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Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) & Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)

Income Tax : The document outlines how MAT and AMT ensure that companies and eligible non-corporate taxpayers pay a minimum level of income tax...

June 13, 2026 107804 Views 5 comments Print

Section 115BAA, Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Section 115BAA offers eligible domestic companies a concessional tax structure with a fixed effective rate. The trade-off is the l...

June 4, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax for Companies under Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The case clarifies that only specified adjustments can be made while computing book profit under MAT. The ruling limits arbitrary ...

April 20, 2026 2718 Views 2 comments Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that companies must pay MAT where normal tax liability is lower than 15% of book profit. It establishes MA...

April 9, 2026 933 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 66: Book Profit Computation Report – Section 206(1)

Income Tax : Explains mandatory filing of Form 66 for companies liable to MAT and the requirement of CA certification. Highlights consequences ...

March 25, 2026 606 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Budget 2026: MAT Relief for Non-Residents, Data Centre Tax Holiday & 15% Safe Harbour Norm

Corporate Law : The Budget exempts non-residents paying tax on a presumptive basis from MAT while offering targeted income tax holidays. These mea...

February 1, 2026 996 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Income Tax : In order to attract fresh investment in manufacturing and provide boost to 'Make-in India' initiative of the Government, another p...

November 20, 2019 1572 Views 0 comment Print

Clarify on MAT u/s 115JB: ICAI

Income Tax : The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on vario...

January 20, 2018 9750 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT relaxes MAT provisions for companies facing Insolvency

Income Tax : Relaxation in the provisions relating to levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in case of companies against whom an application for ...

January 8, 2018 2097 Views 0 comment Print

Relevant part of recommendations of MAT-Ind AS Committee’s Report

Income Tax : Relevant part of MAT-Ind AS Committee Report dated 17th June, 2017 containing recommendations regarding amendment to the provision...

July 27, 2017 2502 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Dismisses Revenue Appeal as Section 115JB Not Apply to AY 2011-12

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that Section 115JB was not applicable to Assessment Year 2011-12 as it became effective only from Ass...

June 21, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Estimated Section 14A Disallowance Could Not Be Added to Book Profits

Income Tax : Tribunal held that the estimated disallowance under Section 14A should be restricted and should not form part of book profits, fol...

June 20, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes MAT Addition Because Convertible Debentures Were Not Compound Financial Instruments

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee's convertible debentures lacked the liability component required for classification as Comp...

June 20, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Section 14A Disallowance Cannot Automatically Increase MAT Book Profits: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance computed under Section 14A cannot be directly added while computing book profits under Section ...

May 24, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects MAT Addition as Company Validly Opted for Section 115BAA Concessional taxation

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that MAT provisions under Section 115JB cannot apply once a company validly opts for concessional taxation under S...

May 12, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Companies Act Section 137: ROC Penalizes Defaulting Officers for Delayed Filings

Company Law : ROC Kanpur's order dated 10/10/2025 imposes a ₹175,450 penalty on Haiderpur Fertilizer Producer Company and its five directors f...

October 10, 2025 987 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT clarification on MAT Credit on exercise of section 115BAA option

Income Tax : Representations have been received from the stakeholders seeking clarification on following issues relating to exercise of option ...

October 2, 2019 36657 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies revised Form no. 29B for MAT audit with Annexures

Income Tax : Details of the amount required to be increased or decreased in accordance with sub-section (2A) of section 115JB- [Applicable only...

August 18, 2017 126282 Views 5 comments Print

FAQs on computation of book profit to levy MAT for Ind AS companies

Income Tax : Clarifications with FAQs on computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under section 115JB...

July 25, 2017 13701 Views 0 comment Print

Issues on implementation of MAT provisions for Ind AS companies

Income Tax : CBDT press release on Issues arising from the implementation of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions relating to Indian Accounti...

July 25, 2017 2268 Views 0 comment Print


Canara Bank Wins ITAT Appeal: Section 115JB Not Applicable

April 23, 2025 3222 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore rules Section 115JB (MAT) not applicable to Canara Bank (erstwhile Syndicate Bank), citing prior judicial precedents and its status as a nationalized bank.

Form 29B & 29C: Audit Reports for Computing MAT & AMT under Income Tax Act

April 5, 2025 8754 Views 0 comment Print

Understand Form 29B and 29C under Sections 115JB & 115JC for MAT and AMT audits. Know applicability, filing, and compliance requirements for companies and firms.

Section 115J not authorizes AO to go beyond audited financial statement: SC

February 18, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court examined tax issues in Apollo Tyres Ltd. vs. CIT, including the role of assessing officers under Section 115-J and eligibility of UTI income under Section 32AB.

Redundancy of Minimum Alternate Tax: A Missed Step towards Simplification

February 16, 2025 2031 Views 0 comment Print

Redundancy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in India’s evolving tax landscape, focusing on its history, challenges & potential simplification benefits.

Decoding MAT: Unraveling Minimum Alternate Tax Landscape in India

February 5, 2024 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Unveiling the intricacies of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in India. Understand its purpose, computation, and recent developments. Navigate the tax landscape with clarity.

Loss on sale of investment not deductible from book profits u/s 115JB

August 24, 2023 1944 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that as capital profit are to be excluded while computing book profit u/s 115JB, similarly, the adjustment of loss could also not be allowed u/s 115JB. Hence, loss on sale of investment could not be reduced from Book Profits u/s 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

MAT Credit Short Notes and Presentation in Financial Statements

April 30, 2023 179058 Views 10 comments Print

MAT credit should be accounted in books as it satisfies definition of Asset as per Framework for preparation and presentation of Financial Statements

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not leviable as tax was payable on book profits u/s 115JB

April 14, 2023 1161 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act alleging inaccurate particulars not leviable as assessee was subjected to tax on book profits u/s 115JB.

Advance from customers cannot be added in computation of Book Profit

January 6, 2023 2061 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that if advances received by the assessee from customers on which TDS Credits has been claimed, has been offered as income of subsequent financial years, then the same needs to be recognized as income as and when such income accrues to the assessee.

Receipt not in character of Income to not form part of book profit under Section 115JB

September 14, 2022 765 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT-4 Vs Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd (Calcutta High Court) Whether the interest subsidy and excise refund would be treated as capital receipt or revenue receipt for the purpose of computation of book profit under the provision of Section 115JB of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 ? Identical issue was also considered by this Court in […]

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