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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 333 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


No TDS u/s 194H as amount retained by e-commerce platforms were service fees and not commissions

February 3, 2025 1833 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was not liable to deduct TDS under section 194H as relationship between e-commerce platform and  assessee was not of an agency but that of two independent parties on principal to principal basis.

FAQs on Amendments to Block Assessment Provisions under Finance Bill 2025

February 2, 2025 2028 Views 0 comment Print

Key amendments in Chapter XIV-B on block assessment, undisclosed income, and time limits under Finance Bill 2025.

Budget 2025: Time Limit for Retention of Seized Books rationalized – FAQs

February 2, 2025 2076 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the rationalization of the time limit for retention of seized books of account under Section 132(8) in Finance Bill 2025.

Clarification on Court Stay and Time Limits under Income Tax

February 2, 2025 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the exclusion of time limits during Court stays in assessment proceedings under Finance Bill 2025 for Income Tax assessments.

Section 275 amended to set a six-month deadline for passing penalty orders

February 2, 2025 3303 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2025 rationalizes the time-limit for imposing penalties under section 275 of the Income-tax Act, setting a uniform limit of six months.

Budget 2025 extends Income Tax section 270AA Immunity Application Processing Time

February 2, 2025 2952 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2025 extends the processing period for immunity applications under section 270AA of the Income-tax Act from 1 month to 3 months.

Budget 2025: AO to Impose Sections 271C to 271E Penalty Instead of JCIT

February 2, 2025 2055 Views 0 comment Print

Post-Finance Bill 2025, penalties under specified sections of the Income-tax Act will be levied by the Assessing Officer, with Joint Commissioner approval for higher amounts.

Section 271AAB Penalty Not Applicable for Searches on or after 01.09.2024

February 2, 2025 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under Section 271AAB of the Income-tax Act is not applicable for searches after 1st September 2024, replaced by Section 158BFA penalty.

Budget 2025: FAQs on Exemption from prosecution for delayed TCS payment

February 2, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Bill 2025 amends Section 276BB, exempting prosecution for delayed TCS payment if paid before the prescribed filing deadline under Section 206C(3).

Extended Time Limit for Filing Updated ITR (48 Months): FAQs

February 2, 2025 2823 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Bill 2025 extends the time limit for filing updated ITR from 24 to 48 months, with revised additional tax rates based on filing timelines.

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