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New Income Tax Bill Replaces 1961 Act Effective April 2026

Parliament Approves New IT Bill to Replace 1961 Act from 1st April 2026

The Parliament has approved a new Income Tax Bill to modernise the outdated Income Tax Act, which has been in place since 1961. The new law will take effect on April 1, 2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, piloting the Income Tax Bill 2025, in the Rajya Sabha, mentioned that no new tax rate will be […]

Mumbai ITAT's Order in The Case of M/s. J Duncan Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. vs. Addl. JCIT(A)-2

No TDS, No Fee: ITAT Mumbai Cancels ₹1.16 Lakh Late Filing Penalty Imposed U/S 234E

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai, has ruled in favour of an appellant who was imposed with a Rs 1.16 lakh penalty for late filing of TDS returns. The company, M/s. J Duncan Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. made payments to two Russian companies, called JSC OLS Ltd. and JSC Viterani, for services they provided. When […]

New Offline Filing Utility and Schema for Forms 3CA-3CD and 3CB-3CD

CBDT Launches Offline Filing Utility and Schema for Forms 3CA-3CD & 3CB-3CD

The Income Tax Department has made a key development for the current assessment year 2025–26, enabling the revised Tax Audit Forms 3CA-3CD and 3CB-3CD on its official e-filing portal. The same move has complied with the recent revisions to the income tax rules and aims to ensure facilitated, error-free tax audit compliance for both taxpayers […]

Aadhaar OTP Verification Now Mandatory on IT Portal

IT e‑Filing Portal Now Requires Aadhaar OTP to Update Email & Mobile Details

The CBDT has made Aadhaar-based OTP verification mandatory for taxpayers who wish to update their email ID or mobile number on the new ITR web 2.0 e-filing portal. The same updated rules have the motive to avert the unauthorised amendments to the taxpayer profiles. The contact information can only be modified by the rightful account […]

CBDT Starts ITR 2 and ITR 3 Form Filing Submissions for FY 2024-25

CBDT Signals Go-ahead: ITR 2 and ITR 3 Filing Now Open for FY 2024-25

The Excel-based offline filing tools for ITR-2 and ITR-3 for AY 2025-26 have been launched by the Income Tax Department, indicating that the return filing process for the financial year 2024-25 is underway. The Excel utilities downloadable tools are designed for offline use, allowing taxpayers to fill out their income tax returns in Microsoft Excel, […]

PIB Advisory for Fake PAN Card Download Links

Beware of Fraudulent Emails: PIB Warns Against Fake E-PAN Card Download Links

If you’ve obtained an email asking you to download your e-PAN card, do not tap; it’s a phishing attempt. A public advisory warning has been issued by the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check Unit for the fake emails that appear to offer access to an e-PAN card download link. The PIB Fact Check flagged […]

Cuttack ITAT's Order in The Case of Tekchand Harilal vs. Income Tax Officer (ITO)

Cuttack ITAT Deletes ₹5.01 Lakh Addition U/S 69A; Holds Demonetisation-Era Cash Deposits Were Business Receipts

The addition of ₹5,01,500 made by the Assessing Officer (AO) under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has been overturned by the Cuttack Bench of the ITAT, which held that the cash deposits made during the demonetisation period were substantiated as business receipts. Tekchand Harilal, a firm that operates as a distributor of […]

Orissa HC' Order in The Case of Society for Training Action Research vs. Central Board of Direct Taxes

Orissa HC: Section 12A Exemption Can’t Be Denied Solely for Delay in Submitting Audit Report

The Orissa High Court ruled that the benefit of the exemption claim under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, should not have been rejected solely on the ground of delay in filing the audit report. The Society for Training Action Research filed a petition challenging the ruling that dismissed its request for condonation […]

Discrepancies in ITR That May Lead to Income Tax Investigations

ITR Scrutiny Selection New Rules Updated for FY 2025-26

Every person needs to report their Income tax returns appropriately in compliance with the start of the filing season. Avoiding errors and misreporting is important during ITR filing for FY 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26). Without any problems, the majority of returns are processed; even a minor discrepancy may trigger an investigation via the income tax […]

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