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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 459 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 102 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 468 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 1274588 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 5775 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


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 30 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 156 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 108 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 120 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 84 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 50103 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 225 Views 0 comment Print


Trade advances cannot be treated as Deemed dividend U/s. 2(22)(e)

September 8, 2018 990 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CIT Vs Prakashkumar Bhagchandbhai Khatri (Gujarat High Court) Where assessee, in terms of agreement with company for development and consideration of land owned by assessee, had received trade advances, the same were not loans, therefore, section 2(22)(e) was not attracted. The Tribunal while confirming the view of CIT(A) opined that amount in question was […]

TDS not deductible on tips paid to employees by Hotel out of Tip Collected

September 8, 2018 2256 Views 0 comment Print

CJ International Hotels Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Tips for hotel employees included and paid by customers and collected by the employer and disbursed to the employees do not amount to salary or profit in lieu of salary or payment made by or on behalf of the employer, as such provisions requiring deduction of tax […]

Deferred Tax- Simplified

September 8, 2018 17601 Views 0 comment Print

As we are rushing towards the Tax audit due date, I thought its worthy to attempt a write-up on a concept that holds significant place in accounting of taxes of a business(i.e) Deferred Tax.

ITAT allowed builder to adjust rent received against WIP as it was linked with development of Property

September 8, 2018 2364 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income tax(Appeals) dated 01/05/2014 and pertains to assessment year 2010-11.The Grounds of appeal read as under :- Being aggrieved by the order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-25, Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as Learned CIT (A)) dated 01.05.2014 under section 250 of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (herein after referred as ‘IT Act’), the appellant submits this appeal on the following grounds each of which may please be considered without prejudice to one another

TDS payment on property and how to obtain form 16B and 26QB

September 8, 2018 23446 Views 0 comment Print

WEF June 2013, purchaser of property with value of Rs. 50 lakh and above should deduct 1% TDS under section 194-IA at the time of making payment. Here is the guide about making payments of TDS and obtaining form 16B for the buyer and form 26QB for the seller.

Share Trading Income : Business Gain or Capital Gain?

September 8, 2018 72452 Views 11 comments Print

Share trading has grown significantly in the last decade due to rise of the stock market and rapid adoption of technology. It is seen as a way to make quick bucks by a lot of people. However there is a lot of confusion among on how to treat the income earned from trading shares viz.  business gain or a capital gain. It is very important to know the difference because the tax liability of an individual will depend on this, as the tax treatment of Capital gains and Business income are completely different

How to Get Your Pending Income Tax Refund: Tax Ombudsman

September 8, 2018 36857 Views 44 comments Print

Delays in income tax refunds, even after the stipulated number of months, are faced by many tax payers. Running from pillar to post at the income tax office, having to deal with impolite income tax officials become a part of the ordeal.

Depreciation is available on genuine goodwill

September 8, 2018 2025 Views 0 comment Print

CLC & Sons Pvt. Ltd Vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) (Special Bench) Hon’ble Summit court in CIT vs. Smifs Securities Ltd. (2012) 348 ITR 302 (SC) in which it has been held: “that goodwill will fall under the expression ‘or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature’” and, hence, qualifies for depreciation u/s 32(1) of […]

Non-Compliance of TDS Provision where Payment is made to a Resident

September 8, 2018 7964 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with non compliance of provision of TDS where payment is made to a Resident. 30% cent of any sum payable to a resident on account of interest, commission or brokerage, Rent, Royalty, fees for professional services or, fees fir technical services payable to a resident, or amounts payable to a contractor or sub-contractor being resident for carrying out any work on which tax is deductible at source and such tax has not been deducted or, after deduction, has not been paid on or before the due date specified in section 139(1) . Then 30% cent of any sum payable shall be disallowed.

Legality of Tax Havens and Black Money

September 8, 2018 5247 Views 1 comment Print

Abstract As we all are well aware of the term ‘Tax’ which is defined as a revenue that is levied on the people by the Government based on their income and the commodities they purchase or sell. Evasion of Tax has always been considered to be an illegal action and people with greed often engage […]

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