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Reassessment 2.0: New Tax Notice Playbook Every Tax Professional Must Decode

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces old reassessment provisions with Sections 279 to 286 and increases reopening timelines in certai...

May 15, 2026 7155 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Enactment Highlights: What Has Changed?

Finance : The amended Finance Bill 2026 abolishes the Tax Recovery Officer’s power to arrest and detain taxpayers for recovery of dues. Th...

May 15, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Enduring Benefit or Recurring Necessity: Tax Treatment of Advertisement Expenditure

Income Tax : The article explains why advertisement expenses for brand building remain deductible under Section 37. Courts have consistently ru...

May 14, 2026 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding Section 115BAE: Are Co-operative Societies Next Manufacturing Hubs?

Income Tax : The article explains how Section 115BAE offers newly established co-operative societies a concessional 15% tax rate for manufactur...

May 14, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Segregation & Aggregation of Income Under Income Tax Acts 1961 & 2025

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces old Sections 68 to 69D with a simplified sequential structure under Sections 102 to 106. The cha...

May 12, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print


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Salient Features of Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The issue was complexity in the existing tax law. It was clarified that the new Act simplifies structure by reducing sections and ...

April 29, 2026 9459 Views 0 comment Print

Free Live Webinar: Decoding the New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...

April 5, 2026 8301 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raid Details Cannot Be Shared Due to Legal Confidentiality

Income Tax : The government informed Parliament that taxpayer-specific details of income tax searches cannot be disclosed due to confidentialit...

March 18, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

No New Digital Search Powers Under Section 247 of New Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The Government clarified that the new income tax search provision does not expand powers or permit AI-based digital surveillance, ...

February 10, 2026 1983 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for Streamlining Sections 12AB and 80G Registration & Renewal

Income Tax : The representation highlights large-scale pendency and administrative bottlenecks under Sections 12AB and 80G, urging immediate re...

January 8, 2026 4992 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Upholds Section 153A Jurisdiction as Search Warrant Mentioned “& Ors.” in Group Search

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the assessee was covered under the search proceedings even though its name did not specifically appear in the...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Only Solar Days Count for Determining PE Under India-Saudi Arabia DTAA: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT ruled that only solar days and not cumulative man-days should be considered while determining the existence of a Pe...

May 22, 2026 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Income From AOP Held Non-Taxable in Member’s Hands as It Was Share of Profit: SC

Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...

May 22, 2026 330 Views 1 comment Print

Concessional 22% Corporate Tax Rate Cannot Be Denied for Procedural Lapse: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : The Rajasthan High Court held that the benefit of Section 115BAA could not be denied when Form 10-IC was filed within the period p...

May 22, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Quashed as It Was Based on Unverified PDF Complaint Found on Third Party’s Mobile Phone: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Court held that the petitioner had no connection with the entities or individuals from whose devices the disputed material was...

May 22, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Grants Section 35 Approval to Shree Hari Arogyam Foundation

Income Tax : The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) approved the company under Section 35(1)(iia) for scientific research ...

May 15, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies India-Japan Tax Recovery Pact

Income Tax : The government enforced a tax collection assistance agreement with Japan effective from 8 July 2025. The notification enables cros...

April 2, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT revises Mandatory DIN Requirement to align with Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...

March 31, 2026 2289 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies ITR-U form Form for AY 2026–27

Income Tax : The CBDT introduced Form ITR-U to allow taxpayers to update previously filed returns. The amendment promotes voluntary compliance ...

March 30, 2026 678 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies ITR-V Form for AY 2026–27

Income Tax : The CBDT has substituted the ITR-V form to strengthen verification of electronically filed returns. The amendment enhances accurac...

March 30, 2026 747 Views 0 comment Print


Reopening u/s. 148 quashed as genuineness of loan already established

September 22, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act alleging accommodation entries not sustained in absence of any supporting, independent, tangible material. Accordingly, reopening quashed as genuineness of loan established.

Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed on ad hoc estimation of bogus purchases

September 21, 2025 3165 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Colo Colour Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court in PCIT vs Colo Colour Pvt. Ltd. examined the validity of penalty levied under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in the context of alleged bogus purchases claimed by the assessee. The appeal arose from an order dated 31 July 2020 […]

Allahabad HC Quashes Section 271D Penalty Order due to Denial of Hearing

September 21, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

The Allahabad High Court has set aside an ex-parte penalty order issued against Beyond Research And Development Limited, ruling that the denial of an opportunity to be heard violated principles of natural justice and procedural fairness.

Income Tax Penalty Set Aside Due to Non-Consideration of APA Modified Return

September 21, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court has quashed a penalty order against Man Truck & Bus India Pvt. Ltd., citing a failure to grant a virtual hearing and a flawed assessment basis under an Advanced Pricing Agreement.

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as assessee submitted adequate evidence

September 21, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT in Mumbai has deleted an income tax addition against Rahul M. Dalmia, ruling that the purchases were genuine. The court found that the assessee had provided sufficient evidence and distinguished the case from other precedents.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Not Sustainable on Estimated Income Additions: Bombay HC

September 21, 2025 981 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court upheld CIT(A) and ITAT orders deleting penalty of ₹2.75 lakh, holding that ad-hoc estimation of profit from alleged hawala purchases does not amount to concealment of income.

Delhi HC: Scam Proceeds Not Taxable Income – PMLA Overrides Income Tax Act

September 21, 2025 3654 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that the Income Tax Department cannot claim funds from a Ponzi scam for tax dues, as the money is not “income” but “proceeds of crime.”

Taxation of a Discontinued Business in India

September 20, 2025 3123 Views 2 comments Print

An overview of tax implications when a business is discontinued in India. It covers statutory provisions, compliance requirements, and tax on asset transfers for firms, companies, and trusts.

NGO Misused for Kickbacks: ITAT Delhi Sustains Retrospective 12AA Cancellation

September 20, 2025 858 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal confirmed that donations routed as consideration for corporate liaisoning, personal expenses of promoters, and shell transactions justify cancellation of charitable registration from inception

No need to file Form 10EE every year once it has been filed for a year: ITAT Mumbai

September 20, 2025 1008 Views 1 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai ruled that once Form 10EE is filed, its benefits under Section 89A apply automatically to future years, making annual filing unnecessary.

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