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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 843 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 132 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 510 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 1274690 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 6552 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 1905 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


Mumbai ITAT Reiterates: No Further Profit Attribution to Foreign Enterprise Once Indian AE Is Remunerated at Arm’s Length

Income Tax : The ITAT held that where transactions with the Indian associated enterprise are at arm's length, additional profit attribution to ...

June 26, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT: Typographical Error in Tax Audit Report Cannot Deny PF Deduction if Contribution Was Actually Paid Within Due Date

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the incorrect payment date mentioned in the Tax Audit Report was an obvious typographical mistake and not evide...

June 26, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Allows 60% Depreciation on Computer Software and Restricts Section 14A Disallowance to Assessee’s Suo Motu Computation

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that application software purchased independently from computer hardware is still covered under the specific de...

June 26, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Deletes ₹10 Lakh Addition Caused by DRP’s Typographical Error- AO Cannot Sustain Addition Contrary to DRP’s Intent

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a clerical mistake in the DRP's order could not justify sustaining a ₹10 lakh addition. It held that the...

June 26, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

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 219 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 50115 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 693 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 225 Views 0 comment Print


MTM loss is an actual and ascertained liability

October 21, 2018 11199 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Himadri Chemicals & Industries Ltd. Vs Pr. CIT (ITAT Kolkata) Ordinarily under the mercantile system of accounting, expenditure is deductible when the liability to settle the same is accrued, irrespective of whether it is ‘due’ or not. However, in the case of a contingent liability, there is no present existence to discharge the same […]

ITAT confirms addition for Property purchased by Son from Mother (A GPA Holder) for not-explaining source of investment

October 21, 2018 2403 Views 0 comment Print

Ms. Nikunj Malik  Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is well settled law that contents of the registered document cannot be disputed through oral evidence. On the face of the registered sale deed, it is established that assessee made an investment in cash in purchase of property for a sum of Rs.42 lakhs and other amount […]

Very Short Notice is not fair but used as a new tool to harass Assessee & Tax Professionals

October 20, 2018 6549 Views 3 comments Print

Reasonable time for preparation of case by taxpayer must be kept in mind while issuing any notice. While fixing time interval between date of notice and date of hearing at least the following factors must be considered by the authority issuing the notice:

Tax Deduction on Purchase of Immoveable Property

October 20, 2018 14311 Views 0 comment Print

This provision is applicable on transfer of immoveable property of Rs. 50 lacs or more. It requires TDS to be deducted at 1% of the price being paid by the purchaser of an immoveable property, irrespective of quantum of capital gains. If the seller does not have/provide a PAN, the rate of TDS would be 20%. The property may be in the nature of land, buildings or flats. However, the deduction does not apply to purchase of agricultural land which is not located within municipal limits or within the specified distance from municipal limits.

Quick Insight on sec 44AA, 44AB, 44AD – Presumptive Taxation

October 20, 2018 96826 Views 4 comments Print

CA Tarannum Khatri Section 44AA: Maintenance of Books of Accounts WHO SHOULD MAINTAIN: Person  carrying on business / profession whose total income exceeds INR 1,20,000 in any one of the three years immediately preceding the previous year; In case of in case of individual or HUF provisions are applicable in case total income exceeds INR […]

PPT on Presumptive Taxation under Income Tax Act

October 19, 2018 11928 Views 0 comment Print

PRESUMPTIVE TAX INTRODUCTION Sections 44AD, 44ADA & 44AE Introduced to help small business men, Traders and Professionals i. Section 44AD – Small Business/Traders for Turnover up to Rs. 2 Crores ii. Section 44ADA – Professionals – Gross receipts up to Rs. 50 Lakhs iii. Section 44AE – Truck owners owning not more than 10 trucks […]

An Understanding of TDS on Purchase of Property

October 18, 2018 26163 Views 4 comments Print

Introduction of TDS on Purchase of Property TDS or tax deducted at source refers to the process of collecting income tax at source by the government of India. It is a kind of spot deduction of tax from the original source of income. TDS is deducted as per the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. TDS […]

Assessment cannot be made on dead entity

October 17, 2018 1062 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) quashed the reassessment proceedings on the ground that the same has been initiated on a non-existing entity and, therefore, the reassessment proceedings are void ab initio.

Document seized at group company place cannot be held to be belonging to assessee

October 17, 2018 1347 Views 0 comment Print

Ekdanta Land Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) It is a settled issue that the seized papers seized from the premises of Jai Corp Group and others cannot be relied upon for making additions in the hands of the land aggregators whose names appeared in the said documents. It is not the case of the […]

4 Expenditures Under Section 80C That Can Help You Save Tax

October 17, 2018 1929 Views 0 comment Print

Most of us want to save our money. Now, there are many plans and policies that help us save for our future as well as for the rainy days. Careful planning can help us save in our taxable income as well. Various schemes and expenditures fall under Section 80C and by putting your money in […]

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