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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 384 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 1398 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 129 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


Section 50CA Valuation Rejected as Rule 11UA Ignored Unrealizable Assets: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that unrealizable assets of a company under insolvency could not be included while computing fair market value u...

June 28, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Can Remand Best Judgment Reassessment Due to Assessee’s Non-Compliance: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the CIT(A) validly remanded a best judgment reassessment after repeated non-compliance by the assessee. The T...

June 28, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Income Tax Portal Closed Before Approved Deadline

Income Tax : The High Court held that closing the Income Tax portal before the granted response deadline denied the taxpayer a reasonable oppor...

June 28, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Disposes Writ as Alternate Remedy U/s. 260A Was Available

Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court allowed withdrawal of the writ petition and granted liberty to file an appeal under Section 260A of the I...

June 28, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 40(a)(ia) Disallowance as Payments Stayed Below TDS Threshold

Income Tax : The ITAT Chandigarh held that no TDS was deductible where professional fees paid to each payee were below the statutory threshold....

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 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 50718 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 714 Views 0 comment Print


Subsidy for wind power project being capital receipts neither taxable u/s 41(1) / 50 nor to be deducted in actual cost u/s 43

February 2, 2016 2202 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held In the case of M/s. UniDeritend Limited vs. ACIT that the subsidy being provided to the assessee to encourage the setting up of wind mill to promote generation of energy through non conventional sources, thus, is to be treated as capital receipt.

Municipal value is a bonafide method to determine ALV even if market value of rent is higher

February 2, 2016 4217 Views 1 comment Print

M/s NRB Bearing Ltd vs. Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Mumbai) Municipal rateable value cannot be rejected straightway.To reject the same, there must be reliable material on record.The market rate in the locality is an approved method for determining the fair rental value but it is only when the AO is convinced that the case before him is suspicious.

Interest U/s. 244A on Excess self Assessment Tax Payment cannot be denied

February 2, 2016 3058 Views 0 comment Print

scope of section 154 does not extend to a debatable issue and hence the assessing officer in exercise of power u/s 154 could not have withdrawn the interest u/s 244A(1)(b) on the refund of excess self assessment tax.

Lease Premium Paid to CIDCO is a Capital Expenditure, Thus Not Liable to TDS

February 2, 2016 6189 Views 0 comment Print

In the Case of Income Tax Officer (TDS) Vs. M/s Progressive Civil Engineers Private Limited, ITAT Mumbai held that Lease Premium payment made to CIDCO is to acquire capital asset being long term holding rights along with right to construct and therefore it is capital expenditure in nature.

Income tax calculator for Assessment Year 2015-16 and 2016-17

February 2, 2016 24519 Views 5 comments Print

♣ This income tax calculator supports assessment year 2015-16 and 2016-17 (as per rules & regulation of Income Tax Department). ♣ To decide the assessment year select the date of ‘Year ended on’ by dropdown box only and enjoy all features for relevant period. ♣ You can do different calculations for Citizen, Sr.Citizen, and Sup.Sr.Citizens . For which you must enter the correct date of birth. It will determine age accordingly. If you leave the date of birth blank, the tool will fill the equivalent date of age 18.

Section 56(viib): Tax on Issue of Shares at more than Fair Market Value

February 2, 2016 112466 Views 2 comments Print

Clause (viib) of sub section (2) of section 56 was inserted vide finance act, 2013 w.e.f 01.04.2013 i.e. for A. Y. 2013-14 to provide that where a closely held company issues its shares at a price which is more than its fair market value then the amount received in excess of fair market value of shares will be charged to tax in the hand of the company as income from other sources.

Signing of bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements with United Kingdom

February 1, 2016 552 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into two bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with United Kingdom on 29th January, 2016. With this signing, CBDT has concluded three bilateral APAs the first one being a bilateral APA signed with Japan in December, 2014.

Denial of exemption U/s. 11 to the total income of a trust, in view of violation of section 13(1)(c) / 13(1)(d), is not legally tenable

January 31, 2016 44040 Views 3 comments Print

Section 11 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) excludes from the income of charitable or religious trusts, income to the extent it is applied towards the objects of such trusts, during the previous year in India. It may be stated here that there are several conditions laid down under section 11 of the Act, for the purpose of claiming exemption in respect of the income of a charitable or religious trust.

Charitable/ Religious Trust: Depreciation allowable as deduction in income computation

January 31, 2016 118554 Views 5 comments Print

In this regard it may be stated that in the case of a charitable / religious trusts, even capital expenditure is considered as application of income towards the objects of the trust. Therefore, it is the view of the Assessing Officers that if depreciation is allowed on the assets of such a trust, then the same will lead to double deduction; first by way of deduction of capital expenditure and thereafter, by way of deduction of depreciation on the assets of the trust.

AO cannot straight away apply rule 8D, without considering claim of assessee U/s 14A(2)

January 31, 2016 3877 Views 0 comment Print

It has been observed that for the purpose of disallowance of expenditure under section 14A of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), in respect of income exempt from tax, the Assessing Officers (AOs) have been following a totally erroneous method of straight away applying rule 8D of the Income-Tax Rules, 1962 (the Rules), without considering the correctness of the claim made by the assessee in respect of the expenditure incurred in relation to such income.

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