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Special provisions for computing profits and gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore special provisions for computing profits and gains under the Income Tax Act, 1961, covering diverse areas such as mineral ...

May 26, 2026 3888 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Planning while setting up of a business with reference to Nature of business

Income Tax : The revised content expands tax planning guidance for business setup by extending deduction analysis up to AY 2026-27 and Tax Year...

May 22, 2026 34947 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Tax Audit Applicability for Specified and Non-Specified profession

Income Tax : Explains when professionals must undergo tax audit based on Sections 44ADA, 44AD, and 44AB. Key takeaway: audit depends on profess...

May 4, 2026 2499 Views 0 comment Print

Silent Shift in Tax Audit Triggers: Section 63 vs Section 44AB

Income Tax : The new law introduces audit requirements for businesses declaring profits below presumptive rates. It removes the earlier flexibi...

April 25, 2026 5445 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit under Section 44AB: Rules, Forms Penalties & Due Dates

Income Tax : The issue concerns applicability of tax audit based on turnover thresholds. The ruling highlights that exceeding prescribed limits...

April 5, 2026 25455 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI Introduces Field-Level Validation for UDIN Under Section 44AB

CA, CS, CMA : The UDIN portal will now validate turnover, gross receipts, and presumptive tax conditions before allowing UDIN generation for tax...

February 14, 2026 2622 Views 0 comment Print

BREAKING: Gujarat HC Orders CBDT to Ensure 1-Month Gap Between ITR & Tax Audit Dates

Income Tax : Gujarat HC has directed CBDT to ensure that there is a mandatory one-month gap between date for furnishing tax audit reports (unde...

October 13, 2025 21180 Views 1 comment Print

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 1002 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Files writ challenging persistent technical failures in Income Tax portal

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition from the Chartered Accountants Association regarding persistent glitches on the new I...

September 25, 2025 8127 Views 1 comment Print

Requests for Extension of Due Dates for Tax Audit, ITR, Form 10B/1OBB, 12A/80G, AOC-4

Income Tax : The Pune Chartered Accountants' Society has requested an extension for tax audit and ITR filing deadlines for FY 2024-25, citing t...

September 24, 2025 29985 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty if Full Disclosure Made in Return & Audit Report: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty was not justified where all relevant facts were disclosed in the return of income, audit report, an...

June 7, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

APMC Cess Does Not Prove Unaccounted Turnover: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT found that the Assessing Officer incorrectly treated consignment transactions as the assessees turnover based solely on cess ...

June 6, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Allows Interest Deduction as Borrowed Funds Were Used for Business Purposes

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the deduction of interest expenditure after finding that the loan was utilized wholly for business activities....

June 5, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

CPC had jurisdiction for audit-based adjustments, but double disallowance u/s 14A without hearing assessee was legally impermissible

Income Tax : Adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(iv) based on disallowance reported in Form 3CD was held to be within CPC's jurisdiction. Howeve...

June 5, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: No 40A(3) Disallowance on Mere Assumptions- Profit Estimation Without Rejecting Books Quashed

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a Section 40A(3) disallowance cannot be made on the assumption that cash payments might have exceeded...

June 4, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


ICAI Caps Tax Audit Limits at 60 per partner from 1st April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI sets limit of 60 tax audit assignments per CA or partner annually, effective from 1 April 2026, replacing earlier 2008 guidel...

July 25, 2025 14706 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends Due Date for Filing Form 56F for AY 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT extends the due date for filing Form 56F under Section 10AA(8) and 10A(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to March 31, 2025, for...

February 18, 2025 10716 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT revises Form 3CD Tax Audit Report Format, Form 3CEB & Form No. 65

Income Tax : Stay updated with CBDT's Form 3CD Tax Audit Report Format, Form 3CEB & Form No. 65 revision. Learn about changes in tax audit rep...

March 5, 2024 38433 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends due date of Filing Audit report- Section 10AA(8)

Income Tax : Read Circular 18/2023 from the Government of India Ministry of Finance. Learn about the extension of the filing deadline for Incom...

October 20, 2023 40221 Views 0 comment Print

New reporting requirements in Form 3CD & Revision

Income Tax : CBDT has vide Notification No. 28/2021-Income Tax inserted new clauses in Form 3CD (Tax Audit Report) and also notified that Tax A...

April 1, 2021 41103 Views 1 comment Print


ITAT Deletes ₹2.5 Cr Addition After Verifying Loan Trail; Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Reconsidered

November 19, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the ₹2.5 Cr flat investment was fully explained through agreement details and a DHFL housing loan, leaving no basis for an addition. Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) was remanded for fresh examination since the foundation for concealment no longer survived.

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable for Genuine Accounting Entries

November 19, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found no evidence of concealment since the assessee had transparently disclosed impairment, CENVAT credit treatment, and revenue recognition. It ruled that Section 271(1)(c) cannot be invoked merely because the AO made additions.

No 143(1) Show-Cause Issued: ITAT Quashes ₹5.73 Cr Demand for TDS Mismatch

November 17, 2025 4851 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that a 143(1)(a) adjustment denying ₹5.05 crore TDS credit was invalid because no mandatory show-cause intimation was issued. It ruled that a 139(9) defect notice cannot substitute the statutory opportunity required under 143(1), resulting in deletion of the entire ₹5.73 crore demand.

ITAT Partly Allows Appeal on Section 36(1)(va) Expenses

November 15, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal deleted 10% ad-hoc disallowances on travelling and telephone expenses as the assessee produced complete vouchers and audited books. Authorities cannot impose blanket disallowances without specific inquiry.

Delay Condoned Because Temple Believed Income Was Exempt Under Section 10(23BBA)

November 15, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT holds that the temples bona fide belief in statutory exemption justified a 607-day delay. Assessments and penalties are remanded for fresh review considering exemption applicability.

Tax audit not required as turnover didn’t exceed prescribed limit: business loss allowed

November 10, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that denial to allow the business loss stating the requirement of books of accounts to be audited is not justifiable since turnover during relevant period didn’t exceed the prescribed limit for getting books of accounts audited.

No Defect in Books, No Section 68- When Books Are Clean, Additions Can’t Stand

November 9, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that incremental cash deposits in bank accounts cannot be treated as unexplained under Section 68 without concrete evidence. Addition of Rs. 40.32 lakh was deleted.

Delay in Form 10B Filing Cannot Deny Trust Exemption: Madras HC

November 9, 2025 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that a trust’s legitimate tax exemption cannot be denied merely for delay in filing Form 10B, directing the Assessing Officer to allow benefits under Section 12A.

VAT vs. Books Difference: ITAT Deletes Purchase Disallowance on ITC Reversal

November 7, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad deleted an addition made due to a minor difference between a firm’s VAT returns and its books of account. Tribunal ruled that variation was a legitimate bookkeeping consequence of statutory ITC reversal under Gujarat VAT Rules and not evidence of inflated purchases.

PCIT Revision Upheld: AO Failed to Verify Low Profit Margin & Audit Need (Sec 263)

November 6, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT sustained PCIT’s revisional order under Section 263, ruling that AO’s mechanical acceptance of a low profit margin return without proper inquiry was both erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue’s interest. AO failed to examine applicability of mandatory audit under Section 44AB and correctness of declared profit ratio in liquor trade.

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