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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 18378 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 447729 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 5319 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 225 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


ITAT Allows Charity Exemption Despite Late Form Filings

July 20, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai grants Goregaon Education Society tax exemption under Section 11, ruling that belated filing of Forms 9A and 10 is permissible if done before assessment, citing binding CBDT circulars.

ITAT Restores Trust’s Registration Case as CIT(E) Failed to Examine Genuineness of Activities

July 20, 2025 804 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT restores a trust’s 12AB registration application, ruling that rejection based solely on procedural lapse without examining genuineness violates natural justice.

Section 263 Revision Unjustified Without Material Evidence: Kerala HC

July 20, 2025 411 Views 0 comment Print

The Kerala High Court ruled that an income tax assessment based on a DVO’s valuation cannot be revised under Section 263 without concrete material proving error.

ITAT Reduces Vadilal Section 14A Disallowance to Rs. 30,000

July 20, 2025 288 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad partially allows Vadilal International’s appeal, cutting the Section 14A disallowance for exempt dividend income from Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 30,000.

ITAT Restores Case on ₹52 Lakh Capital Loss for Fresh Decision

July 20, 2025 357 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune remands Vardhaman Vasundhara Family Trust’s appeal to CIT(A), citing failure to adjudicate merits of brought forward capital loss set-off and violation of Section 250(6).

ITAT Quashes Reassessment Notices Over Improper Sanction Post-Finance Act, 2021

July 20, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT sets aside reassessment notices against Sampark Management Consultancy LLP, citing invalid sanction post-Finance Act, 2021, and lack of proper authority approval.

ITAT Quashes Procedural Rejection of Trust’s Tax Exemption Applications

July 20, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT directs CIT(Exemption) to review Shree Kadava Patel Gau Seva Samaj Jamvali’s tax exemption applications on merits, overturning procedural dismissal.

NHAI grant not to be reduced from cost of project: ITAT Hyderabad

July 19, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that NHAI grant shall not be reduced from the cost of project before allowing amortization of cost of project. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed and order of CIT(A) upheld.

Interest u/s. 244A cannot be denied when assessee not at fault for delay in filing refund

July 19, 2025 1503 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that assessee is not at fault for delay caused in filing the return of income claiming the refund of TDS as no tax was payable by the petitioners on the amount of interest under section 194LA of the Act, 1961. Accordingly, interest u/s. 244A of the Income Tax Act duly admissible.

Addition based on statement set aside as opportunity to cross-examine deponent not granted

July 19, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition based on statement is liable to be quashed as the statement was recorded from the back of the assessee and the assessee was not given an opportunity to cross-examine the deponent. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

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