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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 1274492 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 2328 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 3375 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 213 Views 0 comment Print


Reopening based on inquiries conducted without the authority of law is Invalid

December 20, 2019 1617 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Parmod Kumar Sahai Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) No reopening permissible on basis of invalid enquiry made under section 133 without approval of competent authority when no proceedings were pending We have perused second paragraph of the assessment order which refers to the inquiry made by the Assessing Officer before issue of notice u/s 148 […]

Tax Authorities crying foul in Reliance Jio Demerger Deal

December 20, 2019 8217 Views 0 comment Print

Facts of the Case Reliance Jio Infocom Limited (‘Reliance Jio’) is a Public Limited Company registered under Companies Act 2013. It is an Indian Telecommunication Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It operates a national LTE network with coverage across all 22 telecom circles. Reliance Jio filed a […]

Background material for study of Taxation Law Amendment Act, 2019

December 20, 2019 2196 Views 0 comment Print

Author in this article makes available relevant material so as to enable the reader analyse the impact of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 which sets to replace the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

Major Tax Benefits for a salaried taxpayer

December 20, 2019 35160 Views 16 comments Print

Salaried taxpayers form a major chunk of the overall taxpayers in the country and the contribution they make to the tax collection is quite significant. Income tax deductions offer a gamut of opportunities for saving tax for the salaried class. With the help of these deductions and exemptions prescribed under Income Tax Act, 1961, one […]

BCAS Representation on Processing of Income Tax Returns for AY 2019-20

December 20, 2019 9315 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation Committee of the Bombay Chartered Accountant’s Society (BCAS) has submitted a Representation dated 19th December 2019 to the CBDT Chairman Shri Pramod Chandra Mody on processing the returns of Income for AY 2019-2020 under Section 143(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Relevant Text of the same is as follows:- Bombay Chartered Accountant’s Society Harnessing […]

Rent of Director residence allowable if also used for official work

December 20, 2019 21324 Views 1 comment Print

Acuity Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Undisputedly, the subject premise in respect of which the assessee has claimed the rental expenses has been taken on lease by the assessee. Though, in the leave and license agreement, it is mentioned that it has been taken on lease for the use of residence of directors/employees, […]

NSEL Transaction: Reopening of assessment not permissible for Mere verification or for fishing inquiry

December 20, 2019 2562 Views 0 comment Print

 Re-assessment even if in case where return was not scrutinized before the income chargeable to tax had escaped before acceptance originally could not be made unless AO has reason to believe that the income chargeable to tax had escaped, therefore, for mere verification or for fishing inquiry, reopening of assessment was not permissible.

Section 206AA not override provisions of section 90(2)

December 20, 2019 2418 Views 0 comment Print

Section 206AA does not override provisions of section 90(2) and in case of payment made to non-resident, assessee correctly applied rate of tax prescribed under concerned DTAAs and not as per section 206AA because provisions of the DTAAs were more beneficial and DTAA acquired primacy in such case.

Exercise Power to attached bank A/c only to protect interest of revenue

December 20, 2019 7935 Views 0 comment Print

Bindal Smelting Pvt. Ltd. Vs Additional Director General, Directorate General of GST Intelligence (Punjab & Haryana High Court) In the given case the petitioner is manufacturing lead ingots, red oxide and grey oxide. On 27.03.2018, officials of Respondent/GST Directorate searched premises of the Petitioner and during search seized record. The Respondent time to time directed […]

No Penalty Merely for denial of expenditure claimed as revenue

December 20, 2019 2874 Views 0 comment Print

Nortel Networks India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) In the instant case, the assessee has offered Explanation as why the transaction of loss of security was claimed as business loss. This Explanation has not found to be false by the Assessing Officer. Further, the assessee substantiated the Explanation by way of filing relevant documents […]

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