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...
Compilation of Notifications & Circulars issued by CBDT in the month of August 2020 Direct Tax Updates 1. Non-applicability of Section 206AA to non-residents to whom Section 139A does not apply on account of Rule 114AAB: Section 206AA provides that any person receiving payment (deductee), on which TDS is required to be deducted shall furnish […]
Assessments under Income Tax Act 1961 are made U/S 143, 144, 147, 153. The criteria’s for selection of cases for scrutiny has been increased. While making the assessment the assessing officer has to appreciate all the facts properly. If there is any misinterpretation of facts it may result in injustice to the assessee. Some times when there is confusion regarding interpretation of facts as appearing in a particular case or confusion regarding any law point the assessing officer tends to consult their senior officials like Additional Commissioners or else.
A) The rationale behind the introduction of the provision of Special Audit √ Assessee is liable to get its account audited u/s 44AB only when the situation stated in Section 44AB triggered which are mostly based on the Turnover/Gross receipt Criteria. √ The main objective of the introduction of Section 44AB is to determine whether […]
Article explains Maintenance of accounts by certain persons carrying on profession, Maintenance of accounts by certain persons carrying on business, Limits for Individual & HUF for maintenance of accounts in case of business or profession, Maintenance of accounts by other person, Penalty for contravention of provisions related to Maintenance of accounts and Important Notes related […]
Till AY 2018-19, Education Cess & Secondary & Higher Education Cess was an additional levy charged @ 2% and 1% respectively on Income Tax as increased by applicable rate of surcharge. However, vide Finance Act 2018, w.e.f AY 2019-20 the aforesaid cess has been replaced with Health & Education Cess and the rate has been […]
Most of taxpayers under Income tax act, 1961 afraid to file appeal against additions made by assessing officers due to fear of departmental procedures/penalty/bar/attachment in the thought process of normal taxpayers. however, most of cases seen where department made disallowance of expenditure even if payment made through electronic payment system due to unsupported documents/evidence towards […]
Cases where Income of a Previous Year will be assessed in the Previous Year itself under Income Tax Act, 1961. General Rule:- Income of a previous year is assessed in the assessment year following the previous year. Exception to this rule:- Cases where income of a previous year is assessed in the previous year itself:- […]
a) Whether the assignee is liable to pay tax on surrender value of Keyman Insurance Policy at the time of assignment or not ? If answer is affirmative then what is the TDS liability on the Company ? b) Whether assignee is liable to pay tax on maturity proceeds of Keyman Insurance Policy or not […]
In the light of the various judicial decisions of the higher authorities as mentioned below, it is observed that Top of Form Income received by widow of deceased person who died while in Government service) as Monthly Financial Assistance from Government is not chargeable to tax whether it is received on monthly basis or lumps […]
NEWS DIRECT TAX 1. CBDT advised banks to refund charges collected on electronic transactions carried over modes prescribed u/s 269SU. [Ref: Circular 16/2020 dated 30.08.2020] 2. CBDT notifies conditions to be satisfied by pension fund to become eligible for exemption u/s 10(23FE). [Ref: Notification No. 67/2020/ F. No. 370142/28/2020-TPL] 3. CBDT issues guidelines for implementation […]
