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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 276 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 1274351 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 1428 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 3042 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 710709 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


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 57 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 78 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 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


Section 272A Penalty for failure to answer questions or furnish information / returns/ statements or allow inspections etc

February 21, 2020 109020 Views 0 comment Print

The penalty provisions of section 272A of the Income Tax Act covers various penalty like failure to answer the questions or failure in furnishing several information / returns / statements etc. The provisions of section 272A are taken up and explained in the present article. Applicability of provisions of section 272A of the Income Tax […]

Jurisdictional Requirement for assumption of Power under section 148

February 21, 2020 5556 Views 0 comment Print

1. Introduction Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is a complete code in respect of the powers conferred with the jurisdictional assessing officer to step into the assessment/reassessment proceedings. In addition, section 148 embodies and inherently carries with it the layers of riders attached primarily falling in nature of the time constraints, assumption […]

Fee for late-filing of ITR is not penalty but a charge for extra service: HC

February 21, 2020 13020 Views 0 comment Print

Fees for late filing of income tax returns under section 234F  was a fixed charge not a penalty for the extra service which the Department had to provide due to the late filing of the Income Tax return.

HC dismisses Appeal against ‘Rajinikanth’ as Tax effect was below minimum limit

February 21, 2020 852 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Shri R. Rajinikanth (Madras High Court) In this case When the matters are taken up for hearing, learned Junior Standing Counsel brought to our notice the Circular instruction issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes vide Circular No. 17/2019 dated 8th August 2019, wherein, it is stipulated that appeals shall not be […]

Budget 2020- Highlights Under Direct Taxes For Individuals

February 21, 2020 2631 Views 0 comment Print

For a developing country like India- what we need the most is a stronger economy which indeed needs a stronger budget which in turn builds a stronger nation altogether. This budget shall propose to give Indian economy an impetus to emerge as more vibrant and stronger. Our Finance Minister released Budget 2020 with an aspiration of […]

CBDT Shoots Down Tax Sops For All Startups On DPIIT List

February 21, 2020 3081 Views 0 comment Print

The Announcement: A Positive Move On February 1, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech declared that employees of startups (exempt under Section 80-IAC) could defer paying income tax on stock options. The proposal was put forward by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) which suggested extending tax benefits to […]

Appeal filing Threshold limit applies to both pending & future appeals

February 21, 2020 4605 Views 0 comment Print

Revised/enhanced minimum threshold limit of tax effect of Rs. 50 Lakh vide CBDT Circular No. 17/2019, dated 8-8-2019 was applicable not only for appeals to be filed by Revenue in future; but also for appeals already filed by Revenue in ITAT. Therefore, all existing appeals in ITAT, having tax effect below the revised/enhanced limit of Rs. 50,00,000, were to be treated as withdrawn/not pressed; and were, not maintainable.

No penalty for wrong interpretations of provisions of Income Tax Act

February 21, 2020 3807 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under section 271(1)(c) could not be levied for bonafide explanation furnished by assessee as assessee had not offered interest income for tax due to wrong interpretations of the provisions of the Act, not on account of deliberate concealment of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of such income.

Section 115BAC- New Income Tax Rates for Individual and HUF

February 21, 2020 4182 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2020 has introduced new section, Section 115BAC where employee can pay tax on their total income at the rate specified in the Table from the assessment year 1st April, 2021. Table Sr. No. Total Income Rate (1) (2) (3) 1. Upto Rs.2.50 lacs Nil 2. From 2.50 lacs to 5 lacs 5% 3. […]

Woes of a Salaried Tax Payer – A wake up call for Government

February 21, 2020 5964 Views 6 comments Print

It is almost three years since Modi Government sat in the saddle. The people of India have a lot of expectations from this Government as compared to the previous ones and the whopping majority with which this Government was elected by the electorate signifies this aspect.

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