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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 1821 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 264 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 630 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 1274864 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 10767 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 249 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 6217 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 297 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 1911 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 3996 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Pune ITAT Refuses to Condon 661-Day Delay Over Vague Claims

Income Tax : The Pune ITAT refused to condone a 661-day delay in filing an appeal against rejection of Section 12AB registration. It held that ...

June 26, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT: ₹10 Lakh Addition Deleted Over Weak Cash Payment Evidence

Income Tax : The Pune ITAT deleted a ₹10 lakh addition after finding no reliable evidence that the assessee paid cash while purchasing a flat...

June 26, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT: Section 263 Revision Invalid After AO’s Proper Enquiry

Income Tax : The Tribunal distinguished between lack of enquiry and inadequate enquiry, holding that Section 263 cannot be invoked merely becau...

June 26, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

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 84 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 87 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 50259 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 894 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 234 Views 0 comment Print


CIT (Appeals) should timely issue & dispatch appellate orders

March 8, 2018 11394 Views 0 comment Print

It is once again reiterated that the CIT (Appeals) should abide by the instructions of CBDT regarding timely issue and dispatch of appellate orders in letter and spirit. It is also important to note that the Apex Court has held that CIT (Appeals) has plenary powers in disposing of an appeal. These powers must be used by CIT (Appeals) judiciously while passing appellate orders.

Assessment u/s. 153A cannot be framed if no incriminating material found during search

March 7, 2018 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Asstt Vs Maruti Clean Coal & Power Ltd. (ITAT Raipur) There is no dispute that no incriminating material has been found at the time of search and therefore it is now settled proposition of law that no assessment u/s. 153A of the Act can be framed in the absence of any incriminating material found at the […]

Gift tax not applicable on share transfers or transfer of property to effectuate a settlement

March 7, 2018 2205 Views 0 comment Print

The difference between the market value of the shares and the value of the transfer was held to constitute deemed gift under Section 4 and that amount was brought to tax. The Gawahati High Court found that the transfer was pursuant to a family settlement and stated that the provisions of the Gift Tax Act would not be applicable.

HC held expense on Repair & Maintenance by Rambagh Palace Hotels as Revenue in Nature

March 7, 2018 16764 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the repair and maintenance expenditure incurred by a Hotel is revenue expenditure under the Income Tax Act.

 No Penalty U/s. 271E on conversion of the loan into equity

March 7, 2018 6537 Views 0 comment Print

The loan received by the assessee was squared off by way of conversion of loan into equity by the assessee through book entries without any physical outflow of funds. It is usual business practice and is part of routine corporate debt restructuring exercise carried out by various banks and financial institutions. Therefore, the said transaction could not be considered to be in violation of section 269T, so as to impose penalty under section 271E.

Loss on account of foreign currency fluctuations is allowable expense

March 7, 2018 2871 Views 0 comment Print

Fall in net profit rate due to dollar rate fluctuation (currency fluctuations): additions to income deleted in Indo Colchem case by Ahmedabad ITAT

Depreciation Calculator under Income Tax for Financial 2017-18

March 7, 2018 13284 Views 0 comment Print

Depreciation Calculator in Excel Format for depreciation calculation under Written Down Value Method

Kerala HC explains What is an error apparent on the face of record

March 7, 2018 38736 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Younus Kunju (Kerala High Court) It needs no repetition that a judgmental error is not a review able error, nor can it be termed an error on the face of record. Error in reasoning or, for that matter, in applying law to facts is an appeal able error. And that power of appeal […]

Variance in Appeal statistics generated in CIT(A) module of ITBA- reg.

March 7, 2018 1536 Views 0 comment Print

Continued variance in Appeal statistics generated in CIT(A) module of ITBA in the Monthly Disposal Report, especially with regard to the opening balance figures as on 01.04.2017 and opening balances for every month is a matter of great concern for the Board.

Business income or capital gains on Purchase & sale of shares- ITAT adopts 30 days theory

March 6, 2018 11019 Views 0 comment Print

Gains arising from purchase and sale of shares which were squared up within 30 days of purchase would be treated as business income and if transactions were squared up after 30 days of purchase of shares same would be treated as capital gains and in the case of business income STT paid would be allowed.

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