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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 1155 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


Fundamental Accounting Concepts Embedded in Income Tax Law

August 26, 2025 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how India’s Income Tax Act, 1961, incorporates and sometimes deviates from key accounting concepts like matching, materiality, and substance over form.

Cost imposed on assessee for non-cooperation and matter restored back

August 26, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that ex-parte order of CIT(A) set aside and restored back for fresh adjudication subject to payment of cost of Rs. 10,000 on account of non-cooperation/ non-compliance on the part of the assessee. Accordingly, appeal disposed of.

Revision u/s 263 upheld as AO failed to make necessary enquiries: ITAT Pune

August 26, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act rightly invoked since AO failed to make necessary enquiries and verification. Accordingly, revisionary proceedings upheld and appeal of assessee dismissed.

No addition of IGST Refund reported in Clause 16(b) of Form 3CD (Tax Audit Report) as same was not taxable u/s 43B

August 26, 2025 1020 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-company was traded in electric security equipment systems and filed its income return declaring NIL income after setting off unabsorbed depreciation.

Classical Dance Training is Education, 80G Renewal Remanded ITAT Chennai

August 25, 2025 426 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai has ruled that training in classical dance constitutes  education under Section 2(15) of Income Tax Act 1961. This decision came after CIT (Exemptions) rejected Kalasadhanalaya 80G renewal arguing that dance training was not a charitable purpose.

Disallowance of Excess Deductions and House Property Loss in revised returns was set aside and remanded back to AO

August 25, 2025 333 Views 0 comment Print

AO was directed to consider the original return while deciding the case involving disallowance of excess deductions and house property loss claimed in revised returns for Assessment Year (AY) 2020-21 as the revised return had been filed by the assessee based on the wrong guidance of the tax advisors and had been brought to the notice of the AO.

Circle rate couldn’t be applied as property was sold under distress

August 25, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that circle rate couldn’t be applied as the property was sold under distress. Accordingly, matter remanded back to AO to determine fair market value of property taking into consideration that the sale was under distress.

Exemption cannot be denied for inadvertent mistake of claiming exemption u/s. 12A instead of 10(23C)(via)

August 25, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that denial of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(via) due to inadvertent mistake of claiming exemption under section 12A instead of 10(23C)(via) is not justifiable. Accordingly, exemption granted u/s. 10(23C)(via) as requisite Form 10BB already filed.

Income Tax Section 2(29) company in which public are substantially interested

August 25, 2025 1377 Views 0 comment Print

A summary of the definition of a “company in which the public are substantially interested” per the Income Tax Act, outlining the different categories that qualify for this status.

Section 54F Deduction Allowed if net consideration Utilised by Due Date u/s 139(4)

August 24, 2025 1314 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that non-deposit in Capital Gains Account does not bar 54F relief if funds are used for construction within Section 139(4) timeline.

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