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Whether Sumptuary allowance granted to judicial officer is exempt from payment of Income Tax?
Whether Sumptuary allowance granted to judicial officer is exempt from payment of Income Tax?The sumptuary allowance is a specific benefit provided to judicial officers in India to cover entertainment expenses. This allo...
Tie breaker Rule in Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA): Determination of Tax Residence in Dual Residency Cases with Key Judicial Precedents
Tie breaker Rule in Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)The Tie breaker rule for residential status refers to the criteria used to determine an individual’s primary place of residence, usually for tax purpos...
Appeal Maintainable Despite Low Tax Effect Due to Accommodation Entry Exception: Delhi High Court in Pr. CIT-1 v. Agroha Fincap Ltd. (ITA No. 60/2024, 23.12.2025)
Delhi High Court:-Pr. Commissioner
of Income Tax – 1 VersusM/s Agroha Fincap Ltd.ITA No. 60/2024 | Judgment dated: 23 December 2025 CORE ISSUE:-Whether the appeal
filed by the Revenue before the High Court was m...
ITR-U Under Section 139(8A): A Costly Last Resort After 31st December for Missed Belated and Revised Returns
ITR-U: The High-Cost Compliance Window Beyond 31st DecemberA taxpayer who misses the 31st December deadline for filing a belated or revised return exits the normal compliance cycle. The only remaining recourse thereafter...
Supreme Court on Section 44C: DIT (Intl. Tax), Mumbai v. American Express Bank Ltd. – Cap on Head Office Expenditure for Non-Residents Reaffirmed (Judgment dated 15.12.2025)
Analysis of judgement of Supreme Court delivered on 15.12.2025 in the case of Director of Income Tax, Mumbai v. M/s American Express Bank Ltd., on the issue of Deduction of head office expenditure in the case of non-resi...
Schedule FA Disclosure in ITR Explained: Foreign Assets, ESOPs, RSUs, Dividends & Penalties under Black Money Act | Complete Compliance Guide
Schedule FA
(Foreign Assets) is mandatory for Resident & Ordinarily Resident
(ROR) individuals who hold any foreign asset or foreign income at
any time during the relevant financial year, even if:
Asset is d...
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign
Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 Sections 44 and 45Penalty Provisions – Statutory
Exclusions, Monetary Thresholds and ESOP Amendment 1. Overview:-The Black...
Alleged Bogus Purchases: Deletion vs Remand Depends on Charging Provision — ITAT Delhi Deletes Addition u/s 69, ITAT Pune Orders Remand u/s 37 | KDP Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Taparia Tools Ltd. (2025)
Alleged Bogus
Purchases – Divergent Legal Treatment Case 1:M/s KDP
Infrastructure Private Limited v. DCITITAT Delhi |
ITA No. 1094/Del/2024 | Order dated 12.12.2025 Case 2:ACIT, Circle-1
v. Taparia Tools ...
Who is eligible to claim depreciation in a lease transaction - Whether the lessor (person who hires or leases the asset for a consideration) or the lessee (who hires for business use) ?
Who
is eligible to claim depreciation in a lease transaction - Whether the lessor
(person who hires or leases the asset for a consideration) or the lessee (who
hires for business use) ?
As per income tax Act, 1961,...
Revision of Tax Audit Report – A Comprehensive Professional Analysis
Revision of Tax Audit Report – A
Comprehensive Professional Analysis 1. General PrincipleA Tax Audit Report, once issued,
is ordinarily not intended to be revised. The very nature of an audit report
demands fin...