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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 1170 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


Reopening of assessment u/s. 148 based on reason to suspect is unsustainable-in-law: ITAT Delhi

March 19, 2024 2268 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act based on reason to suspect unsustainable as AO failed to demonstrate live link between tangible material and formation of reason to believe that income had escaped assessment.

Tax Recovery Officer doesn’t have jurisdiction to declare sale of property as void: Madras High Court

March 19, 2024 945 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that Tax Recovery Officer cannot declare sale made by the assessee in favour of 3rd party as void. It is the function of civil court to declare a transaction as null and void and the Tax Recovery Officer cannot exercise the said function.

ITAT directs AO to Re-Adjudicate disallowance of Demonetization Cash Deposits

March 19, 2024 630 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT’s ruling on cash deposits during demonetization raises questions on verification methods. Learn about the case between ITO and Shri Chatrapati Shivaji.

Co-Op society eligible for section 80P(2)(a)(i) deduction on compulsory investment with Central Co-op Bank  

March 19, 2024 2733 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Kalika Parameswari Co-op Society vs. ITO, ITAT Bangalore allows deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) for interest income from cooperative bank investments.

Surplus doesn’t Bar Trust from seeking Section 10(23C)(vi) Exemption: Rajasthan HC

March 19, 2024 834 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court rules in Chandigarh Manav Vikas vs Chief Commissioner of Income Tax case: Trust generating surplus still eligible for Section 10(23C) (vi) exemption. Details here.

In Transfer pricing associated enterprises can be selected as a tested party: Calcutta HC

March 19, 2024 798 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismisses PCIT’s appeal, reaffirming that the least complex party should be the tested entity in transfer pricing transactions, citing relevant precedents.

Reopening u/s. 148 merely based on investigation report is unjustifiable: ITAT Delhi

March 19, 2024 2346 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reopening assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act merely based on the investigation report without concluding the nature of alleged accommodation entry is unjustifiable and liable to be quashed.

Retracted Statement Doesn’t Justify Treating Currency Derivative Loss as Bogus

March 19, 2024 606 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Delight Suppliers Pvt. Ltd. case by ITAT Kolkata, where currency derivative loss was deemed genuine and safe harbour rule of 5% under Section 50C was allowed.

Assessing Remedies: A Comparative Analysis of Appeals and Revisions for Taxpayers Under Income Tax Act, 1961

March 19, 2024 10149 Views 0 comment Print

Explore remedies for taxpayers under the Income Tax Act, 1961, comparing appeals & revisions. Understand procedures, limitations & implications for equitable tax dispute resolution.

Indian Taxation System: Comprehensive Analysis

March 19, 2024 3717 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Indian taxation system, including direct and indirect taxes, their characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, providing insights into the nation’s fiscal framework.

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