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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 201 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 1274312 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 1263 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 2958 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 710706 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 72 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 84 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 87 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 1218 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 69 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 50010 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


New Tax Regime Versus Old Tax Regime- Analysis & Calculator

May 1, 2020 30546 Views 7 comments Print

It was 1st February 2020, when our Honorable Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had presented the Budget 2020 and came up with paradigm shift in the way Individuals are being taxed i.e. NEW TAX REGIME was introduced vide Sections 115BAC and 115BAD of Income Tax Act 1961. QUESTION IS: Whether this new tax regime is only […]

A commendable work by IRS task force to fight COVID-19 Pandemic

May 1, 2020 3627 Views 1 comment Print

FORCE (Fiscal Options & Response to Covid-19 Epidemic), a task force of young IRS officers, hit the headlines this week with its policy paper outlining the recommendations that the CBDT could take to fight with the economic downside due tothe COVID-19 Pandemic. The CBDT has charge-sheeted the senior IRS officers for their rolein leaking the […]

ITAT upheld addition of 12.5% of alleged bogus purchases

May 1, 2020 1293 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case, the assessee is engaged in the trading of iron and steel. A.O. has reopened the assessment on getting information regarding assessee taking accommodation purchase bills.

What’s Beneficial– Tax under Old or New Regime for Salaried Employees?

May 1, 2020 4326 Views 2 comments Print

Income Tax is a subject, discussion on which most people tend to avoid, because of its complexity, and ever-evolving nature. To add to it, various provisions keep changing every year on presentation of Budget by Finance Minister on 01st of February. Further, it is that time of the year when declarations have to be given […]

Amount received by Retiring Partner not chargeable to Capital Gain Tax

May 1, 2020 1632 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that a retiring partner took only money towards the value of his share on retirement and when there was no distribution of capital assets going to the partners, there was no transfer of capital asset and consequently, no profits or gain was chargeable under Section 45 (4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Short Notes on Section 80M deduction Re-inserted vide finance Act , 2020

May 1, 2020 13284 Views 1 comment Print

1) Deductions u/s 80M is a Deduction not an exemption. The very basic difference between exemption & deduction is that losses from the sources of income which is otherwise exempted had no tax treatment & however losses from a income which a allowed as deduction shall have tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of […]

Applicability of Doctrine of Mutuality

May 1, 2020 16359 Views 0 comment Print

Recently, the Apex Court in the case of Yum Restaurants (Marketing) Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT bearing Civil Appeal no. 2847 of 2010 (SC), order dated 24th April, 2020 held that the doctrine of mutuality bestows a special status to qualify for exemption from tax liability and exemptions are to be put to strict interpretation. The apex court […]

The Equalisation levy – Tapping the untapped

April 30, 2020 3345 Views 0 comment Print

New equalisation levy may be applicable on your business and be a cost for your business.  When it comes to services, the extended scope will cover entities providing online services such as:

Complexities in newly introduced TCS on sale of any goods

April 30, 2020 3771 Views 5 comments Print

A seller of goods is liable to collect TCS @ 0.1% on consideration received from a buyer in a previous year in excess of Rs. 50 lakhs. However, in non-PAN/ Aadhaar cases the rate shall be 1%.

NIL TDS intimation to Department

April 30, 2020 23506 Views 0 comment Print

This article is applicable to all persons having the TAN No. (for TDS deduction purposes) Currently, if there is no TDS to be deducted, no action is taken in terms of filing TDS return for the particular quarter. Due to this practice of non-intimation, the Income Tax department has been finding it diificult to differentiate […]

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