Author: Anil R Tikotekar

Not filing your Income Tax Return (ITR) can have consequences far beyond a delayed refund or a late filing fee. In certain cases involving wilful

Filing ITR-1 for AY 2026-27? These 10 financial transactions may make you ineligible and require you to file ITR-2 or ITR-3 instead. July 8, 2026

For many taxpayers, filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) is simply an annual routine. You collect your Form 16 from your employer, match the details with your Annual Information

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/senior-citizen-wins-full-refund-and-rs-20-lakh-compensation-from-air-india-for-defective-business-class-seat-that-caused-pain-vertigo/articleshow/132258701.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi recently directed Air India to pay a senior citizen full refund and Rs 20 lakh compensation for

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/real-estate/i-have-become-a-foreign-citizen-can-my-mother-make-me-a-joint-owner-in-her-property-in-india/articleshow/132257934.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Synopsis ET Wealth Reader’s Query: I am a foreign citizen and an only son. My mother wants to make me the joint

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/itr-filing-2026-step-by-step-guide-to-filing-itr-2-online-on-the-income-tax-portal/articleshow/132259491.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst The deadline for filing income tax returns (ITR) for students, pensioners, salaried folks and anyone else not subject to a tax audit is July

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/firm-up-the-troika-within-the-quad/articleshow/132224828.cms Synopsis In response to a BBC Eye investigation, India’s government has instructed Meta to deactivate Instagram ads that promote child abuse. Meta has stated

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/father-cant-relinquish-daughters-share-in-ancestral-property-to-son-know-the-legal-position/articleshow/132175146.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst In a recent judgement, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that in cases involving ancestral property, each coparcener or co-sharer (like sons

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/itr-utility-updated-new-other-income-column-added-under-exempt-income-schedule-heres-what-it-means/articleshow/132215085.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst If you are salaried, a pensioner, a student, or anyone else who doesn’t need to do an income tax audit, make sure to file

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/for-36-years-brothers-fought-among-themselves-to-get-late-elder-sisters-property-brother-with-sisters-registered-will-wins-for-this-reason/articleshow/132234730.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst he Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ruled that when there are two conflicting claims over a property based on Wills, the registered Will takes precedence

Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/joint-property-given-on-rent-can-co-owner-of-property-evict-tenants-without-consent-of-other-co-owners-know-what-the-law-says/articleshow/132236895.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/joint-property-given-on-rent-can-co-owner-of-property-evict-tenants-without-consent-of-other-co-owners-know-what-the-law-says/articleshow/132236895.cms Recently, the Bombay High Court had ruled that the co-owner of a property has the right to seek eviction of tenants