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Don’t Rush Your ITR: Why Filing for FY 2026-27 Before 15 June Is a Bad Idea  

Income Tax : Taxpayers are advised to wait until departmental records are fully updated before filing AY 2026-27 returns. Filing too early may ...

June 1, 2026 9987 Views 6 comments Print

Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s ₹12.54 Crore Gift from Husband Lands Before ITAT & What Every Taxpayer Must Know

Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...

April 13, 2026 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deduction on Manpower Supply Services – Section 194C or 194J? New Amendment

Income Tax : The amendment explicitly includes manpower supply services under contractual provisions, making 1–2% TDS applicable instead of 1...

February 17, 2026 8103 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C: TDS on Payments to Contractors & Sub-contractors

Income Tax : Learn when and how TDS applies to payments for contractual work, including rates, thresholds, exemptions, and recent amendments....

November 21, 2025 16977 Views 1 comment Print

TDS on Common Area Maintenance Charges – Section 194I or 194C

Income Tax : Delhi High Court rules CAM charges are contractual payments under Section 194C, not rent under Section 194I, clarifying TDS obliga...

August 31, 2025 8742 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 194C: Non-Deductibility on Certain Manufacturing & Section 194J Payments

Income Tax : From October 2024, payments under Section 194J (professional fees) will be excluded from TDS under Section 194C (payments to contr...

July 24, 2024 4680 Views 0 comment Print

Section 194C-: TDS on auto rickshaws and/or buses used for transportation of goods

Income Tax : Section 194C(6) provides exemption to small good carriage contractor/transporter (owning not more than 10 goods carriage at any ti...

January 19, 2018 10083 Views 0 comment Print

SC asked Samsung to reply why it is not liable to deduct tax in respect of goods outsourced for manufacturing

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has sought a reply from Samsung India Electronics on the I-T department plea that the firm is liable to deduct ...

March 5, 2010 1507 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expand Definition of Professionals

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) expanded the scope of professional services to cover sportspersons, umpires and referees,...

September 2, 2008 19105 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Mumbai Restricts Section 14A Disallowance as It Cannot Exceed Exempt Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal restricted the Section 14A disallowance to exempt income and deleted additions relating to bad debts, tea and coffee ...

June 28, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Google AdWords Is Advertising, Not Technical Service; Section 194C TDS Upheld

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that payments made for Google AdWords constitute advertising contracts under Section 194C and not fees for...

June 28, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Leave Encashment Deduction as Payment to Insurer Was Actual Business Expenditure

Income Tax : The dispute concerned deduction of CSR expenditure incurred before Explanation 2 to section 37(1) became applicable. The ITAT held...

June 21, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Periodic dredging to maintain existing jetty was revenue expense, not capital outlay: ITAT granted ₹4.49 Crore Relief

Income Tax : Expenditure of ₹4.49 crore incurred on maintenance dredging for removal of natural siltation and restoration of the existing ope...

June 20, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Reassessment Amounting to Best Judgment Assessment Can Be Remitted by CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that repeated non-compliance with statutory notices transformed the reassessment into a best judgment assessme...

June 14, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


TDS on payments for procuring or canvassing for advertisements

Income Tax : Law Related to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by television channels and publishing houses to advertisement companies f...

February 29, 2016 9379 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on payments for production of content or programme for telecasting

Income Tax : Law Relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on payments by broadcasters or television channels to production houses for product...

February 29, 2016 92197 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on transportation of gas if it is carried out in furtherance of contract for sale of gas- CBDT

Income Tax : Circular No. 9/2012 Representations have been received from various sections of the Industry on the difficulties faced in the matt...

October 17, 2012 17127 Views 0 comment Print

Cooling Charges Paid are not covered U/s. 194I but are covered U/s. 194C

Income Tax : CIRCULAR NO. 1/2008-Income Tax Representations have been received from various quarters regarding applicability of the provisions ...

January 10, 2008 3379 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 715-Income Tax dated 8-8-1995

Income Tax : Circular No. 715-Income Tax Clarifications on various provisions relating to tax deduction at source regarding changes introduced...

August 8, 1995 167117 Views 3 comments Print


Addition towards undisclosed receipts not sustainable since amount reconciled: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 18, 2024 747 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition towards undisclosed receipts not sustainable since the amount stand reconciled. Accordingly, order set aside and appeal filed by the assessee allowed.

TDS u/s. 194C not deductible on capital grant subsidy extended by NHAI: Delhi HC

December 14, 2024 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that TDS under section 194C of the Income Tax Act not deductible on capital grant subsidy extended by NHAI to the Concessionaire since it cannot be construed as payment made for a work undertaken by the contractor.

No TDS Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) due to lack of incriminating evidence in sec.153A assessment

December 13, 2024 1062 Views 0 comment Print

As a result, assessee was required to deduct TDS on payments made to Bemo. AO invoked Section 40(a)(i) for non-deduction of tax on Rs. 12,69,79,006, disallowing the deduction.

Interest u/s 244A Not Applicable for TDS Deposited Under Wrong PAN

November 23, 2024 1014 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner is engaged in the business of construction and development works. The petitioner performed various contracts under the respondent No. 2. In respect to those works, though the petitioner had received the contractual amount after deduction of tax.

Amount received in advance leviable to tax in the year of its collection: Madras HC

November 20, 2024 2877 Views 1 comment Print

The First Appellate authority further directed the assessing authority to reopen the assessment proceedings for the A.Y. 2010-11 and from 2012-13 onwards to disallow the set off of the claim of unabsorbed depreciation computed from 1998-99 onwards.

Profits estimated at 10% of contractual receipts hence no separate disallowance u/s. 40A(3) or 40(a)(ia) warranted: ITAT Chennai

October 19, 2024 891 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is a contractor who is involved in the construction of roads, bridges, runways and tunnels etc. The assessee is also engaged in the business of operating petrol bunks, cinema theatres and manufacture of blue metals and ready-mix concrete.

TDS Applicability on Reimbursement of Expenses

September 30, 2024 32787 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the implications of TDS on expense reimbursements post-Section 194R implementation and understand the invoicing criteria.

Matter referred to valuation officer but addition made without awaiting valuation report unsustainable

September 21, 2024 1023 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that addition towards difference between purchase value and guideline value without awaiting report of valuation officer, as matter was referred to valuation officer, is clearly unsustainable.

Software license expenditure for carrying out routine operations is revenue in nature: ITAT Mumbai

September 2, 2024 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that software license expenditure incurred for carrying out the routine operations is revenue in nature. Hence, disallowing the same by treating it as capital unjustified. Thus, disallowance deleted.

Deduction u/s. 80IA(4)(i) allowed to sole developer for developing, operating & maintaining infrastructure facilities

August 23, 2024 573 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the assessee has established that they were the sole developer in the contracts which are related to the developing, operating and maintaining the infrastructure facilities as envisaged u/s. 80IA(4)(i) of the Income Tax Act.

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