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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


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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


Proceedings u/s 179 against director unsustainable as all steps for recovering tax dues from company not complied

February 26, 2023 3387 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that material on record doesnt satisfy that all the steps for recovering the tax dues from the company, accordingly, action under section 179 of the Income Tax Act against the directors for recovering the tax dues is unjustified.

Decoding the audit of Charitable trusts or institutions

February 25, 2023 77082 Views 15 comments Print

Budget 2023 introduces changes to audit rules for charitable trusts and institutions under Income Tax Act, with new forms 10B and 10BB effective from April 1, 2023. Audit requirements now hinge on gross receipts, foreign contributions, and overseas income applications.

Digging Deeper into Section 9 on Income Deemed to Arise or Accrue in India under the Income Tax Act, 1961

February 25, 2023 82365 Views 0 comment Print

Section 9 of Income Tax Act, 1961, relates to the income deemed to accrue or arise in India. Income is considered as ‘accruing or arising in India’ if it is earned in India or if it is received in India or if it is received/accruing or arising in any other manner in India.

Section 43B concerning MSMEs, its possible effect & suggestions

February 25, 2023 14625 Views 4 comments Print

Amendments in Section 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961 proposed by Finance Bill, 2023 concerning MSMEs, its possible effect, & certain suggestions

Assessment order violating directions of DRP is liable to be quashed

February 25, 2023 2010 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment order passed in violation of the directions of Dispute Resolution Penal (DRP) is against the provisions of sub-section (10) and (13) of section 144C of the Act and hence liable to be quashed

Reopening of assessment without any new information is unjustified

February 25, 2023 3495 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment under section 148 in absence of any new information received by AO between the date of assessment order u/s 143(3) till the issuance of notice u/s 148 is unjustified and untenable in law.

Education cess paid by assessee is not allowable as expense u/s. 37

February 24, 2023 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Held that education cess paid by the respondent-assessee is not allowable as an expenditure under Section 37 read with 40(a)(ii) of the Income Tax Act.

Notice issued without sufficient reasons to initiate reassessment is not sustainable

February 24, 2023 2982 Views 0 comment Print

HC quashed section 148 notice issued without sufficient reasons to initiate reassessment proceedings without satisfying conditions precedent under Section 147

Allowability of warranty provision in Income Tax Act, 1961

February 23, 2023 19845 Views 0 comment Print

Clarifying Warranty Provisions Deduction in IT Act, 1961 Navigate the complexities of claiming deductions for warranty provisions with legal insights.

When Tribunal order directs designated authority to calculate disputed tax, same should be done without fresh examination

February 23, 2023 660 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that order of Tribunal directed the designated authority to calculate the tax amount applying the ratio of Mohommad Haji Adam & Co case. Designated authority had only to calculate the disputed tax by giving effect to the orders of the Tribunal. Order of Tribunal was not directing fresh examination on any issue.

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