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Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

SC Sends JAO vs Faceless Reassessment Dispute Back to High Courts

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has remitted reassessment cases for fresh consideration after the retrospective insertion of Section 147A, leavi...

June 27, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

25 Practical Errors Found During ITR Filing that every Taxpayer should avoid

Income Tax : Learn the most frequent errors taxpayers make while filing Income Tax Returns for AY 2026-27 and how avoiding them can prevent not...

June 27, 2026 879 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate Anomaly Leaves Higher Earners With Lower Take-Home Pay

Income Tax : The article explains how the interaction of Section 87A, marginal relief, and Health & Education Cess can leave taxpayers earning ...

June 27, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Authority for Advance Ruling/Board for Advance Rulings

Income Tax : Learn who can apply for an advance ruling, applicable fees, withdrawal rules, and its binding effect under the Income-tax Act. The...

June 27, 2026 17091 Views 0 comment 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 6232 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 303 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 1929 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 4002 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Madras HC Upholds Income Tax Search as Section 132 Challenge Failed

Income Tax : The Court rejected the challenge to the search conducted under Section 132 and upheld the legality of the search proceedings. It, ...

June 27, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as ITO Lacked Jurisdiction Under CBDT Instruction No. 1/2011

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the reassessment was invalid because the Income Tax Officer lacked pecuniary jurisdiction where the returne...

June 27, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment as Jurisdictional AO Did Not Issue Section 143(2) Notice

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessment was invalid because the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction failed to issue the mandatory ...

June 27, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Quashes Reassessment as ACIT Lacked Pecuniary Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that the reassessment was invalid because the ACIT lacked pecuniary jurisdiction and completed the assessmen...

June 27, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Invalid Where Non-Jurisdictional AO Issued Section 143(2) Notice: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that the assessments were invalid because the ACIT was not shown to have jurisdiction under CBDT Instruction...

June 27, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Grants Five-Year Scientific Research Recognition to Public Health Foundation

Income Tax : CBDT has approved a scientific research institution under the Income-tax Act, 2025 for tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31. The notificat...

June 27, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approved University of Hyderabad for Scientific Research Tax Benefits

Income Tax : CBDT has approved the University of Hyderabad for scientific research under Section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The approval i...

June 27, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

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 50577 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 903 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 711 Views 0 comment Print


Amend sections 54, 54B, 54D & 54F to to reduce holding period to 24 Months: ICAI

December 29, 2017 3720 Views 0 comment Print

Section 2(42A) – Reduction in holding period in case of immovable property, being land or building or both, to qualify as long term capital asset – Consequential amendments to be made in sections 54, 54B, 54D and 54F

Order No. 221/2017: Promotion of IRS officers to CIT grade

December 29, 2017 1905 Views 0 comment Print

Order No. 221 of 2017 Consequent upon the approval of the Competent Authority, the following officers are, hereby, promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (level 16 in the pay matrix Rs.2,05,400 — 2,24,400) w.e.f the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders

Order No. 220/2017: Appointment of 241 IRS officers to JCIT grade

December 29, 2017 1785 Views 0 comment Print

Order No. 220 of 2017 The President is pleased to appoint the following officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) on Ad-hoc basis in Level — 12 in the pay matrix Rs. 78800-209200 against panel year 2017-18

Order No. 219/2017: Appointment of five IRS Officers to JCIT Grade

December 29, 2017 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Order No. 219 of 2017 The President is pleased to appoint the following five officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) on Ad-hoc basis in Level — 12 in the pay matrix Rs. 78800-209200 against panel year 2016-17

Section 50C could not be applied to lease hold rights in land

December 29, 2017 8925 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs. Everest Industries Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) 1. The only grievance of the revenue in this appeal is that the provisions of section 50C of the Act mandates that where a transfer of capital asset being land or building or both is for consideration less then its value as adopted/assessed by the State Government for […]

Addition for Unutilized Cenvat Credit in absence of income element is ubjustified

December 29, 2017 1590 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) comprising of Judicial Member S.S.Godara and Accountant Member Pramod Kumar has deleted the addition under the Income Tax Act in respect of unutilized CENVAT credit.

Clarify on Tax neutral conversion of preference shares to equity shares: ICAI

December 29, 2017 3912 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act 2017 amended Section 47 of the Act, by virtue of which conversion of preference share of a company into equity share of that company will not be regarded as transfer. The amendment is made by insertion of sub-section (xb) in section 47.

Amend Sec. 47(viab) related to indirect transfer of capital asset situated in India

December 28, 2017 5793 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Act, 2015 has amended provisions dealing with indirect transfer of capital asset situated in India. The amendment provides clarity on certain contentious aspects with regards to taxation of income arising or accruing from such indirect transfers.

Applicability of POEM should be deferred by a year : ICAI

December 28, 2017 1620 Views 0 comment Print

POEM Guidelines have been recently finalised only on 24th January, 2017, whereas the POEM provisions are already applicable w.e.f. 1st April 2016 (applicable from AY 2017-18 and onwards)

Replace concept of Previous Year & Assessment Year with Financial Year: ICAI

December 28, 2017 10137 Views 1 comment Print

In Income-tax Act, 1961 is Assessment Year defined in Section 2(9) as: Assessment Year  means the period of twelve months commencing on the 1st day of April every year. Previous Year is defined in Section 3 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to mean “for the purpose of this Act, previous year means the financial year immediately preceeding the assessment year.

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