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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 126 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 1008 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 17094 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 50601 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


Salary of NRI seafarer not taxable in India for Service rendered outside India

August 9, 2017 4617 Views 0 comment Print

Arnab Bose Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In the instant case, the employer has directly credited the salary, for services rendered outside India, into the NRE bank account of the seafarer in India. In our considered opinion, the aforesaid Circular is vague in as much as it does not specify as to whether the Circular covers […]

S. 54EC CBDT allows Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd to issued Bond

August 8, 2017 2868 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ba) of Explanation to section 54EC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that any bond redeemable after three years and issued by the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited, a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), on or after the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, as ‘long-term specified asset’ for the purposes of the said section.

25% growth in number of Income Tax Returns filed

August 7, 2017 2058 Views 0 comment Print

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 07-August-2017 17:13 IST 25% growth noin number of Income Tax Returns filed in current fiscal Advance Tax (Personal Income Tax) collections up by 41% As a result of demonetization and Operation Clean Money, there is a substantial increase in the number of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) […]

Bottling of Gas Into Cylinder Amounts to Production for Section 80HH, 80I and 80IA: SC

August 7, 2017 2385 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Bottling Of Gas Into Cylinder Amounts To Production For Claiming Of Deduction Under Sections 80HH, 80-I And 80-IA Of The Income Tax Act, 1961. Whether an activity constitutes production or manufacture for the purposes of sections 80HH, 80-I and 80-IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’) has remained point of dispute in many cases.

Subsidy a capital or revenue expense: Recent decision of Delhi HC in Bhushan Steel

August 6, 2017 3450 Views 0 comment Print

The government would introduce a scheme to provide a subsidy for advancing the development of industries mainly in backwards areas. The assistance was provided primarily for recouping the assessee on the expenditure incurred for the establishment of the industry.

Kerala HC allows IT Returns filing without Quoting of Aadhaar

August 5, 2017 2667 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be pleased to issue an interim order, directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to file IT returns through e-filing or through Manual Filing without insisting on Aadhar number / Enrollment No., pending […]

Income Tax E Filing Website Crashing issue – Letter to PM by a Citizen/CA on Press Release by CBDT

August 4, 2017 60408 Views 70 comments Print

Since 22nd July 2017, the E filing website was crashing continuously, there was a blackout for hours. Major problem was faced since 28th July 2017. The Website even gone for maintenance frequently during this period many time

Opening of Income Tax Offices on 05.08.2017 for receipt of returns

August 4, 2017 1935 Views 1 comment Print

For Assessment Year 2017-18, the due-date for filing of return of income in cases of certain categories of tax payers has been extended till 5th August, 2017 vide order of CBDT u/s 119 of the Income Tax Act,1961 dated 31.07.2017.

Adjudicating authority obliged to examine stand of alleged Benamindar: HC

August 3, 2017 1872 Views 0 comment Print

Kailash Assudani Vs CIT (Madhya Pradesh High court) A plain reading of Sub-section (3) of Section 26 of Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988 makes it clear that the adjudicating authority is obliged to examine the stand of alleged Benamindar in reply to the show cause notice. He is further obliged to make further […]

CBDT notifies countries & specified territories for Sec. 9A(3)(b)

August 3, 2017 2130 Views 0 comment Print

S.O. 2456(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 9A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies the following countries and specified territories, mentioned in column (2) of the Table given below, for the purposes of the said section, namely:

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