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Income-tax authority means a Commissioner, a Joint Commissioner, a Director, a Joint Director, an Assistant Director or a Deputy Director or an Assessing Officer, or a Tax Recovery Officer, and for the purposes of clause (i) of subsection (1), clause (i) of sub-section (3) and sub-section (5), includes an Inspector of Income-tax.

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Income Tax Survey – Frequently Asked Questions

Income Tax : Q1. Whether notice is required to be issued to the assessee before initiating survey? No, the section does not require prior noti...

October 21, 2020 29444 Views 4 comments Print

Keyman Insurance Policy- Income Tax Benefit

Income Tax : The amount on claim or maturity under a keyman insurance policy is not exempt under Section 10 (10D) of the Income Tax Act if the ...

March 18, 2020 364396 Views 35 comments Print

Budget 2018 amends structure of Authority for Advance Rulings

Income Tax : Section 245-O provides for the constitution of an Authority for Advance Rulings, and constitution of its benches, for giving advan...

February 3, 2018 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Request for extension of date of filing of Tax Audit Report & ITR

Income Tax : Rajasthan Tax Consultants' Association, Jaipur has requested to CBDT Chairman for extension of date of filing of Tax Audit Report ...

October 16, 2017 64722 Views 61 comments Print

Budget 2017-Govt proposes to merge Authority for Advance Ruling for income-tax, central excise, customs duty and service tax

Income Tax : Budget 2017: It has been decided by the Government to merge the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) for income-tax, central excise,...

February 3, 2017 2088 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


How to Authenticate Notice/Order Issued by Income Tax Department

Income Tax : 1) Go to the Income Tax department’s e-filing website and click on “Notice/Order Issued by ITD” button on the le...

October 3, 2019 7371 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Committee to Examine Rule 10VA Applications

Income Tax : Rule 10VA provides for mechanism of fund being approved by the Board for purpose of section 9A. The fund seeking approval is requi...

May 23, 2016 727 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax authorities planning to broaden the tax base

Income Tax : Income Tax authorities are planning to broaden the tax base, seek greater exchange of information under the tax treaties and provi...

January 18, 2010 670 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax department reopened Assessment of Indian Nationals on info from German Bank

Income Tax : “The German Tax authorities have provided to the Indian Government information available with them regarding accounts concerning...

November 25, 2009 789 Views 0 comment Print

Scope for rectifying Income Tax assessments limited: SC

Income Tax : The Supreme Court (SC) last week set aside the judgement of the division bench of the Madras high court in a case raising the ques...

November 23, 2009 645 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Tax Evasion Allegations: HC dismisses PIL as Income Tax Dept already Examined Transaction

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court rejects a PIL filed by Ankur Gupta seeking a probe into alleged money laundering and tax evasion, citing previous...

June 14, 2024 171 Views 0 comment Print

NFAC Cannot Invoke Section 144B if failed to Lodge Claim Within CIRP Timeframe

Income Tax : Delhi HC explains why NFAC cannot invoke Section 144B of the Income Tax Act if a claim is not lodged within the Corporate Insolven...

April 19, 2024 942 Views 0 comment Print

Settlement Applications not disposed for reasons not attributable to the applicant cannot be treated as having abated

Income Tax : S. 254 D (4A) was amended by the Finance Act 2007 to provide that if in respect of an application filed before 1.6.2007, the Settl...

August 8, 2009 376 Views 0 comment Print

Validity of notice issued by AO u/s 148 pursuant to directions of CIT u/s. 263

Income Tax : 20. An Income Tax Officer while passing an order of assessment performs judicial function. An appeal lies against his order before...

July 17, 2009 1384 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment of agent of non-resident, Option is with Income Tax Authorities: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : 19. We have given careful thought to the rival submissions of the parties and examined them in the light of material available on ...

March 11, 2009 1893 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


New Rules and Procedure for Appointment of AAR Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Corporate Law : G.S.R. 100(E) (1) These rules may be called the Authority for Advance Rulings (Procedure for Appointment as Chairman and Vice-Chai...

January 21, 2016 1439 Views 0 comment Print

IT Notification No. 65/2010-Income-tax authorities – Jurisdiction of – Amendment in Notification No. S.O. 732(E), dated 3-7-2001

Income Tax : Notification No. 65/2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 of the Income-t...

July 28, 2010 2903 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 62/2010-Income-tax authorities – Jurisdiction of – Amendment in Notification No. S.O. 732(E), dated 3-7-2001

Income Tax : Notification No. S.O. 62/2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 of the Inc...

July 27, 2010 829 Views 0 comment Print

Section 117(1) and (2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Appointment of income-tax authorities – Notified officer

Income Tax : Notification No. 117 /2009 - Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 117 of the Inc...

October 2, 2009 3264 Views 0 comment Print

Section 120(1) and (2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Jurisdiction of income-tax authorities

Income Tax : Notification No. 74/2009 & Notification No. 75/2009 - Income Tax Section 120(1) and (2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Jurisdictio...

September 30, 2009 9354 Views 0 comment Print


Assessment of agent of non-resident, Option is with Income Tax Authorities: ITAT Mumbai

March 11, 2009 1893 Views 0 comment Print

19. We have given careful thought to the rival submissions of the parties and examined them in the light of material available on record, statutory provisions and case law cited at the Bar. At the very outset, we may state that the basic contention of the assessee that he is and should be considered as an agent under clauses (a), (b) & (c) u/s 163(1) of the Act, is misplaced

Hypothetical Tax Paid Abroad Not Income

November 20, 2008 1199 Views 0 comment Print

In what would come as a relief to expat employees coming to India on a posting or Indian employees going abroad, a tax tribunal has ruled that they could exclude the amount deducted as ‘hypothetical tax’ by their employers from their taxable income in the country. The tribunal turned down income-tax authorities contention that this amount was part of the total salary and hence taxable.

Article 226 – Power of High Court to issue writs and Orders

April 7, 2008 67775 Views 7 comments Print

A writ, direction or order may be issued by the High Court under Article 226 to a person or authority amenable to the Court’s jurisdiction either by residence or location within the State, even if the petitioner and other parties are from other States. This power can be exercised, under Article 226(2) of the Constitution, though the person or authority is outside the territories in relation to which the High Court has jurisdiction, provided the cause of action arises, wholly or in part, within such territories.

Mauritius double tax treaty may be fine-tuned to survive I-T scrutiny

January 12, 2008 291 Views 0 comment Print

The controversial double tax avoidance treaty between India and Mauritius is likely to survive despite pressure from the income-tax authorities. The pact may be reworked, but not scrapped, thanks to the lobbying by a high-level delegation headed by Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam.

Delhi HC imposes costs on Income Tax Department for mechanically filing frivolous appeals

January 12, 2008 373 Views 0 comment Print

THE New Year has just set in, and things have started going awry for the CBDT. In fact the CBDT’s ‘time chakra’ had entered the adversarial zone some time late last year when the Delhi High Court had begun to take note of its frivolous appeals. It did warn the income tax authorities and also asked for detailed procedure and screening methodoligies adopted by the Board before an appeal is filed before the High Courts.

Employer does not credit TDS to Govt – Can it be recovered again from employee by Income Tax?

July 27, 2007 11879 Views 6 comments Print

The interesting question raised in this petition is, where a company deducts tax at source (TDS) from the salary payable to an employee, but fails to deposit the said amount into the Government treasury, whether, the revenue can recover the TDS amount with interest from the employee concerned in spite of the express bar contained in section 205 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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