Indian moves to US for job, forgets to file ITR, Income Tax Dept imposes Rs 8.29 lakh penalty; ITAT Jaipur cancels penalty and gives full relief

Indian employee working in US imposed with Rs 8.29 lakh penalty for missing to file ITR after moving to US; ITAT Jaipur cancels penalty and gives full relief. ITAT Jaipur’sSMC bench who heard this case composed of Annapurna Gupta, accountant memberand Kuldip Singh, judicial member.

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Rs 6.42 lakh travel expense disallowed as business expenditure over use of wife’s credit card; businessman contests tax order, wins relief in ITAT Mumbai

Rs 6.42 lakh foreign travel expenditure disallowed from business income as businessman used wife’s credit card to pay for it; ITAT Mumbai gives relief to taxpayer. Challa Nagendra Prasad, Judicial Member and G.M. Doss, Accountant Member of ITAT Mumbai heard this case.

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Taxable income below Rs 12 lakh: Will you pay zero income tax if this income includes LTCG and STCG for Tax Year 2026-27?

Indian residents and HUFs can use the basic exemption limit to lower capital gains tax. This provision under the Income Tax Act, 2025, remains available for Tax Year 2026-2027. Unused portions of the exemption limit can offset special-rate capital gains after normal income is accounted for. Non-residents, firms, and companies cannot claim this specific tax adjustment.

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Rs 1.17 crore interest income of minor child: Father faces Rs 12.83 lakh penalty; ITAT Delhi cancels it

Satbeer Singh Godara, judicial member and Amitabh Shukla, accountant member of ITAT Delhi, in a recent judgement ruled that a father can’t be slapped with Rs 12.83 lakh penalty under Section 270A if his ITR-reported income matches the assessed income and the only point of contention is the tax benefit from the India-United Arab Emirates (UAE) DTAA treaty.

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Delhi HC acts big on fake GST registrations, rules no GST registration without biometric-based Aadhaar authentication

In light of many fraudulent GST registrations, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration can be obtained without Aadhaar biometric authentication. Read the article to know more.

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Rs 1.09 crore remittance sent to home by an Indian working in Kuwait, but he didn't file ITR, received income tax notice; gets relief in ITAT Ahmedabad

Indian man working in Kuwait oilfields, got his salary in National Bank of Kuwait, remitted Rs 1.09 crore back to family in India, files no ITR, got an unexplained money tax notice u/s 69; he partially wins case in ITAT Ahmedabad

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Foreign bank balance may be small, but its value could be much higher: How FAST-DS 2026 values your foreign assets

A foreign bank account with a small closing balance may have a much higher value under FAST-DS 2026. This article explains how different types of foreign assets are valued, what happens when proceeds from an old foreign asset are invested in a new asset and why valuation matters for the Rs 1 crore limit for undisclosed foreign income/assets and the Rs 5 crore limit for specified cases of technical non-reporting of foreign assets.

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Rs 2.42 lakh FD investment and Rs 1.06 lakh cash deposits, no ITR filed, got income tax notice; senior citizen wins case in ITAT Jaipur after 9-year fight

No ITR filed, yet Rs 2.42 lakh FD investment, Rs 1.06 lakh cash deposits triggers tax notice for senior citizen; she wins case in ITAT Jaipur after 9 years fight. Know how Mrs Devi won the case in ITAT Jaipur.

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Rs 34 lakh F&O trading loss: Income Tax dept calls it speculative, ITAT Delhi treats Rs 25 lakh as business loss

Taxpayer lost Rs 34 lakh in F&O trading but reports it as business loss; Income Tax dept treats it as speculative loss; ITAT Delhi treats Rs 9 lakh as speculative and the rest as business loss. The ITAT Delhi bench comprised of Sudhir Kumar, Judicial Member and Manish Agarwal, Accountant Member.

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Will you pay lower income tax on mutual fund capital gains after retirement? Know 7 ways to reduce your tax burden

Retirement doesn't mean tax-free mutual fund income. Understand how capital gains, IDCW payouts, and SWPs are taxed. Discover strategies like leveraging rebates, choosing between Growth and IDCW, and planning withdrawals to minimize your tax burden and maximize post-retirement income. Plan wisely for a secure financial future.

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Landlord deposited Rs 14.96 lakh cash during demonetisation, got tax notice: ITAT Bangalore grants relief

Landlord took rent in cash, deposited Rs 14.96 lakh cash during demonitisation period; got Income tax notice, he wins case in ITAT Bangalore. The ITAT Bangalore bench which heard this case comprised of Waseem Ahmed, an accountant member and Keshav Dubey, a judicial member.

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Income Tax Dept seized gold, diamonds and silver in a tax search operation from lady’s house and bank locker; she wins case in ITAT Mumbai

How wife’s 35 yrs old marriage and inheritance helped her win case in ITAT Mumbai after Income Tax Dept seized her gold, diamond, silver items and jewellery kept in house and bank locker

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ITR was processed under the old tax regime due to tax consultant's mistake, taxpayer faced Rs 1.23 lakh demand: ITAT Bangalore allowed new tax regime

Rs 1.23 lakh tax demand notice sent as man filed ITR with new tax regime but it was processed with old tax regime due to tax consultant’s error, ITAT Bangalore allows his appeal. Know how Mr Shah won the case.

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