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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 1146 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 330 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 2286 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 rightly transferred to jurisdiction of place of business were incriminating material seized: Madras HC

September 21, 2024 492 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that matter rightly transferred from jurisdiction of registered office to place of business as search was conducted based on place of business and incriminating material were seized based on place of business.

Order based on information not furnished to assessee for explanation is against principles of natural justice

September 21, 2024 618 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that passing of order on information procured from Stock Exchange and banks without furnishing the information to petitioner for their explanation is violative of principles of natural justice and hence set aside.

Section 263 Revision Untenable Without Proving Assessment Order’s Error & Revenue Prejudice

September 21, 2024 1776 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata quashed Section 263 proceedings against Nalanda Engicon, ruling that the prior approval under Section 153D was sufficient to invalidate the revision.

No Violation in Payments to Persons u/s 13(3) if Trust Predates Act & Follows Trust Deed

September 21, 2024 633 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court rules on CIT Vs Indian Institute of Engineering, affirming tax exemption under Section 11 for payments made as per trust deed.

Section 271E penalty Initiation without recording reasons unsustainable: Madras HC

September 21, 2024 699 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that the Assessment Officer has not recorded the reasons for arriving at a subjective satisfaction to initiate penalty proceedings under Section 271E of the Act, which is mandatory. Thus, order set aside.

Enquiry Report Against Assessee Quashed due to Procedural Lapses Under Regulation 17(5) of CBLR, 2018

September 21, 2024 912 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-customs broker firm had challenged the suspension of its license by the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Chennai, and subsequent proceedings initiated for the revocation of its license.

Reopening concluded assessment jurisdictionally not sustainable: Delhi HC

September 21, 2024 870 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that that there was no justification for the respondents to issue notices afresh seeking to reopen the proceedings which had been concluded prior to the judgment passed in Ashish Agarwal.

Addition Based Solely on Assessee’s Admission Without Evidence Not Sustainable: Rajasthan HC

September 21, 2024 951 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court held that addition on account of bogus accommodation entries merely based on admission of assessee in absence of any corroborative evidence unjustified. Thus, addition held as unsustainable.

Section 54F Exemption Fully Allowed as Son Listed as Proforma Purchaser: ITAT Pune

September 21, 2024 1509 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act entirely allowed as entire amount re-invested by the assessee and name of the son taken only as a proforma purchaser.

Assessee Must Prove Identity, Creditworthiness of Loan Creditor & Genuineness of Transaction U/s. Section 68: ITAT Delhi

September 21, 2024 1344 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the onus is always on the assessee to substantiate with evidence to the satisfaction of the AO regarding the identity and credit worthiness of the loan creditor and genuineness of the transaction. Matter restored to verify transaction for addition u/s. 68.

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