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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


Individual/HUF to Deduct TDS on Contractual & Professional Services

July 11, 2019 27690 Views 0 comment Print

Are you an Individual or HUF Taxpayer? Be Ready to Deduct TDS on Contractual and Professional Services from 1st September 2019 In the Budget 2019 a new Section 194M has been inserted to require any individual or HUF (who is not required to deduct tax under Section 194C or 194J) to deduct tax at source […]

Compensation for extinction of right to sue was capital receipt not chargeable to tax

July 11, 2019 5499 Views 0 comment Print

Where amount received by assessee in excess of advance was on account of compensation for extinction of its right to sue the owner, the receipt was a Capital receipt not chargeable to tax. 

No TDS u/s 194H on commission paid to banks on processing of credit card transactions

July 11, 2019 10491 Views 0 comment Print

Bank guarantee commission was not in the nature of commission paid to an agent but it was in the nature of bank charges for providing one of the banking service, therefore, the charge collected by bank for such service did not amount to commission within the meaning of section 194H and such commission could not be disallowed under section 40(a)(ia). 

Reversal not required by Restaurants and Outdoor Caterers under Rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

July 11, 2019 4944 Views 2 comments Print

In the past, numerous show cause notices have been issued all over India by Service Tax Authorities to Restaurant Owners and Outdoor Caterers alleging non-reversal of Cenvat Credit under Rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 by the Restaurants and Outdoor Caterers and demanding Service Tax under Rule 14 of the Service Tax Rules read with S 73 of the Finance Act, 1994 along with interest and penalties.

Definition of the Word “Tax”

July 11, 2019 8463 Views 2 comments Print

About the definition of the word ‘tax’, the Constitution Bench of the Honorable Supreme Court of India, in its judgment in The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras vs. Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirpur Mutt. Judgment dated 16/04/1954, has made following observations: “A neat definition of what “tax” means has been given by Latham […]

Budget 2019: International Tax, Transfer Pricing & Non-Resident Taxation

July 11, 2019 10767 Views 0 comment Print

Article analyses Budget Proposals by the Finance Act (No. 2), 2019 – Relevant for International Tax, Transfer Pricing & Non-Resident which includes Amendment of section 9 – Gift made to person outside India (non-resident), Amendment of section 9A – Providing relaxation in condition for offshore funds, Amendment of section 10 – Exemption of interest income […]

Fundamental of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

July 11, 2019 3549 Views 0 comment Print

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) has emerged as one of the most important challenges for governments all over the world. The Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) has resulted; Free movement of Capital and Labour; Shift of manufacturing base from high cost to lower cost locations; Gradual removal of the trade barriers, and Rise of digital […]

No proposal to extend last date for filing Income Tax Returns: Govt

July 11, 2019 3045 Views 2 comments Print

Extension of last date for filing IT returns Government has recently changed Form 16 and Form 24 Q to bring more disclosures. In order to enable pre-filling of return of income of salaried taxpayers, the Government has amended Form No. 16 (certificate for tax deduction) and Form No. 24Q (quarterly statement of tax deducted) vide […]

Cabinet approves Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019

July 11, 2019 951 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 201, Bill to be introduced in ensuing session of Parliament The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019.  It will replace the banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019. The banning of Unregulated Deposit […]

Validity of proposed Section 194N (TDS on Cash Withdrawal)

July 10, 2019 14838 Views 5 comments Print

Validity of Section 194N (TDS on Cash Withdrawal) as Proposed by Finance Bill 2019(2) 1. A new section 194N (‘said Section’) is proposed to be inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) Vide Finance bill 2019. Said section provides for withholding of tax by the payer Banks, Co-opt societies and Post offices engaged in […]

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