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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


Bogus LTCG addition quashed as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted

July 17, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that addition under section 68 towards bogus LTCG set aside as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted. Thus, sale consideration received on sale of shares cannot be assessed as unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

Pre-Operative Expenses for Business Expansion Allowable as Revenue: ITAT Delhi

July 17, 2025 1185 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi grants Tata Teleservices significant tax relief, ruling pre-operative expenses for telecom expansion and customer acquisition costs as revenue expenditure.

Section 270A Penalty Order Set Aside for Lack of Opportunity: ITAT Lucknow

July 17, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow quashes Rs. 3.34 Lakh penalty on Mohd Husain, citing lack of fair opportunity by tax authorities and improper notice delivery. Case sent for re-adjudication.

Calcutta HC Quashes Income Tax Section 154 Order Against Deceased Person

July 17, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court sets aside an Income Tax Act Section 154 order for AY 2013-14, as it was issued against a deceased individual, allowing the daughter-in-law’s appeal.

Second Opinion of AO cannot be Ground for Section 263 invocation

July 17, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal sets aside PCIT’s revisionary order against Synwave Industries, ruling original assessment not erroneous.

TDS Credit Cannot Be Denied for Employer’s Lapse: HC Quashes Income Tax Demand

July 17, 2025 807 Views 0 comment Print

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a retired High Court Judge and Upa-Lokayukta cannot be penalised by the Income Tax Department for TDS not reflecting in Form 26AS if employers confirm deposit. Demand notices totalling ₹8.4 lakhs set aside.

Mere change of opinion: Bombay HC Quashes Tax Section 148 Reopening notice 

July 17, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court set aside reopening of Genesys International’s AY 2015-16 tax assessment, ruling it a mere change of opinion and citing full disclosure.

Filing Form 10B After Due Date Doesn’t Bar Sections 11 & 12 Exemption: ITAT Kolkata

July 17, 2025 1044 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata ruled for Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad, stating late filing of Form 10BB does not deny income tax exemption for charitable trusts.

Madras HC: 80HHC Deduction Allowed Without Adjusting 80IB, Follows SC

July 17, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court affirms that Section 80HHC deduction is granted without reducing Section 80IB benefit, citing Supreme Court precedents.

SpiceJet Aircraft Lease Rent Taxable in Ireland Under Tax Treaty

July 17, 2025 969 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules in favor of Spicejet, upholding the deletion of supplementary aircraft rent disallowances, citing consistent past judgments.

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