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Form 10BD Filing & Correction Guide: Revised Forms, Omitted Donors & 80G Issues

Income Tax : The article explains how accurate Form 10BD reporting protects donor deduction claims, prevents penalties, and ensures consistency...

June 15, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

June 2026 Advance Tax: Key Checks Under New Income Tax 2025

Income Tax : The article explains what remains unchanged under the new tax law while highlighting critical compliance checks taxpayers should u...

June 15, 2026 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Can Depreciation Be Claimed Separately After Income Is Estimated Under Section 145(3)?

Income Tax : AO rejects books of accounts and applies flat net profit rate. Can taxpayer claim depreciation separately or is it embedded in tha...

June 15, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Top 5 Mistakes Taxpayers Make While Filing Income Tax Return (ITR)

Income Tax : The article highlights common return filing errors, including wrong ITR forms and income mismatches, that can result in defective ...

June 15, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 14A Disallowance Because No Exempt Income Was Earned

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that no disallowance under section 14A read with Rule 8D can be made where the assessee did not earn exemp...

June 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 6103 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 258 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 1728 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 3810 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3990 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 127 Income Tax Case Transfer for Effective Investigation is valid: Telangana HC

Income Tax : The Court held that transferring assessment proceedings under Section 127 was justified to facilitate coordinated investigation in...

June 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Upholds Transfer of Income Tax Cases as Coordinated Investigation Required Centralisation

Income Tax : The Court held that transfer of assessment proceedings to Delhi was justified where connected cases had already been centralized f...

June 15, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty on Capital Gains from JDA: ITAT Says Debatable Issue Cannot Trigger Concealment Penalty

Income Tax : The Hyderabad Bench emphasized that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed solely because an addition survives appellat...

June 15, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT: CIT(A) Cannot Bypass Rule 46A; If Property Is Stock-in-Trade, Section 43CA Must Also Be Examined

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT observed that if a property is treated as stock-in-trade, the applicability of Section 43CA cannot be ignored. ...

June 15, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT Quashes Reassessment: No Notice Under Section 143(2), Entire Assessment Held Void

Income Tax : The Tribunal quashed the reassessment after finding that the Assessing Officer failed to issue notice under Section 143(2). The de...

June 15, 2026 51 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 47925 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 675 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 540 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 198 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 162 Views 0 comment Print


Budget 2026 Breaks Tradition With First-Ever Sunday Presentation

February 7, 2026 705 Views 0 comment Print

India’s 89th Union Budget was presented on a Sunday for the first time, marking a historic departure from tradition and setting the stage for major tax law reforms.

Reopening Beyond limitation – Mechanical Approval Fatal – Entire Batch Collapses

February 7, 2026 708 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening AY 2012–13 after a post-2021 search was barred by limitation. Applying Supreme Court guidance, it ruled that older limitation periods protect concluded assessments from retrospective reopening.

Political Donation Deduction Allowed Due to Lack of Assessee-Specific Evidence

February 7, 2026 25635 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld deletion of disallowance where the tax authority failed to produce direct evidence linking the taxpayer to any refund of alleged bogus political donations.

Wrong AO’s U/s 143(2) = Non-Est Assessment – U/s 263 & Consequential Order Also Collapse

February 7, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

Since the mandatory notice was issued by an officer lacking jurisdiction, the assessment was quashed as void ab initio. A valid notice by the correct officer within limitation is indispensable.

Rajeev Bansal Strikes Again – Time-Barred Reopening & Entire Capital-Gain Addition Quashed

February 7, 2026 1980 Views 0 comment Print

Since the reassessment notice was barred by limitation, the tribunal did not examine capital gains issues on merits. The ruling confirms that jurisdictional defects override substantive tax disputes.

Mechanical Approval U/s 153D Vitiates Entire U/s 153C Assessment – All Years Quashed

February 7, 2026 564 Views 0 comment Print

Additions under Sections 68 and 69C were set aside after the Tribunal found the mandatory approval to be a mere formality. The ruling reinforces that Section 153D approval is not a procedural ritual.

Reopening Quashed for Non-Application of Mind & Wrong Sanction

February 7, 2026 1404 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal ruled that reassessment beyond four years is barred when reasons do not allege failure to disclose material facts. Mere suspicion of escaped income is insufficient to override the statutory limitation.

Madras HC Allows Loss & Depreciation Set-Off After Transport Corporation Amalgamation

February 7, 2026 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees were qualified as companies owning an industrial undertaking within the meaning of Section 72A. Accordingly, the carry forward and set-off of accumulated business losses and unabsorbed depreciation of the amalgamating transport corporations was allowable.

Charitable Exemption Disallowance Requires Proper Assessment, Not CPC Adjustment ITAT Jodhpur

February 6, 2026 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that CPC cannot deny charitable exemption under section 11 through section 143(1) adjustment without issuing prior intimation. The matter was restored to the AO for fresh examination after due opportunity.

₹14.25 Cr Share Premium Addition Restored as CIT(A) Order Set Aside for Unsubstantiated DCF Valuation: ITAT Delhi

February 6, 2026 663 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that unsupported DCF valuation could not justify high share premium. The addition under Section 56(2)(viib) was restored after setting aside the appellate relief.

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