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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


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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


Dismissal of appeal due to non-prosecution without adjudicating matter on merits unjustified: ITAT Ahmedabad

November 11, 2024 438 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that dismissal of appeal due to non-prosecution without adjudicating the issue on merits deprives the assessee of fair opportunity of being heard hence violating the principles of natural justice.

Addition u/s. 68 remanded back with direction to file all documents explaining source of cash deposits

November 11, 2024 627 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that matter regarding addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act remanded back for fresh consideration directing appellant to file all documents/ details and supporting evidence explaining source of cash deposits.

Deduction u/s. 80P eligible to cooperative society on interest received from investment in banks

November 11, 2024 1791 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the cooperative society is eligible for deduction U/s. 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act on the interest income received from investment in banks. Thus, appeal allowed.

Revisionary jurisdiction u/s. 263 not invocable when AO took legally plausible view: ITAT Ahmedabad

November 11, 2024 912 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee filed the return of income declaring a total income of Rs. Nil. However, AO completed the assessment u/s. 143(3) read with Section 144B determining the assessed income at Rs. 3,37,97,789/-.

Payment by Google Ireland not in nature of royalty is not taxable in India: ITAT Bangalore

November 9, 2024 1323 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that payments made by [Google Ireland Limited] GIL towards Adwords program is not in the nature of royalty or FTS [Fees for Technical Service] and hence the same is not taxable in India.

Issuance of notice to dead person unjustified since entire estate taken over by official assignee: Madras HC

November 9, 2024 1035 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that issuance of notice in the name of assessee unjustified as Official Assignee has taken charge of the entire estate of the original assessee. Once the assets are taken over by official assignee the notice issued to dead person is non est in law.

Dismissal of appeal merely because appeal was filed manually instead of e-filing unjustified: ITAT Ahmedabad

November 9, 2024 1095 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) on technical/ procedural aspect merely because the appeal was filed manually instead of e-filing unjustified as assessee was not given an opportunity to cure the defect. Accordingly, appeal restored back.

Deduction u/s. 54EC admissible as nexus between advance from sale of property and investment in NHAI bonds established

November 9, 2024 1170 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that benefit of deduction under section 54EC of the Income Tax Act allowed since nexus between advance received towards sale of property and investment made in NHAI bonds established.

Appeal dismissed as tax effect below monetary limit as specified by CBDT: ITAT Kolkata

November 9, 2024 1236 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata dismissed the appeal preferred by the revenue since tax effect is below the threshold specified by CBDT vide circular no. 5 of 2004 dated 15.03.2024 and also the case doesn’t fall under any exception as per CBDT circular.

Action of AO based on High Court decision not erroneous hence jurisdiction u/s. 263 unjustified

November 9, 2024 1254 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that action of AO based on jurisdictional High Court decision as prevalent on the specified time, which was later on reversed by the Supreme Court, cannot be held to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

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