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Six Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny Categories Every Taxpayer Should Know

Income Tax : The article clarifies that the CBDT's 4 June 2026 instruction governs six categories of compulsory manual scrutiny and is distinct...

June 25, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

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 75 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 405 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 1274528 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 3450 Views 8 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 237 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 1902 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 132 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 66 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 102 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 63 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 54 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 50061 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 687 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 222 Views 0 comment Print


Taxation of Non Resident

July 23, 2019 14232 Views 1 comment Print

The ultimate objective behind this article is to provide a brief idea in respect of Non Resident taxation and income tax rules and perks allowed to them which are way different from those applicable to resident Indians. 1. TEST OF RESIDENCE A. INDIVIDUAL a. An Individual is regarded as ‘Resident’ of India if: i. . […]

Section 194E – TDS on payment to Non-resident Sportsmen or Sports Association

July 23, 2019 20106 Views 1 comment Print

Heading towards the next section, in the series of TDS articles, the present article covers the rarely touched section 194E of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 194E deals with the provisions of TDS deduction on payment to a non-resident sportsmen / sports association. Let us have a look into the provisions governing the same. […]

Section 44AE: Income computation as per ‘Gross Vehicle Weight’ or ‘Unladen Weight’?

July 22, 2019 113757 Views 15 comments Print

Recently, the provisions of Section 44AE of the Income Tax Act have been amended w.e.f. 01.04.2019 (i.e., from Assessment Year 2019-20) by the Finance Act, 2018. According to the amendment, in respect of heavy goods vehicle, the minimum income per vehicle shall be deemed to be rupees one thousand per ton of gross vehicle weight or unladen weight, as the case may be, for every month or part thereof.

Form 26AS tells which Income Tax Return Form you need to choose to file ITR

July 22, 2019 73605 Views 5 comments Print

The due date for filing your income tax return (ITR) is fast approaching. You must know which Income Tax Return Form is to be filed. There are seven different type of Income Tax Return Form for corporate and non-corporate tax payer. S.No Description Form 1 For Individuals being a Resident (other than Not Ordinarily Resident) […]

Tax exemption cannot be denied to education trust merely for providing hostel, transportation & mess facilities

July 22, 2019 2946 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-society would not cease to exist as educational institute because it was providing hostel facility or transportation facility or mess facility, as it was an incidental to the education purpose of the assessee-society thus, no exemption u/s 11 could be denied to assessee- society. 

Assessment u/s 153C based on incriminating documents not related to assessment years under appeals was invalid

July 22, 2019 4704 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessment under section 153C was made only on the basis of incriminating documents such as balance sheet and profit and loss account which were not related to assessment years under appeals, therefore, assessment was invalid as no incriminating material was found during the course of search to proceed against the assessee.

For Section 54 exemption compute holding period from asset acquisition date

July 22, 2019 1569 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was entitled to exemption under section 54 on long term capital gain on sale of properties as the holding period of the asset should be considered from the date of acquisition of asset in the light of agreement to sale, but not from the date of possession of the property.

Section 194DA – TDS in respect of Life Insurance Policy

July 21, 2019 89508 Views 6 comments Print

Section 194DA relates to the deduction of TDS in respect of life insurance policy, and the provisions of the same are covered under the present article. Basic provisions of section 19DA Section 194DA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 covers the person making payment to a resident person any sum under the life insurance policy. […]

FAQs: Prefill of Data & Import from Previous ITR Version Utility

July 21, 2019 17424 Views 1 comment Print

Article explains How to download and extract an ITR excel utility, How to download and import the prefilled XML to prefill all the personal and tax details to the ITR excel utility, How to import tax details from the previous version of the excel utility and what to do if your are  getting ‘invalid XML’ […]

Section 56 on Fresh /Bonus/Right Issue & Buy Back of Shares

July 21, 2019 57717 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of Section 56(2)(viia) & 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on Fresh /Bonus/Right Issue & Buy Back of Shares: An Undying Conundrum!! The provisions of section 56(2)(viia) of the Income Tax Act were inserted w.e.f. the Finance Act 2010, and read as under: Section 56(2) : “In particular, and without prejudice to the […]

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