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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


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 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 1152 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 330 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 132 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


Budget 2026: Analysis of Key Proposals related to Income Tax Act, 1961 

February 5, 2026 5904 Views 0 comment Print

The Budget introduces extended timelines, updated-return flexibility, and fewer prosecutions. The key takeaway is a shift from punishment to voluntary compliance.

Bombay HC Quashed Section 148 Reassessment Notice for Approval by Wrong Authority

February 5, 2026 903 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether reassessment proceedings could continue when sanction was granted by an incorrect authority. The Court ruled that lack of approval from the designated authority vitiated the entire reassessment.

Generic Client Code Modification Allegations Insufficient for Reopening: Delhi HC

February 4, 2026 1134 Views 0 comment Print

The appeal was dismissed as the assessee had already offered the disputed income to tax at 30%. The ruling clarifies that reassessment cannot survive when there is no loss of revenue or escaped income.

Delhi HC Affirms No PE in India; Offshore Supply Alone Not Taxable

February 4, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court upheld the Tribunal’s finding that no permanent establishment existed as contracts were executed and completed outside India. The ruling confirms that offshore supply alone does not create tax liability.

Budget 2026 – Income Tax Proposals

February 3, 2026 2199 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the 1961 law from April 2026 with simplified rules, redesigned forms, and automated compliance, marking a structural reset of India’s tax system.

CBDT Directs Adjournments in Litigation as Finance Bill 2026 Proposes Clarificatory Income-Tax Amendments

February 2, 2026 1941 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT directs adjournments in court and ITAT cases as Finance Bill 2026 proposes clarificatory amendments to key Income Tax Act provisions on limitation, TPO orders, DIN, and reassessment notices.

SC Upholds Rejection of Time-Barred Income Tax Revision for Lack of Sufficient Cause

February 2, 2026 714 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the High Court’s decision dismissing a revision filed after nearly seven years. It affirmed that unexplained and excessive delay defeats relief under Section 264.

IT Revision Application Rejected Due to 7 Year Delay Without Sufficient Cause

February 2, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court upheld rejection of a belated revision filed nearly seven years after rectification denial. It ruled that no sufficient cause was shown to condone the inordinate delay.

Gujarat HC Quashed Income Tax Assessment Order for Ignoring Reply to SCN

February 2, 2026 819 Views 0 comment Print

The court examined an assessment passed without considering the taxpayers detailed reply. It held that non-consideration of the reply violates natural justice, warranting remand.

India–Singapore DTAA Benefit Denied; Capital Gains Taxed as Entity Held Shell/Conduit

February 2, 2026 1344 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal examined whether a Singapore entity could claim DTAA exemption on capital gains from sale of Indian shares. It held that treaty benefits were unavailable as the entity lacked commercial substance and functioned as a shell or conduit.

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