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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


Notice proposing penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) without specifying limb is bad-in-law

May 14, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that issuance of notice for initiating penalty proceedings under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act without specifying the limb under which the penalty was proposed to be levied is bad-in-law. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 54 Benefit Allowed for Property Purchased Jointly with Spouse

May 14, 2025 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of ITAT Mumbai decision in Tejal Kaushal Shah vs ITO case. Examines Section 54 deduction for joint property and Section 23 deemed rental income dispute.

No reassessment proceedings as the limitation period u/s 149 was expired

May 14, 2025 4350 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee challenged this, arguing the procedure under Section 148A was not followed. The Supreme Court ruled that notices after 31.03.2021 had to follow the amended Section 148A.

ITAT Restores case for De Novo Adjudication Due to Insufficient Opportunity by CIT(A)

May 14, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin returns tax case involving delayed ITR filing by YWCA to CIT(A) citing insufficient opportunity of hearing, emphasizing natural justice.

Bombay HC Remands Assessment After Income Tax Dept Admits Denying Hearing

May 13, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court remands Dev Marketing’s tax assessment after Income Tax Department admits a bonafide error in denying a requested video conference hearing.

ITAT Restores Trust’s Registration Application Missed Due to Legal Unawareness

May 13, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands Chorasi Kadava Patidar Samaj trust’s 12A/80G tax registration case. Applications rejected over missed notices; ITAT cites lack of awareness.

Penalty Unsustainable Once Quantum Assessments Quashed: ITAT Delhi

May 13, 2025 1146 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Delhi cancels penalties against G.D. Goenka Pvt. Ltd. ruling that underlying assessments were invalid due to defective Section 153D approval following a search.

ITAT Imposes ₹5,000 Cost for Non-Compliance, Allows Fresh Hearing on Trust Registration

May 13, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT directs tax authority to reconsider rejected trust registration. Trust gets another chance to submit documents.

ITAT Deletes ₹13.73 Lakh Property Addition After Verifying FD Source

May 13, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad deletes unexplained investment addition after assessee proves source from spouse’s fixed deposits via banking channels.

ITAT Kolkata Dismisses Tax Appeal Below ₹60 Lakh Tax Effect

May 13, 2025 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata dismisses Revenue appeal against Intime Vanijya Private Limited as tax effect on Section 68 addition falls below CBDT’s ₹60 lakh threshold.

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