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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 3444 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


Who is your relative under different Acts?

July 21, 2019 44292 Views 7 comments Print

Introduction: The author in this article has analyzed the provisions of the various Acts with regard to the definition of a relative. A comparative analysis has been done among the definitions provided under: Companies Act, 2013 Income Tax Act, 1961 Accounting Standards Goods & Service Tax Tax Act, 2017  Analysis: Comparative chart of the definition […]

Section 12A Registration for Trust

July 21, 2019 136668 Views 15 comments Print

Section 12A registration is one time exemption obtained by most Trusts, right after incorporation to be exempted from paying income tax. Trusts and NGOs having 12A registration enjoy exemption from paying income tax on the surplus income of the Trust or NGO. Income tax exemption is available for all non-profit NGOs. Hence, it is important […]

Amendments proposed in Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019

July 20, 2019 3390 Views 0 comment Print

List No. 3′ LOK SABHA ——– FINANCE (NO.2) BILL, 2019 [As introduced in Lok Sabha] Notice of Amendments S.No Name of Member and text of Amendment Clause No. SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN: 7 Page 6, for lines 47 to 49, substitute.- “(viii) income arising outside . India, being any sum of money referred to in sub-clause (xviia) […]

ICAI Post-Budget Memorandum – 2019

July 20, 2019 3474 Views 1 comment Print

Clause 25 – Proposed section 80EEA – Tax incentive for affordable housing – Certain concerns to be addressed In order to promote affordable housing, the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019 proposed to introduce a new section 80EEA so as to provide an additional deduction of up to Rs 1,50,000/- for interest paid on loans borrowed up to 31.03.2020 for purchase of an affordable house valued up to Rs 45 lakh.

Section 194D – TDS on insurance commission

July 20, 2019 55326 Views 0 comment Print

The present article covers the provisions of TDS applicability on insurance commission contained under section 194D of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Provisions of section 194D of the Income Tax Act, 1961 As per provisions of section 194D, the person who is responsible for making payment to a resident person for the below mentioned income […]

Income tax registration U/s. 12AA cannot be denied for one suspicious donation

July 20, 2019 1332 Views 0 comment Print

If the genuineness of a donation in one year is doubted, the addition, if any, can be made in the assessment of the relevant assessment year in accordance with law. However, that, by itself, would not be sufficient to withdraw the registration under Section 12AA(3).

Only Mistake apparent on the face of record can be rectified u/s 254

July 20, 2019 7152 Views 0 comment Print

Where on a fair reading of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench, it appeared that it had taken into account all relevant material and had not taken into account any irrelevant material in basing its conclusions, then the decision of the Co-ordinate Bench, was not liable to be interfered with, unless, of course, the conclusions arrived at by the Bench were perverse. Under Section 254 Only glaring and mistake apparent on the face of the record alone could be rectified which was not apparent in the of assessee.

Capital gains exempt u/s 54EC could be reckoned for book profit u/s 115JA

July 20, 2019 2049 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case the issue under consideration is that whether capital gains, which were exempt under section 54EC could be reckoned for purpose of computing book profit under section 115JA

Preliminary steps for fulfillment of purpose of business| set up of business | Section 35D

July 20, 2019 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Where in service sector, the entity has involved itself in various kinds of steps, some of which are preliminary to setting up the main substantial commercial venture such as appointment of key personnel, preparation of draft model development agreement and initiation of process to tender financial and advisory services, then, claim for deduction of depreciation, preliminary expenses and employee’s remuneration was to be allowed.

Scrip wise details of long term capital gains in ITR is Optional: CBDT

July 19, 2019 7725 Views 4 comments Print

Schedule 112A and 115AD(1)(iii) of long term capital gain are provided in the Income Tax Return software as per the Instructions to the Notified ITR form and based on taxpayer feedback. Taxpayers have an option to either enter the Scrip wise details of long term capital gains in Schedule 112A and 115AD(1)(iii) so that the […]

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