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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 99 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 1274291 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 1065 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 2862 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 1074 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


Section 147- Reasons to Believe- Believe it or not!

May 4, 2020 11718 Views 0 comment Print

To understand the phrase ‘reasons to believe’ it is fair to discuss provisions of section 147 of Income Tax Act, 1961.This article aims at highlighting the importance of ‘reasons to believe’phrase on invocation of provisions of section 148/147 Income Tax Act, 1961.

How To Get Relief From Double Taxation?

May 4, 2020 23002 Views 0 comment Print

In case , one earns income which suffers tax outside India, the Income Tax Act has clear provision of relief from such double taxation. The relevant provision are contained in section 90 and section 91 of the I T Act. Section 90 is applicable for the cases when the tax has been paid in a country with which India has signed comprehensive double taxation avoidance agreements. There are Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements with as many as 79 countries .Comprehensive agreements are signed with these countries and Limited agreements with these countries.

No exemption from tax liability in case principles of mutuality reiterated

May 4, 2020 1416 Views 0 comment Print

The doctrine of mutuality bestows a special status to qualify for exemption from tax liability. It is a settled proposition of law that exemptions are to be put to strict interpretation. Asssessee having failed to fulfil the stipulations and to prove the existence of mutuality, the question of extending exemption from tax liability to assesse, that too at the cost of public exchequer, did not arise. Once it was conclusively determined that the assessee company had not operated as a mutual concern, there would be no question of extending exemption from tax liability.

Section 80IB(10) deduction not eligible on Income not having Business Connection

May 4, 2020 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Satern Griha Nirman Pvt. Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) Facts of the Case: The assessee in the present case is a Company, which is engaged in the business of Builders and Property Developers. The return of income for the year under consideration was filed by it on 17.09.2011 declaring total income at ‘NIL’. During the […]

Anomaly in provisions for taxing dividend income, as per Finance Act, 2020

May 3, 2020 4833 Views 0 comment Print

While drastically changing the erstwhile provisions regarding taxability of Dividend Income, there remains an anomaly in relation to cascading effect scenario. The same is dealt hereunder: In the erstwhile provisions, to avoid cascading effect (i.e. multi-level taxation of same dividend income), the tax rate u/s 115O was calculated on the amount of dividend distributed as […]

Income Tax Audit – Recent Changes & Key Areas

May 3, 2020 14415 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit Focusing on Recent Changes and Key Areas with Practical Examples This Article explains the Provisions of Income Tax Audit governed by Section 44AB of Income Tax Act, 1961 including the recent amendments in Budget 2020. Income Tax Audit Meaning: Tax Audit is an audit which is made compulsory by Income Tax Act, […]

Coercive measures cannot be taken against taxpayer in case he challenges Black Money Act

May 3, 2020 2967 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had not disclosed any black money or asset in the income tax proceedings going against him rather he had denied the same, therefore, while respondents may proceed pursuant to the impugned notices dated December 20, 2017 to assessee under Section 10(1) of the Black Money Act calling upon them to produce the details sought for in connection with the assessment for the assessment year 2017-18 under the Black Money Act however, no coercive measures might be taken against assessee if the occasion so arose.

Lower or nil rate tax deduction certificate- Duty of deductor

May 3, 2020 156415 Views 13 comments Print

Actions to be taken by the deductor on receipt of the certificate: Please validate the PAN of the deductee submitting the certificate. The Certificate should be valid for the PAN, Section and Rate which has been mentioned in the statement filed. Check that the certificate is valid for the relevant Financial Year.

Income Tax on Gifts: Exemptions and computation

May 3, 2020 57310 Views 16 comments Print

Receiving Gift indeed brings a cheerful smile on the face of the receiver, but if receiver gets to know that he has to pay tax thereon, the smiling face may turn sad. Although Gift Tax Act has been abolished, however there are certain provisions in the Income Tax Act, which make the gift taxable in […]

File TDS return on time to avoid Penalty / Late Payment Fees

May 3, 2020 28708 Views 0 comment Print

As we all are aware that the due date of TDS return filing is coming closer for 4th Quarter i.e. 31st May, 2020 for FY 2019-20. Hence this article is kind of reminder for all taxpayers to be compliant towards filing of return within due date to avoid unnecessary interest and late fees. Today I […]

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