Rs 1.33 crore cash deposit, no ITR filing, yet senior citizen wins income tax case; ITAT Bangalore explains whyRetired teacher from Mysore deposits Rs 1.33 crore cash in bank, files no ITR; tax dept issues notice; he wins case in ITAT Bangalore as ta...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
Earnings from unexercised ESOP buyback is LTCG, not pay perk: ITATThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled that vested ESOPs are not taxable as salary until exercised. It held that gains from Flipkart's rep...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Wife paid husband Rs 7.5 crore after selling her shares and bought his Mumbai property, filed ITR claiming 54F tax exemption, got tax notice; she fought and won the case in ITAT MumbaiWife got tax notice as she claimed Section 54F tax exemption by purchasing her husband’s own Mumbai property for Rs 7.5 crore; ITAT Mumbai ...
05 Aug, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Unexercised ESOP buyback gains taxable as LTCG, not salary income: ITATThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal determined that employee stock options are not considered part of salary perks until they are exercised. ...
04 Aug, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Govt cuts ₹16,688 crore in tax disputes after appeal threshold hikeThe government withdrew thousands of tax appeals after raising litigation limits. This action reduced disputed tax demand by over sixteen t...
04 Aug, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
Disputed tax demand down Rs 16,690 cr since hike in monetary limit for filing appeals, LS toldHigher monetary limits for tax appeals have reduced disputed tax demand by about ₹16,690 crore, with over 23,000 departmental cases withdra...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Rs 22.94 lakh LTCG for land sale of Rs 92 lakh invited tax notice; Gujarat HC ruled in her favour after 9 years fight; Know whyLady got tax notice after selling land for Rs 92 lakh and reporting Rs 22.94 lakh LTCG in ITR; Know how Section 55A(a) helped her win case ...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
ITAT Mumbai cancels income tax notice over Rs 8 crore compensation to tenants without their consent; rejects I-T department's contingent liability claimBuilder's hired firm wanted to pay 56 tenants additional Rs 8 crore to vacate land; Tax Dept sent notice citing this payment as contingent ...
02 Aug, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Man was denied Section 54F income tax exemption as builder delayed villa construction by 4 years; Telangana HC grants relief, says taxpayer can't suffer for builder's faultBuilder delayed villa's construction by 4 years, thus tax dept denied Section 54F tax exemption to homebuyer; Telangana HC says homebuyer c...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Reporting perquisite as capital gain in ITR by mistake resulted in Rs 6.63 crore penalty for a salaried employee; ITAT Mumbai granted him relief for this reasonRs 6.63 crore penalty imposed on salaried employee for reporting perquisite as capital gains in ITR; ITAT Mumbai grants relief, says salari...
31 Jul, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Employee wrongly declared Rs 14 lakh Australian salary in Indian ITR: ITAT grants tax relief but denies Rs 3.4 lakh foreign tax creditEmployee mistakenly declared Rs 14 lakh Australia salary in Indian ITR, later sought Rs 3.4 lakh foreign tax credit in India for tax paid i...
31 Jul, 2026, 02.08 PM IST
Not prepared for ITR filing: Should you file your ITR now with available information or wait and file a belated ITR?Taxpayers face a choice between filing income tax returns now or later. The income tax return due date is approaching for many individuals....
31 Jul, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Save income tax when filing ITR for AY 2026-2027 by claiming Section 54 or 54F benefits if you sold land, house property or equity shares; Know howIndian taxpayers can claim capital gains tax exemptions by reinvesting sale proceeds. Section 54 and 54F allow exemptions for residential p...
27 Jul, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Rs 17.41 lakh penalty for ITR filing mistake: CA firm's owner's affidavit helps taxpayer get relief in ITAT Mumbai; know howRs 17.41 lakh penalty imposed due to error in ITR filed by junior staff in CA firm; Here's how affidavit from the CA firm's owner helps tax...
27 Jul, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Wife paid Rs 58 lakh from Indian bank a/c, husband paid Rs 80 lakh from UAE bank a/c for property purchase; she gets tax notice for unexplained investment, wins case in ITAT Mumbai for this reasonTo purchase property in India, wife paid Rs 58 lakh from her bank a/c and husband paid Rs 80 lakh via his UAE bank a/c using Dubai exchange...
24 Jul, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
British Airways reviewing crew accommodation at Hyderabad after reports of crew member sickness: SourcesBritish Airways is reviewing crew accommodation in Hyderabad after isolated sickness reports. A pilot reportedly fell unwell during a recen...
23 Jul, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Rs 5.26 lakh capital loss carry forward was claimed in original ITR but a lesser claim was denied in revised ITR; Taxpayer fights back and wins in ITAT BangaloreFiled revised ITR but lost Rs 2.99 lakh capital loss carry forward benefit claimed in original ITR; Know how a man challenged tax dept's de...
22 Jul, 2026, 02.33 PM IST