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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


What to do if Notice Received U/s Section 133 (6) of Income Tax Act, 1961?

August 20, 2023 88242 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how to respond to Income Tax notices under Section 133 (6) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Explore cases, requirements, and key points for effective replies. Don’t risk penalties; understand the process and ensure compliance. Read more on taxguru.in

Expense incurred for earning business income is allowable as business expense

August 20, 2023 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that since service charges collected from the tenant was accepted as ‘income from business, any expenses incurred thereof is allowable as business expense.

Tax not leviable on income that will accrue post transfer of development rights

August 19, 2023 1791 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that as the ownership of the land on which development rights were conferred remain vested with the landowners hence the assessee did not get the right over the income as per accrual accounting system as provided under the provisions of section 145 of the Act.

CBDT Amends Income Tax Rules for Valuation of Accommodation Perquisite

August 18, 2023 20232 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT has modified Income Tax Rules, 1962, to determine the value of perquisite for residential accommodation provided by employers.

Addition without incriminating material not sustainable for assessment unabated on search date

August 18, 2023 1488 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that in absence of incriminating material as a result of search, no addition can be made in the assessment framed u/s.143(3) r.w.s.153A of the Act, if such assessments are unabated on the date of search.

Invocation of section 263 unjustified as order not prejudicial to revenue

August 17, 2023 966 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that since the impugned MTM loss was duly reversed in the subsequent year and offered to tax, revisionary proceedings invoked under section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained as there is no prejudice to the revenue.

No Tax on Income of company registered in Isle of Man received as principal from its agent in India

August 17, 2023 636 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that services provided by Indian Company to company registered in Isle of Man (i.e. non-resident company) under Canvasser Agent Agreement, on principal-to-principal basis not taxable in India.

New Income Tax Rules on Taxation of Life Insurance Policy Receipts

August 16, 2023 22074 Views 2 comments Print

Details of Sixteenth Amendment to Income Tax Rules (2023) on computation of income chargeable under life insurance policies as per Notification No. 61/2023.

Guidelines on Taxation of sum received under a life insurance policy

August 16, 2023 15111 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction: Circular No. 15 of 2023, issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, offers comprehensive insights into the intricate details of the guidelines under Clause (10D) of Section 10 within the framework of the Income-tax Act, 1961. This circular takes an in-depth look at the recent amendments, critical provisions, and exemptions associated with sums […]

Breaking: Rs 15,000 Crore Tax Evasion Exposed in Insurance Sector as I-T Department Wraps Up Probe

August 16, 2023 4785 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax (I-T) department has wrapped up its extensive investigation into insurance companies, exposing a staggering tax evasion totaling over Rs 15,000 crore.

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