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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 246 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 150 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 279 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 96882 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 10233 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 6040 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 3708 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


Delhi HC Allows Capital Gains Deduction for Settlement Payment Made to Clear Prior Sale Agreement

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that ₹25 lakh paid under a prior agreement to sell was deductible under Section 48(i) as it was incurr...

June 11, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes FTS Addition Because India-UAE DTAA Contains No FTS Clause

Income Tax : The Chennai ITAT held that payments received by a UAE resident could not be taxed as Fees for Technical Services in India because ...

June 11, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 80GGC Disallowance as No Evidence Linked Donation to Accommodation Entry Scheme

Income Tax : The Jodhpur ITAT held that deduction under Section 80GGC cannot be denied merely on allegations against a political party in the a...

June 10, 2026 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Settlement Proceedings do not invalidate assessments passed under Court’s interim liberty

Income Tax : Assessment orders passed pursuant to express liberty granted by the High Court during pendency of settlement-related litigation re...

June 10, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Excess Stock Found During Survey Is Business Income, Not Deemed Income u/s 69A: Bangalore ITAT

Income Tax : The ruling emphasizes that undisclosed business receipts and stock arising from an existing business cannot automatically be chara...

June 10, 2026 165 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 45066 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


ITAT Restores Rs. 1.86 Cr Addition for Fresh Review, Citing CIT(A)’s Unreasoned Order

October 22, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata sets aside ₹1.86 Cr tax addition, ruling that CIT(A) must pass a reasoned order on merits and cannot merely uphold the AO’s view or dismiss an appeal for non-compliance.

Delay in Form 10B Filing Due to Accountant’s Oversight: Bombay HC Allows Condonation

October 22, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of the Bombay High Court judgment where a charitable trust’s oversight in e-verifying its Form 10B was considered a human error and the delay was condoned, securing its Section 11 income tax exemption for A.Y. 2017-18.

Retaining Cash for Years Not Suspicious When Source Proven: ITAT Deletes Addition

October 22, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune deletes ₹14 lakh cash deposit addition during demonetization, ruling that retaining cash from duly accounted sources for a long period is not grounds for suspicion.

Stamp duty value on agreement date may be considered under Section 56(2)(x)

October 21, 2025 2160 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT confirmed that the stamp duty value on the agreement date should be used for tax calculation, not the registration date, when part consideration is paid electronically beforehand.

ITAT Restores 12AB Registration Case for Reconsideration Over Overseas Fund Use

October 21, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT restored Discover Ekam Foundation’s Section 12AB registration matter to the CIT(E). Rejection, based on overseas fund use, will be re-adjudicated considering the trust’s revised Memorandum of Association.

CBDT Issues Guidance on Entertainment Sector Expenses following C&AG audit

October 21, 2025 8349 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT directs Assessing Officers to standardize verification of pre-operative and film production expenses, following C&AG audit and PAC report.

Gross Profit Addition Quashed Due to Lack of Basis in Estimation

October 21, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that the Rs.25 lakh addition towards gross profit was unsustainable, as the Assessing Officer and Tribunal failed to provide a rational basis for estimation, despite proper books of account and explanations regarding exchange rate fluctuations.

Section 271A Penalty Quashed for Local Authority Not Maintaining Books of Accounts

October 21, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that a Local Authority providing general public utility services is not required to maintain books under Section 44AA. The penalty under Section 271A for non-maintenance of books was deleted.

ITAT Condones 3.5-Year Appeal Delay, Cites Supreme Court’s COVID-19 Extension

October 21, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra condones a 3-year, 5-month delay in a non-profit’s tax appeal, applying the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation exclusion. The appeal is restored for a decision on merits.

Partner Salary Disallowance Set Aside Pending Factual Verification by ITAT

October 21, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai sends a lakh partner remuneration disallowance case back to AO for re-verification. The disallowance hinged on classifying property sale profit as capital gain.

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