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Complete Income Tax Rate Guide for AY 2026-27 After Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : This guide explains the income-tax rates applicable to individuals, HUFs, companies, firms, co-operative societies, and other taxp...

July 1, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Rates of Depreciation as Per Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide compiles the depreciation rates applicable to buildings, machinery, vehicles, computers, renewable energy assets, ships...

July 1, 2026 2842162 Views 148 comments Print

Income Tax Benefits for Individuals & HUFs for A.Y. 2026-27 (FY 2025-26)

Income Tax : This comprehensive guide summarizes all major tax exemptions, deductions, rebates, TDS reliefs, and procedural benefits available ...

July 1, 2026 333193 Views 32 comments Print

ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

​International Business- Income Tax Sections to be remembered

Income Tax : The guide compiles the principal Income-tax Act provisions applicable to non-residents establishing business in India and resident...

June 30, 2026 18194 Views 1 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 270 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 6265 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 1992 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 4035 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


MMR Cannot Be Applied Through Rectification as Issue Required Detailed Examination

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 154 cannot be used where applicability of Section 167B requires factual examination, making the issue debat...

July 1, 2026 24 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes Section 148 Notice as Adjournment Request Was Ignored

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed the reassessment proceedings after holding that ignoring the assessee's adjournment request violated natural ju...

July 1, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

New Tax Regime Benefit Allowed as Form 10IE Once Filed Continues for Subsequent Years

Income Tax : ITAT held that once Form 10IE is validly exercised and not withdrawn, it continues for later years. AO was directed to grant Secti...

July 1, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Site Restoration Deduction Allowed due to PSC contractual obligation

Income Tax : Madras HC upheld deduction for site restoration expenses, holding the contractual obligation under the PSC is allowable under Sect...

July 1, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 270A Penalty as Education Cess Claim Was Based on Prevailing Judicial Precedents

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that a deduction claim supported by prevailing judicial precedents cannot attract Section 270A penalty merely bec...

July 1, 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 273 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 129 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 51036 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 930 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 738 Views 0 comment Print


Charging of Capitation Fee and Misleading of Students by Educational Institutes

August 31, 2010 756 Views 0 comment Print

Levying of capitation fee is against the national policy as well as rulings of the Apex Court. A legislative proposal namely ‘The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010 has been circulated in Parliament.

India and Switzerland Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

August 31, 2010 684 Views 0 comment Print

A protocol amending the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement was signed here today between Republic of India and Swiss Federal Council. The Signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi. The protocol was signed for the Republic of India by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister while the Swiss Federal Council Foreign Minister, Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey signed for the other side.

Tax evader cannot revise application for settlement

August 31, 2010 516 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court has declared that an application for settlement of an income tax case cannot be revised and the settlement commission has to go by the original application and annexure filed in the prescribed form. Revision of annexure tantamount to revision of application and cannot be allowed under the scheme of settlement in Chapter XIX-A of the Income Tax Act,

DTC delayed by a year, post implementation government will lose over Rs 53K crore

August 31, 2010 600 Views 0 comment Print

The government will lose over Rs 53,000 crore (Rs 530 billion) in tax revenue on account of the increase in exemption limits and tweaking of slabs in the Direct Taxes Code Bill, which will come into effect from April 1, 2012, a year behind the previous deadline.

Procedure for Verification of marks for CS Exams held in June 2010

August 31, 2010 931 Views 0 comment Print

a candidate desirous to seek verification of marks in any subject(s) of June, 2010 examination result is required to submit an application written on a plain paper in his/her own handwriting, mentioning his/her (i) Name; (ii) Student Registration Number; (iii) Stage of Examination and Roll No.; (iv) Name(s) of Subject(s) in which Verification of Marks is sought; (v) Complete Postal Address with Pin Code; and (vi) details of payment made, to Sr. Director (Exams.), The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, C-37, Institutional Area, Sector 62, NOIDA – 201 309. Specimen of application form is also displayed at link http://www.icsi.edu/portals/0/announce_vom.doc for ready reference.

Under DTC regime investment in ELSS will not enjoy deduction from Taxable Income

August 31, 2010 940 Views 0 comment Print

With the Union Cabinet clearing the the new Direct Taxes Code (DTC) on Thursday, tax benefits on ELSS investments up to Rs 1 lakh are expected to go by next April. And investors looking for greener investment pastures are retreating from ELSS.

SEZs will continue enjoying exemption till 2014 but have to pay 20 Percent MAT

August 31, 2010 520 Views 0 comment Print

The direct taxes code (DTC) approved by the Cabinet gives a reprieve to special economic zones, or SEZs, till 2014 from the proposed regime, but has imposed a 20% minimum alternative tax, which is likely to be opposed by the industry.

DTC proposes to continue with exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) method of taxation and deduction of Interest on Home Loan

August 31, 2010 852 Views 0 comment Print

The Direct Tax Bill has given bonanza to individual savers, as proposed in the revised Direct Tax Code (DTC) circulated in June 2010. For individuals, the bill has proposed to continue with exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) method of taxation on investments up to Rs 3 lakh in a fiscal year in provident fund, pension fund and pure life insurance products. Under EEE, tax will not be levied during all the three stages — when investment is made, interest earned and when the money is withdrawn.

DTC: Tax experts not liked the proposed move to hike MAT rate to 20 pc from existing 18 pc

August 31, 2010 531 Views 0 comment Print

The decision to hike Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate to 20% from 18% now is being seen as a retrograde step by tax experts. However, the Direct Tax Code (DTC) as a whole, which the government plans to introduce in Parliament on Monday, is being seen as a step towards taking the Indian direct taxation system to global standards, tax practitioners and top company officials said.

Swiss banks to share Client info according to conditions set out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

August 31, 2010 456 Views 0 comment Print

Under pressure from India and other countries for sharing account details of suspected tax offenders, Swiss banks have said any information exchange would be according to the conditions set out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the grouping of mostly developed nations.

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