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Income Tax : Learn about the income tax benefits available to resident senior and very senior citizens, including higher exemption limits, dedu...
Income Tax : This guide explains the applicability of TDS under Section 194Q and TCS under Section 206C(1H), including thresholds, rates, and c...
Income Tax : Learn the difference between Sections 80TTA and 80TTB, including eligibility, deduction limits, and the types of interest income c...
Income Tax : This article explains depreciation provisions under the Income-tax Act and Companies Act, including WDV, SLM, additional depreciat...
Income Tax : Learn what TAN is, who must obtain it, how to apply, and where it must be quoted under the Income-tax Act. The guide also explains...
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 : The exemption for disability pension has been preserved under the Income-tax Act, 2025 to maintain the relief previously available...
Income Tax : The Government clarified that the new income tax search provision does not expand powers or permit AI-based digital surveillance, ...
Income Tax : Govt. confirms no changes to the process of tax exemptions for STs in Meghalaya, clarifying no certificates are needed to claim ex...
Income Tax : Explore Income Tax Day 2024s history, significance, and key updates from Budget 2024-25, including enhanced deductions and revised...
Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that refund adjustment against a disputed tax demand was unsustainable when both a stay application a...
Income Tax : The High Court held that only 30 days of limitation survived after applying TOLA and Supreme Court rulings. Notices issued after e...
Income Tax : The High Court held that courts must intimate the Income Tax Department when suits involve cash transactions exceeding Rs.2 lakh. ...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that for an unabated year, additions under section 153A require incriminating material. A seized loose sheet and r...
Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment could be initiated by a jurisdictional officer after faceless schemes became mandatory. The Tri...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Income Tax : The official copy of the Income Tax Act, 2025, is now available. Download the full text to review new tax rates, compliance rules,...
Income Tax : Summary of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, covering new tax exemptions for pension funds and foreign investors, and chang...
Income Tax : Learn about the latest changes in Income Tax Rules, 2025. Key amendments include updates to ITR forms and provisions for capital g...
Income Tax : Notification 102/2024 designates Auroville Foundation as an approved institution for social science research under the Income Tax ...
Finance Act, 2020 introduced various amendment related to the registration of Charitable trust and Religious trust for availing the exemption u/s 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act). Thereby, the legislature introduced section 12AB in the Act and made erstwhile provision of registration (i.e. section 12AA) inoperative.
Section 10(17A) Taxability of Awards, Taxability in case of Professional and Non-professional Sports persons (Circular No.447 dated 22nd January, 1986) Section 10(17A ) states that any payment made, whether in cash or in kind,- (i) in pursuance of any award instituted in the public interest by the Central Government or any State Government or instituted […]
Taxpayers need to keep in mind high-value transactions they made while filing their income tax returns. The income tax department is using analytics to scrutinize data to find out people who have not filed income tax returns (ITR) or under-reported income despite doing a high-value transaction. Let’s understand what these high-value transactions are and how […]
A new section 194Q, has been introduced in Finance Act, 2021, to the Income Tax Act, which requires a buyer to deduct TDS of seller, while purchasing of goods. This section will be applicable from 1st Jul, 2021. As we have seen, last year, a similar provision of section 206C(1H) was introduced, where seller needs to collect TCS from buyer on sale of goods.
The Finance Act, 2021 has inserted two new sections, namely, section 206AB and section 206CCA to the Income Tax Act. Both the sections are inserted to encourage regular income tax return filing. Further, both the sections impose higher deduction of TDS and/ or higher collection of TCS in case the specified person has not filed […]
Short Notes on Section 55 of Income tax act 1961. (Opting for benefit of Section 55 ) 1. Cost of acquisition of capital assets becoming property of the assessee before 01.04.1981/01.04.2001. Where the capital assets has become property of the assessee before 01.04.1981, then the cost of acquisition of such an asset will be the […]
Belated Return and Revised Return for the Assessment Year 2020-21 may be filed on or before 31st May, 2021 In view of the adverse circumstances arising due to the severe Covid-19 pandemic, the CBDT, in exercise of its powers under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the IT Act’), has issued a Circular […]
CBDT notifies pension fund, namely, ‘Ivanhoe Logistics India Inc.’ under sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of the eligible investment made by it in India on or after 4th May 2021 but on or before the 31st day of […]
Introduction: India first introduced an equalisation levy in 2016 and 2020 Budget substantially extended the scope of the equalisation levy. Besides taxing online advertisement services, it was also levied on the consideration received by e-commerce operators crossing the prescribed threshold, for supplies to Indian residents, persons using an Indian IP address, and non-residents in certain […]
Tax Incentive to Business / Service sector/ Industry on salary of new employees On Salary of Rs. 100/- avail tax benefit on Rs. 190/- :- Any business / service sector/ manufacturing industry can claim additional deduction of 30% of salary paid to additional employees, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions. This deduction of 30% of […]
