Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...
Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...
Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...
Income Tax : Refunds for AY 2025–26 are being withheld after system-based risk checks detected discrepancies. Taxpayers are advised to review...
Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...
Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...
Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules and Forms have been released for public feedback before the new law takes effect, with inputs to shape the ...
Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...
Income Tax : The NUDGE campaign targets fraudulent claims under sections 80G and 80GGC, helping taxpayers voluntarily revise returns and avoid ...
Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...
Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : ITAT held that delay in filing Form 9A cannot automatically result in denial of exemption under Section 11. The issue was sent bac...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that assessment orders in e-proceedings must be digitally signed as per CBDT instructions. A manually signed or...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CBDT jewellery instructions could shield bullion found during a search from taxation. The Tribunal held that...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...
Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...
Income Tax : CBDT instructs CIT(A) offices to issue intimation confirming withdrawal of appeals for MAP-resolved grounds, serving as proof for ...
Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...
Circular No. 01/2025 outlines the application of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) under India’s Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) for treaty compliance.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that provisions of Sick Industrial Companies Act [SICA] would override the provisions of Income Tax Act. Thus, set off of business loss granted on the basis of Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction [BIFR] order.
Denial of registration under section 12AB to a trust engaged in fund-raising activities was not correct as one-time fund raising programme carried out by assessee-trust was not an organized activities in the nature of business akin to selling of lottery tickets.
Explore the proposed scheme for resolving unresolved tax demands, easing taxpayer burdens, and improving compliance through fair, transparent mechanisms.
Delhi High Court held that co-accused permitted to apply separately for compounding of offences committed by a Company or HUF. Accordingly, matter remitted back to decide afresh in light of CBDT circular dated 17.10.2024.
ITAT Surat held that rejection of the application for condonation of delay in filing refund claim u/s 119(2)(b) of the Act is not an appealable order u/s. 253. Thus, appeal dismissed as infructuous.
In this regard, the petitioner was guided by Central Board of Direct Taxes (“ CBDT” for short) Circular No. 7 of 2018, dated 20 December 2018 for the A.Y. 2016-2017 issued under Section 119(2)(b) of the IT Act.
CAG’s audit highlights inefficiencies in recovering ₹8.5 lakh crore of outstanding income tax demands. Key issues: inflated demands, delays, and systemic gaps.
Highlights from the Finance Ministry’s 2024 initiatives, covering direct tax refunds, GST reforms, Customs updates, and India’s FATF compliance achievements.
Bombay HC grants interim relief allowing taxpayers to claim Section 87A rebate for AY 2024-25. Revised ITR deadline extended to 15 Jan 2025; final ruling pending.
