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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 588 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 228 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 378 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 97230 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 10293 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 6049 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 1617 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 3735 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 3963 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 154 Rectification Allowed for Inadvertent LTCG Error in ITR: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an inadvertent mistake in Schedule 112A relating to the acquisition period of mutual fund units could be re...

June 11, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Loose Papers Alone Cannot Justify Income Tax Reopening Without Corroborative Evidence: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained merely on the basis of an unsigned and unauthenticated loose pape...

June 11, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Reassessment Case Due to Failure to Examine Additional Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi set aside the assessment after finding that the assessees additional evidence had not been properly scrutinized by the ...

June 11, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Concessional Tax Rate Cannot Be Denied Solely for Form 10-IC Late Filing: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that delayed filing of Form 10-IC should not defeat the assessee's substantive right to opt for the concessional...

June 11, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Under Section 194J Alone Cannot Determine Nature of Income for presumptive taxation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that deduction of tax under Section 194J cannot automatically classify receipts as professional income. Tax auth...

June 11, 2026 81 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 45282 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 570 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


Delhi HC Directs Refund of Income Tax with Interest to Agilent Technologies

October 4, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court orders Income Tax Department to refund Rs. 5.10 crore with interest to Agilent Technologies for AY 2014-15, citing lack of justification for withholding.

Tax Rebate under section 87A: STCG Dispute & ITAT Ruling

October 4, 2025 4245 Views 1 comment Print

The Section 87A tax rebate controversy regarding Short-Term Capital Gains (STCG) and the ITAT Ahmedabad ruling. See the evolution of the rebate and the tax department’s handling.

ITAT Hyderabad Deletes CPC Adjustments – Double Disallowance & Wrong 43B Addition Quashed

October 4, 2025 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad deletes CPC adjustments for Caspian Impact Investments. Quashes double disallowance of Section 37(1) loss and Section 43B addition on transferred, carried-forward liability.

No addition for Medical College Donation Based Solely on Third-Party Evidence

October 4, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT quashes ₹20.50 lakh tax addition based on medical college search documents. Rules third-party material needs corroboration and cross-examination.

Belated Payment of Tribunal Cost Not Fatal to Appeal: ITAT Hyderabad

October 4, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad restores appeal dismissed by CIT(A) due to late payment of Tribunal-directed cost. Rules substantive justice prevails, imposes additional ₹20,000 fine.

CIT(A) Cannot Remand 143(3)/144B Assessments Under New 251(1) Proviso: ITAT Pune

October 4, 2025 2619 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT rules CIT(A) wrongly applied new S. 251(1) proviso to remand a scrutiny assessment, which only applies to S. 144 orders. CIT(A) directed to decide the appeal on merits.

ITAT Pune Rules Land Sold to Developer as Rural Agricultural Land, Deletes ₹2.74 Cr Addition

October 4, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT deletes ₹2.74 Cr capital gains addition on land sale, ruling it was rural agricultural land exempt u/s 2(14). Followed precedent set in spouse’s identical case.

Secured vs Unsecured Loans Not Comparable – Interest Paid to Relatives at 15% Allowed

October 4, 2025 945 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that reasonableness under Section 40A(2)(b) must be benchmarked against prevailing market rates for unsecured loans, not against lower-risk secured bank rates.

Past Acceptance No Defence in 263 – Tribunal Says Tax Depreciation Must Follow Act

October 4, 2025 354 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upholds PCIT’s Section 263 order, ruling that tax depreciation must comply with Explanation 10 to Section 43(1) and ICDS-VII. Unadjusted Government grants must reduce WDV, regardless of prior acceptance.

ITAT Delhi Deletes ₹13 Lakh Cash Deposit Addition Linked to Sale of Rural Agricultural Land

October 4, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled on the unexplained cash deposit addition in Jitendra Singh Vs ITO (AY 2015-16). The Tribunal accepted the assessee’s explanation that the Rs.13

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