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Section 50AA: Why Long-Held Assets Can Still Be Taxed as Short-Term Gains

Income Tax : Section 50AA overrides the normal holding period rules and deems gains from specified assets as short-term capital gains, even if ...

June 29, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

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 1065 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 231 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 2004 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


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 252 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 1947 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


ITAT Cancels Section 153C Proceedings as Amended Law Barred Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that proceedings initiated under the old Section 153C framework after the Finance Act, 2021 amendments were leg...

June 29, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 165 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 84 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 114 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 162 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 213 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 50775 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 915 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


Validity of filtration criteria for selection process adopted by TPO to Compute ALP

November 19, 2012 1422 Views 0 comment Print

The main issue, in the present case, revolves around the inclusion and exclusion of the various comparable companies by the assessee as well as by the TPO by applying different filtration criteria in search for the comparable companies. The assessee has adopted the criteria of filtration for search of the companies having sales trading less than 90% of the gross sales,

Bagasse used as a fuel usually in sugar mills, cannot be considered as ‘scrap’ for sec. 206C

November 19, 2012 1893 Views 0 comment Print

Bagasse is quite often and commonly used as a fuel, usually in the sugar mill themselves. The sugarcane fibrous waste is initially moist after crushing, but most mills use them as fuel after drying. Hence, even though bagasse is in the nature of scrap and waste because of its nature, since it can be used directly as a fuel, I hold that it should not be considered as ‘scrap’ for the purpose of section 206C of the Act.

CIT have no jurisdiction in respect of an issue considered by CIT (A)

November 19, 2012 1623 Views 0 comment Print

It is evident from the order of the ld. CIT(A) that the claim of cost of production of film was a subject matter of appeal before the ld. CIT(A) and ld. CIT(A) after consideration of remand report of the AO gave his finding. Therefore, this order of the AO, undisputedly had merged with the order of the ld. CIT(A) as far as the claim of cost of production of film is concerned.

TPO to consider objections of Assessee against the comparable selected by him to arrive at the ALP

November 19, 2012 904 Views 0 comment Print

TPO as well as the DRP have not considered the objections raised by the assessee against the comparables selected by the TPO for arriving at the ALP. As seen from the submissions of the assessee, the glaring differences that appears to us are that India Products Ltd., is in the business of processing and trading in spices, whereas the assessee is in the business of trading in Coffee.

Reimbursable expenditure not subject to rigour of section 40a(ia) if not claimed as expense

November 18, 2012 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Even though the privity of contract may be between the assessee (whose obligation it is for the transportation of goods) and the transporter, rather, irrespective of whether the contract is between the assessee and the transporter or the principal and the transporter – the payment in either case being only in pursuance to a contract; the liability under section 194C being on the person responsible for making the payment

Nature of profit from sale of shares depends on intention of acquisition of shares irrespective of its treatment in books

November 18, 2012 1623 Views 0 comment Print

There is no material that shares and securities purchased in the year under consideration and classified as investment in books were actually intended to be held as long term investment. Profits realised by the sale of shares may be capital gain, if the seller is an ordinary investor changing his securities, but it may be business income, if the seller of the shares is trading in shares.

Can Tribunal grant stay beyond 365 days?

November 18, 2012 1358 Views 0 comment Print

CA Hiral Raja Section 254(2A) of the Income Tax Act states that the Appellate Tribunal, where it is possible, may hear and decide the appeal within a period of four years from the end of the financial year in which such appeal is filed.

Vodafone makes no provision for Hutch deal tax claim

November 18, 2012 907 Views 0 comment Print

British telecom giant Vodafone has decided against making a provision in its balance sheet for the over Rs 11,000 tax claim made by Indian authorities for its 2007 deal to acquire stake in Hutchison-Essar.

Appropriate Action Taken on Information Received from France – Govt.

November 18, 2012 777 Views 0 comment Print

Information received from the Government of France has been analysed and investigations into the information have been undertaken by the different jurisdictional authorities under the Income-tax Act, 1961. Investigations in the matter are under progress including with the foreign tax authorities to obtain more information with regard to the reported account holders.

No info with CBDT of persons having a/c in Swiss Banks

November 18, 2012 516 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes has said it does not have any information about names and addresses of Indians who have reportedly stashed money in Swiss banks.  The CBDT, a part of Department of Revenue in the Finance Ministry, said this when the matter came before the CIC where Information Commissioner Rajiv Mathur was hearing […]

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