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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 1182 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 336 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 135 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


Notice for Reassessment Sent to Registered Email Valid: Kerala HC

November 1, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court dismisses writ petition, upholding the validity of reassessment notices sent to the registered email address with the Income Tax Department.

Writ not entertained as alternate remedy of appeal available against order and notices issued u/s 153C

November 1, 2023 648 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that writ petition not entertained as alternate remedy available with the petitioner since notices and assessment orders issued under section 153C of the Income Tax Act are duly issued within jurisdiction.

Deletion of understated sale consideration by CIT(A) without dealing in fundamental aspects cannot be countenanced in law

November 1, 2023 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that deletion of additions on account of understated sale consideration based on loose papers, dairy, documents, etc. seized in search action without dealing with the fundamental aspects of the matter by CIT(A) order cannot be countenanced in law. Accordingly, matter restored back to CIT(A) for fresh determination.

Club Admission Fees for Corporate Membership for business purposes: Revenue, Not Capital Expenditure

November 1, 2023 3996 Views 0 comment Print

Admission fees paid to a club towards corporate membership would be a revenue expenditure because it had been incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of business and not towards capital account.

Revisionary order passed u/s 263 without granting an opportunity of being heard is unsustainable

October 31, 2023 1419 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that revisionary order passed under section 263 of the Income Tax Act without considering reply of the assessee and without granting an opportunity of being heard is unsustainable in law as against the principles of natural justice.

Disallowance u/s 57(iii) just because interest earned not equal to percentage of interest expenditure incurred unsustainable

October 31, 2023 2241 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that interest income earned is not equal to the percentage of interest expenditure incurred cannot be reason for disqualifying expenditure within the provision of section 57(iii) of the Income Tax Act.

Disallowance u/s 14A cannot be more than exempt income

October 31, 2023 846 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that it is settled principle of law that the disallowance under section 14A of the Income Tax Act cannot exceed the exempt income.

Disallowance of foreign travel expenditure justified as business expediency not proved

October 31, 2023 1641 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of foreign travel expenditure justified as assessee failed to prove the business expediency of foreign trip and therefore assessee failed to discharge the primary onus.

Petition premature as objections can be raised before assessing authority

October 30, 2023 804 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held the writ petition as premature as it is open to the petitioner to raise all the objections before the assessing authority in respect of show cause notice before completion of assessment. Accordingly, writ petition disposed of.

Important Points Related To Income Tax Compliance for Charitable & Educational Institutions AY 2023-24

October 30, 2023 29865 Views 3 comments Print

Explore key income tax compliance requirements for charitable and educational institutions under the Income Tax Act for the assessment year 2023-24.

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