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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


Creation and Taxation of Private Trusts

July 29, 2018 147532 Views 15 comments Print

A trust is said to be an instrument of safeguarding the interests of beneficiaries especially when the beneficiaries are minor and not capable of protecting their interest. Any person who is a major and is competent to enter into a contract can be a settlor or the person intending to form a trust. Why to create a private trust? How to register a trust? FAQs (frequently asked questions about trust)? Taxation of a private trust

Income Tax Benefits for Assesses taking Home loan

July 29, 2018 22705 Views 3 comments Print

So, here we are talking about the various tax benefits provided by the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the taxpayers who have taken housing loan. There are various deductions available under the Act for the payment of loan amount (principal) as well as the interest component the same includes home loan interest deduction under section 24, Section 80EE : Interest deduction (for 1st time buyers) on Home Loan, and Sec 80C (Tax benefit on Home Loan).

How to register as a Legal Heir on Income Tax e-filing website

July 29, 2018 64302 Views 25 comments Print

In this article we have discussed the procedure to Register as Legal Heir on Income Tax e-filing website, Process of Approval of Legal Heir by department, Documents Required for Registration as legal Heir, Services which Legal Heir can perform on e-filing website and Registration as Temporary and Permanent Legal Heir.

Procedure to take Foreign Tax credit (FTC) in India

July 29, 2018 43320 Views 3 comments Print

Below Procedure to take Foreign Tax credit (FTC) in India is Governed by Rule 128 of Income Tax Rules and Applicable form 01.04.2017. a. A resident assessee will be eligible to claim FTC if any tax has been paid by him in a country or specified territory outside India. b. Grant of FTC shall be […]

Diwali Gifts by GST Council

July 29, 2018 33114 Views 7 comments Print

The GST Council held it’s 28th meeting recently and Shri Piyush Goyal, acting Finance Minister was the Chairman of this meeting. The Council took many decisions which are beneficial to the industry and business and which may serve as Diwali gifts to the consumers if the businessmen pass on the benefits of reduction in the rate of tax or increase in set off to them.

CBDT seeks details of “Least Performing” CsIT(A)

July 29, 2018 1008 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT has issued a directive to All Pr. Chief Commissioners of Income Tax seeking details of 2 least performing CsIT (Appeals). It is not specified as to what constitutes least performing. Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi the 27th July, 2018 To, All Pr. Chief […]

Who can submit Form 15G & 15H & care to be taken in submission

July 28, 2018 111295 Views 17 comments Print

This being the first quarter of the financial year, it is important, for all the people who want to receive interest without deduction of tax, to submit form no. 15G and 15G immediately to the banks Recently the in respect of particulars to be furnished and how to furnish these forms have been substantially amended. Let us discuss as to who can submit form no. 15G and 15H and the precautions to be taken while filing these forms.

Tax Benefits for Differently Able persons in India

July 28, 2018 19345 Views 6 comments Print

Tax benefits to individual who are differently able, Parents who have dependents who are differently able including minor and certain benefits to private sector for providing employment opportunities to differently able

TDS on Salary under section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961

July 28, 2018 29446 Views 0 comment Print

CA Neil Ganatra Any person responsible for paying income chargeable in the hands of recipient as ‘Salaries’ shall make TDS under section 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The article discusses some basic aspects of the provisions of the section 192 related to deduction of TDS on Salary. The basic conditions that attract compliance […]

View TDS, Income Tax & SA Tax Credit in Form 26AS

July 28, 2018 33009 Views 0 comment Print

Now you can view tax credit statement (Form 26AS) without registering at NSDL through www.incometaxindiae filing.gov. in .New facility added in “My Account” for registered E-filers to View the Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS) to verify if the tax payments made by you or TDS deducted from salary or interest etc are correctly reported to the Department.

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