption u/s 11 will be allowed against the interest income, exchange gain, and miscellaneous income to the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry?

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