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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 201 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 105 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 1167 Views 1 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 102 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 17106 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 1932 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 4005 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Allows Additional R&D Deduction as AO Granted Only 100% Instead of 200%

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that Assessing Officer should have allowed 200% weighted deduction on DSIR-certified capital expenditure under s...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Challenge Fails as AO Cannot Question Commercial Wisdom of Borrowing

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that borrowing funds to repay an earlier loan falls within the assessee's commercial wisdom. It upheld t...

June 28, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses Income Tax Writ Appeal as No Ground Existed to Issue Mandamus

Income Tax : The High Court upheld the dismissal of a writ petition seeking action on an alleged tax evasion complaint, holding that no case fo...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

TP Adjustment Set Aside for Failure to Prove Profit Shifting Under Section 80-IA(10)

Income Tax : The ITAT held that a transfer pricing adjustment under Section 80-IA(10) cannot be sustained without proving the statutory conditi...

June 28, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Lack of Proper Legal Advice Sufficient to Condon Appeal Delay: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that the CIT(A) wrongly dismissed the appeal as time-barred despite a condonation application being on rec...

June 28, 2026 48 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 159 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 50703 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


Flaws of filing your Income Tax Return from Free E-filing websites

August 7, 2016 22236 Views 8 comments Print

First of all, I should be sorry to write this blog very late i.e. on the last date of e-filing of return of income. If it would’ve written much earlier, then it might have save so many salaried employees to fall into the alluring trap of websites offering free e-filing services.

How to report Incomes from India while filing tax return in USA?

August 5, 2016 26895 Views 0 comment Print

The Tax filing season in the US usually starts on the 31st of January each year and ends on 15th April. In the following sections we shall discuss how income generated in India is taxed for the NRIs’ in U.S. This rule holds for all who are foreign nationals, meaning those who are a citizen of a country other than the U.S. but relocates to U.S. and earns income from there. For those who are U.S. resident or citizen, taxes have to be paid on the global income in the U.S.

S. 115JB Computation of book profit by Ind AS compliant companies Reg.

August 5, 2016 21016 Views 0 comment Print

A Committee had been constituted, with the approval of the Finance Minister, to suggest the framework for computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of MAT under section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies in the year of adoption and thereafter. The Committee submitted its report dated 18th March, 2016 regarding the said framework.

TDS U/s. 194A not applicable on amount credited/Paid to MUDRA

August 5, 2016 24200 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (f) of clause (iii) of sub-section (3) of section 194A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies the Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Limited (MUDRA) for the purposes of sub-section (3) of said section.

CBDT notifies Draft Recruitment Rules for Various Posts

August 5, 2016 23766 Views 0 comment Print

Uploading of draft Recruitment Rules for the post of Inspector of Income Tax – reg.- F.No. HRD/CMD/121/3/2015-16/2871 dated 05.08.2016 Uploading of draft Recruitment Rules for the post of Executive Assistant- reg.- F.No. HRD/CMD/121/3/2015-16/2870 dated 05.08.2016 Uploading of draft Recruitment Rules for the post of Senior Private Secretary, Private Secretary (Group ‘B’ Posts) F.No. A35015/43/2014-Ad VI/2869 […]

Bad debts W/o cannot be disallowed for non-filing of suit to recover Bad debts

August 4, 2016 3624 Views 0 comment Print

Admittedly, the amounts were lying outstanding for the last couple of years and the assessee has rightly written off the said amount in the books of account and merely because a suit was not filed and that cannot be considered to be a cogent reason to disallow the claim which became bad. One need not incur good money for recovery of the so called irrecoverable or a bad money and file a suit which remains pending for years and with uncertainty.

Analysis of Equalization Levy or Google Tax

August 4, 2016 22075 Views 2 comments Print

Online advertising spends in India have risen on account of greater digital penetration and increased use of the web as a credible advertising medium. The biggest beneficiaries of the increase in this expenditure have been online advertising companies (Facebook, Google etc.) who have seen their revenues from India steadily rise.

Signing of Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement by CBDT

August 4, 2016 21044 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) on 2nd August, 2016 with the Indian subsidiary of a Japanese trading company. This is the first Bilateral Advance Pricing agreement with a Japanese company having a Rollback provision in it. Overall, it is fourth bilateral APA signed by CBDT.

ITAT explains taxation of real estate construction contracts (AS-7 & AS-9)

August 3, 2016 18384 Views 0 comment Print

Ashoka Hi-Tech Builders Pvt. Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Indore) In this Case ITAT Indore explains Entire law on taxation of real estate construction contracts  in the context of ‘completed contract’ vs. ‘percentage completion’ with reference to Accounting Standards AS-7 and AS-9 and all important judgements on the issue. ITAT further explained Provisions of S. Section […]

Recognition of income on accrual basis to be considered from view point of a prudent assessee

August 3, 2016 20707 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the above cited case held that even in mercantile system of accounting an item would be regarded as accrued income only if there is certainty of receiving it and not when it has been waived. Earning of the income, whether actual or notional, has to be seen from the viewpoint of a prudent assessee.

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