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175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 54954 Views 2 comments Print

Meaning of Relatives​ Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act does not prescribe a single definition of "relative" for all purposes. Different provisions such as Sections 13...

July 6, 2026 18312 Views 1 comment Print

TDS- Section 194IA Payment on transfer of immovable property

Income Tax : Understand when 1% TDS applies on purchase of immovable property under Section 194-IA. Learn the Rs. 50 lakh threshold, compliance...

July 4, 2026 446502 Views 44 comments Print

Lower / Nil TDS Certificate for NRI Payments: Form 128 & Form 129

Income Tax : This guide explains when NRIs should use Form 128 and when payers should use Form 129 to reduce or eliminate excess TDS. It also c...

July 3, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

Profit Below 6%: Has New Law Changed Old Section 44AD–44AB Principle?

Income Tax : The article argues that Section 58(3) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 does not independently mandate books of account or tax audit for...

July 3, 2026 5268 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 9930 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 8715 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 783 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 2145 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 5070 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 223(1) BNSS Hearing Mandatory Before Cognizance Under Income-tax Act: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC set aside cognizance under the Income-tax Act, holding Section 223(1) BNSS mandates hearing the accused before cognizanc...

July 5, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Quashed for Lack of Live Nexus With Seized Material: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed a Section 148 notice, holding that a seized inquiry register without a live nexus to the assessee cannot justif...

July 5, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Section 149 Limitation Bars Section 148 Reassessment Based on Search Material: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed Section 148 reassessment as it was issued beyond Section 149 limitation, holding Section 152(3) applies to sear...

July 5, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Assessment Ignoring Filed Return Set Aside for Fresh Consideration: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC held that merely issuing a corrigendum acknowledging the return did not rectify the defective assessment process and ord...

July 4, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Grants Five-Year Scientific Research Recognition to Public Health Foundation

Income Tax : CBDT has approved a scientific research institution under the Income-tax Act, 2025 for tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31. The notificat...

June 25, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approved University of Hyderabad for Scientific Research Tax Benefits

Income Tax : CBDT has approved the University of Hyderabad for scientific research under Section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The approval i...

June 25, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

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 12, 2026 414 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 981 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 3405 Views 0 comment Print


TDS Amendment – Payment Due Date/ Mode, Furnishing of TDS certificate

March 25, 2009 57267 Views 19 comments Print

Notification No.31/2009 – Income Tax , Amendment in rules related to payment of TDS, Mode of Payment and time period for furnishing of TDS certificate. Form No.16 shall be furnished to the deductee within one week after the date on which the sum of tax deducted at source is paid to the credit of the Central Government if the payment in respect of which the tax so deducted is by way of crediting on the date upto which the accounts of the deductor are made;

Where income is shared by two or more persons, credit for withholding tax is to be shared in same ratio

March 25, 2009 837 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent ruling in the case of Punjab Financial Corporation (“the assessee”)1, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (“the Court”) held that credit for withholding tax (“WHT”) would be available in the same proportion in which the parties share the income under the provisions of section 1992 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the “Act”).

New Income Tax Notification on Credit of TDS on the basis of info submitted by deductee

March 16, 2009 12446 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 28/2009 – Income Tax 2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962,- (A) after rule 37B, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “Credit for tax deducted at source for the purposes of section 199. 37BA. (1) Credit for tax deducted at source and paid to the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII, shall be given to the person to whom payment has been made or credit has been given (hereinafter referred to as deductee) on the basis of information relating to deduction of tax furnished by the deductor to the income-tax authority or the person authorised by such authority.

Director not liable for Company's taxes unless found guilty of misfeasance

March 8, 2009 18514 Views 0 comment Print

Under company law, a director of a company is not personally liable for the company’s debts unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds him guilty of misfeasance. Company law proceeds on the basic principle of jurisprudence that a director is presumed to be innocent unless he is proved to be otherwise. These salient principles of […]

Filing date of Form 27Q related to E-TDS Changed

January 24, 2009 3225 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 11/2009 – Income Tax These rules may be called the Income-tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2009. (2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2009.

Identification of donor and receipt of gift by cheque not sufficient to prove genuineness of gift

January 20, 2009 673 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the assessee claimed that an amount of Rs. 98,000 was received by him as gift from `M’ on account of love and affection by two drafts. Indeed, the amount of Rs. 98,000 was credited in the account books of the assessee for the previous year. `M’ appeared before the Commissioner (Appeals) and his statement was recorded

Commercial Vehicle Acquired b/w 01.01.2009 to 31.03.2009 will be eligible to depreciation @ 50%

January 19, 2009 14158 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No.10 /2009- Income Tax The CBDT has amended the Table to the New Appendix-I prescribing the Rates at which depreciation is admissible. Now new commercial vehicle which is acquired on or after the 1st day of January, 2009 but before the 1st day of April, 2009 and is put to use before the 1st day of April, 2009 for the purposes of business or profession , will get 50% depreciation.

DTAA between India and Serbia Notified

January 7, 2009 1451 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas the annexed Convention between the Government of Republic of India and the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital was signed at New Delhi on the 8th day of February, 2006; And whereas the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was disintegrated into two independent States after Montenegro’s formal declaration of independence on 3rd June, 2006 and Serbia’s formal declaration of independence on 5th June, 2006;

Income Tax – Circular on Charitable purpose’ under section 2(15)

December 19, 2008 5380 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 11/2008-Income Tax Definition of ‘Charitable purpose’ under section 2(15) of the Income tax Act, 1961 – reg.Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) defines “charitable purpose” to include the following:- (i) Relief of the poor (ii) Education (iii) Medical relief, and (iv) the advancement of any other object of general public utility.

Income-Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2008 – Insertion of Rule 5F And Form No. 3CF-111

December 19, 2008 1171 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 107/2008, DATED 11-12-2008 An application for approval under clause (iia) of sub-section (1) of section 35 by a company shall be made in duplicate in Form No. 3CF-III, to the Commissioner of Income-tax having jurisdiction over the applicant, at any time during the financial year immediately preceding the assessment year from which the approval is sought.

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