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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


Rebate under Section 87A of Income Tax Act, 1961

July 17, 2018 819792 Views 215 comments Print

A question which is coming in the mind of Taxpayers nowadays is do Rebate of income-tax under section 87A as available from FY 2013-14, also available for FY 2015-16 and subsequent years. One more question which comes to mind is amount of Rebate Available, i.e is it Rs. 2000/- or Rs. 5000/- for Financial Year 2015-16?

Lesser Known Tax Saving Tips / Deductions

July 17, 2018 179368 Views 88 comments Print

For most of the people ‘tax savings’ brings to mind life insurance, PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and equity-linked savings scheme, among others, that qualify for tax deduction under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act. An individual can claim tax deductions of up to Rs 1.50 lakh (One Lakh Up to AY 2014-15) under 80C.

Form DIR-3 KYC Filing Rules

July 17, 2018 5925 Views 3 comments Print

Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31st day of March, 2018 and whose DIN is in Approved status would be mandatorily required to file form DIR-3 KYC on or before 31st day of August, 2018.

All About Derivative under Income Tax Act

July 17, 2018 117951 Views 5 comments Print

This Article Helps you to understand the Provision of Income Tax Act i.r.t. Derivatives like Meaning, Income Consideration, Books of Accounts Requirement, Meaning of Turnover, Audit Requirements, Adjustments of Losses etc

‘Second leg contract’ cannot be denied applicability of section 44BB

July 17, 2018 1251 Views 0 comment Print

There is no provision u/s.44BB to support the Assessing Officer’s interpretation of the so called ‘second leg contract’ so as to deny the applicability of the section to the assessee. Only requirement of the section is plant and machinery is given on hire is used or to be used in the prospecting /extraction/production of mineral oil. Thus the learned DRP upheld the applicability of Section 44BB.

Reopening based on change of opinion is not permissible under law

July 17, 2018 1548 Views 0 comment Print

Motorola Inc, USA appeal before Delhi ITAT: When no intangible material came to the notice of the AO to form the opinion that the income of the assessee company has escaped assessment and all the facts and figures have been brought on record by the assessee company during assessment proceedings and same had been explained: The reassessment proceedings were not sustainable, having been made after a period of 4 years from the relevant assessment years

Which ITR form to be used

July 17, 2018 16698 Views 2 comments Print

Different forms are required to be used for filing your ITR depending on whether you are a resident or not and what are the sources of your income. There are ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 3 and ITR 4 which can be used by individuals. Who can use ITR 1 (popularly known as Sahaj.): This […]

Reassessment to disallow employee’s PF contribution despite disclosure in Tax Audit report is invalid

July 17, 2018 1881 Views 0 comment Print

S.R. Batliboi & Co. Vs ACIT (Calcutta High Court) Kelvinator of India Ltd. (supra) has held that, after April 1, 1989 the assessing officer invoking the provisions of Section 147 of the Act of 1961 must have tangible material to come to the conclusion that, there was escapement of income from assessment. Reasons must have a […]

House Rent Allowance – Deduction u/s. 10(13A)

July 17, 2018 2195788 Views 271 comments Print

House rent allowance (HRA) is received by the salaried class. A deduction is permissible under Section 10(13A) of the Income Tax Act, in accordance with Rule 2A of the Income Tax Rules. You can claim exemption on your HRA under the Income Tax Act if you stay in a rented house and get a HRA from your employer.

Analysis of Supreme Court Judgments on Permanent Establishment

July 17, 2018 33279 Views 0 comment Print

The general principle of taxation is that a person, who is resident of a country, would normally be taxable on his/its global income. However, as a rule of exception to this general principle, a person may also be taxed in the country of source i.e., the place where the business of a person is carried on, though he may be a resident of another country.

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