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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 291 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 2610 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 6663 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 3105 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 41274 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 318 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 1959 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


Delayed Form 10B Filing Not a Ground to Reject Section 11 Exemption: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : ITAT Jaipur held that exemption under Section 11 cannot be denied merely because Form 10B was filed late when it was already avail...

June 29, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

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 54 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 129 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 60 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 267 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 246 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 126 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 50862 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 726 Views 0 comment Print


Discount by Cellular companies to distributors on SIM Cards and Recharge Coupons sales is commission’ and TDs is deductible

October 21, 2010 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Recently, the Kerala High Court in the case of Vodafone Essar Cellular Limited v. ACIT held that the discount given by the taxpayer at the time of sale of SIM Cards or Recharge coupons to the distributors is commission for the services rendered to the taxpayer. Accordingly, the taxpayer was liable to deduct tax at source on the commission under Section 194H of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

Transfer pricing- ITAT Bangalore confirms benefit of 5 percent variation as a standard deduction to the taxpayer (AY 2003-04)

October 21, 2010 2261 Views 0 comment Print

The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) has, in case of SAP Labs India Private Limited (the taxpayer), confirmed the benefit of 5 percent variation as a standard deduction, to the taxpayer as provided in Section 92C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). The Tribunal has further confirmed the inclusion of foreign exchange gain as part of the sale proceeds of the taxpayer and rejected abnormally high profit companies as comparables.

DTC Bill 2010 – Impact On Telecom Sector

October 21, 2010 567 Views 0 comment Print

Under the existing provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’), tax holiday is available to an undertaking which has commenced providing telecommunication services on or before 31 March 2005 (Section 80-IA of the Act). Such benefit is availabl

DTC changes impacting taxation of Foreign Institutional Investors

October 21, 2010 606 Views 0 comment Print

The DTC 2010 seeks to provide that the Central Government may enter into an agreement with the Government of any country or specified territory for the granting of relief or avoidance of double taxation (‘DTAA’), for exchange of information

DTC Bill 2010 – Impact on IT / ITES Sector

October 21, 2010 618 Views 0 comment Print

It is interesting to note the path of the Direct Tax Code from the 2009 Bill to the 2010 one. The promises of a lower corporate tax rate have not crystallised. However, relief has been given to SEZ developers & SEZ units by way of grandfathering clau

Investing in Bonds

October 21, 2010 726 Views 0 comment Print

In 2010 Budget, infrastructure bonds were announced as one of the tax saving options to assessees whereby under section 80CCF of the Indian Income tax Act, investment upto Rs 20,000 in notified infrastructure bonds was allowed tax benefit by way of reduction from total taxable income. This is over and above Rs one lakh tax benefit available under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80 CCD.

Direct Taxes Committee of the ICAI invites suggestions for the Pre-Budget Memorandum-2011

October 20, 2010 507 Views 0 comment Print

Since Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 has already been introduced in the Parliament, it is, expected that the Finance Bill to be introduced in February, 2011 would not make significant policy changes at this stage.

ITAT – Anguish over ITAT deciding case on a casual, offhanded and cavalier manner – Delhi HC

October 20, 2010 537 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court noted with anguish that even at the second appellate stage the matters are being dealt with in such a casual manner. The High Court stated that it did not expect the Tribunal, which the highest fact-finding authority in matters relatin

Transfer of Members of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Oct 2010)

October 20, 2010 619 Views 0 comment Print

the following Members of the Tribunal are hereby transferred in public interest, in the same capacity, to the Bench/es of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal as shown against their names with effect from the afternoon of 25th October, 2010. Shri. G. S. Pannu, AM Shri. A. L. Ghelot, AM. Shri. R. C. Sharma, AM. Shri. D. K. Srivastava, AM

E-Filing for AY 10-11- Quick Statistics (as on 15th October 2010)

October 20, 2010 561 Views 0 comment Print

E-Filing for AY 10-11: Quick Statistics (as on 15th October 2010) HIGHLIGHTS OF e-FILING SEASON AY 10-11 (up to 15/10/2010) (1) COMPARATIVE PROGRESS OF e-FILING OF RETURNS

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