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FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...

June 22, 2026 5895 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) & Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)

Income Tax : The document outlines how MAT and AMT ensure that companies and eligible non-corporate taxpayers pay a minimum level of income tax...

June 13, 2026 107807 Views 5 comments Print

Understanding Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Income Tax : The guide explains deferred tax assets and liabilities, timing versus permanent differences, MAT implications, measurement rules, ...

June 8, 2026 11706 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115BAA, Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Section 115BAA offers eligible domestic companies a concessional tax structure with a fixed effective rate. The trade-off is the l...

June 4, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax for Companies under Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The case clarifies that only specified adjustments can be made while computing book profit under MAT. The ruling limits arbitrary ...

April 20, 2026 2721 Views 2 comments 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 1041 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 1359 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 9750 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 2097 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 2502 Views 0 comment Print


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Receipt of interest by foreign banks on foreign currency loans to Indian concerns was taxable on gross basis

Income Tax : Interest income earned by a foreign bank from foreign currency loans extended to Indian corporates was taxable on a gross basis. S...

July 6, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

TPO Cannot Compare Captive IT Service Provider With IP-Owning Risk-Bearing Companies: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Transfer pricing principles dictate that a captive, risk-mitigated service provider could not be benchmarked against full-fledged,...

July 3, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Site Restoration Deduction Allowed due to PSC contractual obligation

Income Tax : Madras HC upheld deduction for site restoration expenses, holding the contractual obligation under the PSC is allowable under Sect...

July 1, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants Relief on Corporate Guarantee, R&D; Disallows Doctors’ Freebies

Income Tax : Tribunal partly allowed the assessee's appeals by granting relief on transfer pricing, scientific research deduction, product regi...

June 30, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

Computer Software Eligible for 60% Depreciation: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the set-off of eligible unit losses against other business profits by following binding judicial precedents....

June 30, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print


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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 36657 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 126282 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 13701 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 2268 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 2088 Views 0 comment Print


No section 271(1)(c) penalty for Mere claim of wrong deduction

October 31, 2021 10569 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Sonu Realtors Private Limited (Bombay High Court) Wrong deduction claimed which resulted in reduction of Tax liability can’t amount to concealment of income Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax  (Appellant) filed the appeal being aggrieved against Order dated July 20, 2016 passed by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in which the order of Appellant […]

Receipt not in the nature of income cannot be included in book profits for MAT calculation

October 3, 2021 1980 Views 0 comment Print

JMW India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) If receipt was not in the nature of income it could not be included in the book profits for the purpose of computation u/s 115JB. Therefore, the interest and the power subsidies received by the assessee under the Government schemes would have to be excluded while computing […]

All about Form 29B – Section 115JB report for computing book profits of Company

June 28, 2021 90978 Views 0 comment Print

Form 29B is a report under Section 115JB for computing the book profits of the Company. The same is to be furnished by a CA for a Company to which Section 11JB applies. This helps the assessee ensure correct computation of book profits to avail the resultant MAT credit arising out of the tax computed in accordance with the Income Tax Act.

Section 14A disallowance not to be added for computation of section 115JB Book Profit

April 8, 2021 2373 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance made under section 14A was not to be added for computing the book profit, therefore, AO had not erred in directing to exclude difference under section 14A for computing the big profit under section 115JB.

CIT (A) cannot delve on any issue not arising from assessment order

April 1, 2021 3681 Views 0 comment Print

United Provinces Sugar Company Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) A perusal of the propositions of law laid down in all these case-law, takes us to the conclusion that the ld. CIT(A) cannot touch or delve on any issue which does not arise from the order of assessment and which was outside the scope of or […]

Section 115JB: Receipt not in nature of income, cannot be included in book profits

February 20, 2021 4080 Views 0 comment Print

Batliboi Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Issue regarding non-taxability of Rs.4,27,43,000/- by treating the same as capital receipt for the purpose of Section 115JB of the Act though not claimed before the lower authorities by the assessee, is being claimed for the first time before this Tribunal. We find that this is purely a legal […]

Rationalisation of provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

February 2, 2021 5349 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115JB of the Act provides for MAT at the rate of fifteen per cent of its book profit, in case tax on the total income of a company computed under the provisions of the Act is less than the fifteen per cent of book profit. Book profit for this purpose is computed by making […]

Reduction of lower of unabsorbed depreciation or business loss as per books of accounts in computation of book profits u/s 115JB

January 13, 2021 23577 Views 1 comment Print

Go Airlines (India) Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are concerned with the computation of book profits u/s.115JB of the Act wherein one of the items eligible for reduction would be the lower of brought forward cash loss or brought forward depreciation loss as per books of accounts. We find that provisions of Sections 32(2) […]

Section 14A provisions cannot be imported into MAT provisions

January 4, 2021 3468 Views 0 comment Print

Sobha Developers Ltd. Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) From perusal of the relevant extract of Section 115JB, it is evident that Sub-Section (1) of Section 115JB provides the mode of computation of the total income of the assessee and tax payable on the assessee under Section 115JB of the Act. Sub-Section (5) of Section 115JB […]

Section 115JB applies to banking companies after 2012 amendment

December 28, 2020 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Bank Of India Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find that Section 11 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, provides that ‘for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, 1961, every corresponding new bank shall be deemed to be Indian company and a company in which public is substantially interested’. This […]

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