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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


PM Cares Fund – Tax Benefits and All You Wanted To Know About

April 10, 2020 4266 Views 0 comment Print

The Taxation and other laws (Relaxation of certain provisions) Ordinance , 2020 has made amendments to section 80G of the Income tax act, 1961 thereby making contributions to this PM Cares fund eligible for 100% deduction under Section 80G(1) read with clause (iiia) of section 80G(2).

Demystifying Amendments Related to Residential Status of Individual

April 9, 2020 7512 Views 3 comments Print

Recently in Finance Bill, 2020; amendment as well as insertion  has been made in section 6 of Income Tax Act,1961. Therefore for checking residential status of  Individual for A.Y. 2021-22  (F.Y. 2020-21) new provision is to be seen. Old Provision Related to Residential Status of Individual for Financial Year 2019-20 Individual  will be Resident if: […]

CIT to examine refund claims with due application of mind & issue the same

April 9, 2020 2556 Views 0 comment Print

Withholding of refund claims should be examined by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax with due application of mind and the entire exercise should be completed within the period of six weeks and the case of failure of Officers should transmit the amount including the interest to assessee without awaiting any further orders.

Retirement Benefits and Tax Liabilities

April 9, 2020 21831 Views 8 comments Print

1. Retired life begins with liquidation of retirement benefits such as Provident Fund , Gratuity , Leave Encashment , Superannuation Fund & Pension.These retirement benefits,which have been built over decades of discipline savings are meant for enjoying post retired life without any financial worries. 2. A person on the verge of retirement, need to consider […]

Effective TDS Rate on interest payment to Foreign Institutional Investor

April 9, 2020 9942 Views 0 comment Print

Effective Rate of TDS on the payment of interest to Foreign Institutional Investor 1. In this regard, it is relevant here to refer the provision of Section 194LD of the Act which reads as under: Income by way of interest on certain bonds and Government securities. 194LD. (1) Any person who is responsible for paying to […]

CBDT clarifies on Certificates for lower rate/nil TDS/TCS certificate

April 9, 2020 12114 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on orders dated 31.03.2020 and 03.04.2020 issued under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) by CBDT vide F. No. 275/25/2020-IT(B) regarding issuance of certificate for lower rate/nil deduction/collection of TDS, TCS U/s. 195, 197 and 206C(9) of the Income-tax Act. 1961

Residential Status of Companies under Income Tax Law

April 9, 2020 4269 Views 0 comment Print

With effect from AY 2017-18 company would be resident in India if in any previous year: 1. It is an Indian Company (i.e. Incorporated as per Companies Act 2013 or 1956) 2. Its Place of Effective Management (POEM) is in India for a particular PY. POEM means a place where key managerial and Commercial decisions […]

New concessional Income tax rate from FY 2020-21

April 9, 2020 10194 Views 1 comment Print

Concessional rate of Tax applicability for individual business owners, Individuals, HUF and professionals as per the new amendment of Finance bill 2020 for Financial year 2020-21 Please read the entire article to get a hold of the optional tax benefit given to Individuals & HUF New tax structure is as follows: Annual Income  New Income […]

CBDT allows donations to PM cares fund through form 16

April 9, 2020 10083 Views 0 comment Print

Submission of certificate for claiming deductions U/s. 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of donation made by an employee to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES FUND)

Tax Planning and Wealth Management

April 9, 2020 6093 Views 6 comments Print

TAX SAVINGS INVESTMENTS AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT Why to save taxes..?? -Do you feel that you are paying too much tax? -Have you ever thought of saving tax? -Planning your taxes properly can help you save a lot of money. -Income Tax laws appear so complex that people are scared to deal with their taxes. Why won’t […]

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