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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


Only 0.35% returns picked up for scrutiny this year: CBDT chairman

August 9, 2018 1923 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department has accepted 99.65 per cent of tax returns as it is and has picked only 0.35 per cent cases for detailed scrutiny thereby showcasing full faith in the taxpayers, chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Mr Sushil Chandra said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

Tax saving through ELSS MF and who does it apply to

August 9, 2018 5800 Views 1 comment Print

Tax planning is an integral part of everyone’s financial plan. Section 80C of Income Tax Act, 1961 allows you as an assessee to claim income tax deductions by investing in specific investments. Among the other tax saving options, tax saving mutual funds or ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) is the most popular tax saving investment […]

Assessee liable to deduct TDS on perquisite Value of Motor Car

August 9, 2018 3345 Views 0 comment Print

Value of perquisite provided by the assessee company to its employees in the form of reimbursement of car running and maintenance charges was chargeable to tax in their hands and the assessee was liable to deduct tax at source from the said value.

Registration U/s. 12AA cannot be denied for non-filing of books & vouchers

August 9, 2018 6495 Views 0 comment Print

B.S.A. College Vs CIT (ITAT Agra) Under section 12AA, CIT (E) was entitled to see as to whether objects of assessee were charitable in nature, and also whether activities were genuine or not. Examination of genuineness of activities would mean to see that activities were not by way of camouflage or bogus or artificial and […]

Delay in filing appeal with ITAT due to time barring assessment work not acceptable

August 9, 2018 1929 Views 0 comment Print

It is simply stated in the application for condonation of delay that due to time barring assessment, the impugned order was overlooked and got barred by limitation.

Interest on Income tax refund cannot be taxed if same is withdrawn subsequently

August 9, 2018 2418 Views 0 comment Print

Lal Nathirmal Moolchandani Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) We find that the assessee has received an interest on refund for assessment year 2009-10 in the present assessment year on 31.03.2011. The said cheque was encashed subsequently. Subsequently, vide assessment order passed u/s. 143(3) on 08.12.2011 for the same assessment year a total demand of Rs.24,67,560/- was […]

Payment for delayed allotment of plot of land cannot be construed as ‘interest’

August 9, 2018 8079 Views 0 comment Print

The issue which falls for decision therefore is whether payment for delayed allotment of a plot of land by the Housing Board to an allottee will fall under the definition of ‘interest’ under section 2 (28A) of the Act.

Violation of natural justice renders Assessment void

August 9, 2018 4686 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Sunita Dhadda (Supreme High Court)  HELD by the Supreme Court: We do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned order. The special leave petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Held by the Rajasthan High Court: 5. Counsel for the respondent has relied upon the following judgments :- “1. CIT VS. Dinesh Kumar Sharma, […]

Penalty for Delay in Filing TDS Statement- Non-Availability of Staff not a valid defence

August 9, 2018 1275 Views 0 comment Print

Moreover, the change /lack of staff with the assessee-organization is not found substantiated by any evidence on record and such a reason, in our considered opinion, does not constitute to be a reasonable cause to file the TDS statements with such an inordinate delay.

TDS Provisions on Buying Immovable Property from Resident Seller

August 9, 2018 9933 Views 5 comments Print

 1. Introduction:- As per Finance Act of 2013, TDS is required to be deducted on transfer of Immovable property, wherein the consideration of the property exceeds or is equal to Rs 50 lakhs. TDS is required to be deducted under section 194IA. For all such transactions w.e.f 1st June 2013, tax @ 1% is required […]

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