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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 259821 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 5388 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 138 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 660 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 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 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


Amount spent on clinical trials outside approved-in-house facility eligible for weighted deduction u/s 35(2AB)

March 3, 2023 588 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the amount spent by the assessee on clinical trials outside the approved in-house facility is eligible for weighted deduction u/s 35(2AB) of the Act.

Disallowance u/s 14A cannot be subject matter of disallowance under 115JB

February 8, 2023 1392 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the disallowances made under section 14A read with rule 8D cannot be the subject matter of disallowances while determining the net profit u/s 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

Pre-Budget 2023 Thoughts- Expectations of Startup Companies

January 23, 2023 1518 Views 0 comment Print

A company opting for special rate taxation under section 115BAA and 115BAB of the Act are exempt from paying MAT. Further, a company, being a unit of an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and deriving its income solely in convertible foreign exchange, will be required to pay MAT at 9% (plus cess and surcharge as applicable

Addition of SEZ book profits while computing book profits u/s 115JB is unsustainable

January 18, 2023 1386 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that addition of Special Economic Zone books profits while computing books profits under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act is unsustainable in law in terms of Special Bench of Delhi Tribunal decision in the case of ACIT vs. Vireet Investment (P) Ltd.

Exclude CSR expenses to book profit for computing book profit u/s 115JB

January 16, 2023 867 Views 1 comment Print

CIT(A) erred in confirming addition of CSR expenses to book profit, when there is no such requirement to adjust the same while computing book profit as per section 115JB

Provision for leave encashment and gratuity is allowable in book profit computed u/s 115JB

January 8, 2023 2754 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition of provisions for leave encashment and provision for gratuity to book profit computed u/s 115JB unsustainable as the same is ascertained liability.

Advance from customers cannot be added in computation of Book Profit

January 6, 2023 1971 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.

Sales tax subsidy is capital receipt and not part of book profit u/s 115JB

December 23, 2022 2283 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax subsidy received by the assessee is capital receipt and does not come within definition of income under section 2(24) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and when, a receipt is not a in the nature of income, it cannot form part of book profit u/s 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Interest subsidy not being income has to be excluded while computing book profits u/s 115JB

December 1, 2022 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as receipt of an interest subsidy received under the scheme is not income at all and hence the same has to be excluded while computing book profits under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act.

Section 115JB benefit Not Available When Net Worth of Sick company Turns Positive

November 21, 2022 1482 Views 0 comment Print

Supertex Industries Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Undoubtedly, the assessee was referred to the board of industrial and financial Reconstruction Under the provisions of the sick industrial Companies act. Assessee was declared a sick company u/s 3 [1] [o] of the SICA. Rehabilitation scheme of the assessee was approved by the board of industrial and […]

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