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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 69 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 381 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 1274495 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 2358 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 3396 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 6214 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 111 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 54 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 81 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 57 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 45 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 216 Views 0 comment Print


TDS on Rent Under Section 194IB of Income Tax

January 9, 2020 544362 Views 33 comments Print

Finance Act 2017 introduced section 194IB which mandates deduction of TDS when rent payment exceeding Rs 50000 for month or part of the month is made. Even Salaried person paying rent more than Rs. 50,000 P.M and claiming HRA are required to deduct and pay TDS of Landlord

Tax Avoidance v. Tax Evasion

January 9, 2020 105930 Views 2 comments Print

This article draws a difference between the two concepts of Tax Law. Since an assessee wants to pay a minimal amount of taxes. So he strives for several ways by which he can avoid his taxes, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion are two ways by which an assessee can avoid and save his taxes. Tax Avoidance is a legally accepted method to avoid an assessee tax on the other hand Tax Evasion is an illegal way of avoiding the taxes.

Scope of Section 115BBE and applicability in survey U/S 133A

January 9, 2020 121467 Views 4 comments Print

115BBE. Tax on income referred to in section 68 or section 69 or section 69A or section 69B or section 69C or section 69D.—(1) Where the total income of an assessee includes any income referred to in section 68, section 69, section 69A, section 69B, section 69C or section 69D, the income-tax payable shall be the aggregate of

Update profile on E-filing portal and Linking of PAN with Aadhaar

January 9, 2020 24897 Views 11 comments Print

Following are the details which is required to be updated: New Registration process to facilitate effective communication between the taxpayer and department is enabled. The existing e-Filing users are required to update their profile by logging into e-Filing account.

Defective return notice to file B/S & P/L in Presumptive Income Cases

January 9, 2020 149118 Views 6 comments Print

There are various sections in the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) e.g., 44AD, 44AE, 44ADA etc., (popularly known as Presumptive Income sections) according to which, the profits and gains from eligible / prescribed businesses / professions carried by the prescribed categories of assessee (known as eligible assessee) are required to be computed for taxation, at least at the minimum rates prescribed in these sections.

Section 44ADA: Compute profits of profession on presumptive basis

January 9, 2020 7362 Views 5 comments Print

As the Finance Act, 2016 introduced new section 44ADA for computation of profit of Profession on Presumptive basis. As I have seen many people who are unaware of this section and they are declaring their profit below the presumptive basis and their income exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to tax. As per Section 44AB Audit of Accounts is mandatory if following conditions are satisfied

Onetime payment of annual rent for business advantages allowable

January 9, 2020 1071 Views 0 comment Print

The onetime payment of the annual rent as per the lease deed is rightly claimed by the assessee as revenue expenditure. The Assessing Officer was not right in holding that the payment during the year relates to land which is capital in nature.

New e-TDS/TCS Return Preparation Utility & FUV wef 27.12.2019

January 9, 2020 4929 Views 0 comment Print

This article explains about e-TDS/TCS Return Preparation Utility Ver. 3.0 for Regular & Correction quarterly e-TDS/TCS statements from FY 2007-08, File Validation Utility (FVU) version 6.5 for quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement pertaining to FY 2010-11 onwards and File Validation Utility (FVU) version 2.161 for quarterly e-TDS/TCS statement up to FY 2009-10 which are applicable from December […]

SC allows withdrawal of SLP with pending applications due to low tax effect

January 9, 2020 1209 Views 0 comment Print

Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance vide F. No. 390/Misc./116/2017-JC dated 22.08.2019, seeks permission to withdraw this special leave petition along with pending applications therein due to low tax effect.

Interest earned by Co-op Society on Investment with Co-op Bank eligible for Deduction

January 8, 2020 2628 Views 0 comment Print

Technopolis Premises Co-operative Society Limited Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are of the considered view that though the co-operative bank pursuant to the insertion of sub-section (4) of Sec. 80P would no more be entitled for claim of deduction under Sec. 80P of the Act, however, as a co-operative bank continues to be a co-operative […]

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