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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


DVO reference U/s 142A made before initiation of reassessment is invalid

July 28, 2025 1371 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules DVO reference before Sec 148 notice invalid; deletes Rs 2.28 Cr addition in Aerens Group case due to lack of pending assessment.

Lower tax of 10% on sale of unlisted share allowed even in absence of filing claim via revised return

July 26, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that in view of the retrospective amendment u/s. 112(1)(c)(iii) of the Income Tax Act the assessee is eligible to pay tax at lower rate @10% instead of 20% on sale of unlisted share even in absence of filing the claim by way of revised return.

Section 12AB / 80G applications: Mind the sub-clauses & section codes

July 26, 2025 5718 Views 0 comment Print

Avoid rejection of 12AB / 80G applications. Understand relevant sub-clauses, registration types, and recent amendments for Income Tax Act compliance.

Unregistered Trust: ITAT Pune Rules Only Net Income Taxable

July 26, 2025 1308 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules unregistered trusts are taxed only on net income, not gross, even with ITR filing errors, emphasizing substantive justice.

AO Cannot Reopen Assessment Beyond Grounds Mentioned in Section 148A(b) Notice

July 26, 2025 1641 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court sets aside tax action against Rajat Sharma’s Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd. over alleged unaccounted foreign remittances for AY 2017-18.

Income Tax Reassessment Beyond 3 Years Barred If Escaped Income Below ₹50 Lakhs

July 26, 2025 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court invalidates income tax reassessment for AY 2016-17, citing a statutory time bar as escaped income was below the ₹50 lakh threshold.

Kerala HC Quashes Income Tax Reassessment Notice Issued on Cancelled PAN

July 26, 2025 999 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court sets aside reassessment against co-operative bank, ruling proceedings based on a cancelled PAN denied effective opportunity to contest.

ITAT Upholds Addition for Agricultural Income Jump Deemed Unbelievable

July 26, 2025 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT dismisses Jigar Patel’s appeal, affirming Rs. 49.55 lakh addition as unexplained cash credit from agricultural income, citing flood impact and lack of proof.

Portal Drop-Down Issue: ITAT Permits Re-Filing of Section 10(23C) Registration Application

July 26, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata has remanded the Senate of Serampore College’s tax exemption application to the CIT(E) due to an incorrect section code, allowing college to refile.

Assessee’s Illiteracy & Reliance on Accountant Accepted as Reasonable Cause by ITAT

July 26, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur condones delay in filing and remands income tax appeal by Amol Kolakar back to CIT(A) for fresh hearing on merits, citing principles of natural justice.

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