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Streamlining Tax Dispute Resolution: Rise of Internal Board of Settlement in India

Income Tax : The article discusses the establishment of the Internal Board of Settlement (IBS) under the Income Tax Act of 1961, its role in re...

March 18, 2023 2997 Views 0 comment Print

Last Opportunity to submit an application to Settlement Commission till 30.09.2021!

Income Tax : Dont miss your last chance to submit an application to Settlement Commission by 30.09.2021! Learn more about this opportunity and ...

September 10, 2021 2517 Views 1 comment Print

Discontinuance of Income-tax Settlement Commission

Income Tax : Budget 2021- It is proposed to discontinue Income-tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) and to constitute Interim Board of settlement f...

February 4, 2021 8172 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search & Seizure Assessments & Settlement Commission

Income Tax : Finance Bill 2021- Paradigm Shift In The Provisions Relating To Income Tax Search And Seizure Assessments And Income Tax Settlemen...

February 2, 2021 4809 Views 0 comment Print

Detection of any undisclosed income subsequent to final order of ITSC

Income Tax : Income Tax Search and Seizure & Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC)- Detection of any undisclosed income subsequent to the...

January 23, 2021 3111 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Vacancy Circular for filing up vacant posts in various Benches of Income Tax Settlement Commission-reg.

Income Tax : The CBDT has indicated vide letter dated 25.11.2011 that there are several vacant/ likely to be vacant posts in the Benches of the...

November 29, 2011 585 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2011- Pranab Mukherjee likely to bring Major change in direct tax laws

Income Tax : Saddled with huge tax arrears of Rs 2,50,000 crore -- more than half of the total tax collection projected for 2010-11 -- finance ...

January 2, 2011 495 Views 0 comment Print

Full and true disclosure of undisclosed income and their manner of acquisitions is mandatory for settlement

Income Tax : The Income Tax Settlement Commission, even after commencing the proceedings, is empowered to examine the authenticity of such full...

August 24, 2010 1186 Views 0 comment Print

Taxes Outstanding Against Multi-National Company

Income Tax : No separate database regarding the outstanding demand against Multi-National Company (MNCs) as a separate category or class is mai...

August 2, 2010 846 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Settlement applications upheld as SC declines interference despite eligibility dispute

Income Tax : Supreme Court refused to interfere with the High Court ruling that treated settlement applications filed before 31.03.2021 as vali...

December 13, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

Settlement applications held valid as Finance Act not in force before March 2021

Income Tax : The court ruled that settlement applications filed between 01.02.2021 and 31.03.2021 remain valid since the Finance Act, 2021 took...

December 13, 2025 243 Views 0 comment Print

HC Sets Aside IT Settlement Commission’s Order, Directs Fresh Consideration on Abated Applications

Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court reverses Settlement Commission's dismissal for missing records, stating assessee not involved in reconstructi...

June 17, 2025 306 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Settlement Cases (Feb-Mar 2021) Deemed Pending: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC upholds deemed pendency of settlement applications before March 31, 2021, under Clause [iv] of S.245A, affirming Single ...

April 2, 2025 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITSC cannot Grant immunity under Section 245H(1) without recording its satisfaction

Income Tax : Delhi HC reviews immunity granted by the IT Settlement Commission to Standard Farms and others, focusing on the satisfaction of co...

January 30, 2025 624 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies authority for accepting Income Tax settlement application

Income Tax : In order to avoid genuine hardship to assessees authorizes the Commissioner of Income-tax, posted as Secretary to the Settlement C...

September 28, 2021 5328 Views 0 comment Print

Revised selection criteria for appointment of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of SetCom

Income Tax : 4, Retirement from parent service on appointment as Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Member.— (1) Where, a Member, on the date of...

March 27, 2015 5081 Views 0 comment Print

All the info /material furnished by assessee before Settlement Commission to be sent to CIT to enable him issue his report

Income Tax : Notification No. 5/2014-Income Tax All the material and other information produced by the assessee before the Settlement Commissio...

January 15, 2014 733 Views 0 comment Print

Income-tax Settlement Commission (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2010

Income Tax : Notification No. G.S.R. 820(E)-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 245F of the Income-tax...

October 6, 2010 1811 Views 0 comment Print


Addition Unwarranted as Settlement Commission Accepted Surrendered Amount

October 28, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition towards unexplained expenditure unsustainable as impugned amount has already been surrendered by the firm and accepted by the Settlement Commission.

AO cannot reopen assessment u/s. 148 when order u/s. 245D is passed by Income Tax Settlement Commission

October 26, 2023 1344 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that once the Income Tax Settlement Commission has passed final order u/s. 245D of the Income Tax Act, AO has no jurisdiction to reopen the same u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act.

SC upheld Settlement Commission order granting penalty & prosecution immunity

September 26, 2023 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court upheld an order by Settlement Commission granting immunity from penalty and prosecution, emphasizing importance of full disclosure and cooperation.

Settlement Commission Order cannot be set-aside Without Re-determination of undisclosed income

August 22, 2023 2082 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that while setting aside the order of Settlement Commission, High Court could have remanded the matter to the Settlement Commission for re-consideration and re-determination of undisclosed income. It is unjust to set aside the order of Settlement Commission without re-determination of undisclosed income.

In absence of Section 148 notice Section 245C(1) settlement application was invalid

May 31, 2023 1056 Views 0 comment Print

In the case being analyzed, the Delhi High Court referred to Explanation (i) to Clause (b) of Section 245A to determine whether the proceedings for assessment or reassessment had commenced for the assessment years 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15. The court concluded that based on a plain reading of the explanation, no such proceedings had commenced during those years. As a result, the court upheld the decision of the Income Tax Settlement Commission to deem the petitioner’s application under Section 245C(1) invalid for those assessment years.

Streamlining Tax Dispute Resolution: Rise of Internal Board of Settlement in India

March 18, 2023 2997 Views 0 comment Print

The article discusses the establishment of the Internal Board of Settlement (IBS) under the Income Tax Act of 1961, its role in resolving tax disputes, and its impact on taxpayers. The article also highlights alternative settlement mechanisms available after the abolishment of the Income Tax Settlement Commission in India.

CBDT notifies authority for accepting Income Tax settlement application

September 28, 2021 5328 Views 0 comment Print

In order to avoid genuine hardship to assessees authorizes the Commissioner of Income-tax, posted as Secretary to the Settlement Commission prior to 01.02.2021, to admit an application for settlement on behalf of the Interim Board filed after 31.01.2021

Last Opportunity to submit an application to Settlement Commission till 30.09.2021!

September 10, 2021 2517 Views 1 comment Print

Dont miss your last chance to submit an application to Settlement Commission by 30.09.2021! Learn more about this opportunity and how it impacts taxpayers.

Discontinuance of Income-tax Settlement Commission

February 4, 2021 8172 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2021- It is proposed to discontinue Income-tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) and to constitute Interim Board of settlement for pending cases. The various amendments proposed are as under: ITSC shall cease to operate on or after 1st February, 2021 No application under section 245C of the Act for settlement of cases shall be made on […]

Income Tax Search & Seizure Assessments & Settlement Commission

February 2, 2021 4809 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2021- Paradigm Shift In The Provisions Relating To Income Tax Search And Seizure Assessments And Income Tax Settlement Commission Introduction:- The Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2021 of India on the 1st of February, 2021. Budget 2021 is aimed at reviving an economy that plunged into deepest […]

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