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 : Karnataka High Court flags catch-22 in TDS prosecution of ex-MD post-liquidation; directs Official Liquidator to act on representa...
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 : 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....
Reducing the rate of TDS on fees for technical services (other than professional services). Section 194J breaks in two different rates 2% and 10% for fees for technical services and fees for professional services respectively Section 194J of the Act provides that any person, not being an individual or a HUF, who is responsible for […]
Section 269SU Additional e-payment facilities mandatory for business having turnover more than ₹ 50 crores In a move to encourage digital transaction and less-cash economy, a new section 269SU has been inserted in the Income Tax Act, 1961 as a part of the Finance Act, 2019 and further Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued […]
First prima-facie impression and euphoria of the Union Budget 2020, especially the Finance Bill 2020, appeared to be of one a taxpayer-pro budget, with the Queen (Read FM), giving copiously to her masses. But is this euphoria for a real?
Hello everyone, hope you all are doing well. This blog focuses on exploring the unknown elements of the Union Budget 2020-21 and analyses impact of proposed changes in Tax on Indian economy. Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister (FM)) played very safely in his debut budget last time and kept distance from crucial issues to serve justice […]
Amendment of section 194LD of the Act to extend the period of concessional rate of withholding tax and also to extend this concessional rate to municipal debt securities. Section 194LD of the Act provides for lower TDS of five per cent in case of interest payments to Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) and Qualified Foreign Investors […]
Amendment of section 194LC of the Act to extend the period of concessional rate of withholding tax and also to provide for the concessional rate to bonds listed in stock exchanges in IFSC. Section 194LC of the Act, provided for a concessional rate of Tax Deductible at Source (TDS) at five per cent by a […]
Section 194O: Deduction of TDS on Payment of certain sums by e-commerce operator (Amazon/Flipkart) to e-commerce participant In order to widen the Tax base FM announced that E-commerce operator (Amazon/Flipkart etc) which facilitate sale of good/services through their digital platform required to deduct TDS at 1% on GROSS AMOUNT OF SUCH SALES OR SERVICE OR […]
I. Rates for deduction of income-tax at source during the financial year (FY) 2020-21 from certain incomes other than Salaries. The rates for deduction of income-tax at source during the FY 2020-21 from certain incomes other than “Salaries” have been specified in Part II of the First Schedule to the Bill. The rates for all […]
Income Tax needs to be deducted at source by the purchaser on payment against purchase of an immovable property from a non-resident following the guideline as below: 1. Who is a non-resident under Income Tax Act? Ans. The residential Status is determined for every financial year, i.e., the period from 1st April to 31st March […]
The Chamber of Tax Consultants has made a represenation to Hon’ble Finance Minister and submitted that compliance with section 269SU read with Rule 119AA will not only result in incurrence of additional cost but also result into lot of administrative hassle and inconvenience for no value addition. Considering the genuine hardships to the specified categories […]