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Income Tax Rule 46(8): Mandatory Daily Backup of Electronic Books of Accounts

Income Tax : Rule 46(8) mandates daily backups of electronic books on servers located in India, strengthening digital tax compliance and data i...

June 29, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

What every Salaried person must know before 31st July!

Income Tax : CBDT allows eligible salaried taxpayers with LTCG up to ₹1.25 lakh under section 112A to file ITR-1, simplifying return filing f...

June 29, 2026 1284 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive 10-Year Income Tax Rates Chart

Income Tax : Explore income-tax rates applicable over the last ten assessment years for individuals, companies, firms, LLPs, HUFs, and co-opera...

June 29, 2026 6642 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Provisions applicable to business entities

Income Tax : Learn how business and professional income is computed under the Income-tax Act after the Finance Act, 2026. This guide explains t...

June 29, 2026 3099 Views 0 comment Print

Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for issuing income-tax notices and completing assessments under the Income-tax Act. The guide...

June 29, 2026 41223 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 261 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 6241 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 1950 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 4017 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Admits AMP & Doctors’ Payment Issues as They Raise Substantial Questions of Law

Income Tax : Bombay HC admitted the Revenue's appeal on AMP expenditure and payments to doctors, holding both require judicial examination. It ...

June 29, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Taxable as Capital Asset as It Fell Within Statutory Distance from Municipality

Income Tax : ITAT held that agricultural land within the prescribed municipal distance is a capital asset and restricted the on-money addition ...

June 29, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Allows Joint Compounding Applications as Companies Act Has No Express Bar

Income Tax : NCLAT held that a single application covering multiple years and company officers is maintainable in the absence of any statutory ...

June 29, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants Section 87A Rebate on Special Rate STCG Tax as Total Income Qualified

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 87A rebate cannot be denied on tax payable under Section 111A where the assessee qualifies under the prescr...

June 29, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition as AO Applied Unrelated Gross Profit Rate

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that applying the gross profit rate of a different assessment year was excessive. It reduced the addition to 1% GP...

June 29, 2026 66 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 225 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 117 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 50823 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


Misconception – e-filing of Income Tax Return

March 26, 2012 4555 Views 0 comment Print

Individual assesees with income from salary or pension, one house property and income from other sources are required to file their tax return in ITR-1 (form Saral-II). ITR-2 will be applicable to salaried assessees who have also made some capital gains or own multiple house properties.

All about Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

March 26, 2012 290418 Views 208 comments Print

The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972:- Gratuity is a voluntary Payment made by the employer to the employee in recognition of continuous, meritorious services and sincere efforts by the employee towards the organization.It is governed under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972.It is an Act to provide for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, Oilfields, plantations, ports, railway companies, and shops or other establishments.

Payment received / receivable by the applicant in connection with IVTC Services are taxable as FTS

March 26, 2012 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Que.No.1 The payment received / receivable by the applicant in connection with IVTC Services are taxable as FTS under section 9(1)(vii) of the Act. The exception provided under section 9(1)(vii)(b) of the Act is not available to the applicant. Que.No.2&3 The payments received / receivable in connection with the cost incurred and recovery of administrative cost for and on behalf of X India are chargeable to tax as FTS under section 9(1)(vii) of the Act.

Tax Provision in India in 2025

March 26, 2012 1075 Views 0 comment Print

1. Any transaction in West Indies is now taxable in India since the word ‘Indies’ substantially involves an Indian nexus. 2. A retrospective amendment is also proposed to bring to tax the income earned by ‘Indiana Jones’ movies

TDS, Advance Tax & SA Challan Status on Mobile

March 26, 2012 10105 Views 0 comment Print

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) provides CIN (Challan Identification Number) based view of direct tax challans to taxpayers to know the status of challan on its web-site. In addition to the above facility, NSDL has launched a Short Message Service (SMS) based facility to know the status of its challans. The procedure for availing this facility is as under:

Residential Status and taxability of Income

March 26, 2012 5655 Views 1 comment Print

As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, an individual’s income is taxable based on his residential status in India. Residential status is determined based on the physical stay of the individual in the current financial year (1 April to 31 March) and the preceding 10 financial years.

In computing book profit u/s 115JB, S.14A not apply if expense to earn exempt income not debited to P&L account

March 26, 2012 5018 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the AO has also made addition of Rs. 19,58,253/- on account of alleged expenditure incurred to earn exempt income while computing book profit u/s 115JB of the Act. The AO’s action has been confirmed by the CIT(A). Both the authorities have applied Rule 8D of the Income-tax Rules while computing the amount of expenditure disallowable u/s 14A of the Act. As already held above, the provisions of Rule 8D are not applicable to the present assessment year under consideration. Therefore, disallowance of expenditure by applying Rule 8D is not justified.

If tax effect less than Rs.1 lakh Department should not file appeal before Tribunal

March 26, 2012 919 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that in view of Instructions issued by the CBDT where the tax effect is less than Re. 1 lakh. The Department should not file an appeal before the Tribunal. In the present case the tax effect is less than Re. 1 lakh. Under the circumstances, the Tribunal did not entertain the appeal.

Addition can not be made merely on the basis of information from Director of Income-tax (Inv.)

March 26, 2012 1108 Views 0 comment Print

The revenue is in appeal before us against the order of Learned CIT(Appeals) dated 11.10.2010 passed for assessment year 2002-03. The solitary grievance of the revenue is that Learned CIT(Appeals) has erred in deleting the addition of Rs.50,07,000 which was added by the Assessing Officer with the aid of section 68 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Provident Fund Calculator for Govt employees

March 26, 2012 5687 Views 0 comment Print

This Excel utility prepares GPF Ledger of all the Employees and Statement of general Provident Fund Account for all Government Employees of State and Central Government.

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