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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


ITAT allows guest house maintenance charges incurred to promote business activities 

October 16, 2024 972 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot allowed appeals by Saurashtra Cement on guest house maintenance costs for AY 2014-15 and 2015-16, overturning prior disallowances.

Taxation of shipping companies operating in international waters & applicability of India-Singapore DTAA

October 16, 2024 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Atlantic Shipping Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) In a recent ruling by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Rajkot, the case of Atlantic Shipping Pvt. Ltd. vs. Income Tax Officer has brought to light critical issues regarding tax assessments for shipping companies operating in international waters and the applicability of the India-Singapore Double […]

Addition u/s. 69A without proper examination of books of accounts unjustified: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 16, 2024 1707 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the addition under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act made without proper examination of the books of account and relevant financial records unjustified. Accordingly, order set aside and matter restored back.

Depreciation on right to collect toll on roads developed on BOT basis ineligible: ITAT Mumbai

October 16, 2024 1125 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act on the right to collect toll on the roads developed on BOT basis is not eligible.

PCIT cannot expand scope of assessment beyond reasons recorded by AO during reassessment

October 16, 2024 1443 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal reiterated that the PCIT cannot expand the scope of assessment beyond the reasons recorded by the AO during the reassessment process. Thus, any claims regarding non-verification of the other issues raised by the PCIT could not justify overturning the AO’s assessment.

Discount on issue of ESOP is allowable deduction: Karnataka HC

October 15, 2024 1575 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka High Court, upholding the ITAT’s order, reiterated that discounts on the issuance of ESOPs are allowable deductions under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, in line with the decision in Biocon Ltd.

Severance compensation is capital receipt & not chargeable to tax u/s. 17(3): ITAT Ahmedabad

October 15, 2024 1734 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the severance compensation received by the employee is a capital receipt and the same is not chargeable to tax under Section 17(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Assessee having center of vital interest in India is treated as resident of India: ITAT Mumbai

October 15, 2024 990 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) held that as per Section 5 of the Act , if an individual is residing for more than 183 days in India he would be considered as Resident in India and his entire global income would be taxable in India. Being aggrieved, the present appeal is filed.

Applicability of section 13 during registration stage u/s. 12A unjustified: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 15, 2024 627 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the applicability of Section 13 of the Income Tax Act should only be examined during assessment and not at the registration stage under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, CIT(E) directed to evaluate the application afresh.

CBDT notifies amendment to Form No. 10A and Form No. 10AB

October 15, 2024 3837 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Amendment Rules, effective October 1, 2024, revise Form No. 10A and 10AB for registration under sections 12A and 80G.

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