An assessee's total income for the financial year 2025-26 is 2882000 other than income from foreign sources) He not satisfy the basic conditions of prsence in india during the year 182 days and 60days during the previous year and 365 days during the preceeding the 4 years from the previous year. So he will be treated as non-resident. But there is amendment in fy 2020-2021 that his income from indian sources if exceeds 15 Lakhs then he will be treated as resident but not ordinarily resident. But there is exception to this given in section6(1)(A) read with section 6(6)(d) that he is a indian citizen , his income during the fy exceeds 15 Lakhs and he is not liable to tax in any other country or territory by reason of his domicile or residence etc., I want to know if he pays tax for the foreign earnings taxed in foreign is enough to satisfy this condition or for this indian income also if he pays tax in foreign , then only he will be treated as Non-resident?

I had purchased an under construction property jointly with my wife in 2021 and which will be fully financed by me. I have paid the TDS on the booking amount paid to the builder in 2021 and subsequent instalment in 2022. Both tds were filed with my pan. Now in Form 141 for third instalment I see option to put share for each buyer and last tds receipt details. How should I fill it for my wife, since earlier two TDS were completely paid by me. Please guide.

Also should it be paid 50-50 in this case or can I put myself as 100% share in form 141 and submit

Sir,
An assessee earning income in the nature of commission (on which tax is deducted under section 194D or section 194H) is generally required to maintain books of account and file the Income-tax Return accordingly.
However, in practice, returns are also being filed without preparing books of account in certain cases, particularly where the assessee also has income from salary, bank interest (including fixed deposit interest), or other non-business sources.

Kindly clarify:
Is there any provision under the Income-tax Act, 1961, or the Income-tax Rules that permits filing the return without maintaining books of account where the assessee has commission income along with salary and interest income?
Is there any monetary threshold of commission income up to which books of account are not required to be maintained?
If yes, kindly specify the relevant section, rule, CBDT circular, or notification governing the same.

Dear Experts & Members,

I am seeking your technical insights on a client tax computation for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27) involving a mid-year job switch and a let-out property.

Here is the anonymous summary of the facts:
Client Summary & Income Details:

Employer 1 (Resigned Mid-Year): Gross Salary ₹11,24,960 (Includes Leave Encashment ₹1,10,180 exempt u/s 10(10AA) & HRA ₹2,02,958). TDS Deducted: ₹1,24,817.

Employer 2 (Joined Mid-Year): Gross Salary ₹27,15,326. TDS Deducted: ₹3,86,983.

House Property (Let-out): Gross Rent Received ₹96,000. Interest Paid on ICICI Home Loan u/s 24(b) ₹8,56,044. Net Loss: ₹7,88,844.

Chapter VI-A Inputs: Sec 80C Principal ₹1,55,230, Sec 80D Self/Spouse ₹25,000, Sec 80D Senior Citizen Parents ₹47,000, Bank Savings Interest ₹3,438, STCG on MF ₹2,406.

Residential City: Pune (Non-Metro).

Current Tax Working & Issue:

New Tax Regime:

Taxable Income: ₹36,60,950 (Gross Salary ₹38.40L less ₹1.10L Leave Encashment, ₹75k Std. Deduction, plus ₹5.8k Other Income).

Note: Home loan loss is capped at ₹0 against salary income under the New Regime (only offsets rental income down to zero).

Total Tax Payable (incl. Cess): ₹7,05,416

TDS Already Paid: ₹5,11,800

Net Outstanding Payable: ₹1,93,616

Old Tax Regime:

Taxable Income (after ₹2L House Property Loss set-off + ₹2.25L VI-A deductions): ₹32,60,510.

Total Tax Payable: ₹8,22,279 (Higher by ~₹1.16 Lakhs compared to New Regime).

Queries for Members:

Minimizing Net Liability: Is there any legitimate tax-saving angle, exemption, or reporting mechanism under the New/Old Regime that we might be missing to bridge this ₹1.93L tax gap?

HRA Optimization (Old Regime): Since she was living in rented accommodation in Pune during her tenure at the first employer, if rent receipts/agreements are introduced now, would the Old Regime become competitive against the New Regime? What threshold of HRA exemption would be required to break even with the New Regime savings?

House Property Loss Strategy: Is opting for the New Regime to save ₹1.16L immediately better than taking the Old Regime to carry forward the remaining ₹5.88L unabsorbed house property loss for future years?

Looking forward to your valuable opinions and suggestions.

Thanks & Regards,

Fellow Professional / Member

can anyone share offline uttilty tool for tds return for foe tax year 2026-27

Builder has deducted TDS on rent paid on reallocation on account of redevelopment of building u/s 194IC as joint development agreement resulting in capital gains income.
However this is not capital gain and this rent is not taxable under income tax act.

My question is how to claim tds as prepaid tax and show this rent income as exempt u/s 10 because there is no specific sub clause u/s 10 to show this.

Hi,

I was a partner in a partnership firm and rendered my resignation on 31/03/2026. The firm has incurred business income in FY 25-26 but tax audit does not apply to it.
What will be due date for the firm and for me as an individual for ITR Filling FY 25-26?

Thanks

Hi,

i downloaded capital gain statement...in that therez one equity derivative and equity (STT paid) sheet...do i have to mention derivative amount anywhere in ITR??

One of My client is NRI and she just started working as an Insurance advisor.
So we have to file income tax return same as we file RI.
Same format Profit & loss and balance sheet.
can claim expenses ?
anything particular thing to make sure before filling.

Sir,

While filing correction statement for the Fy 2025-26 Qtr-4 getting below error please guide on this we have re-register the dsc and also tried to file even though we getting the error


Error: "Please sign using registered signature"