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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 291 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 1274381 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 1485 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 3075 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 710712 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 3978 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


PF/ESI Deduction Denied as Employees’ Contribution Was Deposited After Statutory Due Date

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the disallowance of employees' PF/ESI contributions deposited beyond the due dates prescribed under the ...

June 25, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Client Code Modification Allegation Did Not Justify Taxing Entire Commodity Purchases

Income Tax : Tribunal held that allegations relating to client code modification did not justify adding the entire purchase value under Section...

June 25, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 87 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 87 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 99 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 50025 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 252 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


CBDT releases MLI synthesised text for India- Malta tax treaties

March 19, 2020 1161 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Malta tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by MLI. SYNTHESISED TEXT OF THE MULTILATERAL CONVENTION TO IMPLEMENT TAX TREATY RELATED MEASURES TO PREVENT BASE EROSION AND PROFIT SHIFTING (MLI) AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA […]

CBDT releases MLI synthesised text for India-Luxembourg tax treaty

March 19, 2020 1926 Views 0 comment Print

MLI synthesised text for India-Luxembourg tax treaty-This document was prepared jointly by the Competent Authorities of India and Luxembourg and represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by the MLI.

CBDT notifies ‘designated authority under ‘Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020

March 18, 2020 7173 Views 0 comment Print

Notification of ‘designated authority under ‘the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020’- Which provides to the ‘declarant’ a mechanism to resolve disputes under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Taxation of NPS & Return From the Scheme

March 18, 2020 109113 Views 11 comments Print

NPS is entitled to get additional tax benefit up to Rs.50,000 in a financial year u/s 80CCD (IB) of Income Tax Act which is over and above the deduction of Rs. 1,50,000 available u/s 80C /80CCE of Income Tax Act. Earlier the tax-free withdrawal on retirement were allowed up to 40% of corpus, which has been increased to 60%. 

Reopening based on mere AIR Information without Application of Mind is Invalid

March 18, 2020 1662 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the re-opening of assessment u/s 147 by AO is justified in law? The reopening of the assessment by the AO is without application of mind and simply going by the information received as per AIR Data. Hence the reopening of the assessment is quashed being invalid.

Failure to collect & pay STT- Not ipso-facto lead to imposition of penalty

March 18, 2020 1173 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer comes to a conclusion that the assessee had failed to collect the STT or had failed to pay such STT to the credit of the Central Government, it would not ipso-facto lead to imposition of penalty. Once such a conclusion is reached, the assessee is required to be provided reasonable opportunity of hearing and during the hearing if the assessee can prove that there was reasonable cause for such failure, no penalty shall be imposed.

Tax Treatment of Composite Rent, Unrealised Rent and Rent Arrears

March 18, 2020 121763 Views 4 comments Print

The Article covers following topics : Discussion on charging section i.e. section 22 with focus on meaning of various terms viz: Building Land appurtenant to a building Owner Deemed owner Property used for the purpose of business or profession Tax treatment of composite rent : Composite rent i.e. rent of building and charges for various […]

Deductibility of TDS on reimbursement of expenses

March 18, 2020 407048 Views 6 comments Print

In this context, it may be stated that the income-tax authorities have been insisting that in view of Answer to Question No.30, as provided in Circular No.715, dated 8.8.1995, issued by the CBDT [215 ITR (St) 12], tax is to be deducted at source out of the gross amount of the bill, including the reimbursements. For the sake of ready reference, the aforesaid Question No.30 and Answer thereto, are reproduced as follows :

Procedure for Cancellation of TAN

March 18, 2020 319297 Views 17 comments Print

Cancellation/Surrendering of TAN can be done in two situations; CASE 1- Where duplicate TAN has been allotted; CASE 2 – Where TAN allotted, is not required anymore by the assessee/deductor. CASE 2 – Where TAN allotted, is not required anymore by the assessee/deductor. In CASE – 1, the deductor has to approach the NSDL for cancellation of the ‘Duplicate –Unused TAN. For this, an application Form, which is applicable for ‘Changes & Correction of TAN’ needs to be used. The same can be downloaded from the NSDL website and is also available with TIN-FCs/other vendors. The application can be made online as well as in physical form. In this way, the ‘Duplicate TAN can be cancelled.

Keyman Insurance Policy- Income Tax Benefit

March 18, 2020 375805 Views 36 comments Print

The amount on claim or maturity under a keyman insurance policy is not exempt under Section 10 (10D) of the Income Tax Act if the company is paying the premiums. However, in case the policy has been assigned to the keyman and the keyman is paying the premiums, then the claim/maturity proceeds are exempt under Section 10 (10D).

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