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....
Madras High Court condones appeal delay in Gopuram case, citing legal uncertainty over Sec 234E applicability for AYs prior to June 2015.
In Financial Year (FY) 2024–25, a change in the applicable TDS rate on rent under Section 194-IB has created confusion among many tenants and property managers. Specifically, if rent payments after October 1, 2024, are subject to a reduced TDS rate of 2% instead of 5%, but you mistakenly deducted or deposited tax at the […]
ITAT Agra deletes penalty on State Bank of India for short TDS on LFC with foreign leg, citing bona fide belief and Supreme Court ruling on penalty.
A detailed breakdown of TDS rates for AY 2025-26 based on income categories, including interest, winnings, royalty, dividends, and more.
Tribunal had set aside an order by CIT (Appeals) directing AO to recalculate the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) demand under section 194 C as the original demand had already been nullified by the Delhi High Court, making the CIT(A)’s directions untenable and CIT(A) erred by ignoring the High Court’s judgment and basing its decision on a different TDS provision (Section 194C) than the one applied by the AO (Section 194I).
Understand Section 194T on TDS for partner payments by firms, effective from 1 April 2025. Know applicable payments, rates, thresholds, and compliance steps.
ITAT Jaipur held that matter is fit to remand back to file of AO since assessee has sufficient reason to establish non-deduction of tax, however, the evidences were not furnished before lower authority. Accordingly, appeal allowed and matter remanded.
Kerala HC directs ITAT to decide Amrita Institute’s appeal on TDS applicability (Sec 192 vs 194J) for payments to engaged doctors.
Patna High Court held that compounding charge should be deposited by the petitioner abiding his statement and issue of apportionment of compounding charges should be considered by the Secretary, Rural Works Department.
Check TDS and TCS rates for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27) for residents and non-residents. Includes thresholds, rates, and key sections for easy reference.
