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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


Section 80P Deduction Not Available for Section 68 Unexplained Cash Credits

July 24, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Cochin dismisses co-operative bank’s appeal, affirming tax on unexplained cash credits under Section 68, stating they don’t automatically qualify for Section 80P deduction.

Section 271(1)(b) Penalty Quashed Due to Misapplication of Law & Facts

July 24, 2025 1299 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur sets aside Rs. 10,000 penalty on Rishikesh Pandey for delayed document submission, citing reasonable cause and procedural errors.

ITAT Allows Exemption Under Section 11 Despite Delay in Filing Form 10B

July 24, 2025 1092 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules Bhakt Samaj Vikas Education Trust eligible for Section 11 exemption despite delayed Form 10B, citing procedural default precedents

ITAT Deletes Adhoc Disallowance on URD Cash Purchases in Jewellery Business

July 24, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT removes Rs. 22 lakh addition on G. N. Adgaonkar Jewels for cash purchases, citing flawed AO verification and consistent business practice. Delay also condoned.

No Section 50C Addition if Consideration Follows Pre Circle Rate Hike Agreement

July 24, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal by the PCIT against Thomson Press (India) Ltd, upholding that Section 50C applies based on circle rates at the time of agreement to sell, not the later sale deed.

ITAT Restores 12AB Registration Application, Citing Lack of Proper Hearing by CIT(E)

July 24, 2025 468 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT remands Tewhima Permaculture Foundation’s 12AB registration application, citing lack of proper hearing despite a bonafide belief on filing deadline.

Suggestions for Streamlining Renewal Process under Section 12AB & 80G

July 24, 2025 6414 Views 0 comment Print

Suggestions to simplify 12AB and 80G renewal for charitable trusts, proposing conditional approvals, straight-through processing for compliant entities, and clarity on validity periods.

Receipt of payment cannot be qualified as FTS merely because service require technical expertise

July 24, 2025 840 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that payments received for services that may require technical expertise, technical inventions or technology would not qualify as Fees for Technical Services under Article 13 of the India-UK DTAA. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Addition merely on basis of available information without independent investigation is unsustainable

July 24, 2025 2097 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards earning fictitious profit by misusing Client Code Modification Facility merely on the basis of information received from Investigation wing without carrying out independent investigation is unsustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 264: Revisional Authority Can Review Existing Orders, Cannot Direct AO

July 24, 2025 681 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court rules Section 264 revisional authority can only review existing orders, not issue directions to Assessing Authority; clarifies limitation period.

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