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Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 94935 Views 4 comments Print

E-Payment of Direct Taxes: Simplifying Tax Payments

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates e-payment of direct taxes for companies and taxpayers covered under Section 44AB, while others may opt...

June 10, 2026 9942 Views 0 comment Print

All about Form 16 and 16A of TDS

Income Tax : Form 16 and Form 16A serve distinct purposes under the TDS framework, with Form 16 relating to salary income and Form 16A covering...

June 10, 2026 26589 Views 1 comment Print

Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-II

Income Tax : This analysis explains how Parliament designed Sections 11 to 13 to ensure that tax-free income is ultimately used for charitable ...

June 10, 2026 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Information Statement (AIS): Guide to Income Tax Reporting

Income Tax : The Annual Information Statement (AIS) under Section 285BB consolidates a taxpayer's financial and tax-related information, includ...

June 10, 2026 21387 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 6028 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 222 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 1593 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 3681 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3942 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes section 69 Addition as Revenue Failed to Prove Investment in Relevant Year

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investm...

June 10, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest Disallowance Without Nexus Between Borrowed Funds & Non-Business Advances: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that disallowance of interest expenses cannot be sustained without evidence showing that interest-bearing funds ...

June 9, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

SC Refuses to Revive Reassessment as Original Scrutiny Had Examined Relevant Transactions & Details

Income Tax : SC dismissed Revenue’s plea after Gujarat HC held that even proposed additions would not alter MAT liability, defeating escapeme...

June 9, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Additional Refund Interest Due to Delay in Giving Appeal Effect

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee was entitled to additional interest under Section 244A(1A) because the Assessing Officer faile...

June 9, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes SLS Disallowance as APA Covered Intra-Group Services

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once Second Line Support services were examined and covered under an Advance Pricing Agreement, disallowanc...

June 9, 2026 66 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 44127 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 558 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 480 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 165 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 135 Views 0 comment Print


Section 148 Notice Invalid for Breach of Faceless Reassessment Scheme

January 21, 2026 2391 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued by the Jurisdictional AO after 29.03.2022 are void. Under the faceless reassessment scheme, only the Faceless AO has jurisdiction to act.

No TDS on Foreign Commission Where Income Not Chargeable in India: ITAT Agra

January 21, 2026 591 Views 0 comment Print

The issue concerned whether failure to deduct TDS on foreign commission warranted disallowance. The Tribunal held that Section 195 is triggered only when the payment is chargeable to tax in India, reaffirming settled Supreme Court principles.

Protective Additions fails Once Substantive Additions Confirmed: ITAT Chandigarh

January 21, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether protective additions could survive after substantive additions were confirmed in other hands. ITAT Chandigarh held that once substantive additions are upheld, protective additions must be deleted to avoid double taxation.

Trust Registration Cancellation Quashed for Lack of Jurisdiction

January 21, 2026 771 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that the PCIT (Central) had no authority to cancel trust registration under Section 12AB. Jurisdiction for exemption matters lies exclusively with the Commissioner (Exemption).

Indexed Cost of Land Cannot Be Denied on Presumption: ITAT Hyderabad

January 21, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal emphasized that where land cost is separately reflected, indexation must be granted. It remanded the matter to verify records and recompute capital gains accordingly, ensuring lawful assessment.

Commission Disallowance Deleted as Payments Held Mandatory Royalty

January 21, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal examined disallowance of commission paid to cooperative milk unions and held that the payments were actually mandatory royalty fixed by government instructions. Since the assessee had no discretion and the recipients disclosed income, the addition was deleted.

PCIT Oversteps Powers by Ordering Penalty Without Assessment Finding

January 21, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that absence of recorded satisfaction in the assessment order bars initiation of penalty under Section 271E. Supervisory revision cannot substitute the Assessing Officer’s statutory discretion.

PCIT Cannot Act on AO’s Proposal: ITAT Pune Quashes Section 263 Revision

January 21, 2026 6003 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that revision under Section 263 cannot be triggered merely on the Assessing Officers recommendation. Independent examination and satisfaction of the Commissioner is a mandatory legal requirement.

Live Telecast Rights Not Royalty Due to Absence of Enduring Benefit: Delhi HC

January 21, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

The Court examined whether payments for live sports telecast amount to royalty. It ruled that without recording or re-telecast rights, live feed payments lack enduring benefit and are not taxable as royalty.

ITAT Quashes Reassessment for Shifting Allegation from Shares to Bogus Purchases

January 21, 2026 651 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that reassessment cannot survive when the final addition departs from the original Section 148A notice. Consistency of information throughout the reopening process is mandatory.

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