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Why Your Indian Subsidiary Abroad Might Be Triggering Tax Residency You Never Signed Up For?

Income Tax : The article explains how India's Place of Effective Management (POEM) rules may treat a foreign company as an Indian tax resident ...

June 25, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 357 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 1274465 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 1944 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 3294 Views 0 comment 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 234 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


ITAT Quashes Reassessment of Section 80GGC Political Donation Claim Due to Limitation

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that reassessment proceedings initiated on the basis of information arising from a search in the case of a th...

June 25, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Disallowance Under Section 37 Does Not Bar Relief Under Section 80G- Bangalore ITAT

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that although CSR expenditure is not allowable under Section 37, eligible donations made to recognised institut...

June 25, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 271D Penalty if AO Not Recorded Satisfaction: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 271D could not be levied because the Assessing Officer failed to record satisfaction ...

June 25, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Sections 271D and 271E Penalties as Assessment Order Lacked Satisfaction

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalties under Sections 271D and 271E could not be sustained because the Assessing Officer failed to recor...

June 25, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153C Assessment Upheld as Delay in Handing Over Seized Material Did Not Extend Limitation Illegally

Income Tax : Smt. Pavithra Sugichandran Vs Office of the DCIT (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court considered six writ petitions challengi...

June 25, 2026 42 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 50043 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 885 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 678 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


Analysis of Section 44AD with Section 44AB

February 15, 2020 13707 Views 4 comments Print

Dear Tax professionals and students, many times you might have faced this question- Whether a particular case is covered under tax audit under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act or can we claim the benefit of Section 44AD and file the income tax return on presumptive taxation method without conducting tax audit? To answer […]

Abolishment of DDT & other significant amendments for Dividend income -Part I

February 15, 2020 16671 Views 2 comments Print

In Finance Bill, 2020 (Bill) , one of the Biggest move of the government was abolishing the DDT charged u/s 115-O of the Income Tax Act , 1961 (the Act). However government has inserted/ amended certain sections to make the Dividend income taxable in the hands of receiver by removing Section 10(34) of the Act. […]

Free PAN Allotment Instantly Through AADHAR Data

February 15, 2020 3231 Views 3 comments Print

1. Apply Free PAN on the basis of Aadhaar: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) inserted new facility of PAN allotment on the basis of Aadhaar card. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced this new facility apply for instant PAN in her speech of Union Budget 2020. Now, Instant PAN allotment in near to real time is […]

Budget 2020: A move towards Simplification & Landmark Changes

February 15, 2020 1674 Views 0 comment Print

1. The Income Tax Act is riddled with various exemptions and deductions which make compliance by the taxpayer and administration of the Income Tax Act by the tax authorities a burdensome process. In order to provide significant relief to the individual taxpayers and to simplify the Income-tax law, this Budget propose to bring a new […]

ESOP Accounting and Taxability

February 15, 2020 202848 Views 7 comments Print

This is my approach to explain the ESOPs Accounting, Taxation & Compliance in simpler terms. Ind AS (Accounting) The accounting for ESOP is dealt by Ind AS 102, Share-based Payment. First we need to understand terminology used in ESOP, which are as follow: Grant :  Grant means issue of options to employees under ESOP. Exercise: It […]

Section 46A | Gains from buyback of shares-Needs some changes?

February 15, 2020 20154 Views 0 comment Print

Earlier Finance Act, 2013 introduced tax on the distributed income by the company on the buyback of the Unlisted Shares vide section 115QA under chapter XVII-DA. The Bare Act language of the section 115QA mentioned below for the reference. 115QA. Tax on distributed income to shareholders. “(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of […]

Section 43B deduction not allowable for unutilized MODVAT credit: SC

February 15, 2020 2826 Views 0 comment Print

Since unutilized credit in the MODVAT scheme without incurring the liability could not be treated as sum actually paid by assessee under section 43B  hence the unutilized credit under MODVAT scheme did not qualify for a deduction.

No capital gain tax on amount received by retiring partner

February 15, 2020 18228 Views 0 comment Print

When a retiring partner took only money towards the value of his share on retirement and when there was no distribution of capital asset/ assets going to the partners, there was no transfer of capital asset and consequently no profits or gains was chargeable u/s. 45 (4).

Cash credits can be taxed only in the year of credit

February 14, 2020 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 – Bogus Cash Credit – The expression ‘any previous year’ to mean as not referring to all the previous years, but, the previous year in relation to the assessment year concerned.

Income tax returns are public documents & can be summoned by Court

February 14, 2020 19893 Views 0 comment Print

Income tax returns are public documents and they can be summoned by the Court. If same are produced before the Court , the same does not result in violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India, as they are Government documents and are accessible to others.

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