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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 259797 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 10545 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 5382 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 129 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 618 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 168 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 129 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 210 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 270A set aside as charge of under reporting or mis-reporting of income not clarified

April 22, 2025 1401 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held the imposition of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax Act is not sustainable since charge of under reporting or mis-reporting not clarified. Thus, penalty cannot be imposed in a light hearted manner or in routine manner.

Section 115JB of Income Tax Not Applicable to Banking Companies: ITAT Bangalore

April 21, 2025 1071 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that provisions of section 115JB of the Income Tax Act cannot be applied to assessee bank and consequently the tax on book profits (MAT) are not applicable to assessee bank. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee bank allowed.

Surcharge Applicable Only if Incomes Exceeds ₹50 Lakhs: ITAT Hyderabad

April 15, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad rules no surcharge on Sriram Trust’s income under ₹50 lakh, clarifying surcharge applies only as per thresholds in the Finance Act.

Section 115JB MAT Provisions Inapplicable to Banking Companies Before April 1, 2012

April 11, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules Section 115JB of Income Tax Act does not apply to SBI for AY 2006-07, exempting banks from MAT provisions before 2012.

Penalty u/s. 270A not leviable as order & notice failed to specify applicable limb

April 10, 2025 3111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that penalty under section 270A is not leviable since neither the assessment order nor the notice issued u/sec.274 r.w.s.270A the Assessing Officer has specified the limb under which the case of the assessee falls.

Section 40A(7) Overrides Section 43B if Conditions Met: Madras HC

April 10, 2025 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that the provisions of Section 40A(7) of the Income Tax Act would override Section 43B of the Income Tax Act provided conditions under clauses (a) and (b) of section 40A(7) are satisfied.

Income from sale of scrap eligible for deduction u/s. 80IC: ITAT Ahmedabad

April 8, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that income from sale of scraps generated through production process reducing cost of product is eligible for deduction under section 80IC of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

No TDS on Payments to Maharashtra Govt, Village Entrepreneurs & Expense Provisions

April 8, 2025 846 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules Section 40(a)(ia) disallowance unsustainable for payments to Maharashtra Govt and unpaid liabilities, providing partial relief to Mahaonline Ltd.

Re-opening u/s. 147 quashed as not based on tangible material: Madras HC

April 7, 2025 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that re-opening of assessment u/s. 147 must be based on some tangible material without such tangible material, re-opening is merely inspired from change of opinion and hence the same is liable to be quashed.

Income from sale of shares is business income when funds borrowed for trading purpose

April 2, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that income from sale of shares is to be treated as business income since money was borrowed and invested in shares only for the purpose of trading in shares. Accordingly, income from sale of shares cannot be treated as short-term capital gain.

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