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....
What is Section 194M, Reason for the introduction of Section 194M, What is the meaning of ‘work’, ‘contract’, and ‘professional services’ in Section 194M, Who has to deduct TDS under section 194M, When can one deduct tax at source under section 194M, Rate of TDS under Section 194M and What is the time limit on […]
DCIT Vs Chandabhoy & Jassobhoy (ITAT Mumbai) Section 40(a)(ia) can be invoked only in the event of non deduction of tax (TDS) but not for lesser deduction of tax. Hence, this will not be the reason to disallow the expense u/s 40(a)(ia) just because of less deduction since section 40(a)(ia) can be invoked only in […]
Article explains the password combination for Opening ITR-V/Acknowledgement, Form 26AS, Any Intimation/Order and TDS Provisional Receipt/Acknowledgement and for extracting TDS Justification Report, Conso File, TDS Certificates ZIP File and 26AS ZIP File.
Impugned disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) does not apply in a case involving short deduction of TDS. ITAT therefore go by the very reasoning and direct the Assessing Officer to delete the impugned disallowance.
Understand the penalty for late filing/non-filing of TDS or TCS return as per section 271H of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the applicable due dates and penalty amounts.
Central Government in order to widen and deepen the tax net by bringing participants of e-commerce within the ambit of tax, through the Union Budget 2020-21 has proposed to insert a new section ‘194O – Payment of certain sums by e-commerce operator to e-commerce participant’ with effect from Assessment Year beginning from April 1, 2020.
Budget 2020- Section 115BAC and Tax Deduction at Source Under Section 192 of Income Tax Act, 1961 Finance Bill 2020-21 introduced a New Section 115BAC, as per this Section, an assessee has an option to tax his Total Income as per the rates prescribed under Section 115 BAC subject to his forgoing of tax concessions […]
The amount retained by the bank for the fees charged for having rendered banking services, cannot be treated as a commission or a brokerage paid in course of use of banking service by a person acting on behalf of another for buying or selling goods, so as to be hit by section 194H.
In order to discourage cash transactions and move towards cash-less economy, a new Section 194N (Introduced via Union Budget 2019) has been inserted under Income-tax Act with effect from September 1, 2019 to provide for deduction of tax on cash withdrawals made by any person from his bank or post-office account. Meaning of Section 194N […]
TDS on E Commerce Transactions under Section 194O with effect from 01st April 2020 Are you planning to start selling your products or providing service on e-commerce platforms or Are you E commerce participant i.e. currently selling your products or providing services on e-commerce platforms? If your answer is yes, then this article will be […]