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Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines FY 2026-27: CS01–CS06 Explained

Income Tax : CBDT has identified six categories of returns for compulsory scrutiny during FY 2026-27. Selection triggers detailed examination b...

June 30, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding Tax Rates: IT Act vs. Tax Treaties/DTAA

Income Tax : Tax on dividends, interest, royalties and FTS earned by non-residents is governed by the more beneficial rate under the Income-tax...

June 30, 2026 43474 Views 1 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding Tax Rates / Chart as per DTAA

Income Tax : The applicable withholding tax depends on the Income-tax Act or the relevant DTAA, whichever is more beneficial. Treaty rates diff...

June 30, 2026 454046 Views 28 comments Print

Special Tax Rates for Capital Gains/Incomes arising out of certain securities

Income Tax : The document provides a detailed summary of the special tax provisions applicable to different securities and classes of taxpayers...

June 30, 2026 3804 Views 0 comment Print

Residence in India for the purpose of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act determines residential status based on an individual's stay in India, income, citizenship and tax liability abr...

June 30, 2026 3423 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 6247 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 1965 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 4020 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Excludes Incomparable Companies as Functional Differences & Turnover Distorted TP Analysis

Income Tax : ITAT held that stamp duty paid for lease registration was deductible as revenue expenditure in the year it was incurred....

June 30, 2026 48 Views 0 comment Print

Computer Software Eligible for 60% Depreciation: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the set-off of eligible unit losses against other business profits by following binding judicial precedents....

June 30, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows 60% Depreciation on Software Forming Integrated Part of Computer

Income Tax : The Tribunal allowed 60% depreciation and deleted TDS disallowance after distinguishing a copyrighted article from copyright....

June 30, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Bad Debt Deduction as Unrecoverable Subsidy Already Been Recognised as Income

Income Tax : ITAT held that subsidy recognised as income could be claimed as bad debt when it became unrecoverable, even if written off in the ...

June 30, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(viib) Addition as AO Changed Valuation Method Contrary to Rule 11UA

Income Tax : ITAT held that the AO could not change the valuation method adopted under Rule 11UA and deleted the addition under Section 56(2)(v...

June 30, 2026 51 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 261 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 50907 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 924 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


Section 14A disallowance cannot be made if no expenditure found to be incurred to earn exempt income

November 4, 2009 1634 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Hero Cycles Ltd. (Punjab & Haryana High Court) Disallowance under Section 14A requires finding of incurring of expenditure where it is found that for earning exempted income no expenditure has been incurred, disallowance under Section 14A cannot stand.

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda in Hospital, raids continued at his premises for the fourth consecutive day

November 4, 2009 501 Views 0 comment Print

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, under the scanner for allegedly amassing over Rs.2,000 crore (Rs.20 bn / $425 mn) illegally, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in Ranchi as raids continued at his premises for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday. Income Tax (IT) officials were questioning Koda at his Ranchi residence when he said that he was feeling uneasy. Koda has a history of medical problems.

Even under Rule 8D of S.14A, disallowance can be made only if there is actual nexus between tax-free income and expenditure

November 4, 2009 1127 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee earned dividend income on shares which was exempt from tax. The AO took the view that the investment in shares was made out of borrowed funds on which interest expenditure was incurred and consequently made a disallowance u/s 14A. This was partly upheld by the CIT (A). On further appeal by the assessee, the Tribunal deleted the disallowance by noting that the assessee had proved that the investment in shares was made out of non-interest bearing funds.

Profit may be the key condition for levying MAT in the final draft of the DTC

November 4, 2009 478 Views 0 comment Print

The government may retain profit as the key condition for levying minimum alternate tax (MAT) in the final draft of the direct taxes code after its asset-based approach proposed earlier ran into a storm of protests from industry. Other options being considered by the government include tax exemptions for asset-heavy infrastructure companies and start-ups, and a lower rate for MAT, a senior government official told.

Formation & Taxation of Charitable Trust

November 3, 2009 61415 Views 25 comments Print

A public charitable or religious institution can be formed either as a Trust or as a Society or as a Company registered u/s 25 of the Companies Act. It generally takes the form of a trust when it is formed primarily by one or more persons. To form a Society at least seven persons are required. Institutions engaged in promotion of art, culture, commerce etc. are often registered as non-profit companies.

False claim in return of Income would be treated as case of concealment of Income or of furnishing inaccurate particulars of Income

November 1, 2009 849 Views 0 comment Print

It is repeatedly held by the Courts that the penalty on the ground of concealment of particulars or non-disclosure of full particulars can be levied only when in the accounts/return an item has been suppressed dishonestly or the item has been claimed fraudulently or a bogus claim has been made. When the facts are clearly disclosed in the return of income,

Reopening under section 147 by the AO on the same set of facts, without there being any additional information, can only be considered as change of opinion

November 1, 2009 622 Views 0 comment Print

As can be seen from the above the adjustment made by the assessee is according to the provisions of the Act. Since both the industrial galas fall within the block the WDV is increased by the actual cost of the asset falling within the block and reduced by the amount payable in respect of the asset sold. Accordingly we do not find any mistake in assessee’s working of the block of assets which is according to the provisions of section 43(6)(c). The A.O.’s action in denying the inclusion of asset within the block is on the condition that the asset was not put to use.

Where fair market value of the capital asset under transfer is less than the valuation as per Stamp Value Act

November 1, 2009 2532 Views 0 comment Print

Where fair market value of the capital asset under transfer is less than the valuation as per SVA and such valuation as per SVA becomes final under Stamp Duty Act then the assessee is left with no choice and has to pay tax on the notional sale consideration on the valuation as per SVA.

Jurisdiction of AO to proceed with assessment under section 147 of IT Act, 1961

November 1, 2009 1228 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the notice u/s. 148 was issued on 28.03.2003, pertaining to the A.V. 1996-97. Section 147 authorizes and permit the Assessing Officers to assess or re-assess income chargeable to tax if he has reason to believe that income for any assessment year has escaped assessment.

Depreciation is mandatory for claiming deduction under Chapter VI-A of Income Tax Act, 1961

November 1, 2009 5180 Views 0 comment Print

The Full Bench was constituted to consider whether for the purposes of allowing deduction under Ch. VI-A depreciation could be thrust on the assessee even though it had disclaimed the same for purposes of regular assessment. The assessee argued that as in accordance with Mahendra Mills 243 ITR 56 (SC), depreciation was optional and as Expl. 5 to s. 32 came into force only from AY 2002-2003, depreciation could not be thrust even for purposes of Ch. VI-A. HELD, deciding against the assessee:

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