Income Tax : Taxpayers can file updated returns within 48 months of the assessment year by paying additional tax. The provision promotes volunt...
Income Tax : Section 194N requires banks, co-operative banks and post offices to deduct TDS on cash withdrawals above prescribed limits, with h...
Income Tax : Resident individuals, eligible non-corporate taxpayers, and senior citizens can avoid TDS on specified incomes by furnishing Form ...
Income Tax : The new Income Tax Act largely retains existing TDS rules on property transactions but significantly simplifies compliance for buy...
CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for June 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income ta...
Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...
Income Tax : The updated TDS challan system reportedly displays incorrect interest-related options under the Company Deductee category. Taxpaye...
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 : ITAT Kolkata held that TDS under Section 194C was not required on materials purchased for installation work. The disallowance unde...
Corporate Law : The Court held that TDS certificates and income tax filings established a prima facie jural relationship between the parties. It g...
Income Tax : he Tribunal held that accepted on-money receipts from earlier years could partly explain cash deposits made during the demonetisat...
Income Tax : The Court held that compensation paid to workmen under a Government-approved closure package was exempt under the second proviso t...
Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance under Section 40(a)(i) could not survive once the recipient of the income settled the ta...
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....
India’s tax laws are adapting to platforms, creators, and cross-border digital services. This piece explains how income-tax provisions, equalisation levy, and GST rules attempt to capture digital value and where complexity still hampers certainty and ease of compliance.
The Court held that an assessee cannot be denied TDS credit or saddled with tax demand when tax has been deducted from salary but not deposited by the employer.
The case examined whether commission paid to overseas agents attracts TDS and disallowance. The Tribunal held that services rendered abroad are not chargeable to tax in India, nullifying Section 40(a)(i).
The Assessing Officer disallowed expenses merely alleging cash payments without evidence. The Tribunal ruled that expenses supported by records and banking transactions cannot be disallowed on presumptions.
The High Court set aside a 10% TDS certificate issued without recording how the payments were taxable. The ruling stresses that Section 197 orders must be reasoned and cannot ignore binding precedents.
The amendment clarifies that guidelines issued to resolve TDS/TCS difficulties are binding on both tax authorities and deductors. This ensures uniform application and reduces interpretational disputes.
The Finance Bill, 2026 exempts interest income paid to co-operative banks from TDS. The move aligns the law with earlier provisions and eases compliance for the co-operative banking sector.
The Finance Bill, 2026 allows tax deduction for exploration expenses on newly notified critical minerals. The move incentivises investment in mineral prospecting under section 51.
The Finance Bill proposes sweeping changes to reduce criminal liability in tax offences. Punishments are restructured to be proportionate to the amount of tax involved.
Interest on compensation awarded to individuals will no longer attract TDS. The change ensures accident victims receive full interest amounts without deduction.
