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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 7140 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 8298 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 84 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 1089 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 315 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 141 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 2283 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


Assessment Based on Mere Unverified Third Party Statement Bad in Law: ITAT Mumbai

May 5, 2024 6723 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Kundal Raghubir Bhandari Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) case reveals flaws in assessment based on unverified third-party statements. Learn more about this significant legal ruling.

Section 132(1) search authorization Warrant was qua ‘premises’ & not qua ‘assessee’

May 5, 2024 2781 Views 0 comment Print

Search warrant is issued regarding premises and not necessarily regarding an assessee, and a common search warrant and panchnama issued against multiple assesses operating from the same premises are justifiable.

Assessment Reopening Limited to Four Years if there was Full Disclosure by Assessee

May 5, 2024 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules in Lalita Troy Caeiro Vs ITO case that assessment can’t be reopened beyond 4 years if there’s full disclosure by assessee. Detailed analysis and conclusion provided.

Non-payment of tax before first appeal filing not fatal if appellant fulfills tax obligation later

May 5, 2024 1089 Views 0 comment Print

in terms of section 249(4)(a) of the Act, stipulation as to payment of tax ante filing of first appeal is only directory and not mandatory, where appeal is filed without payment of tax but subsequently required amount of tax is paid, appeal shall be admitted on making payment of tax and taken up for hearing on merits.

STCL Taxable at 15% Can be set-ff against STCG Taxable at 30%: ITAT Mumbai

May 5, 2024 1563 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the detailed analysis of JS Capital LLC Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) regarding the offsetting of Short Term Capital Loss (STCL) against Short Term Capital Gain (STCG) under section 70(2) of the Income Tax Act.

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(x)(b)(B) Additions: Consideration Paid via Banking Channels

May 5, 2024 9114 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant’s bank statements confirm full payment, complying with Section 56(2)(x)(b)(B). ITAT deletes addition of Rs. 60.1 Lakhs. Detailed analysis & conclusion.

Source of Demonetization Deposits Substantiated: ITAT Deletes Addition

May 5, 2024 1809 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Pukhraj Nathmal Jain Vs ITO, ITAT Mumbai deletes addition u/s 68 of Income Tax Act, as the source for deposits made during demonetisation period was substantiated.

ITAT Orders Deletion of FBT Addition Due to Lack of Employer-Employee Relationship

May 5, 2024 366 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Piramal Enterprises Ltd vs DCIT, ITAT Mumbai directed deletion of Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) addition on business promotion expenses due to absence of an employer-employee relationship.

Time-Barred Appeal Requires Sufficient Cause for Condonation: ITAT Vishakhapatnam

May 5, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Mahesh Gurram Vs ITO, where ITAT Vishakhapatnam dismisses the appeal as time barred due to insufficient cause for delay. Read the detailed analysis here.

Penalty Order for Misreporting Income Unjustified When Under-Reporting Alleged

May 5, 2024 2010 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Hyderabad’s ruling on a penalty order, questioning misreporting of income when the issue was under-reporting, in Mohd. Sarwar Vs ITO case.

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