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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 783 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 783 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 28749 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 1239 Views 0 comment Print


JITSIC Tackling Global Tax Risks

July 18, 2017 738 Views 0 comment Print

India participated in the fourth Joint International Taskforce on Shared Intelligence and Collaboration (JITSIC) meeting reconvened in Paris to pursue the work on the Panama Papers in the last week of June 2017.

Scheme of FM Award on the occasion of Income Tax Day

July 15, 2017 2319 Views 0 comment Print

The Government hereby sanctions the following scheme of awards to be conferred upon the Officers and Staff of the Income Tax Department in consideration of their rendering exceptional or meritorious service, or displaying outstanding devotion to duty.

POEM guidelines – more clarity or ambiguity?

July 13, 2017 23220 Views 2 comments Print

The increase in globalization and technological advancement has resulted in the international expansion of several multinational and Indian corporations. Over the years, these corporations have used their global presence to enter low-tax jurisdictions, primarily to reduce the overall effective tax costs.

CBDT Central Action Plan for 2017- 18

July 11, 2017 20505 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Central Action Plan for 2017- 18 deals with Budget Collection, Reduction and Cash Collection Out Of Arrear Demand, Litigation Management, Service Delivery and Redressal of Grievances, Assessment Units (Including International Taxation & Transfer Pricing, Exemptions) International Taxation & Transfer Pricing, TDS Units, Intelligence and Criminal Investigation, Exchange of Information under Tax Treaties, Computer Operations, Exemptions Related Work, CIT (Audit), Prosecution & Compounding of Offences (In Respect Of Prosecution U/S 276cc) and Communication Strategy.

CBDT e-Filing Common Verification Service user manual

July 11, 2017 2763 Views 0 comment Print

1 Introduction The World Wide Web (WWW) is increasingly being used for communication between applications. The programme interfaces is available over the Web for application-to application communication named as Web services. There are various types of applications that can be considered Web services, however, interoperability between the applications is enhanced using the technologies such as […]

Launch of Aaykar Setu – Another E-Initiative by CBDT

July 10, 2017 3102 Views 1 comment Print

As a part of this continuous process, a new tax payer service module ‘Aaykar Setu’, was launched by the Honourable Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley from Delhi today. To enhance mobile access experience, a mobile responsive android version was also released along with the desktop version.

CBDT Chairman on Preventive Vigilance as Management Function

June 24, 2017 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 3(2)0) of the CCS(Conduct) Rules puts the responsibility of ensuring the integrity of subordinates squarely on the supervisory officer. The same was conveyed by my D.O. that a supervisory officer cannot absolve himself from vicarious liability if, having the right, ability and duty to control the activities of a subordinate, he does not take steps to prevent the acts of misdemeanour by subordinates.

Filling up of posts up to the grade of ITO on ad-hoc basis

June 19, 2017 1599 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that during the meeting of representatives of ITGOA and ITEF under the Chairmanship of Chairman, CBDT, held on 27052017, one of the Issues discussed was ‘adhoc’ promotion on functional basis against the vacancies arising after promotion to Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax for vacancy year 2014-15 & 2015-16

Order No. 86 of 2017: Promotion and Posting in Pr. CCIT Grade

May 26, 2017 2742 Views 0 comment Print

The following officers in the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) are, hereby, promoted to the post of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CCIT) in the pay scale of Rs. 80, 000/- (Fixed – pre- revised) with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post and until further orders

Committee to recommend measures for expeditious recovery of arrears of taxes.

May 25, 2017 1620 Views 0 comment Print

A Committee of the following officers is hereby constituted to study the nature and extent of arrears of direct taxes and to suggest measures for expeditious recovery of the outstanding dues:

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