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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 1074 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 156 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 540 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 1274741 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 7296 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 240 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 1908 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 3987 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Mumbai ITAT Deletes Ad Hoc 10% Disallowance of Business Expenses – No Addition Sustainable Without Specific Defects in Audited Books

Income Tax : The ITAT found that the Assessing Officer failed to establish any specific infirmity in the assessee's business expenditure before...

June 26, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Restricts Addition on Alleged Bogus Diamond Purchases to 2% Following Earlier Orders in Assessee’s Own Case

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that only the profit element embedded in the disputed purchases could be taxed and affirmed a 2% estimation base...

June 26, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

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 45 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 93 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 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 50133 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 888 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


Scrutiny Assessment only through ‘E-Proceeding’ facility subject to 7 exceptions

August 20, 2018 18561 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has vide Instruction No. 03 dated 20th August 2018 directs that In all cases (subject to exceptions provided), where assessment is required to be framed under section 143(3) of the Act during the year 2018-19, assessment proceedings shall be conducted electronically through the ‘E-Proceeding’ facility.

No disallowance U/s. 14A in absence of actual receipt of income which is not includible in total income

August 20, 2018 2115 Views 0 comment Print

The expression does not form part of the total income in Section 14A envisages that there should be an actual receipt of the income, which is not includible in the total income, during the relevant previous year for the purpose of disallowing any expenditure incurred in relation to the income in question

All about Disallowance under Section 14A with Judicial Pronouncements

August 20, 2018 8265 Views 0 comment Print

1 Legislative History 1.1 Section 14A was first inserted by the Finance Act, 2001. However, same was inserted with retrospective effect from 1-4-1962. The inserted section reads as under:- ‘14A. Expenditure incurred in relation to income not includible in total income. – For the purposes of computing the total income under this Chapter, no deduction […]

EPF Act 1952 vis-á-vis Income Tax Act – Tax Treatment of PF Dues

August 20, 2018 96363 Views 25 comments Print

Employer’s contribution and Employees’ contribution in India are governed by EPF Act, 1952. The employees’ contributions are obtained by employer @12% and along with equal contribution are deposited with the PF trust or PF commissioner at the designated bank account by the latter.

Analysis of the word ‘Permanent Establishment’

August 20, 2018 265154 Views 0 comment Print

The concept of Permanent Establishment is one of the most important concepts in International Taxation. The existence of a Permanent Establishment or otherwise, would in most cases determine the exposure to domestic tax liability in the country of source.

Deduction of Interest Expenses – Section 36(1)(iii) – Assessment – Legal Views

August 20, 2018 434703 Views 4 comments Print

In this discussion, we would take up Section 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and analyse the provision therein from all facets, which will make us understand the deduction in a comprehensive way. In the vortex of legal pronouncements, we will analyse few case laws as well, which throw light on the grey areas that are not captured or construed in the tax legislation.

CBDT proposes online issue of certificate for no / lower deduction of tax

August 20, 2018 17406 Views 5 comments Print

Section 197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 („the Act‟) contains provisions enabling the Assessing Officer („AO‟) to give the assessee a certificate for deduction of income-tax at any lower rates or no deduction of income-tax, if he is satisfied, upon an application made by the assessee in this behalf, that the total income of the recipient justifies no deduction or deduction at lower rates. Similarly, sub-sections section 206C of the Act contain provisions enabling the AO to give a certificate for collection at lower rate if he is satisfied and upon an application made by the assessee in this behalf. Further, rules 2

Download Form 15G & 15H with FAQs

August 19, 2018 1764900 Views 311 comments Print

Everyone is aware that Form 15G and form 15H are used for avoiding the TDS deduction while computing the interest earned during the financial year. In this article we are discussing important points to remember while submitting the Form 15G and Form

Taxability of Motor Accident Compensation & Interest

August 19, 2018 123117 Views 19 comments Print

In brief my family was met with an major accident in 2010 and my pretty daughter (minor) got 70% permanent disabilities., literally we have lost everything in that accident even my well established business also. Now the court has given my wife ( guardian and claimant of minor) accident compensation amount ( without deduction of any tax as it was recovered by the court thru attachment order because insurance people never came to deposit the amount by themselves) inclusive interest of last 7 years ( 2010 to 2017). Enhancement amount is 35 lacs and interest amount is 15 lacs. The amount was received in august 2011 in which 75% of the amount i.e. 40 Lacs has been fixed by the court in the name of disable minor for next 15 years. Court has given us one facility to take quarterly interes

How to Compute Turnover In Case of Future & Options, Speculation for Tax Audit

August 19, 2018 230904 Views 33 comments Print

Query I AM engaged in the buying and selling of shares. I take delivery of the shares purchased and also deliver the shares at the time of sale. In such a case, how is the turnover to be reckoned for the purpose of determining whether a tax audit under Section 44AB is to be done? Is it the aggregate amount of sale that has to be taken as the turnover?

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