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ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition Because Cash Deposits Were Supported by Recorded Sales

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...

May 15, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty Due to Defective Notice and Bona Fide Reliance on Form 16

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-specification of the precise statutory charge under sections 270A(2) and 270A(9) violated principles o...

May 15, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Fee-Based Receipts Cannot Defeat Charitable Status for Environmental Activities: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that institutions engaged in preservation of environment fall under a specific charitable limb under Section 2...

May 14, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) cannot enhance income on issues not examined by AO: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...

May 10, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Deduction Cannot Be Denied Without Adequate Opportunity to Furnish Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore restored the Section 54F claim after noting that medical issues and portal difficulties prevented timely filing of ...

May 7, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print


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CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Raj Kundra Gifted Shilpa Shetty ₹12.5 Crore. Now Tax Tribunal Wants to Know How

Income Tax : The tribunal held that a gift deed alone cannot establish legitimacy under Section 68. It directed fresh scrutiny of the donor’s...

March 20, 2026 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Income from Vessel Operations Taxable Under India-Norway DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Sanco Holding, a Norwegian company, to compute income from bareboat charter of seismic vessels under Article 21(...

October 17, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore Hybrid Hearing Guidelines from October 9, 2023

Income Tax : Learn about hybrid hearing guidelines of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Indore Bench, effective from October 9, 2023, offeri...

October 4, 2023 1512 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Sets Aside CIT(A) Order for Ignoring Bombay HC Interim Relief on Section 10(23C) Exemption Claim

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that the appellate authority failed to consider pending writ petitions and interim directions of the Bombay H...

May 16, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Delayed Form 10B Filing Not Enough to Deny Section 11 Exemption Exemption

Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai held that exemption under Section 11 cannot be denied merely because Form 10B was not filed along with the return...

May 16, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Buyback Gains Taxable Under Section 46A as Section 47(iv) Conditions Not Met: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that gains arising from buyback of shares are taxable under Section 46A because the conditions prescribed ...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

WhatsApp Chats without proof of completed transactions Cannot Justify Section 69A Additions: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that incomplete WhatsApp chats without proof of completed transactions cannot justify additions under Section 69A...

May 16, 2026 1434 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271AAC Penalty Unsustainable After Assessment Is Quashed: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that penalty under Section 271AAC cannot survive once the underlying Section 153C assessment is quashed. The Tribu...

May 16, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print


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SOPs for sending notice to parties for hearing of cases before ITAT Bench

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi has revised its hearing notice protocols. Physical notices will now be sent only once, with subsequent dates availa...

July 25, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5808 Views 0 comment Print

Govt appoints Shri G. S. Pannu as President of ITAT

Income Tax : Central Government is pleased to appoint Shri G. S. Pannu, Vice-President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, as President of th...

September 6, 2021 2166 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment as ITAT Member- Disparity with CAs

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance notified rules for appointment of members in various tribunals on 12.02.2020 in which practice of judicial and...

June 30, 2021 19944 Views 6 comments Print

Notice issued by officer having no jurisdiction of assessee is null & void

Income Tax : Bhagyalaxmi Conclave Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In the remand report, the AO clearly stated that notice u/s 143(2) of the Ac...

February 3, 2021 9957 Views 0 comment Print


Every deposit during demonetization cannot be categorized as unaccounted cash

February 15, 2023 3987 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that addition under section 68 with regard to deposit of Specified Bank Notes [SBN’s] it was clarified that every deposit during demonetization doesn’t fall under category of unaccounted cash. However, burden is on the assessee to establish the genuineness of the deposit.

Repayment of cash loan by cheque doesn’t exonerate levy of penalty u/s 271D

February 15, 2023 1422 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that penalty u/s 271D of the Income Tax Act is leviable on loan taken by way of cash. Notably, repayment of cash loan by way of cheque wouldn’t exonerate the assessee from levy of penalty.

TDS u/s 194C not deductible on security charges as it involves only supply of manpower

February 15, 2023 32388 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that security charges involve supply of manpower only and the same does not involve carrying on of any work. Accordingly, provisions of section 194C are not attracted for expenses claimed as security charges. Hence, disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) unjustified.

Expense for computer software & its upgradation is revenue in nature

February 15, 2023 2289 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Yazdani International Pvt Ltd (ITAT Cuttack) ITAT Cuttack that expenditure towards various computer software and stationary and the expenditure towards upgradation of software for filing of return before the ROC and website design is revenue in nature and hence allowable. Facts- The revenue has challenged the action of CIT(A) in deleting the addition […]

Grants used as per terms & condition for particular event held abroad doesn’t require CBDT approval

February 15, 2023 990 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi concluded that grants were given specifically for participation in a particular event held in abroad grant was utilized as per terms and conditions and it was not free for the assessee to use the funds voluntarily. Accordingly approval of CBDT under sections 11(1)(c) of the Act not required.

Batsman given out on a No Ball

February 15, 2023 1983 Views 0 comment Print

The Author in this article discusses a decision of tribunal (ITAT) regarding taxation of amount paid by companies for broadcasting Cricket World cup matches during FY 2001-02 and 2002-03 held outside India in the hands of a non-resident. The bench has decided that the amount is taxable as royalty in India.

Section 272A(1)(d) penalty not leviable if AO not acted on adjournment request of assessee

February 15, 2023 8217 Views 0 comment Print

No prejudice was caused to the Assessing Officer on account of non-complying with the notice u/s 142(1) issued on 05.09.2019 and inaction of the Assessing Officer on the adjournment petition moved by the assessee would also enable the appellant to believe that the time to comply with the extension of time as prayed was granted.

Unexplained Difference in amount specified in Form 26AS & returns – ITAT upheld addition

February 15, 2023 1191 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee failed to establish difference amount specified in Form 26AS and returns despite several opportunities – ITAT upheld addition

Audited Books cannot be rejected for Producing Photocopy of Bills instead of original

February 15, 2023 1530 Views 0 comment Print

Blue Stampings & Forgings Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that Assessing Officer is not justified in taking drastic action of rejection of books of account which are audited and are without any qualification solely on the basis of general remarks that photocopy of the bills have been produced instead of original bills. No […]

Section 263 invocable as non-verification of trade discount vis-à-vis TDS makes assessment order erroneous

February 15, 2023 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that AO failed to verify the issue of trade discount in the light of provisions of section 194C-194H and hence the assessment order passed by AO is erroneous. Accordingly revisionary power under section 263 stand invocable.

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