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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 1164 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


Co-op Society entitled to Deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) on Interest Income from Co-op Banks: ITAT Mumbai

July 31, 2024 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held interest income earned by a cooperative society from its investment in cooperative bank is eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act even after insertion of section 80P(4) of the Income Tax Act.

Faceless assessment doesn’t permit issuance of notice u/s. 148A(b) by Jurisdictional AO: Bombay HC

July 30, 2024 2445 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that it was not permissible for the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to issue a notice under Section 148A(b), as the same would amount to breach of the provisions of section 151A of the Income Tax Act (i.e. faceless assessment scheme).

Income of agricultural land not to be added to books profit while calculating MAT u/s 115JB: Delhi HC

July 30, 2024 1851 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that income of agricultural land is exempt from tax and hence the same cannot be added to the books profit while calculating MAT under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

Section 54: Acquisition Date Is When Possession Is Handed Over, Not Agreement Date

July 30, 2024 9969 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that the relevant date for acquisition should be when the possession is handed over, not merely the agreement date.

Immovable Property Transfer Requires Registered Deed, Not Just Possession

July 30, 2024 1548 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of the Sujauddian Kasimsab Sayyed Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) case involving immovable property and tax implications under Section 56(2)(vii)(b) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 148A(d) Order Without proper Section 151 Sanction is Illegal: Bombay HC

July 30, 2024 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full judgment of Umang Mahendra Shah Vs Union of India by Bombay High Court, ruling that an order under Section 148A(d) without Section 151 sanction is unlawful. Learn more about the implications.

Key GST Law Changes & Tax Reliefs – Personal income-tax rates

July 30, 2024 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the latest updates on GST law changes, personal income tax rates, and tax reliefs for small businesses as discussed in Rajya Sabha on 30/07/2024.

Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCD) & Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS)

July 29, 2024 33168 Views 0 comment Print

Explore Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCDs) and Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS): their definitions, legal framework, issuance prerequisites, and key benefits.

Technical Glitches in Income Tax Portal: Reply in Lok Sabha

July 29, 2024 2712 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Lok Sabha query on technical glitches in the IT portal and TRACES. Learn about processing delays, PAN-Aadhaar issues, and government responses.

Gain on property kept for investment purpose taxable only under capital gain: Kerala HC

July 27, 2024 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that when a property kept not for trade, but for an investment purpose is sold, the gain has to fall under head ‘capital gains’ and such transaction is only taxable under capital gain and not under adventure of trade.

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