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...
Central Government hereby specifies ‘ Ontario Inc.’, as the specified person for the purposes of sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of the eligible investment made by it in India on or after 3rd August, 2021 but on or before […]
CBDT vide notification dated 29 July 2021 [Notification No. 83/2021/F. No. 370142/30/2021-TPL] has omitted certain Rules due to provisions becoming redundant owing to omission or applicability of such provisions not relevant now as the same has expired long time ago. Further, the same is to ease the burden of the taxpayer in certain circumstances where […]
The number of cases of non-compliance of orders of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) like not filing appeal in the High Court despite the direction of Directorate General of Income Tax (DGIT) (Investigation) and allowing appeal without collecting the requisite demand by the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) (Central) Mumbai-II and Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) (Central)-2 Kolkata from 31st March 2017 to 31st March 2019;
CBDT issues clarification on section 194Q and interplay of Section 194Q, 206C(1H) AND 194O vide Circular No. 13 of 2021-Income Tax | Dated: 30/06/2021 Thought the clarifications are welcome but are issued at 11th hour. Just to recall, when the TCS provisions u/s 206C(1H) were made applicable from 01st October 2020, similar clarifications were issued […]
Office Order No. 166 of 2021| Dated: 30.06.2021 On promotion, the transfer/postings of the following officers in the grade of Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax/Pr. Director General of Income Tax, are hereby ordered with immediate effect and until further orders:
Extension of Income tax time limits of certain compliances to provide relief to taxpayers in view of the severe pandemic- Objections to Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and Assessing Officer under section 144C of the Act, for which the last date of filing under that Section is 1st June, 2021 or thereafter, may be filed within the time provided in that Section or by 31st August, 2021, whichever is later;
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Bhutan today. India was chosen as the Partner Jurisdiction and has provided the Tax Expert for this programme.
On 10th June, 2021, CBDT issued Guidelines prescribing framework for Compulsory Selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2021- 22 to all PCC/CC/Pr.DG/DG of Income Tax. Study of these guidelines may help taxpayer analyze, as to under which category it falls. Framework is categorized as under: 1. Cases related to survey u/s […]
CBDT approves M/s Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhilai for Scientific Research and Research in Social Science and Statistical Research for the purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 vide Notification […]
Central Government specifies the Nodal officers of the following State Police Agencies for the purposes of the said clause in connection with sharing of information through National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) platform
