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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 324 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 1274396 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 1587 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 3129 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 710718 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 1893 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


Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted as Only Profit Element Was Taxable: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court upheld the ITAT's decision restricting the addition on alleged bogus purchases to 6% instead of sustaining ...

June 25, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153C Notices Quashed as Assessment Proceedings Became Time-Barred: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that proceedings under Section 153C were barred by limitation as the assessments were not completed wit...

June 25, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Held Invalid as Jurisdictional Officer Failed to Issue Mandatory Section 143(2) Notice

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that an assessment cannot survive where the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction failed to issue a m...

June 25, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment as ACIT Lacked Pecuniary Jurisdiction Under CBDT Instruction

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the assessment was invalid because it was completed by an Assistant Commissioner who lacked pecuniary jurisdict...

June 25, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Quashes Assessment as JAO Did Not Issue Section 143(2) Notice

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the assessment was invalid because the mandatory notice under Section 143(2) was not issued by the Assessing Of...

June 25, 2026 30 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 50031 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


Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020 – Minimise Tax Litigations

March 5, 2020 12717 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Why Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020, Benefits of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020, Applicability of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020, Disputes Covered under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020, Eligibility Conditions for Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020,  Exclusions under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020, SALIENT FEATURES, PAYMENT TERMS of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, What […]

SC: Performance of Charitable Activity not Compulsory for Registration of New Trust u/s 12AA of IT Act

March 5, 2020 3456 Views 0 comment Print

Whether a newly formed trust is entitled for registration under Section 12AA of the IT Act, 1961 even if any activity has not been undertaken as yet?

Sales bogus if investee is a penny stock company, with no credentials, and the sale rates artificially hiked, with no real buyers

March 5, 2020 1251 Views 0 comment Print

(a) The scrip is a penny stock, purchased at a low price, which is over a period of time ramped up by operators acting in benami names or name lenders. The purchases are off market purchases, and not reported on the exchange; (b) purchase/s is back dated, i.e., per a back dated contract note, paid for in cash, so that there is no trail; (c) the purchases are in the physical form, and dematerialized only subsequently; generally long after the purchase date, being back dated and, further, close to the date of sale; and (d) The investee is a penny stock company, with no credentials, and the sale rates artificially hiked, with no real buyers, so that inference of the sales being bogus, is unmistakable.

Tax on Transfer of Singapore Company under India Belgium Treaty: ITAT explains

March 5, 2020 2757 Views 0 comment Print

Sofina S. A. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Transfer of shares of Singapore Company could not be regarded as a transfer of shares of its Indian subsidiary in absence of see-through approach under clause 13(5) of India Belgium Treaty Conclusion: Gain arising from transfer of shares of A Pte. Ltd., Singapore by the assessee to M/s […]

Deduction of provision for gratuity was allowable from book profits

March 5, 2020 7212 Views 0 comment Print

Provision for Gratuity was an ascertained liability eligible to be deducted from the net profit for the purpose of computing book profit u/s 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

Micro Finance Activity cannot be treated as charitable for Section 11 Exemption

March 5, 2020 3162 Views 0 comment Print

The claim of exemption u/s 11 of the I.T.Act was denied by the Tribunal in assessee’s own case for assessment year 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 (supra). The Tribunal in the above case had held that the assessee’s activities of micro finance was not charitable in nature and was not entitled to the claim of benefit u/s 11 of the I.T.Act.

Section 68 addition justified for unexplained LTCG from penny stock

March 5, 2020 3747 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of long-term capital gain against an investor who invested in a penny stock company in connection with the penny stock scam involving Rs. 36,000 Crores was upheld as additions made on account of detailed enquiries being carried out by Kolkata Investigation Directorate with regard to 84 penny stocks company as well as SEBI and no new facts or circumstances had been placed on record by assessee and the orders passed by the revenue authorities had also gone unrebutted.

No transfer on acquisition of own property by assessees in the names of their childrens

March 5, 2020 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Thus, it is seen that there is actually no sale of property by the assessees before us and the Sale Deed has been executed by the original owners through GPA holders to the children of assessees. Therefore, in my opinion, there is no transfer of property by the assessees in fact it is acquisition of property by the assessees in the names of their children and it is not the case of transfer or gain on sale of property.

Section 80P(2)(d) deduction allowable on Other Interest Income apart from 10% Net Profit Transferred to Reserved Fund

March 5, 2020 4476 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Electro Urban Co-Operative Credit Society Ltd. (Calcutta High Court) The issue under consideration is whether interest on deposits/securities, which strictly speaking accrues to the members’ account, could be taxed as business income under section 28 of Income Tax Act, 1961? Supreme Court said, such interest income would come in the category of income […]

No section 68 addition for loan transaction with father on mere suspicion

March 5, 2020 1506 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is that confirming the addition made u/s 68 by A.O. in respect of the loan taken from father of the appellant on mere suspicion.

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