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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 627 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 2250 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 710664 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 93735 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 495781 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


ITAT Ranchi Allows Full Leave Encashment Exemption as CBDT Raised Limit to ₹25 Lakh

Income Tax : The ITAT Ranchi held that a retired non-government employee was entitled to exemption under Section 10(10AA)(ii) for the entire le...

June 25, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 80P Deduction on Interest from Statutory Deposits with Co-operative Banks

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that interest earned on compulsory statutory deposits made under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act const...

June 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reopening Set Aside as Loose Paper Dated After Sale cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court quashed a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 after finding that a loose paper seized from a third...

June 25, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Sets Aside Reopening as High-Value Bank Credits Alone Cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that reassessment cannot be sustained merely because of high-value bank transactions without evidence ...

June 25, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Bogus LTCG Addition as No Independent Enquiry Was Conducted

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be sustained solely on information received from the Investigation Wi...

June 25, 2026 51 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 49968 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 879 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 669 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


Income Tax on Buyback of Shares

May 26, 2020 64767 Views 7 comments Print

INTRODUCTION: The term Buy Back of shares is not a new concept to the Capital market in India. Recent, action in corporate world has witnessed large amount of buy back of shares by cash rich companies mostly in IT Sectors like TCS, Infosys and Wipro and others. In common parlance, Buy Back of shares means […]

Practical Approach to Presumptive Taxation- E-Book

May 26, 2020 16572 Views 4 comments Print

E-BOOK ON PRACTICAL APPROACH TO PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION This Article/ E-Book  explains Provisions of Section 44AB,  Provisions of Section 44AA , Provisions of Section 44AD of Income Tax Act, 1961,   Applicability of provisions of sec 44AA, 44AB and 44AD when turnover is up to Rs. 1 crore, Presumptive Taxation Scheme under Section 44ADA, Presumptive Taxation Scheme […]

Comparison Of New Income Tax Regime With Old Regime

May 26, 2020 5994 Views 0 comment Print

COMPARISON OF NEW INCOME TAX REGIME WITH OLD REGIME The Budget 2020 introduced new income tax regime for individual taxpayers. However, the option for such concessional tax regime requires the taxpayer to forgo certain specific deductions. The taxpayer has to forgo standard deduction of Rs 50000, deduction under 80C of Rs 1.5lakh and interest on […]

All about form 15CA & Form 15CB

May 26, 2020 817452 Views 133 comments Print

What stand customer can take if Bank demand Form 15CA but service is not taxable? In such cases, the possible recourse is to submit a declaration in form of a note to Bank stating the nature of remittance and reason as to why it is not chargeable to tax and consequently exempted from the submission of Form 15CA.

How to reply to different income tax notices

May 26, 2020 228865 Views 32 comments Print

These days people are getting different types of notices/intimations from the Income Tax department by different modes such as delivery by post or by an e-mail. This article aims to highlight the different situations in which income tax notices can be received and how to respond to those notices if anyone receives the same.

Know TAN Number Structure and Procedure to apply

May 26, 2020 214734 Views 12 comments Print

The correct structure of TAN is as mentioned below: TAN structure is as follows: AAAA99999A: First four characters are letters, next 5 numerals, last character letter. Each tax deductor is uniquely identified by his TAN. If the TAN does not follow the above structure, then the TAN will be shown invalid. The first three characters represent the city or state where the TAN was issued. In the below table First three letter in TAN ‘BLR’ signifies that city in which TAN issued is Bangalore. The fourth character of the TAN is the initial letter of the tax deductor. Which Means name of the Tax Deductor starts with this letter.

Taxability of Gift U/s 56(2)(X)

May 26, 2020 494234 Views 31 comments Print

Gift is usually used to convert black money into white money. To stop practice of converting black money into white money a section 56(2)(Vii) introduced by Finance Act , 2009 and amended by Finance act , 2010. This section deals with law of taxation of gift.

Section 80G Deduction For Donation made

May 26, 2020 360091 Views 37 comments Print

The amount donated towards charity attracts deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Section 80G has been in the law book since financial year 1967-68 and it seems it’s here to stay. Several deductions have been swept away but the tax sop for donations appears to have survived the axe. The main features of tax benefit with respect to charity are as follows:

TDS on sale of Immovable Property by Non-resident

May 26, 2020 382559 Views 48 comments Print

Recently I was asked a question by someone that at what rate TDS is to be deducted at the time of purchasing a property in India from a non-resident. The answer to the question lies in the simple reading of the Income Tax Act’1961. Let us examine the relevant Sections of the Income Tax Act’1961. […]

Capital Gain Account Scheme

May 26, 2020 72345 Views 38 comments Print

All about CGAS 1988 Sale of Long term capital assets will either result in loss or gain for the owner of such capital assets, if the transaction results in loss then such loss can be adjusted in current or future years with gains under the head capital gain. Whereas if the resultant figures of such […]

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