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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...
Income Tax : This article explains the key situations where filing an Income Tax Return is compulsory, even if income is below the basic exempt...
Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...
Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...
Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...
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...
Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has proposed a priority disposal mechanism for appeals filed up to and including 2022 in respons...
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...
Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...
Income Tax : Tribunal observed that it is for the businessman to decide how to organise business finances unless there is evidence of tax evasi...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that merely reflecting depreciation in an incorrect schedule of the income tax return could not justify an additio...
Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that questions relating to loans and advances are matters for assessment proceedings and not sufficient grounds to ...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued after the surviving limitation period prescribed by the Supreme Court were invalid....
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that revision under Section 263 could not survive on the issue of prior period expenditure after the Assessing O...
Income Tax : The CBDT has identified specific categories of taxpayers whose returns will be compulsorily selected for complete scrutiny during ...
Income Tax : The Ordinance exempts interest income and capital gains arising from Government securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and...
Income Tax : The Central Government has specified infrastructure sub-sectors from the Updated Harmonised Master List as eligible businesses und...
Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...
Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...
TAT states that the order passed by CIT(A) is not clear in as much way the ld. CIT(A) has given a general direction without having regard to the factual aspects of ‘receipts and expenditure’ relating to exhibitions presented before ITAT. A clear cut direction from ld. CIT(A) in this regard would be helpful to both the assessee and the AO.
Income Tax is one of the most prevalent and the long standing tax in India accumulating more than 50% of revenue from taxes for the Central Government. Income tax is contributed by corporates as well as individuals. Surprisingly, a mere 2-3% of the individual population in India actually pays income tax. However, over the recent […]
This article focuses on the exemptions available to an assessee from capital gain tax under Income Tax Act, 1961. Any profit or gain arising from Transfer of Capital Asset (long term or short term) shall be chargeable under the head capital gain in the year of transfer. However, there are some exemptions on such capital […]
Section 45 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) is the charging section of the income chargeable under the head Capital Gains. In the ordinary course, a transaction is subject to capital gain in the year of transfer of the capital asset. In case of the Joint Development Agreement (‘JDA’) or Specified Agreement (‘SA’) where the capital asset being land, building, or both have been transferred to the developer, such transaction is taxable in the year of transfer.
BACKGROUND 1. Under the Annual Information Return (AIR) Scheme, Specified Entities were required to report Notified Transactions to Income Tax Department. 2. Section 285BA of Income Tax Act 1961 read with rule 114E of Income Tax Act 1962 w.e.f 01.04.2015 makes it mandatory for specified reporting persons to furnish statement of financial transactions electronically. WHO […]
The issue of interpretation of agreements for avoidance for double taxation [AADT / DTAA / tax treaty] has always been ongoing. More particularly when it involves importing the meaning of any expressions from the interpretation adopted for any other tax treaty. India has signed tax treaties with various countries out of which certain DTAA’s (viz., […]
Recently , a ruling by AAR against Tiger Global’s claim of exemption on capital gain in the Flipkart –Walmart deal has once again brought forth the issues of treaty shopping and GAAR . Background of the ruling is narrated as follows. Investors of Flipkart included Tiger Global Management, Accel, Naspers , Softbank , Vision Fund […]
E-Commerce is here to stay. If the pandemic wasn’t enough to impress this point, suspension of international travel, visa delays and immigration bans are only increasing adaptability to E-Commerce amongst the masses. Recognizing that electronic transactions have far reaching implications with respect to taxation, the Indian legislature has put in place certain tax measures with […]
In this Editorial the author shall elaborate the procedures for registration of an entity under ‘Startup India’, an initiative by the Government of India launched in January 2016. Through this scheme, the government is looking forward to driving sustainable economic development and enhance employment opportunities in India. The Procedure to register Startup is simple and […]
Ethics is often thought of as a question of personal scruples of the organization/entrepreneur. However, the reality is far from that. Organizations that shy away from providing a decisive leadership that believes in facilitating an ethical environment for the conduct of business dealings knowingly profits from corporate misdeeds. The Corona Virus pandemic has unfortunately swamped […]
