ITAT, Pune, ruled in Manisha Dhananjay Holkar vs. ITO that CIT (Appeals) [CIT(A)] cannot dismiss an appeal solely due to appellant’s non-appearance.
ITAT Lucknow ruled that protective tax additions on ₹6.58 crore cash/jewellery in employees’ hands must be deleted after the real owner’s substantive assessment was finalized.
The ITAT ruled the PCIT cannot set aside an assessment u/s 263 for ‘inadequate inquiry’ without conducting an independent investigation to establish prejudice to the Revenue.
Pune ITAT voids 12A registration rejection as CIT(E) denied the trust a virtual hearing, citing a Bombay HC ruling on natural justice violation.
ITAT Pune remands ESOP tax dispute, citing AO/CIT(A) failure to verify year of acquisition and valuation errors, directing fresh assessment to prevent double taxation.
ITAT Chennai held that interest received on enhanced compensation forms part of the compensation and hence entitled for exemption under section 10(37) of the Income Tax Act and accordingly, not taxable. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.
ITAT Delhi held that addition towards undisclosed source of income cannot be sustained merely because this amount is not reported in Tax Audit Report since transaction is duly recorded in books of accounts.
ITAT Dehradun allowed condonation of 1386-day delay in filing first appeals, noting that ex-parte assessment and penalty orders were passed without serving notices to the assessee. Appeals remitted for fresh adjudication.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Agra bench, set aside the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)’s order confirming an addition of ₹1,23,10,312/- in the case of Ashok Kumar Goyal v. DCIT.
An NBFC’s claim for on an irrecoverable loan was allowed by the ITAT, which overturned the disallowance. The court ruled that non-recovery of a business loan differs from a loan waiver, qualifying the amount as a business loss or bad deb
