Tax Audit Due Date Extended to 21 October 2026: CBDT Circular 07/2026 Moves the ITR Date to 21 November for Audited Assessees

CBDT Circular 07/2026 extends the AY 2026-27 tax audit due date to 21 October 2026 and the ITR date to 21 November 2026 for audited assessees outside Section 92E.

TDS on Property Purchase From NRI Without TAN From October 1, 2026: Form 141 Schedule E Under CBDT Notification 121/2026

From 1 October 2026, resident individual and HUF buyers deduct TDS on property bought from an NRI through Form 141 Schedule E, with no TAN (CBDT Notification 121/2026).

GIFT City IFSC Tax Rules in 2026: What CBDT Notification 94/2026 and the No-TDS Regime Mean for Your Fund

CBDT Notification 94/2026 (G.S.R. 646E, 21 July 2026) widened the specified-fund definition in Rule 157. Read alongside the no-TDS reliefs for IFSC units and the Section 80LA holiday, here is the consolidated GIFT City IFSC tax map for 2026.

FAST-DS 2026 Valuation Rules: How to Value Each Foreign Asset for Form 1 (Bank Accounts, Shares and Property)

FAST-DS 2026 valuation guide: how to value each foreign asset for Form 1 under Rule 3, the lifetime-deposit bank account rule, the unquoted equity formula, indexed-cost fallback, and the 20 percent variance safe harbour.

Form ITR-BN Explained: CBDT Notification 97/2026 and the New Block Assessment Return for Search Cases

CBDT Notification 97/2026 notifies Form ITR-BN for block assessment in search and seizure cases. Who files it, the block period, the 60 per cent rate, and what changes from 1 April 2026.

Foreign Assets Now Appear in Your AIS: How to Reconcile AEOI Data and Schedule FA Before Filing AY 2026-27 (CBDT Order Dated 8 July 2026)

CBDT’s 8 July 2026 order shows foreign-asset AEOI data in your AIS. Reconcile Schedule FA before filing AY 2026-27 to avoid the Rs 10 lakh Black Money Act penalty.

Cost Inflation Index FY 2026-27 Notified at 384: How CBDT Notification S.O. 3889(E) Changes Your Capital Gains Tax

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index 384 for FY 2026-27 via S.O. 3889(E) under Section 72(8)(a) of the Income-tax Act 2025. Who can still claim indexation on capital gains and how to compute LTCG.

No TDS on Aircraft and Ship Lease Rent Paid to IFSC Units: CBDT Notification 74/2026 and 75/2026

No TDS on aircraft and ship lease rent paid to IFSC units: CBDT Notification 74/2026 and 75/2026 explained, with the Form 1(N) declaration process.