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Concept of Protective Assessment

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 444
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Concept of Protective AssessmentIn the Income Tax Act, 1961, there is provision to make only ‘regular assessment’. As per section 2(40) of the Act, ‘regular assessment’ means the assessment made under section 143...

Liability of Legal Representative of a Deceased Person [Section 159]

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 137
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Liability of Legal Representative of a Deceased Person [Section 159]Death is inevitable and so are the taxes. We live in a country where a person’s obligation to pay taxes does not cease even after his/her demise. Even...

Taxability of Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owners Association under the provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 216
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Taxability of Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owners Association under the provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961Due to modernization, people are living in complexes and townships with many other persons sharing ma...

Scope of Section 292BB : Notice deemed to be valid in certain circumstances

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 159
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Scope of Section 292BB : Notice deemed to be valid in certain circumstancesBackgroundPrior to introduction of Section 292BB by the Finance Act, 2008 w.e.f. 01.04.2008 in the Income Tax Act, non-service or no service in t...

Partition of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) [Section 171]

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 166
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Partition of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) [Section 171]Section 171 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines the partition of HUF and deals with the provisions of assessment after its partition.What is the PartitionPartition i...

Assessments relating to Agricultural income

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Ram Dutt Sharma
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Assessments relating to Agricultural incomeArticle 366(1) of the Constitution provides that the expression ‘agricultural income’ in the Constitution means agricultural income as defined for the purpose of enactments ...

Liability of an Executor in respect of income of the estate of a deceased person [Section 168]

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 168
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Liability of an Executor in respect of income of the estate of a deceased person [Section 168]Section 168 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides that the income of the estate of a deceased person shall be chargeable to tax...

Partition of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) under Section 171 of the Income Tax Act, 1961

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 276
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Partition of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) under Section 171 of the Income Tax Act, 1961Section 171 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines the partition of HUF and deals with the provisions of assessment after its partition....

Cardinal principles of interpretation of taxing statutes

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 178
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Cardinal principles of interpretation of taxing statutesRevenue law is entirely a creature of statute. Article 265 of the Constitution mandates that no tax shall be levied or-collected except by the authority of law...

Taxpayer’s grievance from high pitched Income Tax Assessments

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Ram Dutt Sharma
08/05/2026  |  0 COMMENTS  |  VISITOR'S COUNT: 142
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Taxpayer’s grievance from high pitched Income Tax AssessmentsWhat is high pitched assessment?An Assessment made far beyond Returned Income is considered as a high–pitched assessment. A high-pitched scrutiny assessmen...