Custom Duty : Excessive credit card spending may attract tax notices. Learn how to manage credit card transactions to avoid scrutiny and ensure ...
Income Tax : Decoding recent Income Tax Notices on alleged bogus donations and cash deposits. Understand the implications, response options, an...
Income Tax : Unravel the intricacies of Income Tax Department scrutiny with insights into notices, reasons triggering scrutiny, and types of sc...
Income Tax : CBDT has provided Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny for FY 2022-23 also procedure for compulsor...
Income Tax : CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) has prepared a report on Assessments Relating to Agriculture Income which was prese...
Income Tax : Revised Instruction for constitution and functioning of Local Committees to deal with taxpayers’ grievances due to high-pitched ...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance Income Tax Returns( ITR) scrutiny reduced to 0.25% in AY 2018-19 IT Dept is changing -from just enforcement ...
Income Tax : Start-ups and their investors filing requisite declarations not to be subjected to any scrutiny regarding valuations of share prem...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department has accepted 99.65 per cent of tax returns as it is and has picked only 0.35 per cent cases for detailed scr...
Income Tax : In respect of Income Tax department, the persons are liable for taxation on income/transaction originated/attributed to India irre...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that enquiring on issues other than limited scrutiny issue, before conversion of limited scrutiny to complete sc...
Income Tax : CBDT undisputedly are binding on the department and any action in violation thereof renders it as untenable in law, consequently i...
Income Tax : CBDT had issued guidelines dated 10th September, 2011 mandating prior approval of the CCIT for scrutiny assessment and in the pres...
Income Tax : AO get jurisdiction over return of income only upon service of section 143(2) notice, meaning thereby so AO cannot scrutinize retu...
Income Tax : Kintukumar Ambalal Patel Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) The issue raised by the assessee in additional ground is that the learned CIT-...
Income Tax : Understand the guidelines set by the Indian Ministry of Finance for the compulsory selection of returns for complete scrutiny duri...
Income Tax : Government of India issues guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during FY 2023-24. Find the proced...
Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released guidelines outlining the parameters and procedures for the compulsory selection of i...
Income Tax : Amendment in Guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 — procedure ...
Income Tax : F.No.225/ 81/2022/ITA-II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes (ITA-II divis...
Binod Kumar Mahato Vs PCIT (ITAT Kolkata) The reasons for scrutiny selection through CASS, is to examine the cash deposits in savings bank account, as these are more than the turnover. The Assessing Officer stuck to these reasons and completed the assessment u/s 143(3) of the Act. Aggrieved with this order, the assessee carried the […]
Spooner Industries P Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Addition made by the ld. AO and confirmed by the ld. CIT (Appeals) under Section 68 of the Act deserves to be deleted for the reason that ( 1) it was not part of reasons for limited scrutiny, ( 2) no enquiries made by the Assessing Officer […]
Sonali Hemant Bhavsar Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We observe from the notice issued under section 143(2) of the Act for limited scrutiny dated 19.09.2016 and find merits in the contentions of the assessee that the said limited scrutiny can not be expanded unless the AO converted it into complete scrutiny with the approval of Ld. […]
Balvinder Kumar Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) There is no dispute that the case of the assessee was picked up for scrutiny under the category of limited scrutiny. This fact is established from the assessment order and also the notice issued under section 143(2) of the Act. CBDT instructions and the letter clearly establish that it’s […]
CBDT extended the date for selection of cases for Compulsory Scrutiny on the basis of prescribed parameters, as communicated vide Board’s letter dated 17.09.2020, from 30th September,2020 to 31st October,2020.
Atul Gupta Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is an undisputed fact that the instant case was picked up for ‘Limited Scrutiny’ on two specific issues as reproduced in Para 2.0 above. It is also an undisputed fact that neither any permission was sought by the AO to expand the scope of limited scrutiny in the […]
Keeping in view of the Faceless Assessment Scheme,2020 implemented by the Department and the difficulties being faced amid COVID-19 pandemic, the parameters for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during Financial Year 2020-21 and conduct of assessment proceedings in such cases are prescribed as under:
Where case of assessee was selected for limited scrutiny on issue of mismatch of sales shown in the audit report vis-à-vis tax return but AO expanded the scope of limited scrutiny by making addition for alleged speculation loss under section 43(5) without taking permission from the concerned Pr.CIT/CIT, order of AO was set aside.
Income Tax Department nowadays selects almost all cases for scrutiny assessment under section 143(2) of Income Tax Act 1961 based upon AIR(Annual Information Return) transactions or through CASS. It is sometimes seen that when a case is selected for scrutiny assessment on the basis of AIR transactions, assessing officer also sometime tend to make additions on grounds other than AIR transactions like on the basis of inadequate withdrawals etc or on the basis of estimated additions.
Ministry of Finance Income Tax Returns( ITR) scrutiny reduced to 0.25% in AY 2018-19 IT Dept is changing -from just enforcement to facilitating better taxpayer services. No. of cases selected for scrutiny reduced drastically over the years – 0.71% in AY 2015-16, 0.40% in AY 2016-17, 0.55% in AY 2017-18 & 0.25% in AY 2018-19. […]
