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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 1155 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


Cumulative Monthly Advances, Not Incremental Figures, Govern Section 36(1)(viia) Deduction

December 25, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute concerned how aggregate average advances should be computed for bad debt provisions. The Court held that cumulative month-end outstanding advances, not incremental lending, must be used.

Post condoning delay, revisional authority wrongly dismissed petition u/s. 264 on ground of delay

December 25, 2025 327 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that revision petition u/s. 264 of the Income Tax Act wrongly dismissed by holing that delay in filing revision petition cannot be condoned since the revisional authority already condoned the delay.

Draft Assessment Issued in Name of Amalgamated Company Held Void Ab Initio

December 25, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court held that a draft assessment order issued against a company that had ceased to exist due to amalgamation is invalid. Such proceedings suffer from a substantive jurisdictional defect.

Reassessment Quashed for Failure to Verify Bank Statement on ₹50 Lakh Threshold

December 25, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

The Court set aside reassessment proceedings after finding that the assessing officer failed to verify whether cash deposits were used to create a fixed deposit. The case was remanded for fresh consideration after proper examination.

Bombay HC Set Aside Jewellery Release Rejection for Lack of Jurisdiction

December 25, 2025 495 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court set aside an order rejecting release of seized jewellery after finding it was passed by an officer who lacked jurisdiction. The application was directed to be reconsidered by the proper assessing authority.

Reassessment Quashed as Deduction Under Section 80P(2)(d) Was Legally Allowable

December 25, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that reassessment was invalid where deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) was lawfully claimed by a co-operative society. It ruled that interest from co-operative banks remains deductible when the assessee is not a co-operative bank.

Reassessment Quashed for Borrowed Satisfaction in Alleged Accommodation Entry Case

December 25, 2025 804 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute concerned profits alleged to arise from non-genuine option trades. The Tribunal held that reassessment failed because the AO did not independently examine or correlate the information to the assessee’s case.

Rubber Replantation & Upkeep Costs Held Revenue Expenditure After Full Bench Ruling

December 25, 2025 261 Views 0 comment Print

The Court ruled that expenses on replantation and upkeep are revenue in nature and eligible for deduction. It followed the Full Bench decision which overruled the earlier restrictive interpretation.

Simultaneous Section 80IA & 80HHC Deductions Allowed Subject to 100% Cap: Madras HC

December 25, 2025 225 Views 0 comment Print

The court held that deductions under Sections 80-IA and 80-HHC can be claimed simultaneously, subject only to an overall cap of 100% of business profits.

Set-Off of Short-Term Capital Loss Cannot Be Denied When Allowed in Identical Cases: Bombay HC

December 25, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court held that the tax department cannot deny set-off of short-term capital loss when the same claim was accepted in factually identical connected cases. Consistency in tax treatment was upheld.

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