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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


Deduction u/s. 80IA(4)(i) allowed to sole developer for developing, operating & maintaining infrastructure facilities

August 23, 2024 552 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the assessee has established that they were the sole developer in the contracts which are related to the developing, operating and maintaining the infrastructure facilities as envisaged u/s. 80IA(4)(i) of the Income Tax Act.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) not leviable for voluntary surrender of income in good faith: ITAT Hyderabad

August 22, 2024 1233 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that voluntary surrender of income in good faith cannot be considered as concealment of income. Hence, penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained.

DDT cannot be demanded from recipient of interest income: Delhi HC

August 22, 2024 588 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) is liable to be paid by the company which declares, distributes or pays the same. Petitioner, herein, has received interest income from Non-convertible debentures and accordingly cannot be subject to DDT.

Addition towards unexplained cash credit u/s. 68 unwarranted as already declared and taxed as sales: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 22, 2024 1638 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition towards unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unwarranted as the amount represents sales already declared and taxed. Thus, income already offered for taxation cannot be taxed again as unexplained cash credit.

General order of approval by PCIT for action u/s. 147/148 invalid: Delhi HC

August 22, 2024 1299 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that mechanical approval granted by PCIT, vide general order of approval for all the 111 cases without satisfactorily record, for action under section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act is not valid.

Cash Accounting: TDS Credit Allowed in year the Income is Received & offered for taxation

August 22, 2024 1542 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad ruled on the disallowance of TDS credit to Theo Desh Consultants due to non-inclusion of corresponding income in the relevant assessment year.

ITAT directs AO to verify & grant TDS credit as per the income reflected in Form 26AS

August 22, 2024 1158 Views 0 comment Print

In Buhler India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT, the ITAT Bangalore directed the Assessing Officer to verify and grant TDS credit as per the income reflected in Form 26AS.

New Dwelling Unit on First Floor of Existing House: ITAT Allows Section 54F Deduction

August 22, 2024 804 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai ruled in favor of Kethsial Justin, granting Section 54F deduction for constructing a new dwelling unit, overturning the AO’s and CIT(A)’s denial.

Amount received for not carrying out any activity relating to business taxable as business income: Kerala HC

August 22, 2024 1158 Views 0 comment Print

In lieu of the appellant discontinuing the commodity brokerage business, BNP Paribas offered compensation of Rs.40 crores. Pursuant thereto, in a meeting held on 23.05.2008, resolution was passed by the Board of Directors of the appellant accepting the said offer.

Addition of value of shares granted under Employees Stock Purchase Scheme as perquisite not sustained

August 22, 2024 708 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that addition of value of shares granted under the Employees Stock Purchase Scheme as perquisite in terms of section 17(2)(iiia) of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in law.

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