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ITR Filing 2026: Important Due Dates, Budget 2026 Updates & Strategies

Income Tax : Budget 2026 has extended the due dates for ITR-3, ITR-4, and revised returns, offering taxpayers greater flexibility. Understandin...

June 10, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Sikkim: India’s Only Income Tax-Free State and the Law Behind It

Income Tax : Relocating to Sikkim does not automatically exempt you from income tax. This article explains who qualifies under Section 10(26AAA...

June 10, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

8 Legal Ways to Save Income Tax in India for Business Owners & Freelancers

Income Tax : The article outlines practical methods through which business owners and professionals can legally minimise their tax burden. It h...

June 10, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 96957 Views 4 comments Print

E-Payment of Direct Taxes: Simplifying Tax Payments

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act mandates e-payment of direct taxes for companies and taxpayers covered under Section 44AB, while others may opt...

June 10, 2026 10260 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 6043 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 231 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 1602 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 3720 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3957 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


AO cannot introduce a new addition while giving effect to appellate order: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai held that an Assessing Officer cannot introduce a new addition while giving effect to an appellate order. Since t...

June 11, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Notional Market Rent Cannot Override Actual Rent Without Evidence of Suppression: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that actual rent received under genuine, registered agreements cannot be replaced with hypothetical market rent ...

June 11, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Investment Addition as Bank Records Proved Source of Funds Despite Non-Production of Mother

Income Tax : ITAT found that the assessee had sufficient cash resources to meet the impugned credit card payments. Since the authorities did no...

June 11, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Refund Cannot Be Adjusted Against Disputed Demand Pending Appeal & Stay Application: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that refund adjustment against a disputed tax demand was unsustainable when both a stay application a...

June 11, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC questions Denial of Prepaid Tax Credit Solely Because Return Was Filed After Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : The High Court questioned the Revenue's refusal to grant credit for advance tax and TDS despite substantial amounts already lying ...

June 11, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 45126 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 564 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 492 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves National Institute of Advanced Studies as Scientific Research Institution  

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute for Scientific Research Tax Benefit Eligibility 

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print


Redeposit of Earlier Withdrawals Accepted- ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes ₹17.63 Lakh Demonetization Addition

November 7, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

The tax addition on ₹17.63 lakh demonetization cash deposits was challenged as being sourced from earlier withdrawals and savings. The ITAT deleted the addition, emphasizing that prior, undisputed withdrawals cannot be taxed as unexplained money unless the tax authority proves alternate use. The key takeaway upholds the principle that redeposit of existing capital is not income under Section 69A.

ITAT Guwahati Deletes ₹1.75 Cr Cash Deposit Addition & Quashes 263 Revision

November 7, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that ₹1.75 crore in cash deposits were explained as redeposits from earlier withdrawals, deleting additions made under Section 69A since no evidence showed alternate use of the cash.

ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes Deemed Rent on 5 Flats: Accepts Genuine Vacancy Claim but Upholds Addition on Office Property

November 7, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

Mohit Vijaykumar Gupta Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes Deemed Rent on 5 Flats – Accepts Genuine Vacancy Claim but Upholds Addition on Office Property Assessee, an individual, filed a return declaring income of ₹10.60 crore. The case was selected for scrutiny due to large capital gain deductions claimed u/s 54, 54B, 54EC, 54EE, […]

Reassessment on Wound-Up Foreign FPI Held Void: ITAT Quashes ₹456 Cr Addition

November 7, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that a reassessment notice served under Section 148 on a foreign FPI (Singapore company) after its formal dissolution is void ab initio. This decision confirms that proceedings against a non-existent entity, even if served shortly after winding up, are invalid and cannot be cured by Section 292B.

Valuation Dispute: ITAT Quashes Penalty U/S 271(1)(c) as Addition Was Solely Based on Estimate

November 7, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT condoned a significant seven-year delay in filing an appeal, recognizing assessee’s status as an NRI and his lack of awareness of assessment order as a bona fide cause. This ruling affirms the liberal, justice-oriented approach to condonation of delay under Section 249(3).

Assessment on Deceased Person Annulled: ITAT Quashes ₹1.73 Cr Addition

November 7, 2025 4473 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld annulment of a ₹1.73 crore assessment, ruling that Section 148 notice was issued in name of a person who had died four years earlier. Tribunal affirmed that proceedings against a deceased person are a fatal jurisdictional defect and void ab initio.

ITAT Ahmedabad Restores Section 35(1)(ii) Donation Deduction Appeal for Fresh Hearing

November 7, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal condoned a 545-day delay caused by consultant negligence and remanded case to CIT(A) for de novo adjudication, holding that assessee deserved a fair hearing on disallowance of deduction under Section 35(1)(ii).

ITAT Ahmedabad Restores Bogus LTCG Addition on Penny Stock ‘Safal Herbs’

November 7, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad reversed the CIT(A)’s deletion, upholding the addition of ₹6.73 lakh under Section 69A for bogus Long-Term Capital Gain from Safal Herbs Ltd. shares. The Tribunal ruled that the sudden investment in the obscure scrip, coupled with an unreasonable price rise, defied commercial logic and was an accommodation entry.

VAT vs. Books Difference: ITAT Deletes Purchase Disallowance on ITC Reversal

November 7, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad deleted an addition made due to a minor difference between a firm’s VAT returns and its books of account. Tribunal ruled that variation was a legitimate bookkeeping consequence of statutory ITC reversal under Gujarat VAT Rules and not evidence of inflated purchases.

Dead Firm, Live Notice: ITAT Rajkot Quashes Reassessment Against Non-Existent Entity

November 7, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Rajkot set aside reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 148 against a firm that had previously converted into a private limited company. The Tribunal held that a notice issued in the name of a non-existent entity strikes at the root of jurisdiction and renders the entire assessment void ab initio.

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