Follow Us:

Income Tax

Get all latest income tax news, act, article, notification, circulars, instructions, slab on Taxguru.in. Check out excel calculators budget 2017 ITR, black money, tax saving tips, deductions, tax audit on income tax.

Latest Articles


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 10(32) Exemption | Income of minor clubbed with parent

April 30, 2020 99831 Views 6 comments Print

Exemption under section 10(32) of the Income Tax Act comes into play only when the income of a minor child is clubbed (i.e., added) into the income of his parent in terms of section 64(1A). The exemption provisions of section 10(32) are covered under the present article.

Clubbing of Income from assets transferred to a person for benefit of spouse

April 30, 2020 7464 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions under section 64(1)(vii): Where an Individual is assessable for the Income derived from the assets transferred to a person for the benefit of spouse As per section 64(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, if an individual (assessee) transfers his/her asset (directly or indirectly) otherwise than for adequate consideration to a person or an association […]

How to get stay on income tax demand under Section 220(6)

April 29, 2020 93459 Views 2 comments Print

Whenever assessing officer issues assessment order u/s 143(3), 147, 271(1)(c) along with it notice of demand u/s 156 is also raised. This demand notice is usually required to be paid within 30 days of service/receipt of the same. In case assessee fails to pay the demand within the required time, he/she becomes assessee in default.

Section 80D Tax deduction for Mediclaim Insurance & Medical expenditure

April 29, 2020 68667 Views 7 comments Print

Taking medical insurance has become extremely relevant in the current days and medical expenditures for purchase of medicines for life style diseases have also started becoming a regular expenditure especially for senior citizens. Medical expenditure can cover even the  hospitalization expenses also of the senior citizen. The Income Tax Act, 1961 has given tax benefits […]

Section 54F Exemption allowable despite Non-Claim in Income Tax Return

April 29, 2020 5820 Views 0 comment Print

Since S.54F of the Act is a beneficial provision and the Hon’ble Courts have held that the beneficial provision should be construed liberally, I deem it fit and proper to admit assessee’s claim of deduction u/s 54F of the Act and remand the issue to the file of the AO with a direction to consider the eligibility of the assessee for deduction u/s 54F of the Act and allow the same if the assessee satisfies the conditions.

Short deduction of TDS/TCS due to increased surcharge rate

April 29, 2020 2472 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification issued by CBDT in relation to short deduction of TDS/TCS due to increase in rates of surcharge by Finance (No.2) Act, 2019 By way of this writing, I would like to discuss the recent clarification issued by CBDT dated 13th April, 2020 in relation to the deduction/collection of TDS/TCS under various provisions of the […]

Critical Analysis of Section 271AAD- Penalty for Fake Transactions – Part Two

April 29, 2020 3027 Views 0 comment Print

The Authors in part one of the Article dealt with Historical Background and scope of Section 271AAD along with certain interesting issues. In this Article, the Authors would be addressing the other relevant issues in continuation to Part one.

How Pension Income is Reported When Filing ITR?

April 29, 2020 128913 Views 10 comments Print

The income tax return (ITR) forms issued by the Government for the financial year (FY) 2018-2019 require accurate reporting. For example, compared to previous years, where only aggregate amounts under allowances and perquisites had to be published, descriptions of various allowances as well as perquisites received during the FY are required to be disclosed separately […]

Why Section 47A of Income Tax Act, 1961 introduced?

April 29, 2020 14361 Views 0 comment Print

Rationale behind introduction of Section 47A of Income Tax Act, 1961 Lacuna in the law that have been plugged by introduction of Section 47A & amendment of Section 47 of the act in order to nullify the following tax planning ,– 1) Before section 47A , there was a standard law that if a holding […]

TCS on sale of goods – Analysis on section 206C(1H)

April 29, 2020 33756 Views 8 comments Print

Section 206C(1H) – TCS on sales of goods – Introduced by Finance Act 2020 Background (Erstwhile provisions) Tax collected at source (TCS) is the tax payable by a seller which he collects from the buyer at the time of sale. Section 206C of the Income-tax act governs the goods on which the seller has to […]

Search Post by Date
June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930