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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 999 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 222 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 1953 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 159 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 17121 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 1944 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 4014 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 141 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 72 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 87 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 129 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 87 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 189 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 111 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 50766 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 909 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 717 Views 0 comment Print


Income tax Appeal by department not maintainable if tax effect is lower than prescribed by CBDT

January 7, 2013 870 Views 0 comment Print

No appeal is required to be filed when tax effect is less than Rs. 2 lakhs. The conditions mentioned in Clause-3 of the Circular dated 27.3.2000, are not attracted in this appeal. The circular has been issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and is binding upon the Department.

Onus on revenue to prove that expense disallowed u/s. 40A(2)(b) were excessive or unreasonable

January 6, 2013 5094 Views 0 comment Print

It is not pointed out as to how the expenses incurred are excessive or unreasonable therefore, such expenditure can be disallowed by invoking the provisions of Section 40(A)(2) of the Act. In view of this matter, we do not find any infirmity into the order passed by Ld. CIT(A). Therefore the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed.

Addition U/s. 50C justified even in case of depreciable Asset if Assessee not challenges the value adopted by stamp valuation authority

January 6, 2013 2237 Views 0 comment Print

Sections 50 & 50C operate in two different fields and if the value adopted by the stamp valuation authority is accepted by the purchaser/seller there cannot be any variation for limited purposes of computing the consideration received, under section 50C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Chapter VI-A deduction admissible in computing undisclosed income or loss under block assessment

January 6, 2013 3190 Views 0 comment Print

Proviso to Clause (a) of Explanation under section 158BB of the Act for the purpose of determination of undisclosed income or loss of each previous year for the purpose of aggregation is to be taken as the total income or loss computed in accordance with the provisions of the Act without giving effect to set off or brought forward losses under Chapter VI or unabsorbed depreciation under sub-section (2) of Section 32 of the Act.

For S. 80IB deduction each residential block is a distinct ‘housing project’

January 6, 2013 3796 Views 0 comment Print

Going by the definition of ‘housing project’ under section 80HHBA, to mean the construction of ‘any building’ and going by the deduction available under section 80-IB to be hundred per cent of the profits derived in the previous year relevant to the assessment year from such housing project complying with the condition, each block in the larger project by name ‘Agrini’ and ‘Vajra’, has to be taken as an independent building and hence a housing project,

TPO must justify arm’s length margin fixed by it

January 5, 2013 916 Views 0 comment Print

The TPO while rejecting the idle capacity, however, did not discuss anything about the arms length margin fixed at 11.96 per cent. This indicates that assessee’s TP study has not been considered by the TPO. The assessee has selected ten comparable companies and summary of net cost + margin varies from -6.04 per cent to 19.06 per cent.

Assessment of earlier year cannot be reopened on the basis of persuasive finding in subsequent years

January 5, 2013 2726 Views 0 comment Print

From a perusal of the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer, we find that he had simply recorded the finding in the assessment order passed for the assessment year 1996-97 and a vague reference was made that similar was the position in respect of the assessment year in question. The assessment order was for the assessment year 1996-97 on which observation regarding the previous assessment year had been made, has also been reproduced above, while quoting the order passed by CIT appeal.

CBDT Grants Exemption from TDS on the Payments of Certain Categories

January 5, 2013 22776 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Grants Exemption from TDS on the Payments of Certain Categories to Mitigate Compliance Burden on Businesses Held by Individuals, Firms or Corporate Etc Who are Using the Financial Services Offered by Banks To mitigate compliance burden on businesses held by individuals, firms or corporate etc who are using the financial services offered by banks, […]

MAT payable on Loan admitted as income by the Assessee

January 5, 2013 1538 Views 0 comment Print

Whether this agreed addition is to be added while calculating book profit under section 115JB of the Act. Section 115JB provides that where in the case of an assessee being a Company, the income tax payable on total income as computed under this Act is less than 10% (applicable in the impugned Assessment Year) of its book profit, such book profit shall be deemed to be the total income of the assessee.

Disallowance U/s. 40A(2) is not required to be made for TP adjustments

January 5, 2013 4363 Views 0 comment Print

The Explanation to section 92(1) of the Act clarifies that the allowance for any expense or interest arising from an international transaction shall also be determined having regard to the ALP and therefore the disallowance is made under section 92(1) and not under section 40A(2) of the Act.

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