Income Tax - The income tax department on October 7, 2019 launched its faceless e-assessment scheme for taxpayers. Under the scheme, there would be no physical interface between an assessing officer and an Assessee. The plan was first introduced in the Union Budget 2019 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman told the parliament that the ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - In its ongoing Operation Clean Money drive (OCM), Various cases were selected for scrutiny assessment for AY 2017-18 where large amount of CASH was deposited during demonetisation period i.e. 9th November 2016 to 31st December 2016. It is observed that while passing order for scrutiny assessment for cash deposited during demonetisation pe...
Read MoreIncome Tax - This article is covering in depth knowledge of various types of Jurisdictions, Various types of Assessments under Income Tax Act, 1961 and details of new system i.e. Jurisdiction-Free Assessment which was introduced from 2016. Jurisdiction is prescribed under Section 124 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and assessment includes Summary assessme...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Every taxpayer has to furnish the details of his income to the Income-tax Department. These details are to be furnished by filing up his return of income. Once the return of income is filed up by the taxpayer, the next step is the processing of the return of income by the Income Tax Department. The […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Electronic assessment, also known as e-assessment, online assessment, computer assisted/mediated assessment and computer-based assessment, is the use of information technology in various forms of assessment. Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, also announced of such scheme in his budget speech on February 1, 2018; which would almost eliminate...
Read MoreIncome Tax - While uploading Manual order for the A Y 2017-18 user is getting the following message: Manual Order cannot be uploaded for this PAN AY as processing of Assessment order u/s 147 is still pending on ITBA...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 Lakh Crore in year 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 Lakh Crore this year 80% growth in tax base; number of returns filed increased from 3.79 crore to 6.85 Crore Within the next 2 years, almost all verification and assessment of returns selected for scrutiny to be done electronically The […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Paperless assessment/ e-mail based assessment on a pilot basis was commenced in the financial year 2015-16 in non-corporate charges of five cities i.e. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. The e-mail based assessment scheme has now been extended to two more cities, namely Hyderabad and Kolkata during the current financial year...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The retrospective clarificatory amendments now under consideration of Parliament will not be used to reopen any cases where assessment orders have already been finalized. I have asked the Central Board of Direct taxes to issue a policy circular to clearly state this position after the passage of the Finance Bill....
Read MoreIncome Tax - Indian Premier League (IPL) involves city teams managed by private entities. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports does not deal with IPL because the national team does not participate in the IPL tournaments. However, Ministry of Finance ( Deptt. Of Revenue has informed that Income Tax Department is conducting investigations to ascertain the...
Read MoreShri Vinodbhai Naranbhai Vaghani Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) - Section 251(2) provides that the Commissioner (Appeal) shall not embark on enhancement of an assessment unless the assessee has been granted a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against such We find no reference to the issuance of enhancement notice in the appellate order of the CIT(A). ...
Read MoreUKT Software Technologies Vs. ITO (ITAT Delhi) - It is mandatory for the AO to issue notice u/s 143 (2). The issuance and service of notice u/s 143 (2) is mandatory and not procedural. If the notice is not served within the prescribed period, the assessment order is invalid...
Read MoreSadbhav Engineering Ltd. Vs. DCIT (OSD) (Gujarat High Court) - Reopening of tax assessment beyond four years on the basis of a retrospective amendment is not justified, if the assessee has fully and truly disclosed all the material facts necessary during the original assessment proceedings...
Read MoreGrasim Industries Ltd. Vs Commissioner Of Income Tax (Bombay High Court) - CIT revised the order u/s 263 to include the sum of Rs.1,75,32,600/- in the total income of the assessee under Sec.41(1) of the Income Tax Act on the ground that there had been a complete cessation of liability in regard to this amount in the previous year relevant to the assessment year 1982-83 –...
Read MoreKalyan Memorial & Charitable Trust Vs ACIT (ITAT Agra) - According to section 68 where any sum is found credited in the books of assessee maintained for any previous year, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof or the explanation offered by him is not, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the sum so c...
Read MoreF. No. Pr. DGIT(S)/Tech/Time-barring E-assessment/2019-20 - (08/11/2019) - In view of the large number of pendency, there is a possibility of problems arising in computation and calculation of tax by system. In view of the large number of pendency, there is a possibility of bulk of the pending assessments being completed around the end of the time barring period. As you ar...
Read MoreOrder No. 2 - (03/10/2019) - Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby sets up the Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReACs) as specified in column 2 of the Schedule-1, with their headquarters at the place mentioned in column 3 of the said Schedule and shall comprise of the Income Tax authorities as per Annexure to this order....
Read MoreCircular No. 27/2019-Income Tax - (26/09/2019) - In all cases (other than the cases covered under the `e-Assessment scheme, 2019' notified by the Board), where assessment is to be framed under section 143(3) of the Act during the financial year 2019-20, it is hereby directed that such assessment proceedings shall be conducted electronically subjec...
Read MoreNotification No. 72/2019-Income Tax [S.O. 3435(E)] - (23/09/2019) - Notification No. 72/2019- CBDT notified the Income-tax Authorities which shall exercise and perform, concurrently, the powers and functions of Assessing Officer, to facilitate the conduct of E-assessment proceeding in a centralised manner in respect of returns furnished under Section 139 or in respo...
Read MoreNotification No. 62/2019- Income Tax [S.O. 3265(E)] - (12/09/2019) - [Notification No. 62/2019 For giving effect to the E-assessment Scheme, 2019 the Central Government hereby makes the following directions ...
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