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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


Matter remanded to CIT(A) as new evidences furnished for section 54f exemption

December 27, 2024 351 Views 0 comment Print

The return of the assessee was taken for scrutiny assessment. The assessee claimed Long Term Capital Gain on sale of land of Rs. 1,41,43,038/- and claimed exemption u/s. 54F of the Act reinvestment in a residential house.

Reassessment Order Set Aside for Fresh Probe into Employee Cash Transactions

December 27, 2024 588 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment order was set aside and remitted back to Respondent due to insufficient details in the assessment order on employee’s cash transactions.

Disallowance u/s. 56(2)(viib) sustained due to wide fluctuation in value of share within same year

December 27, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance under section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act sustained due to wide fluctuation in value of share within a period of less than 5 months and that too within same financial year without accurate explanation.

Denial of benefit u/s. 115BAC for delayed filing of form no. 10IE not justified

December 27, 2024 2103 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that denial of concessional tax rate benefit under section 115BAC of the Income Tax Act merely for delayed filing of form no. 10IE not justifiable since the substantial justice should not be denied due to technical lapse.

Deduction u/s. 37(1) allowable towards ESOP expense since it is not contingent or notional

December 27, 2024 1038 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the Employee Stock Option Plans [ESOP] expenses should not be regarded contingent or notional and it should be allowed as deduction u/s 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.

New liability fastened after approval of resolution plan would palpably be illegal

December 27, 2024 822 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that the resolution applicant cannot be saddled with new claims once a resolution plan has been approved. Thus, any new liability being fastened after the approval of the Resolution Plan would inherently and palpably be illegal.

Filing requirement of Form 10IC for benefit u/s. 115AAB becomes irrelevant in subsequent year

December 27, 2024 1422 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that benefit of section 115AAB of the Income Tax Act availed in the preceding year cannot be denied in subsequent year on the reason of non-filing of prescribed Form 10IC. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Initiation of reassessment proceedings against dead person illegal: Kerala HC

December 27, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, expired on 30.10.2021. Notice dated 27.03.2023 u/s. 148A(b) of the Act was served on the address of the late assessee. The said notice was with respect to the assessment year 2019-2020.

Assessee’s computation of expense for exempt income not found inadequate so recourse to rule 8D invalid

December 27, 2024 630 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that recourse to Rule 8D of Income Tax Rules for computing disallowance u/s. 14A not allowable since assessee’s computation of expense attributable to earning exempt income not found inadequate.

Denial of registration u/s. 12A and 80G without considering reply not tenable: ITAT Delhi

December 27, 2024 1794 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that cancellation of provisional registration u/s. 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act as well as denial of final registration by CIT(E) without considering reply furnished by the assessee is violative of principles of natural justice.

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