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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


Measurement of Distance Aerially After A.Y. 2014-15, Is it a Right Decision by CBDT?

June 16, 2018 27351 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT issued Circular No. 17/2015-Income Tax dated 06.10.2015 regarding Measurement of the distance for the purpose of section 2(14)(iii)(b) of the Income-Tax Act for the period prior to the Assessment Year 2014-15.

Taxability of Domain Name registration services

June 16, 2018 55161 Views 0 comment Print

Now, taxability of fees from domain name registration services has come under tax scanner. Recently, ITAT Delhi held that domain name registration fees received by Godaddy are taxable as royalty under Indian tax laws.

Cost Inflation Index for FY 2018-19/ AY 2019-20

June 16, 2018 792915 Views 54 comments Print

Cost Inflation Index (CII) for FY 2018-19/ AY 2019-20 Notified by CBDT at 280 (Base Year 2001-02) In the case of transfer of short term capital asset, the amount of capital gains can be arrived at by deducting the cost of acquisition/ improvement from the sale consideration. However, in the case of transfer of long […]

Mere allotment letter from builder not sufficient to claim benefit of section 50

June 15, 2018 1560 Views 0 comment Print

Challenging the order dated 03/06/2014 of the CIT(A)-17,Mumbai,the Assessee has filed present appeal.Assessee-company,engaged in the business of manufacturing of textiles,filed its return of income on 30/09/2011 declaring total income at NIL.The Assessing Officer (AO) completed assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act,on 03/01/2014,determining total income at Rs.71. 52 lakhs.

S. 37 Retrenchment Compensation paid for business purpose is allowable

June 15, 2018 9234 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs M/s. Lumax Automotive Systems Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) The assessee-company explained that it has closed down its Aurangabad unit due to heavy losses suffered by the assessee-company. The assessee-company in this year has declared loss of Rs.4.34 crores in the return of income and after making addition as well, the net taxable loss have […]

Addition merely based on Statements recorded by CBI is Invalid

June 15, 2018 2214 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Ratan Babulal Lath Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Entire addition is on the basis of the statements of the assessee and Shri. Navneet Kumar Singhania recorded by the CBI. Before the AO, assessee has specifically denied such statements recorded by the CBI and has sought cross-examination of Shri. Navneet Kumar Singhania which were not afforded […]

Deduction U/s. 80-IA(4) cannot be denied merely because assessee was paid by Government for development work

June 15, 2018 8490 Views 0 comment Print

Adhunik Infrastructure (P)Ltd. Vs JCIT (ITAT Kolkata) ITAT held that even if an assessee is merely developing the infrastructural facility (without operating and maintaining the same), it is entitled to deduction u/s 80-1A. Further, condition (b) laid out in sub-section (4) of section 80-IA mandates the existence of an agreement with the Government. Moreover, if […]

AO cannot make addition for mere non-appearance of parties before him

June 15, 2018 1929 Views 0 comment Print

This Appealunder Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) challenges the order dated 11th March, 2015 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal). The impugned order is in respect of Assessment Year 2009-10.

Section 54-Booking of flat with builder- Purchase or construction?

June 15, 2018 6468 Views 0 comment Print

The brief facts of the case are that the assessee case was selected for scrutiny through CASS and notice u/s 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred as the Act) was issued and served upon the assessee requiring him to furnish necessary details and documents along with supporting evidence.

CBDT instruction on Gross Delay in Tackling Vigilance Complaints Against Tax Officials

June 13, 2018 2010 Views 0 comment Print

The disciplinary authorities in Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ cases may be advised to take immediate action in pending disciplinary proceedings. The field officers may be directed to make available records, documents and reports requested by Vigilance Directorate without any delay. It may be ensured that the departmental inquiries in non-CVC jurisdiction cases pending for more than six months are completed latest by 30.06.2018.

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