Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces old reassessment provisions with Sections 279 to 286 and increases reopening timelines in certai...
Finance : The amended Finance Bill 2026 abolishes the Tax Recovery Officer’s power to arrest and detain taxpayers for recovery of dues. Th...
Income Tax : The article explains why advertisement expenses for brand building remain deductible under Section 37. Courts have consistently ru...
Income Tax : The article explains how Section 115BAE offers newly established co-operative societies a concessional 15% tax rate for manufactur...
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...
Income Tax : The issue was complexity in the existing tax law. It was clarified that the new Act simplifies structure by reducing sections and ...
Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...
Income Tax : The government informed Parliament that taxpayer-specific details of income tax searches cannot be disclosed due to confidentialit...
Income Tax : The Government clarified that the new income tax search provision does not expand powers or permit AI-based digital surveillance, ...
Income Tax : The representation highlights large-scale pendency and administrative bottlenecks under Sections 12AB and 80G, urging immediate re...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the assessee was covered under the search proceedings even though its name did not specifically appear in the...
Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT ruled that only solar days and not cumulative man-days should be considered while determining the existence of a Pe...
Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...
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...
Income Tax : The Court held that the petitioner had no connection with the entities or individuals from whose devices the disputed material was...
Income Tax : The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) approved the company under Section 35(1)(iia) for scientific research ...
Income Tax : The government enforced a tax collection assistance agreement with Japan effective from 8 July 2025. The notification enables cros...
Income Tax : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...
Income Tax : The CBDT introduced Form ITR-U to allow taxpayers to update previously filed returns. The amendment promotes voluntary compliance ...
Income Tax : The CBDT has substituted the ITR-V form to strengthen verification of electronically filed returns. The amendment enhances accurac...
The High Court quashed an assessment order passed without granting personal hearing despite a written request. It held that refusal on technical grounds violated principles of natural justice.
The Court ruled that excise duty refund received under an incentive scheme was a capital receipt and not taxable. It also rejected reduction from the block of assets.
The High Court dismissed the appeal holding that stock statements forming the basis of overdraft drawing power could not be disowned without contrary evidence. Addition was sustained after opportunities were granted to disprove the statements.
The Court set aside the Section 197 order holding that distribution fees were treated as royalty without concrete reasoning. It directed issuance of a NIL tax withholding certificate.
The Court held that failure to comply with payment conditions under the 2020 Scheme automatically revived withdrawn revision petitions. This made the assessee eligible under the 2024 DTVSV Scheme.
Sections 4, 5, and 14, together provides the legislative framework for imposing the income tax, identifying the extent of taxable income, and categorizing income into various heads for computational purpose, all these provisions provide the basis of this Act’s tax system
The 2025 Act restructures and renumbers sections across all five heads of income. Understanding the old-to-new section comparison is essential for accurate interpretation from FY 2026–27.
Introduced to eliminate human interface and enhance accountability, faceless assessment has improved digital transparency but raised concerns over natural justice and technical glitches.
Traders are governed by both Income-tax and GST laws, creating layered compliance obligations. This article explains computation rules, judicial tests, and reporting requirements affecting trading businesses.
This article explains how Section 2(24) adopts an inclusive definition of income, covering monetary, non-monetary, and even illegal gains. It highlights key judicial doctrines that determine taxability.
