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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


Omission of clause from statue- Deemed to be from inception or not?

December 22, 2017 2463 Views 0 comment Print

Pursuant to the amendment made by Finance Act 2017, omission of clause (i) of Section 92BA of the IT Act, 1961 be deemed to be removed from statute since the beginning until and unless there is some saving clause or provision that pending proceedings shall be continued and be disposed off under old rules.

Delhi Income tax offices to remain open from 23.12.2017 to 31.12 2017

December 22, 2017 8421 Views 1 comment Print

The time barring assessment work of the Department for Financial Year 2017-2018 closes on 31.12.2017. In view of above, all the non working days/holidays from 23.12.2017 to 31.12 2017 will be treated as working days and all the Income Tax Offices in Delhi shall remain open for normal office hours till 31st December, 2017.

AO need not ask explanation for quantum of penalty proposed to be imposed

December 21, 2017 1830 Views 0 comment Print

The requirement to obtain previous approval of the IAC is mandatory as it is to safeguard the interests of the assessee against arbitrary exercise of power by the AO.

Highlights of CAG Report on Direct Tax for the year ended March 2017

December 21, 2017 1902 Views 2 comments Print

During FY 2015-16, the ITD had completed 2.57 lakh scrutiny assessments in the units audited as per the audit plan of FY 2016-17, out of which we checked 2.39 lakh cases. Apart from this, we have also audited 0.30 lakh cases completed in the earlier financial years, during FY 2016-17.

RTI Act: HC set aside CIC order declaring Every Minister a Public Authority

December 21, 2017 1083 Views 0 comment Print

a) Is Minister or his office a ‘public authority’ under the RTI Act? b) Whether a citizen has right to information sought, and does the minister has corresponding obligation to give?

TDS can be granted only in year in which income on which such TDS is assessable to tax

December 21, 2017 20124 Views 1 comment Print

As per Section 199(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 37BA(3)(i) and (ii) of Income Tax Rules, 1962 TDS can be granted only in the year in which the income/receipt on which such tax deducted at source is asses sable to tax.

ITAT allows credit of TDS claimed in Return of Partnership Firm deducted under PAN of Partner

December 21, 2017 7479 Views 1 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in its recent order ruled that firm cannot claim refund under the income Tax Act when TDS certificate is issued in the name of the partner of the Firm.

Addition for interest U/s. 244A cannot be made in absence of intimation regarding grant of interest

December 21, 2017 1410 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had not been served with any intimation or any other communication regarding the grant of interest under section 244A for assessment year 2009-10 and refund in question had been directly credited by department to bank account, the amount of interest had been provided in financial year 2015-16 on receiving of information from AO, therefore, addition being interest under section 244A could not be made by the AO.

Addition of Interest on NPA on accrual basis not justified as banks to recognise such income on Cash basis

December 21, 2017 2616 Views 0 comment Print

The Suvikas Peoples’ Co-op. Bank Ltd. Vs. ACIT (ITAT Ahemdabad) Essence the RBI Directions, 1998 are prudential/ provisioning norms issued by RBI under Chapter IlI-B of the RBI Act, 1934. These norms deal essentially with income recognition. They force the NBFCs to disclose the amount of NPA in their financial accounts. They force the NBFCs […]

Kolkata Port Trust is a ‘Local Authority’ for Income Tax Purpose

December 21, 2017 2790 Views 0 comment Print

The only issue to be decided in both the appeals of the revenue is that whether the assessee Port Trust can be assessed in the status of Local Authority or in the status of Company in the facts and circumstances of the case.

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