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Income-tax Act 2025: New TDS and TCS Forms Every Deductor Must Know

Income Tax : From 1 April 2026, TDS and TCS compliance shifts to new form numbers and section references under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Busine...

June 25, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax audit under section 44AB​: FAQs

Income Tax : Understand who must undergo a tax audit under Section 44AB, the applicable turnover limits, audit forms, filing procedure, due dat...

June 25, 2026 1274288 Views 54 comments Print

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 1047 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 2847 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 710703 Views 150 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 231 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 291 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 3975 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment as It Was Passed on Non-Existent Company

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that an assessment framed after an approved merger in the name of the amalgamating company was without jurisdictio...

June 25, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

ESOP Discount Allowed as Karnataka HC Precedent Covered Issue: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai allowed deduction of ESOP expenses under Section 37(1) by following Karnataka High Court's ruling in Biocon Ltd. Tribu...

June 25, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

No Income Addition Based on Form 26AS as Books Showed Higher Revenue: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The ITAT Pune upheld the deletion of an addition made by extrapolating a small unreconciled difference in Form 26AS to the entire ...

June 25, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Mere WhatsApp Chats Cannot Justify Year-Wide Production Addition: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that WhatsApp chats indicating suppressed production for one month could not be extrapolated to the entire fin...

June 25, 2026 1062 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Assessment as AO Rejected Mandatory Section 50C(2) DVO Reference

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that the Assessing Officer was required to refer the property valuation to the DVO when the assessee disputed th...

June 25, 2026 66 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 49992 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 675 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


Residential status under Income Tax for AY 2020-21

May 13, 2020 20688 Views 0 comment Print

What is chargeable to tax is only Income. Naturally whatever qualifies as income under section 2(24) , shall be taxed as per the applicable tax rates under the income tax act. A key tangent to decide whether the income earned is taxable in India, is the residential status of the person who is receiving the […]

Section 271AAD Penalty on False Accounts -A Draconian Provision

May 13, 2020 3333 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the implications of section 271AAD on false accounts. Learn how this new provision aims to deter taxpayers from manipulating their books of accounts.

Set-off & carry forward of Loss from owning & maintaining racehorses

May 13, 2020 13809 Views 0 comment Print

Provision applicable for the set-off and carry forward of losses from the activity of owning and maintaining race horses (Section 74A of the Income Tax Act) Where the losses could not be set off under the same head or different heads of the income in the same assessment year, then such amount of losses are […]

Benefit of filing ITR even when income is below exemption limit or Zero Income

May 13, 2020 5139 Views 0 comment Print

There is no harm in filing ITR even income is below the Basic Exemption limit. Filing ITR will help you in maintaining the record of your annual income. 1. It helps in buying Insurance (Term, Medical etc.): Insurance Companies need 3 years of ITR copy before giving any Term Loan or any Insurance. You will […]

Acquisition of mining rights for long lasting source of raw material is capital expenditure

May 13, 2020 2607 Views 0 comment Print

Since Zuari had obtained a long term captive source of the raw material by purchase of right from Texmaco for mining of limestone by operating the cement plant, therefore, the raw material was required to be won, gotten and brought to the surface and as such, could not be said to be revenue expenditure.

Concept of Capital Gains in case of Joint Development Agreement

May 13, 2020 115335 Views 14 comments Print

Taxability of Capital Gains in case of Specified Agreements. {Section 45 (5A) of Income Tax Act} Taxation of Specified Agreements Pre Introduction of Sec.45 (5A): – Transfer: Includes any arrangement or transaction where any rights are handed over in execution of part performance of contract, even though the legal title has not been transferred. Applying […]

Section 80EEB deduction for interest on Loan for Purchase of Electric Vehicle

May 13, 2020 21558 Views 1 comment Print

Section 80EEB deduction for interest on Loan for Purchase of Electric Vehicle- Section 80EEB as introduced by Finance Act, 2019. Q 1. Who is eligible to get benefit under Section 80EEB? Ans: An Individual who has taken a Loan for purchase of an Electrical Vehicle from any Financial Institution. Q 2. What is the benefit […]

Set off and Carry Forward of Capital Loss

May 13, 2020 29475 Views 1 comment Print

A capital asset has been defined under section 2(14) of the Income Tax Act. Any gain arising from the transfer of the capital asset is termed as capital gain it can be short term or long term. And when there is a loss on the transfer of a capital asset, the loss termed as a […]

Prior period expenses of fixed assets allowable in the year of crystallisation

May 13, 2020 5427 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee has written off the assets which were not found/traceable and as the assets were scattered over different areas, the entire exercise of listing of such fixed assets got crystallized during the year and hence, the booking of the expenditure under head prior period expenses of fixed assets, merits to be allowed in the hands of the assessee.

Dept may allow withdrawal from attached pension a/c to pensioner due to Covid-19

May 13, 2020 2580 Views 0 comment Print

Lalita Aggarwal Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) In view of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Department shall act sympathetically in accordance with law and hence they will modify the attachment of the bank account of the pensioner, if any and to permit withdrawal of the amounts deposited as pension in the State Bank of India and […]

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