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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


Order dispatched beyond prescribed time limit is barred by limitation

September 19, 2023 3006 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the date of dispatch from the adjudicating officer is relevant for determining the limitation period. Accordingly, assessment order dispatched beyond time limit prescribed u/s. 153(1) is barred by limitation.

Deeming section 69 doesn’t apply when source of surrendered income proved to be business income

September 19, 2023 1563 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that once source of surrendered income is proved to be business income, the same cannot be taxed as deemed income under section 69 read with section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act.

Interest paid on delayed deposit of income tax not allowable as expenditure

September 16, 2023 1875 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that interest payment on delayed deposit of income tax, whether TDS or otherwise is not an allowable expenditure.

Deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) available to cooperative society in respect of dividend received on shares of cooperative banks

September 16, 2023 1809 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that cooperative society is entitled for claiming deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act in respect of dividend received on shares of cooperative banks.

Addition as unexplained cash deposits unjustified as source of cash deposit demonstrated

September 16, 2023 5715 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained cash deposits unjustified as source of cash deposit successfully demonstrated by the assessee.

Overlooking of reply & Denial of sufficient time to respond: HC set-aside order

September 16, 2023 2115 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court sets aside Assessment and Penalty Orders due to AO’s oversight and insufficient response time, remanding matters for a fair hearing.

HC Directs De Novo Consideration Due to Tribunal’s Lack of Detailed Reasoning

September 16, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to provide valid reasons for reversing the CIT(A)’s decision on unexplained cash credits in the case of Om Shiva Traders Pvt Ltd Vs ITO.

AO Can Initiate Reassessment Based on Investigation Wing Info: ITAT

September 16, 2023 2652 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the Nakoda Metal Industries Vs ITO case in ITAT Mumbai. The article elaborates on why the court validated AO’s reassessment proceedings based on external information.

AO’s Addition u/s 68 Unsustainable: Assessee Proves Identity, Creditworthiness & Genuineness – ITAT

September 16, 2023 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi’s judgment in ACIT vs Rishi Infratach Pvt Ltd case pertaining to Section 68. Learn how the court settled matters related to identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness of share capital transactions.

Setting off of speculative losses against non-speculative profit unsustainable

September 15, 2023 960 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that loss arising on settlement of contracts has to be treated as speculation loss and speculative losses are not eligible for set off against the non-speculation profit.

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