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Budget 2025: Changes to Search & Seizure Rules Under Sections 132, 132B

Income Tax : From April 2025, updates to Sections 132 & 132B will streamline search and seizure processes, extending approval timelines and upd...

February 2, 2025 1173 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search & Seizure: Key Rights and Obligations

Income Tax : Understand the process of search & seizure under the Income Tax Act, including taxpayer rights, obligations, and key legal precede...

January 14, 2025 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Reintroduction of Block Assessments for Income Tax Search Cases from 1st September 2024

Income Tax : Explore the re-introduction of block assessments in search cases under the Income Tax Act effective from 01 September 2024. Learn ...

August 22, 2024 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Scope of Income Tax Search Assessment – A Tabular Form

Income Tax : Discover the updated Income Tax assessment procedures for searches starting from September 2024, including tax rates, penalties, a...

August 19, 2024 3231 Views 0 comment Print

Overview of Section 132: Search and Seizure under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Explore Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, detailing search and seizure powers, authorizations, examinations, and rules for a tran...

January 30, 2024 19650 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh Tax Raid Exposes Rs. 13 Crore Scam – Ministry Report

Income Tax : In-depth analysis of the Income Tax Department crackdown in Chhattisgarh, uncovering a Rs. 13 crore scam involving a PEP, associat...

February 9, 2024 999 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids: Unearthing a Rs. 1,000 Crore Scam in Mumbai’s Electrical Industry

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance reveals Income Tax Department's massive search operation exposing a major tax evasion scheme in Mumbai's elect...

January 11, 2024 1344 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Income Tax : Income Tax Department's recent searches reveal tax evasion schemes by contractors, leading to unaccounted cash and asset creation....

October 17, 2023 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Kashmir Valley Income Tax Search Operation Reveals Major Tax Evasion

Income Tax : Recent Income Tax search operation in Kashmir Valley exposes a prominent business group's substantial tax evasion in sectors inclu...

October 12, 2023 660 Views 0 comment Print


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Power to Assess Block Period of 10 Years Not Applicable for Searches Before 1-4-2017

Income Tax : Rupesh Kantilal Savla Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) - Power to assess block period of ten years could not be attracted in case of a Income...

January 2, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

Mere name in panchnama cannot be treated as authorisation to conduct search

Income Tax : Explore Section 153A of Income Tax Act, its implications, and judicial interpretations. Learn about search proceedings, panchnama,...

May 21, 2024 3855 Views 0 comment Print

HC Quashes Appeal as No Incriminating Material Found During Income Tax Search

Income Tax : Delhi High Court dismisses the Income Tax Departments appeal against Meera Gupta for Assessment Years 2009-10, 2011-12 & 2013-14, ...

August 11, 2023 459 Views 0 comment Print

No addition in case of search Assessment, if no incriminating material found during search: SC

Income Tax : In respect of completed/unabated assessments, no addition can be made in absence of any incriminating material found during search...

April 25, 2023 14256 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search to be conducted by jurisdictional officers of assessee only

Income Tax : Madras HC declares search at Anil Jain's residence and office illegal. Jurisdictional issues raised. Reference to Section 120 and ...

April 17, 2023 2913 Views 0 comment Print


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Income Tax Dept searches a group from Erode in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out searches on 14.12.2020 in a group case from Erode in Tamil Nadu, covering 15 premises at Ero...

December 17, 2020 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Chandigarh

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 13.12.2020 in the case of a Chandigarh based listed pharmac...

December 16, 2020 846 Views 0 comment Print

Detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs. 450 crore in searches in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The related concerns of the assessee group are involved in financing, money lending and real estate development. The unaccounted t...

November 29, 2020 753 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department searches at Chennai based IT Infra group

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has carried out searches at 5 locations in Chennai and Madurai on 4.11.2020 in the case of a Chennai bas...

November 7, 2020 921 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Kerala

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has carried out search and seizure operations on 05.11.2020 in the case of a well-known self-styled evan...

November 6, 2020 705 Views 0 comment Print


Assessee entitled to adjustment of seized cash against advance tax liability

February 28, 2014 5279 Views 0 comment Print

Hon,ble ITAT Agra has held in the case of ACIT Vs. Sunil C Gupta that Cash seized to be adjusted against advance tax liability. Explanation-2 to Section 132B of the Act enacted with effect from 1st June 2013. Hon’ble ITAT has upheld the observations of ld CIT(A) which are as under

In Assessment U/s. 153A/153C additions cannot be made unless they are based on any incriminating material or inquiries based on such material

February 4, 2014 10844 Views 0 comment Print

It is well settled that in 153A/C assessments additions cannot be made unless they are based on any incriminating material or inquiries based on such material. It clearly emerges from record that there is neither reference nor reliance on any incriminating material.

Time to be excluded in computing period of limitation for completion of assessments and reassessments

January 30, 2014 3166 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the impact of recent amendments to Section 153 of the Income-tax Act, excluding specific periods for assessment and reassessment. Stay informed on the computation of limitation periods, especially in cases involving audits or exchange of information. Effective from 1st June 2013. Consult tax experts for personalized guidance.

Penalty on legal heir without impleading as legal heir not sustainable

January 27, 2014 6759 Views 0 comment Print

In the case before us, the legal heir was never impleaded or brought on record. The show cause notice for penalty was not issued, as legal heir of the deceased, and therefore, it cannot be said that non-mentioning of the name of the legal heir and writing of name of the deceased at the top

Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

January 24, 2014 1511 Views 0 comment Print

If banking facilities are not available at the place where land is purchased no disallowance u/s 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act,1961. Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

Unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition

January 24, 2014 3063 Views 0 comment Print

The unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition towards undisclosed income. It was held by the Supreme Court in the case of CBI vs. V.C. Shukla (1998) 3 SCC 410 that ‘file containing loose sheets of papers are not books’ and hence entries therein are not admissible u/s. 34 of the Evidence Act, 1872.

Search based on 3rd Party Information but not based on reasons U/s. 132(1) is invalid

September 23, 2013 1229 Views 0 comment Print

Section 132 contemplates existence of certain eventualities in the event of existence where of the competent authority should have reason to believe the existence of the circumstances mentioned in clause (a) to (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 132 of the Act

DCI Search and Seizure Operations Reveal Undisclosed Income of Rs. 438 Crore

August 30, 2013 685 Views 0 comment Print

DCI Search and Seizure Operations Reveal Undisclosed Income of Rs. 438 CroreThe Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was created vide Notification dated 30th May, 2011 and 19th August 2011 to perform functions in respect of criminal matters having any financial implications punishable as an offence under any direct tax law including inter-alia:

No Addition based on mere statement recorded u/s 132(4) in the absence of Supporting evidences

July 8, 2013 7365 Views 0 comment Print

A search and seizure operation was carried out at the premises of the assessee on 22.11.2006. Assessee is an individual filed the return of income at Rs.5,88,06,735/- on 02.09.2008. This amount included undisclosed investment in jewellery of Rs. 12,85,777/-

AO must record Requisite satisfaction of person searched to assume jurisdiction u/s 158BD

May 18, 2013 810 Views 0 comment Print

In view of our decision in respect of additional ground no.3, other issues raised by the assessee by way of additional grounds and original grounds as per the memo of appeal do not call for any adjudication at this stage, because after deciding the technical aspect, the learned CIT(A) has to decide the entire issues again.

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