For FY2025-26
I sold my residential property for a consideration of 100,00,000 (1 Cr) on 01/07/2025.
The purchase cost of this property was Rs 20,00,000 in Year 2008-09.
Indexed cost of this property is approx. 60,00,000

Thus LTCG after indexation was approx 40,00,000 (100,00,000-60,00,000)

After the sale, I purchased another residential property on 01/09/2025 for a price of 41,00,000 (all inclusive) to take benefit under section 54

Thus my indexd LTCG after section 54 should be 0 (40,00,000 -41,00,000). and I am being charged zero LTCG tax (the lower of CG tax of the two options (12.5% without indexation and 20% with indexation))
My income from other sources was 25,00,000 during the year
However, while calculating my final tax liability, the portal adds the unindexed LT capital gain of Rs 40,00,000 to my other sources income of 25,00,000 and puts my taxable income as 65,00,000 which triggers the surcharge at 10%. is this surcharge correct? is this the intent of indexation relief given by govt on july/aug 2024?

Dear Expert,

I seek clarification regarding the applicability of Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act.

Facts:

I am a proprietor carrying on business under the name Lotus Fibre.
Purchases were made from suppliers registered as Micro/Small Enterprises (MSEs) under the MSMED Act.
Certain invoices were raised during April 2026.
The payments were not made within the MSMED prescribed period of 45 days.
However, the payments were actually made during December 2026, i.e., before 31 March 2027 and within the same financial year.
My Chartered Accountant has disallowed these expenses under Section 43B(h) and added them back to taxable income.

My query is:

Where an MSME invoice is paid after the prescribed MSMED period but before the end of the same financial year, is the expenditure allowable as deduction in that financial year or is it required to be disallowed under Section 43B(h)?

I would appreciate guidance on:

The correct interpretation of Section 43B(h).
Whether payment before 31 March allows deduction.
Relevant CBDT Circulars, judicial precedents, tribunal rulings, or professional guidance supporting the view.
Whether there are divergent views being followed in practice.

Thank you for your guidance.

Regards
Suresh Gupta
Proprietor – Lotus Fibre

Dear Sir

In an E-Way Bill, the Vehicle Number has been updated and is available in Part-B; however, the Transporter ID (TRANSIN) has not been mentioned. In such a case, will the E-Way Bill be considered valid under GST provisions? Please share the relevant GST Rule/Notification supporting the view.

Sir, my son has income of Rs. 10 lacs from aboard as a freelance job on contract basis plus 7 lacs income from salary earned in India.
He is providing service as a healthcare and setting their client health claim. Whether all the amount is taxable of freelancer or 50 percent will be counted for tax purpose. No books maintain.

Hi everyone,
Please give suggestions on what income tax filing-software to be used for filing personal income tax returns for financial year 2025-26.
I have previously used ClearTax and TaxCloudIndia for filing personal income tax returns. Since TaxCloudIndia has been discontinued, I am looking for similar, budget-friendly, and user-friendly alternative to manage income tax returns for the financial year 2025-26.
I am specifically looking for a platform that meets the following criteria:
• Complex ITR filings - Able to handle complex ITR filings (multiple income streams) efficiently.
• Technical Support: Excellent customer service with quick resolution times. I have had poor experiences with 'expert-assisted' models in the past where the support staff lacked the necessary technical expertise for complex cases, so I prefer a platform that offers robust, knowledgeable technical support.
I would appreciate suggestions for income tax filing-software that offers a smooth workflow and reliable backend support.
Thank you in advance for your recommendations.

Sir/Mam,

One person taken GST Registration taken E commerce and selling good through Amazon, and amazon showing details in 2B

I am not able to understand Amazon showing ITC on services or Sales,

Now I am having doubt how to file GSTR1 which Sales I have to take

what is the process to file GSTR1 & GSTR3B E commerce operators

Which points to consider when filing GSTR1 & 3B

I request kindly explain E Commerce operators GST Returns Filing process

Thanking you

Dear Experts,

We have a client engaged in the tattoo business in Bengaluru. We applied for cancellation of GST registration on 10th March 2026. The cancellation application appears to have been assigned to the State GST authorities; however, the jurisdiction details are not available in the application status & GST certification.

Since no clarification or notice has been received from the department, we waited for the cancellation to be processed. After more than three months, we approached the Central GST officer based on the jurisdiction mentioned in the GST Registration Certificate. However, the officer informed us that the cancellation application was not assigned to their office and they were unable to identify the concerned State GST jurisdiction.

I seek guidance on the following issues:

1. How can we identify the State GST jurisdiction/officer to whom the cancellation application has been assigned?
2. At the time of filing the cancellation application, all pending returns were filed except GSTR-3B for Q4 of FY 2019-20, which could not be filed due to the statutory time-bar restriction of three years. Could this pending return be the reason for the delay or non-processing of the cancellation application?
3. If the pending return is impacting the cancellation process, can we apply for unblocking/unbarring of the return filing facility to enable filing of the pending return?

Your guidance on this matter would be highly valuable in assisting our client.

Thanks in advance.

Respected Sir/Madam,

I seek your independent legal opinion regarding the functioning of a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the response received from the District Registrar & Inspector General of Societies.

Brief Facts:

A registered society has allegedly not renewed its registration and has not submitted statutory compliances from the year 2021 onwards.
It is further alleged that:
1. No audit of accounts has been conducted for several years;
2. No financial statements have been disclosed to members;
3. Donations and funds are being received and utilized without adequate transparency;
4. The society continues to function publicly and represent itself before Government authorities.

A formal complaint was submitted to the District Registrar & Inspector General of Societies by a member requesting inquiry into the affairs of the society, including its financial management and compliance status.

In response, the Registrar's office stated that since the society is "not renewed", the office has no authority to investigate or inquire into the affairs of the society.
The reply does not cite any specific provision of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, any State Rules, Government Notification, judicial precedent, or other legal authority supporting such conclusion.

After downloading the latest utility from the GST portal for Annexure B and filling in all the details correctly, it shows a data validation error while uploading the JSON file. Kindly advise me how to solve this error

For Financial Year 2025-2026, Form10BD is applicable and Not Form 113. Because Form 113 is applicable for Tax Year 2026-2027. Due date for Form10BD for Financial Year 2025-26 is 31-May-2026.

For Current Submission on 18-May-2026 and 19-May-2026,
Form10BD was uploaded successfully without any Error. However after 24 hours, Form10BE are not available for download. It is almost 2-3 days are over after Filing Form10BD. But Form10BE are not available on Portal.

In previous filing of 13-May-2026, Form10BD was uploaded successfully without any Error. However after checking Status after 4-5 days, I tried to download Form10BE and Following Error Displayed.

The CSV uploaded in Form 10BD submitted is not as per CSV instruction sheet due to which 10BE PDF’s can not be generated. You are hence requested to go through the instruction sheet carefully and file form 10BD again.
Note:
Headers of CSV file shall not be changed.
Date of issuance of URN shall be in DD/MMM/YYYY format. (For Eg: 29/Apr/2022)
Amount field shall be positive and contain numerics only. Do not use alphabets or characters like . Or ,
Pre acknowledgement no. field shall be left blank for FY 2021-22. Do not delete the column or enter zero,hyphen,NA etc.
No changes shall be made in converted CSV file. If needed then please edit the same excel file used before conversion and convert it again into .csv format and upload.


Can any Expert guide me for this situations?