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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 7113 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 8295 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 534 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 69 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 933 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 264 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 123 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 126 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 2283 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


Leave Travel Concession Section (LTC/LTA) 10(5) of Income Tax Act, 1961

February 22, 2021 328362 Views 7 comments Print

Discover the tax benefits of Leave Travel Concession (LTC/LTA) under Section 10(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn how to save on your taxable income.

Proceeding on the death: Taxing the Legal Representatives

February 20, 2021 6225 Views 1 comment Print

The judgment remains significant as it recognises the vulnerability of the legal representatives and protects them from any liability which results from an accrual of the Revenue’s absence of due diligence while initiating action and holds that not all ‘bona fide’ mistakes can be held to be curable in nature.

CBDT amends guideline on power of survey under section 133

January 31, 2021 3390 Views 0 comment Print

Any verification or survey u/s 133A of the Act by the TDS charges shall be conducted by its officers. Where the TDS charge is headed by the Pr.CCIT of the region /CCIT (TDS) / jurisdictional CCIT of TDS charge, the verification or survey action shall be approved by the Pr. CCIT of the region / CCIT (TDS) / jurisdictional CCIT of TDS charges, as the case may be and shall be conducted by the officers of the TDS charge.

Representation to FM on Concerns of Chartered Accountants

January 30, 2021 3204 Views 0 comment Print

We have not noticed any heed being extended towards various issues and possible solutions we have proposed through those representations to your good selves and it gives an impression to us that the same were safely brushed aside by your ministry.

Section 35E Deduction towards expenditure incurred on prospecting for or extraction/ production of certain minerals

January 28, 2021 14829 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the deduction provisions of Section 35E of the Income Tax Act for expenditure on prospecting or extraction/production of certain minerals.

Section 35DDA Amortization of expenditure incurred under voluntary retirement scheme

January 27, 2021 16917 Views 0 comment Print

Discover how section 35DDA of the Income Tax Act allows for deduction of expenditure under voluntary retirement schemes. Learn about the conditions and amount available for deduction.

Need of Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC) legislation in India

January 26, 2021 10302 Views 0 comment Print

There is a great need and importance of introducing CFC i.e. controlled foreign corporation legislation in Indian tax law, as it is one of the biggest measures to avoid payment of income tax in India by the resident persons of India. In the current scenario, there are no such provisions existing in income tax act, […]

Detection of any undisclosed income subsequent to final order of ITSC

January 23, 2021 3153 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search and Seizure & Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC)- Detection of any undisclosed income subsequent to the final order of ITSC Introduction:- Chapter XIX – A of Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for settlement of cases. Income Tax Settlement Commission was set up in the year 1976 on the recommendation of Direct Tax […]

Section 38 Building, etc. partly used for business, etc., or not used exclusively

January 22, 2021 14718 Views 0 comment Print

Section 38 – Building, etc., partly used for business, etc., or not used exclusively Section 38 of the Income Tax Act deals with the deductions related to buildings, etc., partly used for business, etc., or not exclusively so used. The provisions contained in this section provides in summarized in two parts: 1. Deductions with respect […]

Section 35CCC Deduction towards expenditure incurred on an agricultural extension project

January 22, 2021 22779 Views 0 comment Print

Expenditure incurred towards notified agricultural extension project is allowed as a deduction under section 35CCC of the Income Tax Act. Notably, the guidelines for approval of such agricultural extension project is covered under rule 6AAD of the Income Tax Rules, whereas, the conditions are prescribed under rule 6AAE. The entire provisions relating to deduction available […]

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