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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 327 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 147 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 1368 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 126 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 17115 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 6235 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 1935 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


CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal for Non-Prosecution as Law Requires Decision on Merits

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the CIT(A) has no power to dismiss an appeal merely for non-prosecution. The appellate authority must adjudicat...

June 28, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment as Section 148 Notice Was Time-Barred

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that a reassessment notice issued beyond the prescribed limitation period was without jurisdiction. It q...

June 28, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs Fresh TP Analysis as TPO Mechanically Rejected Segmental Results

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that certified segmental financial information could not be rejected mechanically without identifying defe...

June 28, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Patna HC Refuses Relief as GST First Appeal Was Filed After 21-Month Delay

Income Tax : The Patna High Court declined to interfere with the cancellation of GST registration after noting that the first appeal was filed ...

June 28, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Google AdWords Is Advertising, Not Technical Service; Section 194C TDS Upheld

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that payments made for Google AdWords constitute advertising contracts under Section 194C and not fees for...

June 28, 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 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 99 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 50712 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


No addition for change in valuation of stock, where method changed in compliance of ICAI Accounting Standard

February 4, 2016 1234 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow held In the case of ACIT vs. M/s J. K. Synthetics Ltd. that CIT (A) correctly observed that there are many judgments in which, it was held that if there is change in the method of valuation of closing stock due to mandatory requirement and that change has been consistently followed by the assessee, no addition is called for.

Revenue expenses u/s 37 allowed in same year, AO not authorized to treat as deferred revenue expenditure

February 4, 2016 1879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held In the case of ACIT vs. M/s Citi Financial Consumer Finance India Ltd. that this issue is squarely covered by assessee’s own case in ITA No. 4776/Del/2010 vide order dated 20.02.2015, for the assessment year 2006-07 passed by this Bench of the Tribunal in which it was held that

Online certificate u/s 195(2) and 195(3) for lower/ no deduction

February 4, 2016 84298 Views 3 comments Print

TDS Instruction No . 51 Request has been received from field formations and tax payers to provide functionality for issue of online certificate u/s 195(2) and 195(3) for lower / no deduction as manual certificates were not being considered during processing of TDS statements by CPC TDS.

Procedure, Formats and Standards for ensuring secured transmission of electronic communication to taxpayer

February 3, 2016 5526 Views 1 comment Print

Notification No. 2/2016 a. The email address of the assessee to be used for the purpose of electronic communication shall be as specified in Sub-Clause (b)(i) or(ii) or(iii) of Sub Rule 2 of Rule 127 of Income Tax Rules 1962. b. The assessee may furnish a letter to the Assessing Officer (hereinafter referred to as “AO”) providing any other email address as specified in Sub-Clause (b)(iv) of Sub Rule 2 of Rule 127 of Income Tax Rules 1962.The email address so provided shall be the primary email address for the purpose of issuing electronic communication under this notification once such letter is received by the AO. Otherwise, the existing email as per (a) above would be the primary email.

Foreign Technicians in India : Liability to tax

February 3, 2016 6446 Views 1 comment Print

Of late, the issue regarding the taxability of the remuneration and living allowance, etc. payable to a foreign technician on deputation in India under a Technical Collaboration or Assistance Agreement, has become quite controversial. At the root of this controversy, are the provisions of S. 9(1)(ii) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). Section 9 of the Act deals with “Income deemed to accrue or arise in India”.

Validity of reopening of assessments

February 3, 2016 5770 Views 1 comment Print

There has been prevailing in the Income-Tax Department a very erroneous impression that under the provisions of the amended section 147 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), with effect from 1st April, 1989, the Assessing Officer (AO) has got unbridled powers to assess or reassess income which has escaped assessment. This is so, particularly, in respect of cases where no assessment has been made under section 143(3) of the Act

S. 10A / 10B Restriction on transfer of technical manpower under Circular Nos.14 and 12 of 2014

February 3, 2016 6264 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had issued a Circular No.12 of 2014, dt.18.7.2014, by way of clarification regarding allowability of deduction under section 10A / 10AA, on transfer of technical man-power in the case of software industry [366 ITR (St) 1 : 106 DTR (St) 28]. Vide paragraph (4) of the aforesaid Circular No.12 / 2014, it has been clarified that mere transfer or redeployment of technical man-power from an existing unit to a new SEZ unit

Export Incentive: Can Assessee Opt-in and Opt-out at will?

February 3, 2016 895 Views 0 comment Print

The provisions of Section 10A and Section 10B of the IT Act, 1961, provide incentive deduction in respect of profits and gains derived by an undertaking from the export of articles or things or computer software for a period of ten consecutive assessment years, beginning with the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the undertaking begins to manufacture and produce such articles or things or computer software.

Receipts as per maintenance agreement not in nature of rental income, assessable as income from other sources

February 2, 2016 1712 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held In the case of Abhishek Govil & Somya Salwan vs. CIT that the maintenance agreements expressly referred to the payments in question as “Maintenance and service charges”. A plain reading of the agreements also indicates that the said charges were payable as consideration for providing services mentioned therein.

Difference in opinion, whether gross total income eligible for deduction u/s 80HHC will be reduced by deduction already allowed u/s 80IA – SC

February 2, 2016 1684 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held In the case of ACIT vs. M/s. Micro Labs Ltd. that – As per first thought of opinion, Section 80-IA (9) is quite unambiguous, which clearly provides that if an assessee claims any deduction under the provisions of Section 80-IA

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