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New Forms under Income Tax Act, 2025 & Rules 2026: A Comparitive Guide

Income Tax : The new rules replace old form numbers with a structured sequence across categories. The update simplifies compliance and improves...

April 17, 2026 1710 Views 0 comment Print

Why TDS Compliance Has an Auditability Problem and Why Nobody Is Talking About It?

Income Tax : Tax authorities are increasingly questioning decision logic behind TDS deductions. The lack of recorded reasoning in ERPs makes co...

April 17, 2026 588 Views 0 comment Print

Income-Tax Act, 2025: Structural Changes and TDS Compliance Guide

Income Tax : The new law replaces the 1961 Act without introducing new taxes or changing tax policy. It simplifies provisions, reduces complexi...

April 15, 2026 933 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)

Income Tax : The case highlights that TDS applies to multiple income categories including salary, interest, and contracts. It reiterates that f...

April 14, 2026 6975 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong TDS Code Under Income Tax Act, 2025 Can Trigger 30% Disallowance

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...

April 14, 2026 1992 Views 0 comment Print


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Clarification on Section 194A TDS on interest in case of banking institutions

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...

March 31, 2026 921 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 219: Statement of TDS or TCS U/s. 397(3)(b)

Income Tax : Rule 219 prescribes Forms 138, 140, 142–144, fixed quarterly due dates, special challan-cum-statements for specified transaction...

March 2, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 212, 213 – Buyer Declaration for No TCS u/s 394(2); Application for Lower/Nil TDS or TCS Certificate

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...

March 2, 2026 669 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 Tax Reform Proposals: Stakeholder Impact & Key Policy Themes

Income Tax : Stakeholder-wise and thematic overview of Budget 2026 tax reform proposals covering farmers, MSMEs, corporates, NRIs, exporters, a...

February 1, 2026 564 Views 0 comment Print

CAG Compendium on Impact of Audit on Income Tax & GST Administration

Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...

November 27, 2025 1176 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


HC Flags “Catch-22” in TDS Prosecution; Directs Liquidator to Act, Grants Limited Protection

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court flags catch-22 in TDS prosecution of ex-MD post-liquidation; directs Official Liquidator to act on representa...

April 20, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

No FTS on Project-Specific Design Services; ‘Make Available’ Test Not Met, No Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i)

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consultancy payments for architectural services were not FTS since no technical knowledge was made availabl...

April 16, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allowed TDS Credit Despite Form 26AS Mismatch as Income Taxed in Same Year

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...

April 14, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

Abandoned Business Project Expenses Allowed as Deduction Due to Business Purpose

Income Tax : Expenses incurred for a proposed business project later abandoned were allowed as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal held that such...

April 14, 2026 792 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: No Ad-hoc Disallowance Without Rejecting Books; Section 40(a)(ia) Relief If TDS Paid Before Return Due Date

Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...

April 13, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 15, 2026 1584 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...

April 1, 2026 2205 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Introduces Mandatory UIN System to Track No-TDS Declarations Under Form 121

Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...

March 28, 2026 28842 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Extended TDS Certificate Deadline as E-Filing Portal Glitches Caused Delays

Income Tax : The issue involved delay in issuing TDS certificates due to technical issues. The Board extended the deadline to provide relief. T...

March 25, 2026 744 Views 0 comment Print

Auto Suspension of GST Registration due to Non-Furnishing of Bank Account

Goods and Services Tax : The advisory explains that registrations will be automatically suspended if bank account details are not furnished within 30 days....

December 5, 2025 10743 Views 0 comment Print


Date of Payment of TDS is Date of Cheque deposit with bank: ITAT Mumbai

September 5, 2020 4425 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT hold that payment of TDS by the assessee would relate back to the date of presentation of cheques by the assessee to the banker. Accordingly, TDS-CPC, Ghaziabad is directed to revise the aforesaid intimation by taking the date of tender of cheques by the assessee as the actual date of payment and re-compute interest payable by the assessee, if any. The interest demand u/s 220(2) being consequential in nature, may also be recomputed. Resultantly, the appeal filed by the assessee allowed.

Overview of TDS under section 194N of Income tax Act, 1961

September 4, 2020 9609 Views 1 comment Print

The Finance act, 2020, amended with section.194N with an intention of curb black money and track the persons those having huge cash withdrawal from bank and not filed their return of income as per the requirement under income tax act. Section.194N requires to TDS on some specified conditions and specified amount, the detailed implication of […]

Taxability of Income of Freelancers

September 2, 2020 9600 Views 2 comments Print

Everyone wants to be his or her own boss. Freelancer is a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer for long-term. Fields where freelancing is predominant include experts services of Chartered Accountants, lawyers, business Consultants, web designers, etc. Freelancer works for particular type of engagement for specific amount of fees. For example- […]

TCS Under Income Tax – Provisions Applicable from 01.10.2020

September 1, 2020 94632 Views 19 comments Print

Tax Collected at Source Under Income Tax – New Provisions Applicable from 01 October 2020 Introduction Finance Act, 2020 introduced 3 new provision under Tax Collected at Source (“TCS”): TCS on foreign remittance through LRS; TCS on selling overseas tour packages; and TCS on sales of any goods TCS unlike TDS is required to be […]

TDS on E-Commerce Transactions

August 31, 2020 40050 Views 2 comments Print

Things have changed from local Kirana Shops to Online Grocery shopping, local readymade garments shops to online purchase of cloth. Everything is now online. The Indian e-commerce sector is the fastest growing in the world and is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2026.

Assessee eligible for refund of TDS deducted on off shore supply contracts not taxable in India

August 31, 2020 2031 Views 0 comment Print

ABB AB C/o ABB India Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Assessing Officer first has to examine whether the amounts received are off shore supply contracts by the assessee were received outside the country. The learned Authorized Representative submitted that the assessee company has offered the income on on shore supply contracts. Since, the off shore […]

Form 26QD notified by CBDT for section 194M TDS payment

August 31, 2020 17826 Views 0 comment Print

Recently introduced Section 194M of Income tax Act, making it mandatory for Individual & HUF to deduct 5% TDS on prescribed payments As per Section 194 M An Individual or HUF has to deduct TDS other than those who are required to get their accounts audited. It applies when the total amount paid to a […]

Income Tax Compliance / Information at A Glance

August 28, 2020 36120 Views 10 comments Print

I have covered only relevant compliances/information useful for Small Manufacturer, Traders only through this article which includes TDS Rate, TDS Return, TDS Certificate and TDS payment due dates, Advance Tax due dates, Income Tax Return Due Dates, Penalty for Late Return Filing, Important Income Tax Deductions, Presumptive Taxation Scheme, Tax Audit and Maintenance of Books.

No Section 194J TDS on IUC charges paid to other telecom companies

August 27, 2020 1365 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Vodafone India Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) We find that for installation / setting up / repairing / servicing / maintenance capacity augmentation are require human intervention but after completing this process mere interconnection between the operators is automatic and does not require any human intervention. The term Inter Connecting User Charges (IUC) also signifies […]

Furnishing of GSTR 7 – Section 39(3) of CGST Act 2017

August 26, 2020 15393 Views 2 comments Print

FURNISHING OF GSTR 7 – SECTION 39(3) OF CGST ACT 2017- GST SERIES – PART 27 1. The GSTR-7 form is a monthly return form required to be furnished by all the taxable persons who are required to deduct TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) under 2. Statutory Provisions : Section 39(3) – Every registered person […]

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