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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 259824 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 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 663 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


Section 115JB Doesn’t Envisage Enhancement of Taxable Profits by Adding Loss incurred in Redemption of MF

August 14, 2020 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Whether upward adjustment to book profit under section 115JB of the Act, by treating the loss on purchase and redemption of mutual funds as expenditure relatable to earning exempt income is justified in law?

HC confirms presumption of investments out of interest-free funds

July 24, 2020 2430 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition made by AO u/s 14A with respect of Interest free funds is justified in law?

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for Ind AS 115 complaint companies

July 23, 2020 2958 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for Ind AS 115 complaint companies. Learn how to compute book profit and navigate the provisions of section 115JB.

Section 234B & 234C Interest on Book Profit Not Justified

July 12, 2020 5628 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the charge of interest under sections 234B and 234C on the book profit was not justified?

No Section 234B Interest for Advance Tax Shortfall due to Retrospective Amendment

June 28, 2020 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the interest u/s 234B for less payment of advance tax will be levied on account of additions made to total income, consequent to retrospective amendment?

Minimum Alternate Tax & Alternate Minimum Tax- Provisions

June 24, 2020 105603 Views 13 comments Print

Article summarizes the provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT). The article gives theoretical insights along with examples for sound understanding of the provisions.

Book profit | Section 10A deduction | HC refers matter back to ITAT

June 4, 2020 1173 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal has held that net profits have to be determined as per the provisions of the companies Act and thereafter, the adjustments have to be made. It has further been held that the assessee cannot adjust the books of profit except as provided under the companies Act.

Retention money taxable in year of contract condition fulfillment

May 27, 2020 15426 Views 0 comment Print

Right to receive the retention money is accrued only after the obligations under the contract are fulfilled and the assessee had no vested right to receive the same in this assessment year, therefore, it would not amount to an income of the assessee in the year in which it is retained.

While computing income U/s. 115J AO cannot tinker book profit

May 5, 2020 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer tinkered the book profit by adding the additional revenue on account of subsequent realization of export, while computing the book profit u/s 115JB of the Act. The assessee has revised the return of income by including the additional revenue in its total income.

Deduction of not contingent warrant expenses allowable from book profit

March 6, 2020 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Provision for warrant expenses was not contingent and had to be allowed as deduction while computing income under the head Income from Business & Profession. Thus, the addition made to the book profits under section 115JB was to be deleted because the liability could not be said to be contingent. 

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