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TDS under Income Tax Act 2025: New Sections, Same Rates, Zero Confusion

Income Tax : The new law reorganizes TDS provisions into simplified sections and forms. The key takeaway is that rates remain unchanged, but co...

April 20, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

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 1881 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 621 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 963 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 6996 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 399 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 681 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 177 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 144 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 855 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 1686 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 2268 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 28869 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 10749 Views 0 comment Print


Assessee not in-default for non deduction of TDS if recipient was not liable to tax

November 5, 2017 9084 Views 1 comment Print

It is an important aspect to be examined whether Recipient- Assessee has directly paid tax or has no liability of tax at all. Since this aspect was not examined by Assessing Authority, therefore, in our view, Tribunal has rightly remanded matter to Assessing Authority to examine this aspect.

No disallowance U/s. 40(a)(ia) for Payment to resident without TDS if he paid tax on such income

October 27, 2017 9357 Views 0 comment Print

What was common to both the provisos to section 40(a)(ia) and section 210(1) was that as long as the payee/resident had filed its return of income disclosing the payment received by and in which the income earned by it was embedded and had also paid tax on such income, the assessee would not be treated as a person in default.

No disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) for TDS deduction under Wrong Provision under a bonafide belief

October 24, 2017 3351 Views 0 comment Print

Out of these four appeals two appeals are filed by the assessee while the other two appeals are filed by the Revenue for against the orders of the CIT(A) – 4, Mumbai dated 13.02.2017 and 06.02.2017 for assessment years 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively.

Limitation of permitting correction of only four characters of PAN in TDS return is not justified

October 23, 2017 3279 Views 0 comment Print

Where on account of an inadvertent error, PAN of the deductee was wrongly mentioned by assessee, in TDS return, AO was not justified in not permitting the assessee to correct PAN of the deductee, putting the limitation of permitting corrections of only four characters. The case was, therefore, remanded.

TDS U/s. 194C is not applicable to transactions of purchase of goods

October 18, 2017 34284 Views 0 comment Print

TDS requirement under section 194C is not applicable to transactions of purchase of goods, therefore, no disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) could be made.

TDS deductible U/s. 194I on Composite licence fee comprising rent and royalty

October 13, 2017 30906 Views 0 comment Print

These are 16 appeals by the Revenue under section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act). 8 of them are quantum appeals and the remaining 8 are penalty appeals. As far as the quantum appeals are concerned, these are ITA Nos. 73, 75, 77, 78, 82, 86, 113 and 123 of 2005 which are directed against the common order dated 16-3-2004

GSTN no. to be mentioned now in TDS / TCS Statements

October 11, 2017 3426 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of new field i.e. Goods and Service Tax Number (GSTN) under form page of TDS/TCS statements -15 digit alpha-numeric value to be entered under this field. Applicable for regular and correction statements pertains to all forms and FYs.

TDS not deductible on commission paid outside India for promotion of export sales outside India

September 27, 2017 5076 Views 0 comment Print

Facts of the case, in brief, are that the assessee is a partnership firm engaged in the business of manufacturing and export of plain and studded Gold and Silver jewellery. It filed its return of income on 29.09.2010 declaring taxable income of Rs.2,83,03,490/-. During the course of assessment proceedings, the Assessing Officer observed that the assessee has debited expenses under the head Foreign Agency Commission amounting to Rs.62,12,609/-.

GST applicability on TDS portion in case of import of service

September 25, 2017 28260 Views 0 comment Print

This article is an attempt to answer whether GST is payable on reverse charge basis on the TDS amount in case of payments made for import services where the invoice is raised net of TDS.

TDS Deductor Registration enabled on GST Portal

September 24, 2017 2523 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Deductor Registration Has been enabled on GST Portal Now you can apply GST TDS Deductor Registration from today. Text of Relevant Section 51 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is as follows :- 51. Tax deduction at source. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the Government may mandate,–– (a)  […]

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