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Corporate Tax Rate Applicable for AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 & 2026-27

Income Tax : Detailed overview of corporate tax rates, surcharges, and MAT for AY 2021-22 to AY 2025-26, applicable for various domestic and ma...

January 29, 2026 257691 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Income Tax : Understand deferred tax assets and liabilities under the Income-tax Act, 1961 — their meaning, recognition, timing vs. permanent...

November 11, 2025 10104 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Detailed overview of penalties under various sections of the Income Tax Act, covering defaults in tax payment, reporting, document...

October 30, 2025 5103 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding MAT for Indian Companies: A Practical Guide

Income Tax : Learn about Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for Indian companies, including its purpose, calculation under Section 115JB, and the proc...

August 1, 2025 2742 Views 0 comment Print

Story Behind MAT: Why it Was Born, Who Created it & Journey

Income Tax : Concept of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) was formally introduced in Section 115JA of the Income Tax Act. It evolved over time, becom...

June 4, 2025 2745 Views 0 comment Print


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Rajasthan HC Extends Tax Audit Filing Deadline to 31 October 2025

Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court granted a one-month extension for filing TARs under Section 44AB for AY 2025-26, citing delayed audit utility...

September 25, 2025 861 Views 0 comment Print

Clarify 6 Issues in computation of book profit U/s. 115JB: ICAI to Govt

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

January 22, 2018 1278 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 9591 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 1983 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 2436 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Capitalisation in Books Does Not Decide Tax Deduction, Marketing Spend Allowed as Revenue

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that marketing and advertisement expenses incurred to promote products on an online retail platform are revenue i...

March 7, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

No separate notional interest adjustment when working capital adjustment made under TNMM

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that upward adjustment on account of notional interest on outstanding receivables rightly deleted since TNMM h...

March 7, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Denied Section 80JJAA Deduction as Claim Not Made in Original Return

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that deduction under Section 80JJAA cannot be allowed when not claimed in the original return of income. Section ...

March 2, 2026 1905 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Invalid – No Addition on Recorded Reasons; MAT U/s 115JB Quashed per Jet Airways – ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT ruled that once the Assessing Officer makes no addition on the issue forming the basis of reopening, other additions cannot s...

February 21, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) Deleted – MAT Liability U/s 115JB Higher Than Normal Tax – No Tax Sought to be Evaded – ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive where tax is ultimately levied under Section 115JB. Additions under ...

February 21, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 36105 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 126024 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 13428 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 2175 Views 0 comment Print

Modification in Circular related to Tax Effect for Appeal Filing

Income Tax : References are being received by the Board that in certain cases appellate authorities are dismissing appeals without going into t...

July 14, 2017 1977 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in section 115JB

Capitalisation in Books Does Not Decide Tax Deduction, Marketing Spend Allowed as Revenue

March 7, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that marketing and advertisement expenses incurred to promote products on an online retail platform are revenue in nature since they relate to expansion of an existing business.

No separate notional interest adjustment when working capital adjustment made under TNMM

March 7, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that upward adjustment on account of notional interest on outstanding receivables rightly deleted since TNMM has been applied and working capital adjustment has been given while benchmarking the main international transaction.

ITAT Mumbai Denied Section 80JJAA Deduction as Claim Not Made in Original Return

March 2, 2026 1905 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that deduction under Section 80JJAA cannot be allowed when not claimed in the original return of income. Section 80A(5) bars such belated claims raised for the first time before appellate authorities.

Reopening Invalid – No Addition on Recorded Reasons; MAT U/s 115JB Quashed per Jet Airways – ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT ruled that once the Assessing Officer makes no addition on the issue forming the basis of reopening, other additions cannot survive. MAT demand under Section 115JB was therefore struck down as unlawful.

Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) Deleted – MAT Liability U/s 115JB Higher Than Normal Tax – No Tax Sought to be Evaded – ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive where tax is ultimately levied under Section 115JB. Additions under normal provisions did not result in tax evasion.

ITAT Bangalore Deletes Penalty U/s 270A After HC Condoned Delay and Restored Sec. 80IA Deduction

February 20, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore held that penalty under Section 270A for alleged underreporting and misreporting of income could not survive once the Karnataka High Court condoned the delay in filing the return and restored the assessee’s eligibility for deduction under Section 80IA.

Sec 147 Reopening After 4 Years Invalid; Audit Objection Not Tangible; Bad Debt MAT Issue Fails: ITAT Mumbai

February 17, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that reopening based merely on audit objection without independent application of mind is unsustainable. An audit note cannot replace the Assessing Officers reasoned belief.

Sec 263 Quashed; AO Examined 10AA & R&D; Audit Objection Based Revision Invalid: ITAT Mumbai

February 17, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that once the Assessing Officer scrutinized the Section 10AA claim and R&D allocation, revision cannot be invoked. Section 263 cannot be used to re-examine issues already verified during assessment.

Depreciation allowable on difference between slump sale consideration and value of tangible assets

February 17, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that balancing figure between the slump sale consideration and the value of identifiable tangible assets represents goodwill or commercial rights in the nature of an intangible asset, and depreciation thereon is allowable under section 32(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act.

Disallowance u/s. 14A limited to extent of investment which yielded exempt income

February 14, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance in terms of section 14A of the Income Tax Act read with rule 8D restricted to the extent of investment which yielded exempt income. Accordingly, disallowance restricted and appeal partly allowed.

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