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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 426 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 162 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 1458 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 306 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


Writ Petition Not Maintainable as Election Affidavit Disputes Require Election Petition: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that allegations regarding incorrect or incomplete disclosures in an election affidavit cannot be exami...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

No Exempt Income Means No Section 14A Disallowance: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that no disallowance under Section 14A can be made where the assessee did not earn any exempt income durin...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Excess Application Set-Off Because Books of Account Establish Charitable Expenditure

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that excess application of income by a charitable trust can be adjusted against subsequent year's income i...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 80JJAA Deduction as Return & Form 10DA Were Filed Within Due Date

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that the return of income and Form No. 10DA were filed within the prescribed due date of 30.11.2018. It di...

June 28, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Cannot Be Based on Loan or Purchase Advance Discrepancy

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that merely describing a transaction as a loan by one party and a purchase advance by the other could not ...

June 28, 2026 45 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


Compensation for loss of income-generating asset is not revenue in nature

December 31, 2015 1495 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Sharda Sinha (Delhi High Court) The Court concurs with the conclusion of the CIT (A) that the sum paid to the Assessee was to compensate for the abrupt loss of source of income and that the termination of contract had fatally injured the appellant’s only source of income for the last 20 years.

Reassessment for taxing Royalty at higher rate due to change in opinion not valid

December 31, 2015 637 Views 0 comment Print

The assessment under Section 143(3) was originally done on 19.12.2008. The notice under Section 148, which is impugned herein, has been issued beyond the period of four years from the end of the relevant assessment year.

Reg. Penalty in cases where despite addition tax payable under MAT Provisions is higher than under Normal Provisions

December 31, 2015 4021 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO. 25/2015 Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) wherein additions/disallowances made under normal provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 but tax levied under MAT provisions u/s 115JB/115JC, for cases prior to A.Y. 2016-17-reg.- Section 115JB of the Act is a special provision for levy of Minimum Alternate Tax on Companies, inserted by Finance Act 2000 with effect from 1-4-2001.

Recording of satisfaction note U/s. 158BD/153C of the Act- reg.

December 31, 2015 3888 Views 0 comment Print

CIRCULAR NO. 24/2015 Several High Courts have held that the provisions of section 153C of the Act are substantially similar/pari-materia to the provisions of section 158BD of the Act and therefore, the above guidelines of the Hon’ble SC, apply to proceedings u/s 153C of the IT Act, for the purposes of assessment of income of other than the searched person. This view has been accepted by CBDT.

Electronic filing of first appeal before CIT(Appeals) Mandatory: CBDT

December 30, 2015 13185 Views 0 comment Print

It is the endeavour of the Income tax Department to digitise various functions of the Department for providing efficient taxpayer services. As another significant step in this direction, electronic filing of appeal before CIT(Appeals) is being made mandatory for persons who are required to file the return of income electronically.

CBI Register disproportionate assets case against Director (Investigation), Settlement Commission, Chennai

December 30, 2015 751 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case u/s.109 of IPC r/w 13 (2) r/w 13 (1)(e) of PC Act 1988 against then Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS – 88 Batch), presently posted as Director (Investigation), Settlement Commission, Chennai and 8 others including his family members & certain benami property holders, on the allegations that the accused had amassed disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs.6.1 crores (approx).

Exemption u/s 10A available on undisclosed income surrendered during survey proceeding u/s 133A

December 30, 2015 1362 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Bridal Jewellery Mfg. Co.Vs. ITO (ITAT Delhi) In the present case, it is an admitted fact that the assessee was engaged in the manufacturing of jewellery, during the process of manufacturing on behalf of the customers

Revised rules & Forms related to Quoting of PAN wef 01.01.2016

December 30, 2015 63036 Views 14 comments Print

Notification No. 95/2015 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 139A, section 271FAA and section 285BA, read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-

Section 14A disallowance only for Expenses not directly relatable to exempt or taxable Income

December 29, 2015 2740 Views 0 comment Print

. CIT Vs. Bharti Overseas Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) As far as Rule 8D (2) (i) is concerned, the AO has necessarily to record that he is not satisfied with the correctness of the claim of the expenditure made by the Assessee in relation to the income which does not form part of the total income.

Migration from one phase to another would not result in transfer of license awarded in Phase I

December 29, 2015 655 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi in the case of Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd. held that the migration from one phase to another phase cannot be considered as transfer of license awarded under phase I particularly when the license agreement restrict any type of transfer or assignment of license or rights thereunder.

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