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How to Handle Surrendered Income During a Tax Survey: A Practical Guide

Income Tax : Article explains how surrendered income is treated under I.T Act, particularly focusing on applicability of Sections 68 to 69D and...

August 23, 2024 6009 Views 0 comment Print

Latest Amendments relating to Survey under section 133A of Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Discover the latest Amendments relating to Survey under section 133A of Income Tax Act. Get guidance on relevant sections such as ...

January 19, 2023 7635 Views 1 comment Print

Impact of Finance Act 2021 on survey cases under section 133A

Income Tax : The Finance Act 2021 brought a new re-assessment procedure in respect of an income which has escaped assessment and also in survey...

June 17, 2021 6600 Views 2 comments Print

Income Tax Survey – Frequently Asked Questions

Income Tax : Q1. Whether notice is required to be issued to the assessee before initiating survey? No, the section does not require prior noti...

October 21, 2020 31223 Views 4 comments Print

Income Tax raid- What to do?

Income Tax : Our Income Tax law allows all persons to self-assess their income and pay taxes. However, to protect the revenue base, unearth con...

September 7, 2020 19461 Views 3 comments Print


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Join Free Webinar on Survey under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Join a free webinar on Jan 11, 2025, to learn about surveys under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Gain insights on taxpayer rights, obli...

January 2, 2024 4785 Views 0 comment Print

Wrongful claims of deduction under section 80JJAA detected

Income Tax : During the course of the survey operation, evidences of tax evasion have been gathered regarding wrongful claims of deduction u/s ...

July 16, 2021 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Surveys unearths huge defaults in TDS deduction & deposit

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance TDS Surveys by Income Tax Department unearths huge defaults in deduction and deposit Posted On: 04 MAR 2020 In...

March 4, 2020 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Major Achievements of CBDT in Current Financial Year 2016-17

Income Tax : Major Achievements of CBDT in Current Financial Year 2016-17 so far include among others Enactment of The Benami Transactions (Pro...

January 9, 2017 4144 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Employees strike – I-T survey operations hit in Delhi

Income Tax : The crucial survey operations conducted by the Income Tax department to detect tax evasion have been severely hit due to a long dr...

November 15, 2011 621 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No additions based solely on survey statements without supporting material

Income Tax : ITAT Indore partly allows Saaras Agro’s appeal, ruling on Section 69 and 115BBE additions. Key judicial precedents and CBDT circ...

February 20, 2025 1422 Views 0 comment Print

Survey Statements cannot be Sole Basis for Addition: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held survey statements cannot solely justify income addition without corroborative evidence. Case: DCIT Vs Ahinsa Infr...

February 6, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

Without Incriminating Material Section 133A Survey Statements Lack Evidentiary Value

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata confirms statements recorded during surveys under Section 133A cannot justify additions without corroborating evidenc...

December 29, 2024 987 Views 0 comment Print

Business Income declared during Survey can be set-off against Business Losses

Income Tax : Income declared in survey is to be taxed and it has to fall under one of the heads of income, i.e., business income and, therefore...

February 16, 2021 2403 Views 0 comment Print

No section 271C penalty for non-deduction of TDS on LTA

Income Tax : The issue under consideration is whether the AO is correct in levying penalty u/s 271C of the Act for non-deduction of tax at sour...

June 30, 2020 1209 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


AO allowed to survey u/s 133A with prior approval of concerned Principal CCIT/DG

Income Tax : Now AO can also do survey u/s 133A of the Income Tax with the prior approval of concerned Principal CCIT/ DG F.No. 282/15/2022-IT ...

November 22, 2022 8238 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT amends guideline on power of survey under section 133

Income Tax : Any verification or survey u/s 133A of the Act by the TDS charges shall be conducted by its officers. Where the TDS charge is head...

January 31, 2021 3360 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT issues guideline on power of survey under section 133A

Income Tax : Order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for exercising power of survey u/s 133A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and in pur...

October 19, 2020 10227 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT issues guidelines for intrusive or coercive tax recovery

Income Tax : Any coercive or intrusive action for recovery of tax demands should be taken only after exhausting alternative means of recovery a...

October 16, 2020 18453 Views 1 comment Print

Detection of substantial unaccounted cash & other valuables during surveys under section 133A of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Instances have come to the notice of CBDT where despite detection of considerable unaccounted cash and other valuables during the ...

September 30, 2020 3222 Views 0 comment Print


Budget 2014 Grants Power of Survey for verification of TDS defaults

July 18, 2014 4173 Views 0 comment Print

Power of survey The existing provision contained in section 133A of the Act enables the Income-tax authority to enter any premises in which business or profession is carried out for the purposes of survey. An income-tax authority acting under this section may impound and retain in his custody any books of account or documents inspected […]

No increase in Income Tax raid and survey in current Financial Year – Govt

December 24, 2011 1420 Views 0 comment Print

It is informed that under the Income Tax Act, search and seizure is conducted on the basis of specific and credible information regarding tax evasion, and after conducting necessary verification. Information technology tools, such as CASS and ITDMS, have been developed and are being extensively utilized by the Income Tax department to unobtrusively select cases for scrutiny or verify information before taking intrusive action. In the current year, the number of search warrants executed has declined compared to last year.

Income Tax Employees strike – I-T survey operations hit in Delhi

November 15, 2011 621 Views 0 comment Print

The crucial survey operations conducted by the Income Tax department to detect tax evasion have been severely hit due to a long drawn employees agitation in the national capital. I-T employees and officials, except those of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), have been agitating to press their demands including to review their cadre and promote senior ranks of Income Tax Officers (ITOs) to the rank of Assistant Commissioners.

Income Tax department unearths tax evasion of Rs 18 crore in its surveys in small districts

August 26, 2011 17833 Views 0 comment Print

In a first of its kind action in the state, the Income Tax department has conducted surveys in small districts and unearthed tax evasion to the tune of close to Rs 18 crore. The department recently conducted a special drive and conducted raids at the business premises of firms in Tikamgarh district and found Rs 8 crore of undisclosed income. In another such action in the coal-rich belt of Singrauli district, the department unearthed undue tax evasions worth Rs 9.5 crore.

I-T sleuths to hand over boss's number before raid / Survey

May 30, 2011 2903 Views 0 comment Print

The next time an Income Tax team raids your business premise they will not seize anything but instead leave the name and contact number of their boss with you. The I-T team will do so even before they begin the raid and the step has been taken to do away with any grievance related to harassment or corruption by I-T officials under the garb of such operations.

Over 50 Percent US green card holders plan to return home – Survey

May 4, 2011 1748 Views 0 comment Print

The United States may experience reverse brain drain as thousands of Indian IT professionals contemplate returning to India, according to a survey conducted by Corp-Corp.com , a US-based technology job portal.

Appraisal report of survey team assist in making final assessment but that itself cannot become a final assessment

December 26, 2010 4239 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee maintained regular books of account following recognized method of accounting. The assessee has shown 10.22% of G.P. for the year under consideration as against 6.78% GP of last year. Search and seizure actions were carried out on 14.6.2006.

Jaipur Firm surrenders Rs.7.35 crore for taxation

October 22, 2010 369 Views 0 comment Print

A handicraft, jewellery and carpet export firm here today surrendered an undisclosed income of Rs 7.35 crore for taxation following survey by the Income Tax department, IT sources said.

Companies deducts TDS but not pay on time

October 18, 2010 780 Views 0 comment Print

The survey was carried out to verify whether tax was deducted under the provisions of tax deducted at source (TDS). While examining documents, the department found out that in several cases, companies have defaulted in transferring TDS to the I-T dep

Confession made during survey is not conclusive and can be retracted- Delhi high Court

October 8, 2010 1275 Views 0 comment Print

Briefly stated the relevant facts of the present case are that on 14th September, 2004, a survey under Section 133A of the Act was conducted out on the respondent-assessee?s business premises. During the course of survey, the tax officials noticed some discrepancies in stock and cash in hand. During the said survey, respondent-assessee surrendered an amount of ` 99,50,000/- and offered the same for the purposes of taxation. The additional income offered included a sum of Rs. 45,00,000/- on account of excess stock found during the course of survey and offered by one of the partners of the respondent-assessee as additional income.

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