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...
Decision of jurisdictional High Court is binding, even if contrary view held by non-jurisdictional High Courts It is well settled principle of law that if there is conflicting views rendered by different High Courts, the view taken by the jurisdictional High Court is binding in the jurisdictional area of the respective High Court. The Hon’ble […]
NEWS 1. CBDT notifies agreement between India-USA on exchange of Country-by-Country reports. [Notification no 37/2019 Dated 25.04.2019] 2. CBDT notifies SEBI (Mutual Finds), Regulations, 1996 as ‘specified regulations’ for sec. 9A purpose. [Notification No. 27/2019 Dated 20th March 2019] 3. CBDT increases tax free gratuity limit from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh. [Notification No. 16/2019 […]
In this article author compares Major Income Tax Changes for AY 2018-19 , 2019-20 , 2020-21. AY 2018 – 2019 AY 2019 – 2020 AY 2020 – 2021 Tax Slab TI 0 to 2,50,000 – NIL TI 0 to 2,50,000 – NIL TI 0 to 2,50,000 – NIL TI 2,50,000 to 5,00,000 – 5% TI […]
In the case of Pr. CIT versus Chawla Interbild Construction Company Private Limited (2019) 412 ITR 152 (Bom.), the hon’ble Bombay High Court has reiterated an important principle regarding burden of proof which lay on the assessee to prove the genuineness of the transaction. The Court has held that the assessing officer cannot compel the […]
NEWS 1. Signing of Inter-Governmental Agreement for exchange of country by country reports between India and the United States of America-Press release dated 27.03.2019. 2. CBDT notifies ‘Nodal Officer, PM-KISAN’ for furnishing specified information u/s 138 [Ref:-Notification S.O. 1065(E) [NO.12/2019 (F.NO.FEMA 20(R)5/2019-RB)], Dated 27-2-2019] 3. CBDT extends term of Task Force on Direct Tax by 3 […]
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At the outset, it is very important to address a common interpretation mistake made by most of us regarding the increase in slab rate of income tax. In the speech the finance minister have clearly mentioned that there is no change in the Slab rate of Income tax but still 100% tax rebate is granted upto income of Rs. 5 Lac. Thus, it means that the slab rate is the same instead the rebate allowed has been increased from Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 12,500.
Lump sum Payments or Monthly Financial Assistance made gratuitously or by way of compensation or otherwise to window / other legal heirs of employee after his death is taxable or not
With effect from 1.4.2018 (AY 2019-20) a new sub clause (e) has been added to section 28(ii) to bring into tax net gains / receipts in the nature of compensation arising out of termination / modification of a contract related to business of the assessee. In this article we try and analyze whether the attempt of the legislature to tax all capital receipts has been successful with the enactment of the said sub clause.
What will be the impact of section 145A [as substituted] on the computation of taxable income of the bank whether for FY 2017-18 or FY 2016-17 or even for the earlier year(s)?
