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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 259839 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 10548 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 5391 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 3087 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 2928 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 921 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 1314 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 9654 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 2019 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 2463 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Transfer of passive infrastructure assets to Vodafone Infrastructure was a ‘Gift’ eligible for sec 47(iii) exemption

Income Tax : Transfer of passive infrastructure (PI) assets under a court-approved scheme of demerger without consideration qualified as a gift...

April 16, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Sec 68 Addition; Possible Loan Reclassification to Be Verified, No Automatic Addition

Income Tax : The Tribunal examined whether an increase in loans was due to fresh borrowing or reclassification. It remanded the matter for veri...

April 16, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Revised Computation Without Revised Return Allowed to Correct Slump Sale Capital Gains Error

Income Tax : The case addressed whether income can be corrected without filing a revised return. ITAT held that genuine computational errors ca...

April 13, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Allows Actuarial Provisions for Employee Benefit Schemes; Deletes Major Disallowances on Expense Provisions

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules actuarial provisions for employee benefit schemes are allowable under Section 37(1) as ascertained liabilities, ...

April 13, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Invalid as Based on Issue Already Decided in Earlier Year: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The case examined reopening based on a prior disallowance under Section 80IB(10). The Court found that the disallowance had alread...

April 10, 2026 216 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 36312 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 126138 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 13491 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 2217 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 2022 Views 0 comment Print


Section 10AA benefit not admissible when fixed deposits are not made for business exigencies

May 16, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

During the course of assessement proceedings, AO noted that the assessee has earned interest income on fixed deposits made with banks which has been included in the business income while computing deduction u/s 10AA of the Act.

Notice proposing penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) without specifying limb is bad-in-law

May 14, 2025 882 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that issuance of notice for initiating penalty proceedings under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act without specifying the limb under which the penalty was proposed to be levied is bad-in-law. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 44C Inapplicable to Exclusive Head Office Expenses for Indian Branches Abroad

May 12, 2025 723 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that head office expenditure incurred outside India exclusively for the Indian branches does not fall within the ambit of section 44C of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Loan Between Holding & Subsidiary Due to Commercial Expediency is Outside Deemed Dividend Scope

May 10, 2025 1494 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that loan transaction between holding and subsidiary company done in the normal course of business and out of business/ commercial expediency are outside the scope of deemed dividend.

Short term capital gain on depreciable assets u/s. 50 will be taxed @20% as per section 112

April 28, 2025 987 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the rate of tax on a short term capital gain on depreciable assets u/s. 50 has been held to be the rate of long term capital gain @ 20% as per Section 112 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Mauritius Fund Allowed to Carry Forward Capital Losses Despite DTAA Exemption on Gains

April 27, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai allows Mauritius fund to carry forward capital losses under Indian law while claiming DTAA exemption on pre-2017 share gains.

Section 14A doesn’t apply while computing income as per section 44: ITAT Delhi

April 25, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that while computing total income as per Rule 5 r.w. section 44, provisions of section 14A are not applicable. Further, disallowance method of computation of prescribed under Rule 8D is not applicable while “Book Profit” u/s 115JB.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Not leviable for Bona Fide Mistake Disclosed Voluntarily

April 24, 2025 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-a government-owned entity, had initially filed its income tax return for the assessment year 2016-17, declaring nil income after setting off carried-forward losses and reported book profits of Rs. 26.90 crore under the MAT provisions of Section 115JB.

Canara Bank Wins ITAT Appeal: Section 115JB Not Applicable

April 23, 2025 3105 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.

Section 115JB not applicable to banking companies: ITAT Bangalore

April 23, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore exempts Canara Bank from MAT, citing Delhi HC rulings on non-applicability of Section 115JB to banking companies before 2012 amendment.

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