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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


HC upholds rejection of application for condonation of delay in Filing ITR filed after 16 years

September 1, 2023 2319 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the Bombay High Court’s verdict in Mathuradas Narandas & Sons Forwarders Ltd. vs. CBDT, highlighting the significance of timely ITR filing.

Addition for Fall in Gross Profits Without Proof of Suppression is Unsustainable

September 1, 2023 2577 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition on the basis of fall in gross profits without pointing out any specific discrepancy in accounts that resulted into suppression of true figure of gross profit is unsustainable in law.

Rental & Service Income Classification Mustn’t Change on Mere surmises

September 1, 2023 573 Views 0 comment Print

Swar Maya Infotech’s treatment of rental and facility management income is evaluated by ITAT Delhi, emphasizing on consistency and accurate deduction claims.

No disallowance of Transport commission expense solely for cross-verification absence

September 1, 2023 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the ITAT Delhi verdict: Why the absence of cross-verification under Section 133(6) shouldn’t be the sole reason to disallow business expenses.

Trust can claim both depreciation & application of income on asset in its purchase year

September 1, 2023 9405 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT referred to SC’s judgment in CIT v. Rajasthan & Gujarati Charitable Foundation, Poona, which stated that an entity could claim both depreciation and application of income on asset in its purchase year.

TDS u/s 195 not deductible on commission paid to foreign agents for procurement of orders

August 31, 2023 5598 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that commission paid to foreign agents for procurement of orders do not fall under Technical, Managerial or consultancy services. Accordingly, TDS not deductible on commission paid to such foreign agents.

Additional disallowance without converting limited scrutiny to complete scrutiny unsustainable

August 31, 2023 1638 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance of deduction claimed u/s 54F unjustified as no steps were taken to convert the limited scrutiny into complete scrutiny. Accordingly, disallowance deleted.

Depreciation on right to build and operate tool road is admissible as intangible asset

August 31, 2023 1542 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that right to build and operate toll road are considered to be an intangible assets and accordingly depreciation as admissible to intangible assets is available to it.

Disallowance u/s 14A in absence of exempt income unsustainable

August 31, 2023 1848 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that where no exempt income is earned by the assessee there is no case for making any disallowance under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act.

Infrastructure development of leased property expenditure is revenue in nature

August 31, 2023 1275 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that expenditure towards infrastructure development of leased property is revenue expenditure. Accordingly, treating such expenditure as capital in nature is unsustainable in law.

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