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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


Madras HC Dismisses Revenue Appeal against Stay order as stay order already expired

October 15, 2024 456 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC dismisses Revenues appeal challenging ITAT’s stay order, stating the stay had expired, leaving substantial questions of law open.

Registration u/s. 12A and 12AA granted to society imparting vocational training: Punjab & Haryana HC

October 15, 2024 603 Views 0 comment Print

The respondent-Society had applied for registration pleading that it was running a private Industrial Training Institute imparting vocational to the students, and the same was duly affiliated and regulated by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT).

Assessee’s Status as Non-Specified Person Cannot Justify Section 69A Addition

October 15, 2024 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore allows Vikas Co-operative’s appeal, stating addition under Section 69A cannot be made solely on the basis of not accepting demonetized currency.

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal on Limitation After Condoning Delay: ITAT Bangalore

October 15, 2024 888 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore rules CIT(A) cannot dismiss an income tax appeal on limitation grounds after con-doning the delay. Case remitted for fresh consideration.

Claim of depreciation on metro project to collect fare being intangible asset allowed: ITAT Delhi

October 14, 2024 708 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that even though assessee is not the owner of the Airport Metro Express Line Project it has right to collect fare from commercial operations. Thus, depreciation is eligible on such intangible assets as per provisions of section 32(1)(ii).

Reassessment u/s. 148 based on mere change of opinion impermissible: Gujarat HC

October 14, 2024 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act on mere change of opinion is not permissible in law. Accordingly, petition allowed and reassessment notice quashed.

Reopening of assessment based on mere change of opinion unsustainable: ITAT Delhi

October 14, 2024 777 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that mere change of opinion would not confer jurisdiction upon the Assessing Officer to reopen proceedings without anything further. Thus, reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act set aside.

Adhoc addition based on guess-work and surmises untenable: ITAT Delhi

October 14, 2024 2238 Views 0 comment Print

AO after providing due opportunity to the assessee, made addition of INR 3,74,08,810/- on the basis that the assessee could not explain and produce books of accounts alongwith supporting evidences.

ITAT Ahmedabad Rejects Appeal on PF & ESI Contribution Delay

October 14, 2024 699 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules on GMW Pvt Ltd’s appeal regarding ESI and PF contribution disallowance. The court upheld previous assessments, dismissing the appeal.

No Section 68 Addition in Partnership Firm for Partners’ Capital Accounts: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 14, 2024 1287 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that Section 68 doesn’t apply to a partnership firm for capital introduced by partners, upholding a CIT(A) decision. Appeal dismissed.

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