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Section 153A & 153C of Income Tax Act: Analysis & Implications

Income Tax : Delve into the provisions of Income Tax Act Sections 153A & 153C, governing assessments after search or requisition. Learn from co...

February 8, 2024 3447 Views 0 comment Print

Uttarakhand HC Quashes FIR U/S 153A IPC: No Proof of Disharmony

Corporate Law : Explore recent Uttarakhand High Court judgment quashing an FIR under Section 153A IPC. Analysis reveals lack of evidence for disha...

December 30, 2023 300 Views 0 comment Print

Completed/Unabated Assessments – No Addition if no Incriminating Material Found During Search: SC

Income Tax : Core issue involved in the appeals is the scope of assessment u/s 153A. question posed for consideration is, as to whether in resp...

April 25, 2023 2724 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2023 aligns timeline under section 153 of Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Budget 2023 aligns timeline under section 153 of Income Tax Act. Learn more about the 2016 Finance Acts reduced assessment order p...

February 5, 2023 15081 Views 0 comment Print

Some Important Facts Related To Assessment Under Section 153A of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : As you are aware that provisions of Section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with assessment of an assessee in searched case...

March 4, 2022 20511 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 153D approval without application of mind renders Assessment null & void

Income Tax : Assessment order under 1961 Act quashed by Delhi ITAT due to lack of application of mind in approving 153D, rendering the assessme...

April 24, 2024 1527 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT deletes Addition which were based on Manual Cash Books in Section 153A Assessments

Income Tax : Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling on deletion of additions based on manual cash books in Section 153A assessments. ...

April 23, 2024 483 Views 0 comment Print

No section 276CC prosecution in absence of “Mens Rea”: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : Explore the Rajasthan High Court's judgment on delayed ITR filing, emphasizing the necessity of 'mens rea' for offense establishme...

April 23, 2024 318 Views 0 comment Print

Action under Section 153C cannot be based solely on Survey Material

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT clarifies that action under section 153C can't be based solely on survey material. Detailed analysis of the case and i...

April 16, 2024 420 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment of completed assessment Without Incriminating Material Untenable: Delhi HC

Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that a reopening or abatement would be triggered only upon the discovery of material which is likely to “h...

April 12, 2024 1293 Views 0 comment Print


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Selection of Case of Search Years in ITBA Assessment module

Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...

September 12, 2019 2043 Views 0 comment Print


Issuing DIN Without Mentioning on Assessment Order Is Insignificant & superfluous exercise: ITAT

November 2, 2023 726 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the ITAT Delhi’s ruling on the issuance of DIN numbers on tax communications and its importance in ensuring their validity.

Writ not entertained as alternate remedy of appeal available against order and notices issued u/s 153C

November 1, 2023 363 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that writ petition not entertained as alternate remedy available with the petitioner since notices and assessment orders issued under section 153C of the Income Tax Act are duly issued within jurisdiction.

Addition Unwarranted as Settlement Commission Accepted Surrendered Amount

October 28, 2023 327 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition towards unexplained expenditure unsustainable as impugned amount has already been surrendered by the firm and accepted by the Settlement Commission.

PCIT vs. Swetaben Patel: No Addition Without Incriminating Material

October 26, 2023 645 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the recent Gujarat High Court judgment in PCIT (Central) vs. Swetaben Ghanshyambhai Patel regarding assessments and additions in the absence of incriminating material.

Exclusion of period taken for handing over seized material to AO effective only from 01.04.2021

October 25, 2023 564 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that clause (xi) to Explanation to Section 153B of the Income Tax Act relating to the exclusion of the period taken for handing over seized material to the assessing officer is effective prospectively from 01.04.2021. Accordingly, prior assessment years are held to be barred by limitation.

Addition u/s 153A in amalgamated company relating to entries in books of amalgamating company prior to amalgamation unjustified

October 25, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the entries in the books of account of amalgamating companies prior to amalgamation cannot be part of the additions made under section 153A in the hands of the assessee (i.e. amalgamated company). Accordingly, additions deleted.

Interest u/s 234B of the Income Tax Act chargeable on assessed income and not returned income

October 25, 2023 645 Views 0 comment Print

Jharkhand High Court held that interest under Section 234B of the Income Tax Act has to be charged on the assessed income and not on the returned income of an Assessee.

Mechanical approval under Section 153D of Income Tax Act is invalid

October 24, 2023 891 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court confirms the annulment of an assessment order in the case of PCIT vs. Anuj Bansal, citing mechanical approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act.

Section 153A Assessment: Addition in Unabated Year Requires Incriminating Material Only

October 22, 2023 414 Views 0 comment Print

Read the ITAT Mumbai order on Arshiya Ltd vs. DCIT for A.Y. 2010-11 & 2012-13. Learn about additions in 153A assessment based on incriminating material and their deletion.

Reopening of assessment based on wrong and irrelevant facts is unsustainable-in-law

October 19, 2023 4341 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act based on wrong and irrelevant facts recorded under the reasons recorded for the formation of belief of escapement of income chargeable to income tax is unsustainable in law and liable to be quashed.