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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 123 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 78 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 414 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 3633 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 3984 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 138 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 75 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 75 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 57 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 50067 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


Receipts from “Sale of Software” not in nature of “Royalty” as per India-Ireland DTAA

February 21, 2019 5235 Views 0 comment Print

Receipts from sale of software cannot be treated as ‘royalty’ under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Ireland as payment had been made by assessee for use of copyrighted material rather than for the use of copyright in the computer software programme.

Non-charging of interest on loan to director – Perquisite?

February 21, 2019 6969 Views 0 comment Print

Non-charging of interest on the loan amount given by lending company to its director could not be a perquisite as no remuneration or salary in the capacity of the director had been drawn from the lending company nor any interest expenditure was shown in its profit and loss account.

Reassessment without issuance of notice U/s 143(2) is invalid

February 21, 2019 5760 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment order passed by AO without issuing notice under section 143(2) was invalid as it is mandatory obligation of AO to serve notice by assigning reasons therein with regard to his belief of escaped tax liability before making reassessment of any escaped income.

No Section 40A(3) disallowance, if cash payment for purchase of agricultural land was due to commercial expediency

February 21, 2019 10983 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance under section 40A(3) with respect to cash payment made by assessee to farmers on Sunday for purchase of agricultural land could not be disallowed as Sunday was bank holiday and rule 6D(J)  was clearly attracted in assessees case as payment was made due to commercial expediency.

Only Advocates are authorized to plead and argue on behalf of litigants before court of law

February 21, 2019 10833 Views 1 comment Print

Only a special class of persons, namely, Advocates enrolled under The Advocates Act, 1961, have been authorised to plead and argue before a court of law, thus, any other person authorized or a recognized agent can do ‘other than pleading’.

ITAT Grants stay on demand to Google on Payment of Rs. 475 Crore as Tax

February 21, 2019 1206 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Google India Private Ltd. Vs. JCIT (ITAT Bangalore) After considering the existence of prima facie case, balance of convenience, relative hardship, the earlier orders of the Tribunal and the orders of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the case of the Assessee on identical issue of grant of stay, the offer to pay […]

Set off of business losses against capital gains is not mandatory

February 21, 2019 70443 Views 1 comment Print

Sh. Ajay Kumar Singhania Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The sole issue involved in this appeal is as to whether under the provisions of section 71 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’) there is an option to the assessee to set off the business losses against the capital gains or is it mandatory to […]

CBDT notifies Joint Secretary (PMAY), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs U/s. 138(1)(a)(ii)

February 21, 2019 960 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Government hereby specifies Joint Secretary (PMAY), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, for purposes of the said clause.

A Tax Guide For A YouTube Vlogger

February 21, 2019 6291 Views 2 comments Print

In the last few years, we’ve observed the emergence of people making videos related to education, fitness, tips/ideas/classes related to business,  reviews of movies,books, gadgets etc and upload it on online platforms like YouTube. This is termed as Vlogging. The more people view & engage on the videos, the more money the vlogger makes.  Having […]

Issue of notice for prima facie adjustment under section 143(1)(a)

February 20, 2019 29406 Views 0 comment Print

Processing of Return of AY 2017-18 and Issue of notice for prima facie adjustment under 143(1)(a) (PFA notice) ITBA-ITR Processing Instruction No. 6 DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEM) ARA Center, Ground Floor, E-2, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi – 110055 F.No. System/ITBA/Instruction/ITR Processing/112/16-17/ Dated: 20.02.2019 To All Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax/CCsIT All Principal Director Generals […]

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