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Recent Income Tax Notices based on Alleged Bogus Donations & Cash Deposits Decoded

Income Tax : Decoding recent Income Tax Notices on alleged bogus donations and cash deposits. Understand the implications, response options, an...

May 1, 2023 18753 Views 0 comment Print

Scrutiny of Taxpayer by Income Tax Department

Income Tax : Unravel the intricacies of Income Tax Department scrutiny with insights into notices, reasons triggering scrutiny, and types of sc...

September 13, 2022 9711 Views 0 comment Print

Cases of Compulsory Scrutiny of Income Tax!

Income Tax : CBDT has provided Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny for FY 2022-23 also procedure for compulsor...

July 29, 2022 7077 Views 0 comment Print

Now Agriculture Income Under Strict Scrutiny

Income Tax : CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) has prepared a report on Assessments Relating to Agriculture Income which was prese...

April 11, 2022 21876 Views 1 comment Print

Check List for Scrutiny of Books for Tax Audit Purpose

Income Tax : Check List for Scrutiny of Books for Tax Audit Purpose For Assessment Year 2021-2022 Step 1: Check and Verify the opening Balances...

July 21, 2021 17484 Views 6 comments Print


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High-pitched Scrutiny Assessment- Revised Instruction – Local Committees

Income Tax : Revised Instruction for constitution and functioning of Local Committees to deal with taxpayers’ grievances due to high-pitched ...

June 17, 2022 10557 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax scrutiny reduced drastically over the years: MOF

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance  Income Tax Returns( ITR) scrutiny reduced to 0.25% in AY 2018-19 IT Dept is changing -from just enforcement ...

August 5, 2020 14940 Views 0 comment Print

No scrutiny of Start-ups related to valuations of share premiums 

Income Tax : Start-ups and their investors filing requisite declarations not to be subjected to any scrutiny regarding valuations of share prem...

July 5, 2019 1983 Views 0 comment Print

Only 0.35% returns picked up for scrutiny this year: CBDT chairman

Income Tax : Income Tax Department has accepted 99.65 per cent of tax returns as it is and has picked only 0.35 per cent cases for detailed scr...

August 9, 2018 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Giving-up of Indian addresses may not result in escaping scrutiny

Income Tax : In respect of Income Tax department, the persons are liable for taxation on income/transaction originated/attributed to India irre...

August 8, 2018 606 Views 0 comment Print


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Enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue before conversion into complete scrutiny is bad-in-law

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue, before conversion of limited scrutiny to complete sc...

March 30, 2023 2418 Views 0 comment Print

Initiation of scrutiny assessment based on wrong facts is untenable in law

Income Tax : CBDT undisputedly are binding on the department and any action in violation thereof renders it as untenable in law, consequently i...

January 16, 2023 1530 Views 0 comment Print

HC set-aside scrutiny assessment carried out without Prior approval of CCIT/DGIT

Income Tax : CBDT had issued guidelines dated 10th September, 2011 mandating prior approval of the CCIT for scrutiny assessment and in the pres...

January 2, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

AO cannot scrutinize income tax return without issuing Section 143(2) Notice

Income Tax : AO get jurisdiction over return of income only upon service of section 143(2) notice, meaning thereby so AO cannot scrutinize retu...

August 19, 2022 2250 Views 0 comment Print

In ‘Limited Scrutiny’ AO can only examine those issues for which case been selected

Income Tax : Kintukumar Ambalal Patel Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad)  The issue raised by the assessee in additional ground is that the learned CIT-...

June 22, 2022 3666 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny – FY 2023-24 clarification

Income Tax : Government of India issues guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during FY 2023-24. Find the proced...

August 3, 2023 17565 Views 3 comments Print

Guidelines for Complete Income Tax Return Scrutiny in FY 2023-24

Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released guidelines outlining the parameters and procedures for the compulsory selection of i...

May 24, 2023 19011 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Guidelines for Compulsory Scrutiny of Income Tax Returns during F.Y 2022-23

Income Tax : Amendment in Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 — procedure ...

September 26, 2022 23904 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Guidelines for compulsory Income Tax returns scrutiny

Income Tax : F.No.225/ 81/2022/ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes (ITA-II divis...

June 3, 2022 24555 Views 0 comment Print

Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny criteria/Guideline for FY 2022-23

Income Tax : CBDT Issues Guidelines for compulsory selection of Income Tax returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 and ...

May 11, 2022 52002 Views 1 comment Print


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Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny – FY 2023-24 clarification

August 3, 2023 17565 Views 3 comments Print

Government of India issues guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during FY 2023-24. Find the procedure and clarification here.

Guidelines for Complete Income Tax Return Scrutiny in FY 2023-24

May 24, 2023 19011 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released guidelines outlining the parameters and procedures for the compulsory selection of income tax returns for complete scrutiny during the financial year 2023-24. The guidelines specify various scenarios, including cases related to surveys, search and seizure actions, non-filing of returns, addition in earlier assessment years, and specific information on […]

Recent Income Tax Notices based on Alleged Bogus Donations & Cash Deposits Decoded

May 1, 2023 18753 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding recent Income Tax Notices on alleged bogus donations and cash deposits. Understand the implications, response options, and consequences.

Enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue before conversion into complete scrutiny is bad-in-law

March 30, 2023 2418 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue, before conversion of limited scrutiny to complete scrutiny, is against the procedure laid down in Instruction No. 5/2016 of CBDT dated 14.07.2016. Accordingly, assessment order is quashed as nullity and bad-in-law.

Initiation of scrutiny assessment based on wrong facts is untenable in law

January 16, 2023 1530 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT undisputedly are binding on the department and any action in violation thereof renders it as untenable in law, consequently in the extant case, assessment been carried out in violation of instruction issued by CBDT deserves to be quashed, ergo we set-aside the first appellate order passed u/s 250 and quash the order of assessment passed u/s 143(3) of the Act as bad in law.

HC set-aside scrutiny assessment carried out without Prior approval of CCIT/DGIT

January 2, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT had issued guidelines dated 10th September, 2011 mandating prior approval of the CCIT for scrutiny assessment and in the present case that was not obtained.

Amendment in Guidelines for Compulsory Scrutiny of Income Tax Returns during F.Y 2022-23

September 26, 2022 23904 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 — procedure for compulsory selection in such cases

Scrutiny of Taxpayer by Income Tax Department

September 13, 2022 9711 Views 0 comment Print

Unravel the intricacies of Income Tax Department scrutiny with insights into notices, reasons triggering scrutiny, and types of scrutiny assessments. Understand the procedures to navigate through this process, ensuring compliance and avoiding penalties. Stay informed on the consequences of non-compliance with income tax notices.

AO cannot scrutinize income tax return without issuing Section 143(2) Notice

August 19, 2022 2250 Views 0 comment Print

AO get jurisdiction over return of income only upon service of section 143(2) notice, meaning thereby so AO cannot scrutinize return of income

Cases of Compulsory Scrutiny of Income Tax!

July 29, 2022 7077 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has provided Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny for FY 2022-23 also procedure for compulsory selection has also been provided in guidelines provided by CBDT.