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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 1185 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 339 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 150 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 138 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


Payment of guarantee fee to Gujarat Government is revenue expenditure

September 15, 2023 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that payment of guarantee fee to the Govt. of Gujarat in consideration of guarantee issued by it for repayment of unsecured loan is revenue expenditure.

Delhi HC Quashes Income Tax Notice Due to Failure to Note Disclosures in ITR

September 14, 2023 6228 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court’s landmark judgment in Shalini Mittal Vs ITO case, quashing the income tax notice issued under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act for Assessment Year 2018-19.

Addition u/s. 69A towards unexplained money based on unsigned unexecuted draft agreement unsustainable

September 13, 2023 6828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that towards unexplained money u/s. 69A of the Income Tax Act merely on the basis of unsigned unexecuted draft agreement to sale without any other collaborative evidence is unsustainable in law.

Reopening of assessment without any fresh tangible material unsustainable

September 13, 2023 1437 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act initiated on a mere change of opinion without any fresh tangible material unsustainable in law.

ITAT Orders Fresh Adjudication: Section 68 Addition without allowing cross-examination

September 13, 2023 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the Shiv Charan Vs ITO case by ITAT Delhi, where a fresh adjudication was ordered on income tax addition u/s 68, focusing on procedural fairness.

Cash Deposit during Demonetization from Undisputed Source: ITAT Deletes Addition

September 12, 2023 8973 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Delhi’s decision in Sheo Chand Yadav vs ITO, where the tribunal deleted the income tax addition related to cash deposits during demonetization.

Change of opinion impermissible under the grab of reopening u/s 147

September 9, 2023 1923 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that change of opinion is not permissible under the garb of reopening of assessment under section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act.

Unsustainable Addition for Cash Sales when No Stock Discrepancy Detected

September 9, 2023 1170 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Metro Filling Station vs. ITO (ITAT Delhi), an addition for unexplained cash deposits was challenged. The tribunal ruled in favor of the assessee.

Section 263: Revisionary power cannot be initiated on the basis of audit objection

September 9, 2023 2277 Views 0 comment Print

An in-depth analysis of the case between Majestic Properties Pvt. Ltd and PCIT at ITAT Delhi. The case examines the limitations of revisionary power under section 263 based on audit objections. Discover key outcomes and implications.

Addition u/s 56(2)(x) of Income Tax Act in casual manner unsustainable

September 9, 2023 6348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition under section 56(2)(x) on the Income Tax Act unsustainable as addition made in casual manner without considering payment made on account of various amenities.

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