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Agricultural Income Taxation

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FAQs on agricultural income taxation (Section 2(1A) and Rule 7)

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has issued detailed FAQs explaining the meaning, computation, and tax treatment of agricultural income u...

June 20, 2026 10527 Views 1 comment Print

Why Income Tax Notices issued in Exempt Agricultural Land Transactions?

Income Tax : Many taxpayers receive notices despite exemption due to AIS-ITR mismatches. The case highlights that non-reporting of even exempt ...

April 20, 2026 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Income: A Comparative Analysis of Income-tax Act, 1961 vs 2025

Income Tax : The new law narrows the scope of agricultural income by introducing strict conditions and exclusions. It emphasizes documentation ...

April 4, 2026 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Section 87A Rebate & Agricultural Income: Resolving Statutory Conflict Before Utilities Do It for Us

Income Tax : The issue is whether agricultural income affects eligibility for rebate under Section 87A. The article explains that legally, tota...

March 31, 2026 4740 Views 2 comments Print

Agricultural Income Taxation under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The case explains how agricultural income remains tax-free under Section 10(1) but affects tax rates on other income. Key takeaway...

March 28, 2026 15864 Views 0 comment Print


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Faceless Assessments Trigger Harassment of Agriculturists Despite Exempt Income

Income Tax : The issue concerns high-pitched additions proposed under faceless scrutiny even where agricultural income is exempt and fully docu...

January 12, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Agricultural Land Taxable as Capital Asset as It Fell Within Statutory Distance from Municipality

Income Tax : ITAT held that agricultural land within the prescribed municipal distance is a capital asset and restricted the on-money addition ...

June 29, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 69A Addition as Agricultural Income Was Supported by Documentary Evidence

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the addition under Section 69A could not be sustained as the assessee had produced land records, agricultural s...

June 28, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Outside Municipal Limits Not a Capital Asset; Section 153C Proceedings Invalid Without Incriminating Material

Income Tax : The court examined whether reassessment could proceed without any incriminating material from search. It held that absence of such...

April 28, 2026 597 Views 0 comment Print

Land classified as agricultural in revenue records cannot be taxed as a capital asset

Income Tax : The issue involved classification of land for capital gains taxation. The Court held that revenue records and evidence of agricult...

April 26, 2026 2352 Views 0 comment Print

Agricultural Land Capital Gain Addition Deleted in absence of development or trading intent

Income Tax : The issue involved denial of exemption on sale of agricultural land. The Tribunal held that the land met conditions of Section 2(1...

April 3, 2026 939 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Guidelines for Assessment of Tax on Agriculture Income

Income Tax : CBDT circular on C&AG report findings. Directs AOs to verify land records, sales, and expenses to ensure correct exemption of agri...

October 29, 2025 1959 Views 0 comment Print


Capital Gain Tax without Adjusting Cost of Acquisition – HC directs appellant to file Appeal with CIT(A)

June 16, 2023 879 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed look into Delhi High Court’s ruling in Om Parkash Vs ITO case regarding taxation on agricultural land sale without adjusting cost of acquisition

Addition sustained on failure to produce evidence to support astronomical agricultural income

June 9, 2023 831 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that assessee neither before AO nor before CIT(A) could produce any evidence to support his astronomical agricultural income. Accordingly, in absence of evidence, addition sustained.

Production of hybrid & open pollinated seed varieties is Agricultural Activity

May 16, 2023 1104 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of DCIT Vs Pravardhan Seeds Pvt. Ltd., ITAT Hyderabad ruled that agricultural activities for seed production qualify for tax exemption under section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 50C not applies to Agricultural Land

April 22, 2023 7452 Views 1 comment Print

Legal battle: Anilkumar Kantilal Trivedi challenges ITO’s Section 50C addition on agricultural land sale. Appeal details and key arguments analyzed.

Agriculture Income & Its Taxation

April 11, 2023 96390 Views 1 comment Print

Understand agriculture income and its taxation in India. Learn about exemptions, reporting, and the Income Tax Act’s Section 10(1) provisions. File your Income Tax Return (ITR) accurately.

Cultivation of high quality foundation seeds of peas, wheat, paddy & potato is agricultural activity

March 13, 2023 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Malook Singh Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) CIT(A) held that cultivation of high quality foundation seeds of peas, wheat, paddy and potato is different from normal agricultural activity. Against this, the assessee has submitted all the bills & vouchers for expenses like lease rent, power bills, fertilizer, seeds, labour, wages and details of sale and mandi […]

ITAT deletes part addition for Agricultural Produce considering reasonable quantum of sale proceeds

February 17, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has established on record that it had receipts from sale of agricultural produce, only because some invoices relating to sale are not available, assessee’s claim cannot be More so, considering reasonable quantum of sale proceeds.

Partial Integration of agricultural income with non-agricultural income for higher rates

January 18, 2023 72666 Views 3 comments Print

Find out how Partial Integration of agricultural income with non-agricultural income can benefit you with higher rates of income tax, as defined in section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Income from Tea bushes & shade trees grown for protection of tea bushes is Agricultural Income

January 8, 2023 3147 Views 0 comment Print

Doloo Tea Company (India) Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) Admittedly, in this case in hand, the land has already been treated as agricultural land not capital in nature and the tea bushes have been cultivated by the assessee to obtain tea leaves and the shade trees are grown by the assessee for the protection of […]

Rural agricultural land converted for non-agricultural purposes but factually continued to be used for agriculture is not a capital asset in spite of conversion

November 19, 2022 4452 Views 0 comment Print

Rural agricultural land converted for non-agricultural purposes but factually continued to be used for agriculture is not a capital asset in spite of conversion

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