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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 80G Approval cannot be denied merely on presumptions: ITAT Hyderabad

June 12, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad remands Mahindra University’s 80G application to CIT(E), citing arbitrary rejection despite prior 10(23C)(vi) approval for charitable education.

No Penalty u/s 273B for Cash Loan Repayment on Lender’s Request to curb Interest Escalation

June 11, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

AO held that assessee had made repayment of the loan to M/s. Tata Finance Corporation in that financial year to the extent of Rs. 6,71,939 in cash against the loan taken for commercial vehicle.

HC Remands Case to Assess Viacom 18’s Transponder Payments as ‘Royalty’ Under India-US DTAA

June 11, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

The company had sought a NIL tax deduction certificate under Section 195, arguing that the payments did not constitute royalty either under domestic tax law or the DTAA, and that Intelsat had no permanent establishment (PE) in India.

Denial of final registration u/s. 12AB without proving non-charitable and non-genuine activity not justified

June 10, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is public charitable trust established vide trust deed dated 1st September 2024 with the stated object to build, restore, renovate, and maintain places of worship, historical monuments, pilgrimage sites, and public places of faith and belief.

Greater Noida Authority Notified for Income Tax Exemption

June 10, 2025 1083 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government notifies Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority under Income Tax Act, 1961, Section 10(46A), effective AY 2024-25.

Interim Land Compensation no taxable Until Final Order: ITAT Mumbai

June 10, 2025 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai recently ruled on the taxability of enhanced compensation received under interim court orders, clarifying Section 45(5)(b) of Income Tax Act.

Sale Agreement with Possession Qualifies for Section 54F Exemption

June 9, 2025 1644 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat rules Section 54F exemption is permissible on a residential property purchase through a possession-based agreement, even without a registered sale deed.

AO duty bound to complete Income Tax rectification process within six months

June 9, 2025 1338 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that it is the duty imposed on the Assessing Officer to complete the rectification process within six months. Thus, by remanding the matter back to the file of Assessing Officer, it is directed to complete the rectification within one month.

Reassessment Based Solely on ADIT Report Without Independent Inquiry Quashed as Bad in Law

June 9, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT rules in Ajay Singh vs. ACIT, quashing reassessment for AY 2012-13. Citing borrowed satisfaction and lack of independent inquiry by AO, the tribunal highlights the need for a direct link between tangible material and belief formation, even on merits.

Lack of Tangible Material & Procedural Errors: Reopening of Assessment Invalid

June 8, 2025 774 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court dismisses revenue’s appeal in PCIT vs. RMG Polyvinyl (I) Ltd., upholding ITAT’s decision that reassessment was bad in law due to AO’s flawed reasoning.

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