Income Tax : The new rules replace old form numbers with a structured sequence across categories. The update simplifies compliance and improves...
Income Tax : Tax authorities are increasingly questioning decision logic behind TDS deductions. The lack of recorded reasoning in ERPs makes co...
Income Tax : The new law replaces the 1961 Act without introducing new taxes or changing tax policy. It simplifies provisions, reduces complexi...
Income Tax : The case highlights that TDS applies to multiple income categories including salary, interest, and contracts. It reiterates that f...
Income Tax : The 30% Disallowance Trap in Section 35(b) of the Income Tax Act, 2025: When a Wrong TDS Payment Code Under Section 393 Triggers F...
Income Tax : Income Tax India, through its X account post dated 30.03.2026, has clarified the applicability of tax deduction at source (TDS) on...
Income Tax : Rule 219 prescribes Forms 138, 140, 142–144, fixed quarterly due dates, special challan-cum-statements for specified transaction...
Income Tax : Rules 212–213 introduce Form 127 for buyer declarations to avoid TCS and Form 128 for obtaining lower or nil TDS/TCS certificate...
Income Tax : Stakeholder-wise and thematic overview of Budget 2026 tax reform proposals covering farmers, MSMEs, corporates, NRIs, exporters, a...
Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consultancy payments for architectural services were not FTS since no technical knowledge was made availabl...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that TDS credit must be granted in the year in which the related income is assessed, even if it is not reflected...
Income Tax : Expenses incurred for a proposed business project later abandoned were allowed as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal held that such...
Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...
Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : The issue involved delay in issuing TDS certificates due to technical issues. The Board extended the deadline to provide relief. T...
Goods and Services Tax : The advisory explains that registrations will be automatically suspended if bank account details are not furnished within 30 days....
DCIT Vs JLC Electromet Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Jaipur) In the present case, undisputed facts are that the commission has been paid to various nonresident entities in respect of sales affected by the assessee outside of India, the services have been rendered outside of India and the payments have been made outside of India. In light […]
Most TDS sections have a defined amount within which tax may not be deducted. This is called the ‘Threshold Limit’. However, if the cumulative amount during the year, exceeds the threshold, TDS would be applicable on the total amount.
Infosys Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) The relevant ground with regard to the above issue are grounds 9.1 to 9.3. The Special Bench of the Tribunal in the case of Nagarjuna Fertilizders and Chemicals Ltd. v. ACIT reported in (2017) 78 taxmann.com 264 had held if rate of tax applicable under DTAA is lower than […]
AXA France Vie Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is evident, the demand in dispute is as a result of disallowance made under section 40(a)(ia) of the Act due to alleged non-compliance with the provisions of section 194D of the Act. It is the claim of the assessee that the provision contained under section 194D is […]
The Government has changed the rules for calculation of interest on EPF/GPF/RPF Accounts and has set threshold limit for contribution in EPF Rs. 2.50 Lakhs and GPF Rs. 5.00 Lakhs on which interest received will not be taxable. Any interest on contribution made during the FY 2021-22 in excess of amount of Rs. 2.50 Lakhs […]
Land Acquisition Office Vs DCIT (TDS) (ITAT Delhi) The issue for consideration is whether the impugned interest received by the land owners on enhanced compensation is ‘income from other sources’ under section 56 of the Act attracting the TDS provision enshrined under section 194A of the Act. In the assessment proceedings for the assessment year […]
Addl. CIT Vs Lenskart Solution (P) Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It was claimed by the Assessee that as the Assessee had made the payment to Facebook Ireland Inc. (FII), which admittedly did not have any permanent establishment (PE) in India and, therefore, the payments made to it for advertisement services were not chargeable to tax in […]
EPFO issues Circular clarifying TDS on interest on PF contributions > Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) issued a circular dated 06th Apr 2022 which clarifies about the calculation and deduction of tax on taxable interest which is relating to contribution in provident fund pursuant to CBDT Notification No. 95 of 2021-Income Tax. > This circular […]
DS will be applicable in case of PF final settlement, transfer claims, on transfer from Exempted establishments to EPFO and vice versa, on transfer from one Trust on another, past accumulations transfer, at the time of annual accounts processing, on back period accounting after accounts for year 202122 are processed.
Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS) Vs Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Gujarat High Court) It is observed that the uniform given to an employee for using the same during his duty hours is presumed to be used for the purpose of employment only. When there was a circular of CBDT enabling the assessee for […]
