Read the full ITAT Indore order on an assessee’s appeal dismissed for a 3-year delay. The court examined reasons for the late filing and rejected the plea for condonation.
The ITAT Ranchi has ruled that an Assessing Officer cannot reopen an assessment based on “reason to suspect,” distinguishing it from “reason to believe.”
The ITAT Chandigarh ruled that a penalty notice without a specific charge is invalid, leading to the deletion of a penalty under Section 271AAB.
The ITAT Chandigarh deleted additions under Section 153A, ruling that an assessment cannot be reopened without incriminating material found during a search.
The Mumbai ITAT ruled that under Section 50C(3), the stamp duty value prevails over a higher DVO valuation. Learn how this impacts capital gains tax.
A Chandigarh hospital’s Rs.3.91 crore tax addition is remanded for reassessment after a faulty software report skewed patient data, causing a major tax dispute.
ITAT Mumbai held that entire bogus purchases can never be treated as income only profit element embedded in the accommodation entry is to be brought to tax. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) restricting disallowance @12.5% justified.
ITAT Chennai held that passing of ex-parte order by CIT(A) due to non-compliance of assessee without going into merits is not justifiable. CIT(A) is bound to decide the appeal on merits even in the absence of assessee. Accordingly, matter restored back.
It was pertinent to note that assessee was an agriculturist and semiliterate person, not well versed with the income tax proceedings, therefore, it was the duty of AO to apprise him the correct position instead of putting an extra tax liability because of his ignorance.
ITAT Jaipur held that merely the claim of the assessee was not entertained it cannot be a reason automatically to levy the penalty for misreporting or under reporting of the income. Accordingly, levy of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax Act set aside.
