Category: Income Tax

Merely because of no response to notice u/s 133(6) in the manner the AO expected not a basis for making additions – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi held that merely because bank not responded to notice issued u/s 133(6) in the manner the AO expected cannot …

Interest paid on delayed payment of GST/VAT is compensatory and not penal in nature for allowability under section 37. In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that interest paid on delayed remittance of GST / VAT is compensatory and not penal in nature for the purpose of …

Once appeal of assessee is set aside by ITAT with certain directions, then the consequential proceedings are fresh proceedings – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that once the appeal of the assessee is set aside by Tribunal with certain directions for reconsideration of the …

CBDT Circular fixing a time limit for making condonation application u/s 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) is illegal – Madras High Court In a recent judgment, Madras High Court condoned the delay in filing audit report Form 10-B observing that CBDT Circular fixing a …

Interest income to be excluded from gross receipts while computing percentage of Govt. finance for determining the exemption u/s 10(23C)(iiiab). In a recent judgment, ITAT Ranchi has held that interest income is not to be included in gross receipts of the society while computing 50% of Govt. financing …

NSDL latest e-TDS TCS RPU Version 5.7 from FY 2007-08 NSDL has revised the e-TDS TCS RPU utility for preparing of TDS/TCS returns. e-TDS/TCS RPU version 5.7 for Statement(s) from FY 2007-08 onwards has been released. Also e-TDS/TCS File validation utility (FVU) versions 2.188 for FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10 …

Addition u/s 36(1)(va) for delayed payment of EPF upheld holding that Supreme Court judgment imparts meaning to statute from the inception date. In a recent judgment, ITAT Patna upheld the addition under section 36(1)(va) for delayed payment of EPF holding that any interpretation of a statute by the …

Addition for extra sales on the basis of trading account for truncated period of the financial year deleted by ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Allahabad deleted addition for excess sales on the basis of reconstructed trading account for truncated period of the financial year being in contravention …

CBDT has notified Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year FY 2025-26  CBDT has notified “376” as Cost Inflation Index for FY 2025-26. The increase in CII for FY 2025-26 is only 3.58% or 13 points from 363 to 376 as compared increase of 4.31% or 15 points in …

CBDT further clarifies circular on waiver of interest on account of failure to collect or pay the collected tax to the credit of the Central Government by the collector.  F. No. 275/92/2024-IT (B)Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Direct Taxes Circular No. 8/2025 Subject: Clarification …