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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


Joint development agreement – Taxation under Income Tax & GST

April 12, 2020 72822 Views 20 comments Print

Joint Development Arrangement (JDA) has always been a bone of contention between the assessee and the tax department. The dispute lies is in measuring the correct amount of tax both under Direct and Indirect Taxes. Hence it has always been an area of litigation. But inspite of this fact, JDA is the most common and […]

Changes in TCS Compliance for Authorized Dealers & Tour Operators

April 11, 2020 3639 Views 0 comment Print

Changes In Compliance For Authorized Dealers And Tour Operators As Passed In The Finance Act, 2020. Introduction: The Finance Bill, 2020 which has been passed in the Lok Sabha has come up with a plethora of amendments in the Income Tax act, 1961. Additional compliance have been put on tour operators as well as authorized […]

TCS on Sale of Goods under Income Tax Laws wef 01.10.2020

April 11, 2020 264531 Views 38 comments Print

Every seller, whose total sales, gross receipts  or turnover from the business carried on by him exceed ₹ 10 Crores during the FY 2019-20 & onwards, who receives any amount  as consideration for sale of any goods (excluding exports) of the value or aggregate of such value exceeding ₹ 50 Lakhs in any previous year shall at the time of receipt of such amount collect a sum equal to 0.1% of the sale consideration exceeding ₹ 50 Lakhs as Tax Collected at Source (TCS) from the buyer.

CBDT’s Order clarifying issues in relation to Lower/Nil TDS deduction certificate

April 11, 2020 3390 Views 0 comment Print

Pursuant to the current epidemic situation of COVID-19, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (“CBDT”) has vide its order dated 31.03.2020 issued clarification with respect to Lower/Nil TDS deduction certificate and Lower/Nil TCS collection certificate. The clarifications issued by CBDT are as follows: 1. All the assessees who have applied for lower/nil deduction or collection […]

Retirement Benefits & Financial Planning

April 11, 2020 1593 Views 0 comment Print

1. Further to my Article ‘Retirement Benefits and Tax Liabilities‘ dated 09 April 2020, the major challenge with the person is where to invest the retirement money to get steady inflow and live life without any financial stress Depending on individual’s financial health, physical health and family commitments, various options may be evaluated. 2 Emergency […]

Contribution to PM CARES Fund

April 11, 2020 2202 Views 0 comment Print

> A special fund “Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES FUND)” has been set up for providing relief to the persons affected  from the outbreak of Corona virus. Therefore, section 80G has amended to provide the same tax treatment to PM CARES Fund as available to Prime Minister National […]

Extension of Validity of Nil/Lower Deduction Certificate & Form 15G & 15H

April 11, 2020 3783 Views 0 comment Print

Due to outbreak of the pandemic COVIT-19, there is severe disruption in the normal working of almost all the sectors of economy including income tax department. In such a scenario, to mitigate hardships of assessee as well as officers, the CBDT issues various direction / clarifications by exercising of its powers A. Extension of Validity […]

Amendments in TDS/TCS applicable from FY 2020-21

April 10, 2020 65805 Views 6 comments Print

Amendments in the Provisions of of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) applicable from Assessment Year  2021-22 (i.e Financial year 2020-21) Through the Finance Act 2020 (which have received the assent of the President of India on 27th March 2020), the Central Government has made various amendments to existing provisions […]

Capital gains on Transfer of Debt Securities by non residents

April 10, 2020 19374 Views 4 comments Print

A General Discussion of the Taxation of Capital Gains for the purposes of Non Residents Assessee when they transfer the debt Securities specially bonds and Debentures held by them. This discussion is presented using FAQs Technique when Listed Bonds and Debentures of Indian Company /Government Bonds is sold /Transferred , which was originally subscribed in […]

Analysis of expenses allowable under section 37 of Income Tax Act, 1961

April 10, 2020 47274 Views 3 comments Print

CA Susheel Kumar Gupta Section 30 to 36 lists out certain deductions, which are allowed while computing the profit and gains from business or profession. Deductions under these sections are allowed subject to certain conditions mentioned in those section. Further, these sections do not list down all types of expenses. For these expenses, deduction can […]

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