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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 333 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 1101 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 246 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 2067 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 255 Views 0 comment Print


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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 255 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


No tax on receipts of professional service of German Tax Resident in India; it was covered under Article 14 of India–Germany DTAA

Income Tax : Receipts earned by a German resident individual from rendering managerial, consultancy and business development services outside I...

June 29, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

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 93 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 213 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 87 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 123 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 216 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 114 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 50784 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 918 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


In case of development agreement capital gain is taxable in the year of agreement

September 28, 2012 8203 Views 0 comment Print

The year of taxability of the capital gain in the case of development agreements came to be considered by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Chaturbhuj Dwarkadas Kapadia v. CIT [2003] 260 ITR 491. It is pertinent to note that the High Court also noted both clauses (v) and (vi) of sec. 2(47) extracted above in its decision.

Estimation of income in case of civil contract work at 6% of gross receipt is just where 80% of amount was towards purchase of material

September 28, 2012 7926 Views 0 comment Print

In this view of the matter, the estimation at 8% confirmed by the learned CIT(A) by deleting these additions and disallowances made u/ss.68 and 69 we hold 7% profit as reasonable to be taxable income on the gross receipts disclosed by the assessee in its financial statements.

Expenditure cannot be allowed to ‘Gurdas Mann’ merely because Payment was made through Bank

September 28, 2012 3223 Views 0 comment Print

The perusal of the profit and loss account placed at page 9 of the paper book reflects the assessee to have followed project completion method, i.e., it has shown the receipts and corresponding expenditure in respect of each of its venture separately and had over and above the same claimed expenditure of Rs. 35,27,560. The schedule of the said expenses totalling Rs. 35,27,560 is placed at page 19 of the paper book.

Employees’ contribution towards PF paid before Due Date of Return Filing is allowable

September 28, 2012 17277 Views 0 comment Print

Employees’ contribution towards PF paid by the assessee before the due date of filing of return u/s 139(1) of the Act for the assessment year under consideration is admissible.

Share Trading is business activity if High volume, frequency, regularity & systematic

September 28, 2012 3118 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees have made several transactions of purchase of shares during the relevant year under consideration, and if there high volume, frequency and regularity of the activity carried on by the assessees in a systematic manner, it would partake the character of business activities carried on by the assessee in shares, and it cannot be said that the assessees have merely made investments in shares.

No Penalty on tax payable as per MAT provisions if tax under normal Provisions is Nil

September 28, 2012 2498 Views 0 comment Print

On identical facts in ITA No. 6600/Mum/2011 wherein we have held that penalty cannot be levied u/s. 271(1)(c) when the income is computed as per the provisions of Sec. 115JB of the Act. In that case, we have followed the decision of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT Vs Nalwa Sons Investments Ltd. (2011) 37 ITCL 218 (ITA No. 1420/2009).

Sec. 80-IB deduction to SSI cannot be denied due to change in investment limit after registration

September 28, 2012 2992 Views 0 comment Print

S.80IB(3)(ii) provides for deduction to small scale industrial units engaged in manufacture or producing articles or things. S.80IB(14)(b) defines a small scale industrial undertaking, which is regarded as such under S.11B of the Industries(Development and Regulation) Act, 1951.

New Nature of Payments have been introduced under OLTAS Challan No./ITNS 281

September 28, 2012 17739 Views 1 comment Print

4 New Categories of payment been added to the existing list of 32 categories. Revised List is follows :- 193 – Interest on Securities 194 – Dividend 195 – Other sums payable to a non-resident 4BB – Winning from Horse race 4EE – Payments in respect of Deposits under National Saving Schemes 4LB – Income […]

Department should have a panel of experts -SC

September 28, 2012 1613 Views 0 comment Print

The crucial issue is, whether at the time of marketing of sugar, the same could be treated to retain the character of agricultural produce [sugarcane] grown by members of the Society or does it represent an independent commercial commodity which no longer has the character of agricultural produce?

Closing stock of incentive sugar is to be valued at levy price and not at cost – SC

September 28, 2012 1997 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, if the closing stock of incentive sugar was to be valued at any figure, above the levy price, the direct consequence of such a valuation would have been that the excess amount over the levy price would be reflected as part of business income which would run counter to the judgment of this Court in Ponni Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. (supra).

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