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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 705 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 189 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 1722 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 138 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 6238 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 1938 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 4011 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Quashes Penalty as Order Giving Effect Was Not Passed Within Limitation

Income Tax : The High Court held that failure to pass the order giving effect within the time prescribed under Section 153 resulted in abatemen...

June 28, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80-IA Deduction Denied as Trade Credits Remained Unexplained Under Section 68

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that unexplained trade credits falling under Section 68 cannot qualify for deduction under Section 80-I...

June 28, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Restricts Section 14A Disallowance as It Cannot Exceed Exempt Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal restricted the Section 14A disallowance to exempt income and deleted additions relating to bad debts, tea and coffee ...

June 28, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Section 143(1) Adjustment for Lack of Mandatory Prior Intimation

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the CPC could not make adjustments under Section 143(1) without first issuing the mandatory intimation to the a...

June 28, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

No Separate Approval Needed for 10% FTS Tax Benefit Where RBI Automatic Route Applies

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that Fees for Technical Services were taxable at 10% under section 115A(1)(b) since the RBI's automatic appro...

June 28, 2026 60 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 102 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 50739 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 906 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


Income Tax Return Filing Season On! All the Best!

June 24, 2015 11094 Views 0 comment Print

1. NOTIFICATION OF NEW ITR FORMS: CBDT has notified ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR 2A & ITR 4S for AY 2015-16 and amended Rule 12. These forms will substitute the previously notified ITR 1, 2 and 4S forms [Refer Notification No: 49/2015 dated 22/06/2015].

ITR 4S –Validation Rules for AY 2015-16

June 24, 2015 4876 Views 0 comment Print

Return data will be allowed to be uploaded but the taxpayer uploading the return will be informed of a possible defect present in the return u/s 139(9). Appropriate notices/ communications will be issued from CPC.

ITR 1 – Validation Rules for AY 2015-16

June 24, 2015 31116 Views 9 comments Print

The Income Tax Department has provided free return preparation software in the downloads page as well as facility for online ITR submission for ITRs 1 & 4S which are fully compliant with data quality requirements. However, there are commercially available software or websites that offer return preparation facilities as well.

Online Payment of EPF Mandatory with effect from 5th May, 2015

June 24, 2015 8277 Views 0 comment Print

This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2015. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereafter referred to as Principal Scheme), in sub-paragraph ( ) of paragraph 38,‑ (i) for the words by separate hank drafts or cheques, the words electronic through internet banking of the State Bank of India or any other Nationalised Bank authorized for collection shall be substituted.

Sec.10(23C)(iiiad) Receipts from more than one educational institutions cannot be clubbed

June 24, 2015 68732 Views 0 comment Print

For the purpose of limit prescribed in section 10(23C)(iiiad), Rs. One crore limit has to be considered for each institution separately and not for the assessee as a whole. This is very important to mention that as per section 10(23C)(iiiad) also, the term used is any university or other educational institution

Reassessment u/s 148 quashed, on issue of notice without valid jurisdiction

June 23, 2015 6392 Views 0 comment Print

The reliance has been placed on the decision of Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of CIT Vs. M/s MT Builders Pvt. Ltd., (2012) 349 R 271 (All.) that the notice issued by an Officer who had no valid jurisdiction over the assessee is invalid. Accordingly, The notice under Section 148 of the Act issued by the Income Tax Officer

Govt. considering to provide tax benefit on Electronic Transactions

June 23, 2015 1382 Views 0 comment Print

Objectives Improve the ease of conducting transactions for an individual Build a transactions history to enable improved credit access and financial inclusion. Reduce the risks and costs of carrying cash at the individual level. Reduce costs of managing cash in the economy.

Capital gain would only be charged in the year in which stock-in-trade would be sold

June 23, 2015 1105 Views 0 comment Print

These are the appeals filed by revenue against which assessee also filed cross-objection relevant to three AYs. In these cases ITAT examined various issues and held that capital gain on transfer of land held as stock-in-trade can be made only in the year in which stock-in-trade was sold and not in year in which agreement was made.

Regarding cancellation of registration of VAT dealers who have failed to file their returns

June 23, 2015 4374 Views 0 comment Print

It has been observed that substantial number of registered dealers have not filed their returns for the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14. This may be on account of no business activity by them during these years or the business may have been closed down permanently or the business being conducted in a clandestine manner with tax evasion motive. In all these cases, the chances of misuse of registration facility cannot be ruled out. Sub-section (4) of section 16 of the RVAT Act, 2003, provides for cancellation of certificate of registration in certain cases in particular:-

Income mistakenly offered to tax in return of income when assessed amounts to incorrect assessment of taxes

June 23, 2015 7562 Views 0 comment Print

In the assessment proceedings, the Assessee submitted before the Assessing Officer (hereinafter referred to as the AO) that an amount of Rs. 14,50,000/- received on surrender of transferable development rights (TDR) from the builder through the co-operative society was wrongly declared as income from capital gains as the same was exempt in the hands of the Assessee.

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