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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


Order deemed to be erroneous as passed without making necessary inquiries and verification

October 17, 2024 1113 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that CIT has rightly held that assessment order was passed without making necessary inquiries and verification hence in terms of clause (a) of Explanation 2 to Section 263, the assessment order is deemed to be erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interests of the revenue.

Levy of penalty u/s. 271D without recording any satisfaction untenable: Andhra Pradesh HC

October 17, 2024 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that levy of penalty under section 271D of the Income Tax Act untenable since AO didn’t record any satisfaction to the effect that provisions of section 269SS of the Income Tax Act are violated.

Petitioner denied Right to Explain Cash Deposit of ₹63.7 Lakhs: HC Quashes Assessment Order

October 17, 2024 609 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC quashes income tax assessment and penalty orders due to non-service of show cause notice (SCN) under Section 148A(b), allowing fresh reply opportunity.

Guidelines for Compounding of Offences under Income-Tax Act, 1961

October 17, 2024 7920 Views 0 comment Print

New CBDT guidelines for compounding of offences under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn the conditions, process, and fee structure for compounding applications.

Karnataka HC Condones Delay in Filing ITR by 2 Hours 38 Mins & 26 Seconds

October 17, 2024 621 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC quashes CBDT order under Section 119(2)(b) and condones 2-hour delay in ITR filing due to genuine hardship. Returns for AY 2019-20 to be processed.

7-Day Response Time for Section 148A(b) Notices: Karnataka HC

October 17, 2024 807 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court rules on a 7-day response requirement for Section 148A(b) IT notices in Shivakumaraswamy Credit Co-op Society case, setting aside assessment orders.

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment order for Ignoring Submissions on Genuineness

October 17, 2024 378 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC sets aside IT penalty on Cooperative Society due to unexplained genuineness doubts. Case sent back to AO for re-examination of cash deposit transactions.

Deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) was allowable on interest income from surplus funds in Bank Deposits

October 17, 2024 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Interest income from bank deposits is eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) as the funds in the voluntary reserves which were utilized for investment by the co-operative banks were the funds generated from the banking business.

Assessment u/s 147 on protective basis could not be made without a substantive assessment

October 17, 2024 2061 Views 0 comment Print

As per AO, Shri Birat Chandra Dagara was one of the partner of the assessee firm and had owned the mining lease and submitted the details as per which the assessee was found indulged in the illegal production of iron ore.

Employee’s share in PF to be deposited as per due date fixed by EPF Act: Rajasthan HC

October 17, 2024 864 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court held that share of the employee in the provident fund deducted by the employer, has to be deposited as per the due date fixed by the EPF Act and ESI Act concerned and not as per Section 43B of the Income Tax Act.

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