Bangalore ITAT set aside PCIT’s s.263 order, ruling that difference of opinion on profit estimation rate (6% vs 8%) for a contractor isn’t grounds for revision.
ITAT Bangalore ruled that income belongs to the person who actually earned it. Purchases and sales recorded by son, with audited accounts, barred addition in father’s hands.
Mumbai ITAT deleted Rs.50,000 penalty under s.272A(1)(d), ruling COVID-19 hospitalization was a reasonable cause for non-compliance to multiple notices issued in quick succession.
The ITAT Jaipur dismissed the appeals of Whole Sale Cloth Merchant Association, upholding the reassessments and denial of Section 11/12 exemption. The Tribunal confirmed that the trust’s failure to file returns
The ITAT Bangalore allowed appeals by Mohammad Abdul Najeeb and others, ruling that the non-communication of reasons and lack of hearing opportunity before issuing a Section 127 jurisdiction transfer order rendered the subsequent search assessments
Bangalore ITAT rejected PR consultant’s revised return, ruling that agency business is excluded from presumptive taxation under s.44AD(6)(iii). Original income confirmed.
CIT(A)/NFAC had dismissed appeal alleging no submissions; ITAT noted documents were filed and directed fresh consideration, upholding principles of natural justice.
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The ITAT Nagpur allowed an agriculturist’s appeal, deleting an addition u/s 68 after ruling that agricultural production cannot be estimated mechanically using average yield data, as yield varies based on soil, weather, and farming practices.
The ITAT Nagpur set aside a reassessment that added Rs. 11 lakhs to income, ruling that the AO violated Section 148A(b) by providing only 6 clear days for the taxpayer’s response, contrary to Bombay and Calcutta High Court precedents.
