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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


Reassessment Proceeding initiated after 6 years is not valid; Department must prove dispatch of notice

June 9, 2018 5124 Views 0 comment Print

After issuing notice and after due dispatch, it must be placed in hands of the serving officer like the post office by speed post or by registered post etc., by which the officer issuing notice may not have control over the said notice after issuance of the said notice. It must be properly stamped and issued on the correct address to whom it has been Mere signing of notice cannot be equated with the issuance of notice as contemplated under Section 149 of the IT Act.

ITAT deletes addition for jewellery in excess of limit prescribed under CBDT Instruction No. 1916

June 9, 2018 3960 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the excess jewellery found in the case of assessee, his parents, his wife, their children and the HUF was very nominal, and was very much reasonable, keeping in mind the riches and high status and more customary practices.

CBDT dedicates fortnight for pending appeal effect – rectification matters

June 9, 2018 1380 Views 2 comments Print

Redressal of public grievances and taxpayer service is an area of top priority for the CBDT and the Income Tax Department. In this connection, a fortnight from 1st June to 15th June, 2018 has been dedicated for expeditious disposal of pending appeal effect and rectification matters.

Expense cannot be disallowed for mere Non-debiting in books of account

June 9, 2018 8004 Views 0 comment Print

Non-debiting of the expenditure in the books of account is not relevant for allowability of the same as long as the expenditure is really incurred and is deductible as per law

No addition separately for bank deposits when Income been assessed on estimated basis

June 8, 2018 1683 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Manne Baswa Reddy Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) The deposits in the bank account pertain to assessee. Assessee had substantial income during the year and that too he is doing retail business in IMFL. There is no allegation that these amounts also pertain to the business by the AO. Since the deposits are through-out the […]

TDS not deductible on Advance Received towards Professional Fee which is returned back

June 8, 2018 9978 Views 0 comment Print

Advance received by the assessee towards his professional fee, when it is returned, is not covered by any of the provisions of Chapter XVIIB requiring TDS.

No disallowance for purchase of old Gold from customer against sale of new ornaments

June 8, 2018 2031 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT  Vs Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited (ITAT Hyderabad) As regards, the purchase of old gold, the assessee had filed the copies of the vouchers which are properly bound and preserved and it is submitted that is the normal practice of the customers to bring old gold and buy new ornaments and in that process, the […]

No addition separately for Scrap Sales when Income been assessed on estimated basis

June 8, 2018 2514 Views 0 comment Print

Income from scrap sale should be treated as additional income over and above estimation of income, we notice that for sub-contract, normally estimated at 5%, but, in the given case, assessee has already offered 6%, which includes scrap sales. Generally, scraps are generated in the normal course of business and it should be treated as part of business income only.

Application U/s. 12AA cannot be rejected merely on account of extraordinary powers with managing trustee

June 8, 2018 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Registration application u/s 12AA cannot be rejected merely on account of extraordinary powers with the managing trustee to appoint or remove other trustees and also to nominate their successor.

Apportionment of expense on R&D and ESOP having no nexus with products manufactured in exempted units not justified

June 8, 2018 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) The case of the assessee, all through, was that R & D expenditure was incurred by the assessee in a separate unit known as ‘IPDO’, which is meant for carrying on R & D. It is also not in dispute that formulations / products arising out of […]

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