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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 1299 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 174 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 570 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 1274771 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 7947 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: Absence of Expenditure Alone Cannot Be a Ground to Deny Renewal of Registration Under Section 12AB

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that rejection of Section 12AB registration merely because no expenditure was reflected in the financial statem...

June 26, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT: U/s 12AB Registration Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Original U/s 12A Certificate Issued Decades Ago Is Not Available

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that loss of an old Section 12A registration certificate is only a procedural deficiency and cannot by itself j...

June 26, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT: Registration of Flat Solely for Mortgage Loan Does Not Automatically Attract Section 56(2)(x)

Income Tax : The ITAT observed that registration undertaken solely to satisfy a banks mortgage requirement cannot automatically attract tax und...

June 26, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

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 69 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 96 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 50157 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


To achieve targets Dept official ignores Principles of law & cross their limits: ITAT

June 24, 2018 957 Views 0 comment Print

The present Misc. Application has been moved by the applicant – assessee pleading that though the Tribunal vide order dated 20.12.2017 had stayed the recovery of the balance amount to be recovered by the Department from the assessee for the assessment year 2009-10,

Upfront fees paid to AAI is a commercial right entitled to depreciation @ 25%

June 24, 2018 1500 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai International Airport : Upfront fees paid to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a commercial right entitled to depreciation @ 25% relating to intangible assets

Loss from Hedging Contracts of Foreign Exchange is Normal Business Loss

June 23, 2018 4368 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal filed by the assessee directed against the Ld. Principal of Commissioner of Income Tax-3, Kolkata for the assessment year 2012-13, wherein he has revised the order passed u/s 143(3) by the Assessing officer on 24.02.2015 by exercising his jurisdiction u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961(the Act) on 8thMarch, 2017.

Encashment of bank guarantee due to inadequate performance is allowable expense

June 23, 2018 9081 Views 0 comment Print

That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, CIT (A) erred in upholding the disallowance of loss/ expenditure of Rs. 20892603/- suffered/ incurred by the appellant as a result of encashment of bank guarantee furnished to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) as security for the due and punctual discharge of obligations under the Concession Agreement.

Section 80C – Eligible Investments & Expenses

June 23, 2018 116758 Views 31 comments Print

Deduction Under section 80C for Financial Year 2013-14 / Assessment Year 2014-15 in respect of Life insurance premia, deferred annuity, contributions to provident fund, subscription to certain equity shares or debentures, etc.

Section 80C: Life Insurance Premium- Eligible Amount & Deduction

June 23, 2018 1302268 Views 80 comments Print

Life Insurance Plans are very popular as a tool to get deduction u/s 80C of the I T Act. The investment in life insurance can be deducted up to Rs 1,50,000. (Rs. 1 Lakh upto A.Y. 2014-15). It a common perception that Premium Paid all Life Insurance Policies qualifies for deduction under section 80C of the Income Tax Act,1961 and full premium amount qualifies for deduction under section 80C .

Mechanized cleaning of Agriculture produce at installed plant not attract NIL rate of GST

June 23, 2018 4248 Views 0 comment Print

The activity of mechanized cleaning of the various Agriculture produce like Saunf (Fennel) Dhaniya (Coriander), Jeera (Cumin seeds), etc. or the like goods which are brought to them by the farmers or by the traders does not fall under intermediate production process as job work in relation to cultivation of plants.

Little known schemes u/s. 80C of Income Tax Act

June 23, 2018 159820 Views 56 comments Print

If an individual falls in the 30% tax bracket and has exhausted the maximum limit of Section 80C, one can save upto  Rs 46,800 in taxes.  We runs you through the provisions of Section 80C. However, we highlight those schemes that are little known and which many investors avail of sparingly. Stamp duty and registration […]

Beware of Sec 234F: Delay in filing income tax return will be painful now

June 22, 2018 18075 Views 1 comment Print

Delay in filing income tax return is going to be painful now onwards. A new section 234F has been inserted into the income tax act which describes the late fees on account of filing belated returns.

No Cessation of liability if Amount forfeited is subject matter of civil suit and cannot be taxed

June 22, 2018 1215 Views 0 comment Print

Where amount forfeited by assessee against cancellation of booking of flat was subject-matter of civil suit, it could not be said that there was cessation of liability so as to tax such amount as assessee’s income.

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