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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 120 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 99 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 996 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 99 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 63 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 75 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 84 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 60 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 57 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 153 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 96 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 50589 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


Limitation period U/s. 264(3) begins from date of receipt of intimation U/s. 143(1)

November 12, 2017 2193 Views 0 comment Print

The challenge in this writ petition is to an order dated 21-12-2016 passed by the Principal Commissioner (PCIT) rejecting the Petitioners application under section 264 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) on the ground of limitation.

Govt subsidy not related to any specific assets cannot be reduced from cost of asset

November 12, 2017 2199 Views 0 comment Print

Receipt of grant from US Aid through ICICI to create an institutional environment for technological innovations could not be regarded as meeting of cost of specific asset by Central Government or State Government or any authority established by any law in India or any other person, so as to cause Explanation 10 to section 43(1) get attracted to assessee’s case.

Compensation received for providing amenities is taxable as income from house property

November 12, 2017 7197 Views 0 comment Print

Receipts towards amenities are to be considered as part of rental income. However, the expenses incurred towards security service and pantry services are not connected to the rental income and hence, they should be deducted from the receipts from amenities.

Rental Income from Real Estate Business is Business Income

November 12, 2017 3225 Views 0 comment Print

Moreover, if the action of the AO is confirmed the assessee will be claiming additional deduction u/s 24 @ 30% in addition to the business and administrative expenses as the assessee is in the real estate business and the income of the assessee will be assessed lower than the returned income.

Share premium cannot be treated as capital employed for Section 35D: SC

November 12, 2017 1926 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant contended therein that it had issued shares on a premium which, according to them, was a part of the capital employed in their business. The appellant, therefore, contended that it was on this basis it claimed the said deduction and was, therefore, entitled to claim the same under Section 35D of the Act.

CBDT notifies functional jurisdiction of Ministerial Staff Training Units (MSTUs)

November 10, 2017 5742 Views 0 comment Print

Consequent upon the approval of Cadre Restructuring plan 2014, the functional jurisdiction of MSTUs as listed below in Column (1) shall cover the entire territorial jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr.CCIT)/ Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) as listed in Column (2) below against the corresponding MSTUs.

No further addition if books are rejected and ad hoc addition been made

November 10, 2017 1848 Views 0 comment Print

Where there was estimation of business income, disallowance and consequential addition of revenue expenditure was not sustainable, in view of decision in Indwell Constructions v. CIT (1998) 232 ITR 776 (AP-HC). Since AO already had made estimation of income at 5% after rejection of books of account of assessee, no further disallowance of business expenditure could be made by AO.

Section 292BB cannot cure jurisdictional error; Time-barred Notice cannot be deemed as valid

November 10, 2017 3282 Views 0 comment Print

A reassessment order cannot be passed without compliance with the mandatory requirement of notice u/s 143(2) being issued as the requirement of issuance of such notice is a jurisdictional one and section 292BB cannot cure jurisdictional error.

AO cannot treat activities of Trust as business without examining the same

November 10, 2017 1422 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT (Exemptions) Vs. Andhra Cricket Association (ITAT Vishakhapatnam) The assessee is receiving grants from BCCI partly as reimbursements for various tournaments conducted by the assessee. The assessee has already constructed a stadium at Visakhapatnam suitable for conducting ‘test matches‘. During the year under consideration, the assessee has also commenced construction of stadiums at various places […]

Cabinet approves amendment in DTAA between India & Kyrgyz

November 10, 2017 573 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves the protocol amending the Agreement between India and Kyrgyz for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the protocol amending the Agreement between India and Kyrgyz Republic […]

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