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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 198 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 1274306 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 1218 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 2955 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 1206 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 50007 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


Detailed Analysis- Gifts Taxation under Income Tax Act, 1961

April 24, 2020 493362 Views 92 comments Print

Article explains Income Tax Treatment of Immovable Property Received as Gift Without Consideration or for Inadequate Consideration, Any property other than immovable property received Without consideration of For Inadequate Consideration and all those gifts which are fully exempt under Income Tax under Section 56(2)(X) 1. Cash: If aggregate value is less than Rs.50000 than nothing […]

No TDS on GST component included in bill

April 24, 2020 10728 Views 0 comment Print

As we all aware that currently this is the TDS compliance period is going on. At the time of compliance many tax deductor face the confusion at the time of tax deduction such at what amount the TDS should be deducted and at what amount, when the invoice is issue within ambit of GST? That […]

Loan from directors – Section 68 addition- Additional Evidence- ITAT restore matter to AO

April 24, 2020 1791 Views 0 comment Print

Harina Developers Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) The issue under consideration is that whether the loan received from two directors can be considered as unexplained cash credit u/s 68 of the Act? In the given case, the assessee has received amount from two of its directors. The assessee could file only ledger account extract […]

Residency Test in India – for Individuals

April 23, 2020 13299 Views 1 comment Print

Taxation of a person depends on his residential status in the country.  Section 6 sub-section (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides the circumstances under which an INDIVIDUAL is said to be Resident in India.  Once the INDIVIDUAL is said to be resident in India, then we need to find out if he qualifies […]

Presumptive Taxation : Section 44AD

April 23, 2020 18711 Views 5 comments Print

For small businesses to comply with the taxation provisions without consuming much time and resources, the government of India has incorporated a scheme of presumptive taxation. Businesses adopting the presumptive taxation scheme are not required to maintain regular books of account. Section 44AD(1) says : “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sections 28 to […]

Benefits to Startups Under Income Tax Act

April 23, 2020 19257 Views 0 comment Print

Startup India campaign was formally launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on January 16, 2016, from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Now, we have marked 5 year journey of startup India initiative. Government is focusing to make India a $5 trillion economy but it won’t be possible without building a strong startup ecosystem in India. […]

Cross border reimbursement – Dilemma continues

April 23, 2020 4020 Views 0 comment Print

Reimbursement can be described as repayment of what has already been spent or incurred. Therefore, it should not be considered a reward or compensation for a service rendered.

Income Tax Compliance Handbook

April 23, 2020 7077 Views 0 comment Print

This is a compliance handbook covering important compliance related provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 and covers following topics- Tax Rates for AY 2020-21 Tax Rates for AY 2021-22 Advance Tax Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) Tax Collected at Source (TCS) Presumptive Tax Scheme Tax Audit Income from Capital Gains Income from House Property Taxability […]

Section 6 – Residency provisions – Analysis of amendments

April 23, 2020 8997 Views 2 comments Print

Analysis of amendments to Section 6 – Residency provisions under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) Old Provisions Proposals made through Finance Bill 2020 (Change to Old Provisions highlighted in RED) Amendments made through Finance Act 2020 (Change to Old Provisions highlighted in RED)   I. Resident in India if :- (a) Stays in India […]

Income Tax provisions relating to Private Trust (Family Trust)

April 23, 2020 238269 Views 9 comments Print

The Indian Trust Act, 1882, governs a Private Trust. Private trust is a vehicle through which property can be transferred from one person (owner) to another for the benefit of an individual or an ascertainable group of people. A private trust is created for the benefit of specific individuals i.e., individuals who are defined and […]

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