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A bill has been introduced by the Indian government highlighting details about the Direct Tax dispute settlement scheme. Known as The Direct Tax ‘Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020’ for dispute resolution to direct taxes, it proposes the idea of levying less or discounted payment from a taxpayer, if he/she settles all disputes before the end […]

The Jharkhand High Court has determined that, according to Section 234B of the Income Tax Act, interest should be applied to the assessed income rather than the returned income. In a ruling by Justices Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan, it was clarified that Section 234B mandates charging interest based on the assessed tax amount […]

The Delhi bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that making a voluntary tax deposit must not be regarded as an acknowledgement of guilt before being served with a notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Consequently, the bench abolished the penalty levied under Section 271(1) of the Income Tax […]

A procedure, format, and standards for filling an application for grant of certificate under sub-rule (4) and its proviso of Rule 28AA of Income Tax Rules, 1962 (“the IT Rules”), for deduction of Income-tax at any lower rate or no deduction of Income-tax under sub-section (I) of section 197 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“the […]

The re-assessment without the issuance of notice under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act 1961 was void, Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled. Gonuguntla Nirmala Devi, an individual taxpayer, submitted her tax return for the 2012-13 assessment year on March 30, 2014, disclosing her income. The tax authorities initially processed her […]

Here’s a simple method to understand ITR processing time. In addition, we provide types of notifications that are sent after the successful processing.

Despite companies having already paid the TDS along with the imposed penal interest, they are still receiving show-cause notices from the Income Tax Department, which may lead to prosecution. Additionally, directors are being implicated in these cases. While departmental sources argue that this isn’t a widespread phenomenon and prosecution is only pursued in cases involving […]

The assessing officer who has issued a show cause notice under Section 274 read with Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act,1961 is defective/invalid since the same does not explicitly convey to the taxpayer about the certain fault/charge the taxpayer would have proceeded for impose of penalty, held by the Mumbai Bench of Income Tax […]

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi bench, filed a separate rectification application for several intimations related to different financial years for levying late fees on the basis of a belatedly filed Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) return. The taxpayer, Abhishek Malhotra is a practising advocate and filed TDS returns belatedly for distinct quarters in […]