A complete guide to the transition from the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the Income Tax Act, 2025 effective 1 April 2026. Understand key compliance changes, TDS/TCS timelines, return filing rules, carry-forward provisions and critical action points for taxpayers.
GST books closure for March-April 2026 gains critical importance with GST 2.0 implementation. Explore key compliance checks including vendor KYC, ITC reconciliation, credit notes, GST rates, POS rules and refund strategies in this practical guide.
Chintan Shivirs serve as platforms for knowledge exchange through seminars and conferences. Learn how such educational activities align with Section 11 tax exemptions, key Supreme Court rulings and the limits on commercial receipts.
ITAT Delhi rules that payments for background screening services are neither royalty nor FTS, as they do not involve the use of copyright or 'make available' technical knowledge.
ITAT Chennai holds that discounts and incentives credited in books and linked to business activity cannot be treated as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 or taxed under Section 115BBE.
Section 105 of ITA 2025 makes unexplained expenditure additions mandatory, replacing "may" with "shall" and removing judicial discretion under Section 69C.
Guided by Article 265 of the Constitution and the Gujarat High Court ruling in Lt. Col. Nikhil Subodh Gajjar (2025), this analysis explains why the six-year limitation under CBDT Circular No. 9/2015 may not apply where no tax was legally payable, with implications for exempt incomes, trusts, and non-profit organisations.
Acceptance of quantum additions does not automatically justify a penalty under Sections 271(1)(c) or 270A. Learn why AOs must clearly specify concealment, inaccurate particulars, under-reporting or misreporting, and how assessees can effectively contest penalties even after quantum proceedings attain finality.
Supreme Court in Checkmate Services held delayed employees' PF/ESI contribution is not deductible even if paid before ITR filing. ITAT allows 143(1)(a) adjustment, while Delhi HC has issued notice on the constitutional validity of Sections 2(24)(x) and 36(1)(va).
Understand why a negative lien is not a corporate guarantee and carries no transfer pricing implications, as clarified in the ITAT Delhi ruling in JOGPL Pvt Ltd.
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