ITAT Kolkata quashed an assessment for a society due to two fatal legal flaws: an invalid scrutiny notice and National Faceless Assessment Centre’s lack of jurisdiction to issue a notice before a specific date.
The ITAT Kolkata deleted a double addition of Rs. 3.43 Cr, an ad-hoc expense disallowance, and a notional interest addition, finding the additions to be without legal basis.
ITAT Kolkata rules that a penalty under Section 271AAB cannot be levied if no search has been initiated on the assessee, even if a statement is made under Section 131.
The ITAT Kolkata upheld the deletion of a Rs. 20.25 Cr addition, confirming that unsecured loans received through banking channels were genuine after the lenders’ identities and creditworthiness were verified through their completed assessments.
The ITAT Kolkata quashed an assessment, ruling it was invalid because the scrutiny notice issued under Section 143(2) did not follow the format prescribed by the CBDT.
The ITAT Kolkata quashed a reassessment, ruling that the notice under Section 148 was issued beyond the permissible time limit, making the entire proceeding invalid.
ITAT Kolkata ruled that a reassessment is invalid if the Assessing Officer fails to make an addition based on the original reason recorded for reopening the case.
The ITAT Kolkata has quashed a reassessment notice and a subsequent Rs. 7.03 Cr addition, ruling that once a Section 263 revision proceeding is dropped, a Section 147 reassessment on the same issue cannot be initiated.
The ITAT Kolkata deleted an addition under Section 41(1) of the Income Tax Act, ruling that a written-back liability already taxed cannot be subjected to double taxation.
The ITAT Kolkata dismissed an appeal from Ma Shanti Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd. after the tax dispute was resolved by the CBDT’s circular and a subsequent rectification by the CPC.
