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175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 54990 Views 2 comments Print

Meaning of Relatives​ Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act does not prescribe a single definition of "relative" for all purposes. Different provisions such as Sections 13...

July 6, 2026 18375 Views 1 comment Print

TDS- Section 194IA Payment on transfer of immovable property

Income Tax : Understand when 1% TDS applies on purchase of immovable property under Section 194-IA. Learn the Rs. 50 lakh threshold, compliance...

July 4, 2026 447534 Views 44 comments Print

Lower / Nil TDS Certificate for NRI Payments: Form 128 & Form 129

Income Tax : This guide explains when NRIs should use Form 128 and when payers should use Form 129 to reduce or eliminate excess TDS. It also c...

July 3, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

Profit Below 6%: Has New Law Changed Old Section 44AD–44AB Principle?

Income Tax : The article argues that Section 58(3) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 does not independently mandate books of account or tax audit for...

July 3, 2026 5316 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 9930 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 8715 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 783 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 2145 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 5070 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 223(1) BNSS Hearing Mandatory Before Cognizance Under Income-tax Act: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC set aside cognizance under the Income-tax Act, holding Section 223(1) BNSS mandates hearing the accused before cognizanc...

July 5, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Quashed for Lack of Live Nexus With Seized Material: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed a Section 148 notice, holding that a seized inquiry register without a live nexus to the assessee cannot justif...

July 5, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

Section 149 Limitation Bars Section 148 Reassessment Based on Search Material: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed Section 148 reassessment as it was issued beyond Section 149 limitation, holding Section 152(3) applies to sear...

July 5, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Assessment Ignoring Filed Return Set Aside for Fresh Consideration: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC held that merely issuing a corrigendum acknowledging the return did not rectify the defective assessment process and ord...

July 4, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Grants Five-Year Scientific Research Recognition to Public Health Foundation

Income Tax : CBDT has approved a scientific research institution under the Income-tax Act, 2025 for tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31. The notificat...

June 25, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approved University of Hyderabad for Scientific Research Tax Benefits

Income Tax : CBDT has approved the University of Hyderabad for scientific research under Section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The approval i...

June 25, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

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 12, 2026 414 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 981 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 3405 Views 0 comment Print


Delhi HC Allows Bank Account Operation for Subsistence Allowance Amid IT Attachment

October 4, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court allows Saumya Chaurasia to operate her salary account for subsistence allowance despite tax attachment; orders PCIT to dispose of her appeal against the stay order within eight weeks.

ITAT Condones Delay, Restores Appeal Challenging Capital Gain Hike Due to Clerical Error

October 4, 2025 507 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat condones delay in appeal against an increased capital gain demand under Sec. 143(1), ruling the delay was justified by the assessee’s pursuit of rectification remedy.

ITAT Indore Restores Ex-Parte Assessments for Fresh Hearing Amid Natural Justice Concerns

October 4, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore remands assessment orders for AYs 2013-14 to 2018-19 to the AO for de novo consideration, finding that non-compliance during proceedings occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an inoperative email ID, violating natural justice.

Valuation Report by Registered Valuer and its Impact on Assessment Order

October 3, 2025 4449 Views 3 comments Print

Valuation of immovable property is often at the heart of disputes, especially in matters relating to capital gains, Section 50C adjustments, or unexplained investments. In such cases, a registered valuer’s report, prepared under Section 34AB of the Wealth Tax Act, serves as a technical and evidentiary foundation for determining fair market value.

Gujarat HC quashed inflated tax assessment of ₹393.97 crore issued on a non-existent PAN

October 3, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

An assessment order passed in the name of a non-existent entity, such as a company that has been amalgamated into another, was a fundamental jurisdictional error and was null and void from the beginning.

Addition towards unsecured loan deleted as genuineness proved with documentary evidence

October 3, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition towards unsecured loan is liable to be deleted since assessee has duly discharged its onus of proving the genuineness of the unsecured loan with documentary evidences. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed to that extent.

Demand raised on issue u/s. 143(1)(a) to be modified as claim allowed in scrutiny assessment

October 3, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow held that claim has been allowed by AO in scrutiny proceedings u/s 143(3) of the Act, it was natural that the demand raised on the same issue under section 143(1)(a) of the Act is required to be modified. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.

Reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 cannot be sustained in absence of valid service of notice

October 3, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that in absence of valid service of notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, proceedings under section 147 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment cannot be initiated. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Assessment u/s. 153A quashed as no incriminating material found during search

October 3, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that no incriminating material was found during the search proceedings and therefore no reassessment of income for the relevant assessment year could be made under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

ITAT Allows Remand for Proportionate Expense Deduction Under Section 57

October 3, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

Proportionate expenditure against interest income might be allowed to assessee subject to assessee establishing connection between incurring of such expenditure towards earning of interest income from nationalized banks, which was a specific requirement for claim of such expenditure u/s section 57.

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