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ArticleBogus Purchase Additions After Kanak Impex and Drisha Impex: When Does the Whole Purchase Go, and When Only the Margin?

Bogus Purchase Additions After Kanak Impex: When Does the Law Require 100% Addition and When Only Profit Element?“Tax planning may be legiti...

ArticleMACT Interest Exemption: A Humane Correction in the Tax Law

MACT Interest Exemption: A Humane Correction in the Tax Law1. Accident compensation should not become another litigationA road accident does...

ArticleCBDT’s GAAR Circular: Administrative Comfort Is Not the Same as Statutory Immunity

CBDT’s GAAR Circular: Administrative Comfort Is Not the Same as Statutory ImmunityIndia’s General Anti-Avoidance Rules, commonly referred to...

Income TaxDeemed Income and Dividend Provisions Compared Across the Income-tax Act 1961 and the Income-tax Act 2025

Introduction and AbbreviationsThe Income-tax Act, 2025 consolidates, within a single section, provisions that were spread across two separat...

ArticleIncome-tax Act, 2025: Taxpayer-Friendly Changes and Areas Requiring Caution

Income-tax Act, 2025: Taxpayer-Friendly Changes and Areas Requiring CautionThe Income-tax Act, 2025, which came into operation from 1st Apri...

ArticleSection 264 Revision: A Practical Route When a Tax Return Contains a Bona Fide Error

Section 264 Revision: A Practical Route When a Tax Return Contains a Bona Fide ErrorCorresponding provision under the Income-tax Act, 2025:...