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Income Tax : The note highlights gaps in existing tax provisions affecting families, seniors, and small investors. It suggests targeted reforms...
Income Tax : Disallowance made in an ex parte order was overturned after evidence showed a clear borrowing-to-lending link. The ruling affirms ...
Income Tax : The issue was prolonged misuse of correction statements due to no statutory deadline. The law now enforces strict timelines, makin...
Income Tax : Businesses are seeking a cap on dividend taxation for resident shareholders to address double taxation concerns. The proposal aim...
Income Tax : ITAT held that execution of a registered joint development agreement amounts to transfer of land. Capital gains timing must be det...
Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...
Income Tax : With repeated technical failures hampering compliance, officers requested formal absolution from blame. The letter emphasizes coll...
Income Tax : Net direct tax collections recorded an 8.82% increase despite moderate gross growth. Lower refunds played a key role in boosting n...
Income Tax : The issue concerns high-pitched additions proposed under faceless scrutiny even where agricultural income is exempt and fully docu...
Income Tax : Authorities cannot insist on adding an irrevocable clause in trust deeds for Section 12A renewal when the trust is otherwise legal...
Income Tax : The tribunal held that revision under Section 263 is invalid where the Assessing Officer has examined the issue and adopted a plau...
Income Tax : The tribunal ruled that statements of third parties cannot be relied upon unless the assessee is provided copies and allowed cross...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that day of arrival should be excluded while computing number of stayed in India. Accordingly, the status of asses...
Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed deletion of additions where the AO made no effort to verify consignees, transporters, or stock movement. Pr...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition made on the basis of third-party WhatsApp chat without any incriminating material is unsustainab...
Income Tax : The government has granted time-bound approval under section 35(1)(ii) enabling eligible donations to scientific research to quali...
Income Tax : The notification exempts defined categories of income of a legal services authority, while warning that violations may lead to pen...
Income Tax : The government has approved an institution for scientific research under section 35(1)(ii), enabling donors to claim tax deduction...
Income Tax : The notification exempts specified non-commercial e-governance income such as government grants, service charges, and consultancy ...
Income Tax : The government has granted Section 10(46) tax exemption to a welfare board for cess, fees, and interest income. The relief applies...
ITAT Jaipur held that addition towards unexplained cash deposit during demonetization under section 68 without rejection of books of accounts is unwarranted. Further, addition is also not warranted as genuineness of cash sale duly proved.
The ITAT held that the alleged bogus purchases could not stand when the assessee produced complete documentary evidence showing genuine procurement and consumption. With no contrary evidence from the AO, the 69C addition was removed.
ITAT Kolkata held that addition under section 56(2) towards receipt of gift from HUF to be re-considered for exemption under section 10(2) of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, matter restored back to AO with specific direction.
The Tribunal held that once the 29.03.2022 Scheme came into force, only faceless units could issue such notices; a JAO-issued notice was illegal, nullifying the entire reassessment.
ITAT Chennai ruled that Section 148 notices issued manually by a Jurisdictional AO after 29.03.2022 violate the faceless reassessment procedure. The Tribunal quashed the reassessment order, emphasizing that only NFAC-issued notices are legally valid.
Arulmigu Vettudaiyar Kaliamman Thirukovil Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) Assessee challenged reassessment solely on the legal ground that notices u/s 148 dated 31.03.2022 (AY 2015-16) & 29.03.2023 (AY 2016-17) were issued by the Jurisdictional AO (JAO) instead of the Faceless Unit, contrary to Sec.151A & CBDT’s Faceless Reassessment Scheme notified on 29.03.2022, which mandates automated/faceless issuance […]
ITAT Chennai held that a notice issued u/s 148 by the Jurisdictional AO after 29.03.2022 violates the mandatory faceless assessment scheme. Consequently, the reassessment and all subsequent actions, including penalty, were declared null and void.
ITAT Kolkata deletes ₹7.84 crore addition on F&O and currency-derivative losses as AO relied solely on a now-vacated SEBI interim order. Tribunal emphasized that the assessee submitted full documentary evidence, which remained unrebutted, confirming losses as genuine.
Tribunal remands ₹88 lakh disallowance of long-term service award to the AO for fresh verification as employee-wise computation for the relevant year was not on record. Claim can be allowed only after proper quantification of ascertained liability.
The Revenue relied on third-party statements and WhatsApp data to allege an unrecorded ₹25 crore cash loan, but brought no supporting inquiry or cross-examination. The Tribunal held that the AO’s conclusion was speculative, especially when bank-backed evidence, TDS records, and a registered loan agreement supported only a ₹10 crore loan. Key takeaway: additions under Section 69A require concrete evidence, not assumptions.
