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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


Delay in filing income tax return results into imposition of penalty and prosecution: Karnataka HC

February 11, 2025 411 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that delay in filing of income tax returns results into imposition of penalty and prosecution. Payment of penalty for delay in filing return doesn’t exonerate petitioner from being prosecuted.

Enhanced Limits for Partners Remuneration: Section 40(b) & 194T

February 11, 2025 174993 Views 5 comments Print

Learn about Section 40(b) limits on partner remuneration and the introduction of Section 194T for TDS on remuneration, effective April 2025.

Section 69A addition of Rs. 1.49 Cr: ITAT remands Case for Fresh Review

February 11, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur remands EFY Technologies case to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication due to lack of reasonable opportunity during initial assessment.

Bombay HC Orders I-T Dept to Enable Section 87A Rebate Claim in Tax Return Utility

February 10, 2025 4260 Views 2 comments Print

Petitioner No.1 is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and the Bombay Public Trusts Act of 1950. It has more than 3800 members comprising of Advocates, Chartered Accountants, and tax practitioners.

Sale of Dangerous Goods Regulations manuals doesn’t tantamount to royalty

February 10, 2025 354 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that sale of Dangerous Goods Regulations manuals could not be characterised as ‘royalty’ within the meaning of Article 12(3) of the India-Canada tax treaty. Accordingly, addition towards sale of manuals is deleted.

Details/ documents proved genuineness of purchases hence bogus purchase addition deleted

February 10, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) rightly deleted addition towards bogus purchases since assessee proved genuineness of purchases by submitting various details/ documents. Accordingly, appeal of the revenue dismissed.

Waiver of interest u/s 220 (2A) required co-existence of three condition mentioned therein: HC

February 10, 2025 2661 Views 0 comment Print

In the abovementioned matter HC observed that all three conditions mentioned in section 220 (2A) were not co-existed and hence writ petition is liable to be dismissed.

Passing of final assessment order without prior approval u/s. 153D untenable

February 10, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that AO has passed the final assessment order u/s.143(3) r.w.s. 153B(b) of the Act without seeking a prior approval of the same by the Jt. CIT u/s. 153D of the Income Tax Act and hence the order so passed is liable to be quashed.

ITAT Chennai Remands ₹42.72 Lakh demonetization Cash Deposit addition Case to AO

February 9, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai sends ₹42.72 lakh cash deposit case back to AO for fresh assessment after assessee fails to justify deposits made during demonetization.

ITAT Chennai Deletes ₹5 Crore Addition as assessee proved source of funds

February 9, 2025 3372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai deletes ₹5 crore addition u/s 68, holding assessee proved source of funds. Lease deposit deemed genuine, creditworthiness established.

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