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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


‘Month’- Whether Calendar Month or Lunar Month

December 22, 2015 8994 Views 0 comment Print

The word month has been mentioned in the Income tax law in number of provisions. However the term has not been defined in the Income tax law. Interpretation of the term poses number of issues especially in the interest calculation. However to understand the controversy around it, we shall have to start the journey from genesis as under:

Interest under Income Tax- Calendar Month or 30 Day Month?

December 22, 2015 4406 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Arvind Mills Limited (Gujarat High Court)- Whether ITAT was right holding that the assessee was entitled to interest under Section 244A of the Act for both the months when the tax was paid and when the tax refundable was adjusted irrespective of the period between such events?

Trade Discount on sales after considering commercial expediency & accrual method of accounting is allowable claim

December 21, 2015 1158 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of ACIT Vs. Rukamani Iyer Mumbai Bench of ITAT held that the claim has to be judged in the light of commercial expediency. Relying upon the judgment of CIT v Associated Electrical Agencies {2004} 266 ITR 63 (Mad.)

Where assessee has dependent agent & fixed place of business in India he is deemed to be PE as per Article 5 (1) of Indo US tax treaty

December 21, 2015 2207 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Travelport LP USA Vs. DDIT Delhi Bench of ITAT observed that assessee has a dependent agent in form of distributor in India and held that assessee has a business connection in India u/s 9(1) (i) of the act and its income is deemed to accrue or arise in India.

ITAT explains when an individual or a HUF can be treated as ‘not ordinarily resident’ in India

December 21, 2015 2815 Views 0 comment Print

It is evident from the word ‘or’, occurring for the first time in sub-clause (a) or (b) of clause (6) of section 6, that the two conditions contemplated in those sub-clauses are alternate and these are not cumulative. The fulfillment of either of the conditions would be sufficient to treat an individual or a Hindu undivided family as ‘not ordinarily resident’ in India.

Withdrawal of Circular cannot be retrospective: TDS not deductible on Commission paid to non-resident agent Outside India

December 21, 2015 4180 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Gujarat Reclaim & Rubber Products (Bombay High Court) (a) Whether on the facts and in the circumstance of the case and in law, the Tribunal was justified in holding that commission payments made to non­resident sales agents on which no tax was deducted is not disallowable u/s. 40(a)(i)?

Transfer Pricing adjustment cannot be made in respect of transactions with unrelated third parties

December 21, 2015 2030 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. V/s. M/s. Thyssen Krupp Industries India Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Whether on the facts and the circumstance of the case and law, the Tribunal was justified in law in restricting the Transfer Pricing (TP) adjustment only to the transaction between the Associated Enterprises (AEs.)?

Invocation of Section 263 on mere DCIT Suggestion invalid

December 21, 2015 709 Views 0 comment Print

For invoking revisionary powers the Commissioner of Income Tax has to exercise his own discretion and judgment. Here the Commissioner of Income Tax has invoked the provisions of section 263 at the mere suggestion of the Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax

Section 263- Revision Order- AO cannot examine the aspect which CIT has not asked him to examine

December 21, 2015 803 Views 0 comment Print

Abani Kumar Dutta Vs. ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) Argument of Ld. Counsel for the assessee that the CIT in his revision order u/s 263 of the Act only directed the AO to examine the applicability of sec. 194G read with section 40(a)(ia) of the Act and not genuineness of the expenditure.

Assessment U/s. 147 not valid when time for scrutiny assessment U/s. 143(3) not lapsed

December 21, 2015 1541 Views 0 comment Print

Krypton Industries Ltd. V/s. DCIT (ITAT Kolkata)- Whether the action of AO for framing the assessment under section 147 is within his jurisdiction though the time for scrutiny assessment under section 143(3) has not lapsed.

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