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Commonly observed AIS mismatches that can Trigger Income Tax Notice

Income Tax : The Income-tax Department is increasingly relying on AI-based verification and automated reconciliation systems to detect discrepa...

May 20, 2026 2967 Views 0 comment Print

Important Changes Under Income Tax Act 2025 & 1961: Series II

Income Tax : The new Income Tax Act, 2025 significantly reduces the number of statutory sections and reorganises tax compliance procedures effe...

May 11, 2026 984 Views 0 comment Print

Have you received email from Income Tax Department Seeking Clarification?

Income Tax : The case emphasizes that ignoring clarification notices may result in denial of deductions and exemptions. Taxpayers must substant...

April 28, 2026 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Why Income Tax Notices issued in Exempt Agricultural Land Transactions?

Income Tax : Many taxpayers receive notices despite exemption due to AIS-ITR mismatches. The case highlights that non-reporting of even exempt ...

April 20, 2026 804 Views 0 comment Print

Car Lease through Employer – A Smart Tax Planning Strategy Explained

Income Tax : This analysis explains how employer-leased cars reduce taxable salary since only a prescribed perquisite value under Rule 3 is tax...

February 25, 2026 7563 Views 0 comment Print


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CBI Arrests Income Tax Stenographer for Taking Rs.1.5 Lakh Bribe

Income Tax : A government official was arrested for demanding and accepting ₹1.5 lakh to wipe off outstanding tax liabilities. The key takeaw...

February 4, 2026 1248 Views 0 comment Print

CAG Compendium on Impact of Audit on Income Tax & GST Administration

Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...

November 27, 2025 1314 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT releases Advance Pricing Agreement Programme Annual Report 2024–25

Income Tax : CBDT’s 2024-25 APA report details 174 new agreements, including record bilateral deals, advancing tax certainty and reducing cro...

October 24, 2025 2013 Views 0 comment Print

AOTAA Seeks Extension of ITR and Tax Audit Report Filing Deadlines

Income Tax : All Odisha Tax Advocates Association requests due date extensions for AY 2025-26 ITRs and Tax Audit Reports citing portal glitches...

September 12, 2025 6579 Views 0 comment Print

BJP CA cell demanded Amnesty Scheme for Partnership Firms

Corporate Law : Professionals request an amnesty scheme for partnership firms in Maharashtra to regularize past lapses and ease compliance with Re...

May 6, 2025 14808 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Gujarat HC Quashes Section 263 Notice as AO’s DVO-Based Valuation Was Plausible

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that revisional powers under Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the Commissioner prefers ano...

May 9, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

Seized amount being proceeds of crime cannot be recovered by income tax department prior to conclusion of PMLA trial

Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that seized amount is prima facie proceeds of crime and not lawful income hence to treat such amounts as tax...

September 29, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Allows Advertisement Expenses as Revenue Deduction – Deletes ₹2.44 Cr Addition

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT allowed Mahindra & Mahindra's appeal, holding that advertisement and sales promotion expenses of ₹3.26 Cr for 'Mahin...

September 28, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition to 12.5% Profit instead of 100%

Income Tax : The ITAT in Mumbai has restricted an income tax disallowance on alleged bogus purchases for Quality Heightcon, capping it at 12.5%...

September 21, 2025 996 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Allows ITC/Customs Appeal Before CESTAT With Partial Pre-Deposit

Custom Duty : Delhi High Court permitted the petitioner to pursue a customs duty appeal before CESTAT by depositing 50% of the required pre-depo...

September 7, 2025 393 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Revises monetary limits for jurisdiction of Wards & Circles in JAO charges in Delhi

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department increased monetary thresholds for assigning cases between ITOs and D/ACITs in Delhi Region. The revised ...

May 16, 2026 1203 Views 0 comment Print

FM message to Income Tax Department on 161st Income Tax Day

Income Tax : Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Government of India Dy. No. 1759745 FM/FMP/2021 22/07/21 Message My h...

July 22, 2021 1293 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT IEC services not available from 01st June to 6th June 2021

DGFT : Following DGFT services will not be available from 1 st June 2021 to 6th June 2021: i. Application for a new IEC ii. Application f...

May 26, 2021 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Proceeding in CCD case was as per law: Income Tax Department

Income Tax : A note said to be written by Shri. V G Siddhartha (VGS) of CCD is doing the rounds. Among others it was mentioned in the note abou...

July 30, 2019 2712 Views 0 comment Print

No Income Tax Scrutiny of Senior Citizens and Small Tax payers Having Gross Income less then 10 Lakh

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total...

February 29, 2012 58062 Views 12 comments Print


SC ask IT department why Bachchan was given tax rebate

April 27, 2009 969 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Income-Tax department to explain why actor Amitabh Bachchan was allowed to withdraw his security expense claim amounting to 30% of around Rs 6.90 crore, the actor’s income from popular TV game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ in 2001-02. The department said while Bachchan had in his original income tax […]

Checklist for preparation and filing of Income Tax Returns for F.Y. 08-09 i.e. A.Y.09-10 of Individual and HUF Assessee

April 8, 2009 21475 Views 9 comments Print

Most of the chartered firms may have completed there bank audits or will be on the verge of completion of the same. As you may be aware that Income Tax department has notified the Income Tax Return for the A.Y. 2009-10 but not yet officially released the ITR for the same. I have uploaded the […]

Excel Format of Form 16 Salary Certificate & Form 16A

April 2, 2009 3528974 Views 216 comments Print

We have uploaded on this page latest Form 16 Salary Certificate & Form 16A TDs certificate in Excel Format which can be used by the tax Deductor to issue the same to deductee. Forms are easy to use.

Income tax department sleuths detected unaccounted cash worth over Rs 8 crore

March 29, 2009 1262 Views 0 comment Print

Income tax department sleuths detected unaccounted cash worth over Rs 8 crore during the survey carried out on three business establishments in Chandigarh. Survey started on Thursday completed on Friday afternoon. Income tax sleuths carried out the survey in the premises of Compact Disc (CD) India Limited, Manimajra, office of A-I Meters Private Limited, Industrial […]

Change in procedure related to Certification of remittance outside India by a Chartered Accountant (CA)

March 25, 2009 3129 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 30/2009 – Income Tax S.O. 857(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with sub-section (6) of section 195 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules. 2009. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 1st July 2009. 2. In the Income-tax Rules. 1962. after rule 37BA, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “Furnishing of information under sub-section (6) of section 195.

I-T dept moves court over ITAT's demand for verifying the reasons for conducting a raid

March 24, 2009 919 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-Tax department is at loggerheads with the income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the ultimate fact-finding body on tax disputes, over the latter’s demand for verifying the reasons for conducting a raid on FMCG major Marico Industries. ITAT had directed the department to produce the “satisfaction note”, which is an internal document prepared by income […]

I-T dept considering tax imposition on carbon credits

March 24, 2009 918 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-Tax department is mulling tax on carbon credit trade, estimated to yield for the exchequer an estimated Rs 1,000 crore. The I-T department’s preliminary study has found that large companies listed on stock exchanges are not making tax provisions against the profits out of the sale of carbon credits and are putting the money […]

Pyramid Saimira to challenge I-T dept in court on Monday for against the IT dept. decision to attach bank a/c

March 16, 2009 543 Views 0 comment Print

Leading theatre chain Pyramid Saimira will move court on Monday against the Income-Tax department’s decision to attach the company’s over Rs 240 crore bank accounts for alleged non-payment of tax. “We will file a case against the Income-Tax department at the Madras High Court on Monday,” a company source told PTI. On Friday, the tax […]

IT dept refuses to disclose info on IAS officials under RTI

March 10, 2009 1114 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Information Commission feels that details of property belonging to government servants and even judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court are subject to the purview of the Right To Information (RTI) Act but some government departments, including the Income-Tax department, seem to think otherwise.

I-T Department searches at Anand Jain’s home, offices

March 6, 2009 738 Views 0 comment Print

The I-T search was conducted simultaneously at Jain’s residence at Sterling Apartments and Jai Corp.’s corporate office at Embassy Centre, Nariman Point, as well as its office at the Navi Mumbai SEZ The investigation wing of the income tax (I-T) department in Mumbai on Thursday searched the offices and residence of Anand Jain, chairman of […]

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