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Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 774 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of Income Tax Offences: Eligibility, Timelines & Conditions

Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...

April 9, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expands CRS Reporting to Crypto Assets to Strengthen Financial Transparency

Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...

March 13, 2026 3018 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Rule 205 Mandates Landlord Relationship Disclosure in HRA Claims

Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...

February 19, 2026 4455 Views 0 comment Print

Refund Claim on Hold – New Risk Management Alert from Income Tax Department (AY 2025-26)

Income Tax : Refunds for AY 2025–26 are being withheld after system-based risk checks detected discrepancies. Taxpayers are advised to review...

December 23, 2025 86955 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Record 219 APAs Signed Due to Rising Need for Transfer Pricing Certainty

Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...

April 1, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

Own Merit” Promotions Of SC/ST Officials In CBDT

Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...

February 10, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT seeks inputs on proposed Income-tax Rules and Forms

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 ...

February 9, 2026 3246 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal Delays Linked to Administrative Overload, Not Income Tax Officer Negligence: ITGOA

Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...

January 29, 2026 714 Views 0 comment Print

Fake donations claims to political parties and trusts Under Tax Scanner

Income Tax : The NUDGE campaign targets fraudulent claims under sections 80G and 80GGC, helping taxpayers voluntarily revise returns and avoid ...

December 15, 2025 5385 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No reassessment beyond 3 years without proper sanction of prescribed higher authority

Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...

April 15, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 774 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Filing Form 9A & Return Should Be Considered for Condonation; Matter Remanded for Fresh Examination

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...

March 13, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print

Manual Signing in E-Proceedings Violates CBDT Instruction 1/2018 – Reassessment U/s 147/143(3) Quashed, ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that assessment orders in e-proceedings must be digitally signed as per CBDT instructions. A manually signed or...

February 21, 2026 714 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Jewellery Instruction Not Applicable to Bullion: ITAT Delhi Upholds Section 69A Addition

Income Tax : The issue was whether CBDT jewellery instructions could shield bullion found during a search from taxation. The Tribunal held that...

February 5, 2026 474 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Introduces Mandatory UIN System to Track No-TDS Declarations Under Form 121

Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...

March 28, 2026 28746 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Exemption Granted to District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad for Specified Incomes

Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...

February 5, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Grants Income Tax Exemption to Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority

Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...

January 6, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Clarifies Procedure for MAP Outcomes in Pending Appeals

Income Tax : CBDT instructs CIT(A) offices to issue intimation confirming withdrawal of appeals for MAP-resolved grounds, serving as proof for ...

November 27, 2025 981 Views 0 comment Print

Government Expands Bank Network for Capital Gains Accounts

Income Tax : The government has authorised all non-rural branches of 19 banks to operate Capital Gains Account Scheme accounts, enhancing taxpa...

November 19, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print


CBDT grace marks policy not applies to person who passed in his own category: SC

May 10, 2022 1794 Views 1 comment Print

Union of India Vs Mukesh Kumar Meena (Supreme Court) it is observed that the CBDT introduced the grace marks policy with the purpose of enabling the marginally failing candidates to pass in the examination. Once the respondent – original applicant passed in his own category, there was no question of allowing/granting him any further grace […]

Master File and CbCR related Forms in India

April 29, 2022 94593 Views 2 comments Print

CBDT) has issued the final rules pertaining to Master File (MF) and Country by Country reporting (CbCR) on 31st October 2017. This is an outcome of the OECD/G20 BEPS Action Plan 13. India has been an active participant of the OECD BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) project.

CBDT advisory Regarding Fraudulent Appointment Letter

February 13, 2022 888 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of the Income Tax Department that some fraudulent persons are misleading candidates by issuing fake appointment letters for joining in the Income Tax Department.

CBDT corrects its mistake in Notification Numbering

February 10, 2022 1047 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has issued a Notification on 27.01.2022 and by Mistake numbered it as Notification No. Notification No. 12/2022-Income Tax while it already issued a notification with similar Number on 25.01.2022. CBDT has now corrected its Mistake and numbered Notification issued by it on 27.01.2022 as Notification No. 12/2022-Income Tax. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) […]

Social welfare charges on customs

February 7, 2022 38019 Views 3 comments Print

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (‘CBIC’) has put a rest to the controversy with respect to the levy of Social Welfare Surcharge (‘SWS’) on the goods exempted from the basic customs duty. In a recent Circular No. 03/2022 dated 01.02.2022 (‘Circular’), the CBIC has issued a clarification stating that SWS is leviable at the […]

Office Order pursuant to CBDT Order No. 304 of 2021 dated 08.11.2021

January 24, 2022 2010 Views 0 comment Print

Office Order pursuant to CBDT Order No. 304 of 2021 dated 08.11.2021- In pursuance to the above and in exercise of the powers conferred by Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as also section 59 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988), it is hereby ordered that the officers referred to in column (3) of the table hereunder, in the grade of Commissioners of Income-tax shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Income-tax Authority

Section 10(46) exemption to International Financial Services Centres Authority

January 11, 2022 1743 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Notification No. 3/2022-Income Tax | Dated: 11th January, 2022 CBDT notifies Tax Exemption to ‘International Financial Services Centres Authority’, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, an authority constituted under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 4 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, Act, 2019 (50 of 2019), in respect of the specified income under section 10(46) of […]

Govt promotes 143 IRS officers to the grade of JCIT

December 30, 2021 12717 Views 0 comment Print

President is pleased to appoint 143 officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) purely on ad-hoc basis in Level-12 in the pay matrix Rs.78 ,800-2,09,200/-, w.e.f. 01.01.2022

Rule 2DD Computation of exempt income of specified fund | Section 10(23FF)

December 27, 2021 3555 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Income-tax (34th Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide Notification No. 138/2021-Income Tax Dated: 27th December, 2021. Vide this CBDT inserts Income Tax Rule 2DD. Computation of exempt income of specified fund for the purposes of clause (23FF) of section 10, Notifies New  Forms i.e. Form No. 10-II – Statement of exempt income under clause (23FF) of section […]

CBDT appoints 133 ACIT (Junior Scale) as DCIT (Senior Time Scale)

December 27, 2021 3522 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 10 of 2021 – The following Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax (Junior Scale) are, hereby, appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Senior Time Scale) in Level 11 in the Pay Matrix Rs.67,700-2,08,700/-, w.e.f. 01.01.2022 or the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later

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