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Tax Deduction/Collection Account Number (TAN)

Income Tax : Learn what TAN is, who must obtain it, how to apply, and where it must be quoted under the Income-tax Act. The guide also explains...

June 25, 2026 308255 Views 23 comments 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 1274249 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 960 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 2736 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 710688 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 225 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 3972 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 48 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 48 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 63 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 819 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 60 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 49983 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


DDT Abolition & TDS on dividend to Non-Resident Investors

April 3, 2020 67857 Views 3 comments Print

Abolition Of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) – A Compliance Burdens When It Comes to TDS Of Non-Resident Investors Introduction:- Finance Act, 2020 has abolished DDT regime under which Dividends paid by Domestic Company were exempt in the hands of receivers (including Non-Residents). Thus now companies will be liable to deduct TDS under following sections:- Particulars […]

TDS on Cash Withdrawals -Section 194N

April 3, 2020 6159 Views 4 comments Print

As it is evident that Government of India is continuously striving to discourage cash transactions and moving towards less cash economy, in this move a new section of TDS (Tax deducted at Source) 194N was introduced in income tax act through Finance act 2019. The provisions of new section were applicable from 1st September 2019.  […]

Opting Legal Lowest tax liability alternative not amounts to Tax Evasion

April 3, 2020 1125 Views 0 comment Print

If the taxpayer was in a position to carry a transaction in two alternative ways, one of which would result in lower tax liability, the assessee would be at liberty to choose that particular method.  Pursuant to the terms of both the agreements, the transactions had been carried out and assessee as well as other 6 persons had offered their respective share of rental income in their own tax returns thus, the agreement could not be termed as sham agreement or an artificial structure with a view to evade tax liability.

Form 15G & 15H submitted for FY 2019-20 would be valid up to 30.06.2020

April 3, 2020 14451 Views 8 comments Print

To mitigate the hardships of small taxpayers, it has been decided that if a person had submitted valid Forms 15G and 15H to the Banks or other institutions for F.Y. 2019-20, then these Forms would be valid up to 30.06.2020. This will safeguard the small tax payers against TDS where there is no tax liability […]

Lower/nil rate of TDS/TCS applications to be disposed liberally by 27.04.2020

April 3, 2020 6030 Views 1 comment Print

In case of pending applications for lower/nil rate of TDS/TCS for F.Y. 2019-20, the Assessing Officers have been directed to dispose off the applications through a liberal procedure by 27.04.2020, so that the taxpayers may not have to pay extra tax which may cause liquidity issues to them. F. No. 275/25/2020-IT(B) Government of India Ministry […]

TCS provisions applicable from 01.10.2020 – Detailed Analysis

April 3, 2020 163884 Views 23 comments Print

As we all are aware that Finance Act, 2020 has come up with new insertion of TCS Provisions of Section 206C(1G)(a) – TCS on foreign remittance through Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), Section 206C(1G)(b) – TCS on selling of overseas tour package and Section 206C(1H) – TCS on sale of any goods [except goods on which […]

Exemption on Tax paid by Govt or Indian concern on certain income of a foreign company

April 2, 2020 13140 Views 1 comment Print

Tax paid by the Government or Indian concern on certain income of a foreign company – Section 10(6A), 10(6B), 10(6BB) and 10(6C) Provisions of section 10(6A), section 10(6B), section 10(6BB) and section 10(6C) of the Income Tax Act provides various exemption towards tax paid by the Government / Indian concern on certain types of income of […]

How to Enable Macros in Microsoft Excel For Income Tax Return (ITR)

April 2, 2020 112485 Views 7 comments Print

It is necessary to ENABLE the execution of macros in Return-Preparation-Utility in order to enter, validate and generate an .XML file for upload. Follow these steps to ENABLE execution of macros depending on the version of [Microsoft Office Excel] being used to open the Return-Preparation-Utility :

Whom should Assessee contact for Income Tax refund related queries

April 2, 2020 86943 Views 64 comments Print

Whom do I contact for queries related to payment of refund which has been processed by ITD? My refund details are showing wrong in Form 26AS. How can I correct it? I have received refund in my bank A/C through ECS, but Form 26AS reflects mode of payment as ‘Paper’. How do I know whether my refund is in process at ITD in Form 26AS? The Assessing officer has refused to grant me refund saying credit entry is not reflecting in their system. What should I do?

Rules for valuation of perquisite forming part of Salary Income

April 2, 2020 61085 Views 2 comments Print

The rules for valuation of perquisite given by employer to employees are as under : – I. Accommodation :- For purpose of valuation of the perquisite of unfurnished accommodation, all employees are divided into two categories: (i)Central Govt. & State Govt. employees; and (ii)Others. For employees of the Central and State governments the value of perquisite shall be equal to the licence fee charged for such accommodation as reduced by the rent actually paid by the employee.

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