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India’s MLI Problem: Ratified, But Not Notified

Income Tax : Article examines whether the MLI Principal Purpose Test has domestic effect under Section 90(1) following Nestlé SA and Sky High ...

July 10, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

Ignoring Notices at AO and CIT(A) Stages Can Ruin Direct Tax Cases

Corporate Law : The article argues that failure to comply before the AO or CIT(A) can lead to adverse assessments, as higher forums generally cann...

July 4, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Must Be Computed Asset-Wise as Each House Transfer Is a Separate Source of Capital Gain: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. Aggregating gains from multiple t...

July 2, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

Section 11 Exemption Cannot Be Denied as Form 10B Was Filed Before Return Processing: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : ITAT held that delayed filing of Form 10B cannot defeat Section 11 exemption if the audit report is available before processing un...

July 2, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 435 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Appeal Restored as ITBA Upload Alone Is Not Valid Section 282 Service: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore restored the appeal after holding that mere upload of an order on the ITBA portal is not valid service under Sectio...

July 19, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Section 2(47)(v) Capital Gains Deleted as Section 53A Conditions Not Satisfied: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held Section 2(47)(v) inapplicable as the JDA did not satisfy Section 53A conditions, deleting capital gains for AY...

July 11, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

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 702 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 1440 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 1347 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kolkata ITAT Quashes Assessment as Section 143(2) Notice Was Without Jurisdiction

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata quashed an assessment after holding that the Section 143(2) notice issued by an ITO lacking pecuniary jurisdiction wa...

July 20, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

BSNL VRS-2019 Ex-gratia Fully Exempt Under Section 10(10B): Surat ITAT

Income Tax : Surat ITAT held BSNL VRS-2019 ex-gratia is eligible for Section 10(10B) exemption, condoned delay and directed AO to verify and gr...

July 20, 2026 241 Views 0 comment Print

Patna ITAT Deletes Search Additions Based on Retracted Statements & Estimates

Income Tax : Patna ITAT deleted search-based additions lacking corroborative evidence and restored the Section 56(2)(x) issue for fresh adjudic...

July 20, 2026 125 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Deduction Cannot Be Denied for Completion Certificate: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad allowed Section 54F deduction, holding that completion certificate was not required where evidence established cons...

July 19, 2026 1255 Views 0 comment Print

Business Expense allowed Despite Nil Sales & Production: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld deletion of business expenditure disallowance, holding that nil sales did not establish business closure and r...

July 19, 2026 463 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Section 54EC Deduction Enhanced to ₹1 Crore by Rectifying Tribunal Order: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT Pune allowed rectification under Section 254(2), correcting factual errors and granting Section 54EC deduction of ₹1 crore ...

July 18, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

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 1356 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 6015 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 2277 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 20226 Views 6 comments Print


Generation of income not necessary for claiming business expenditure

February 1, 2023 951 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that once the expenditure is allowable as business expenditure u/s 30 to 38 of the Income Tax Act there is no requirement of generation of income for claiming business expenditure.

Invocation of section 263 justified as AO allowed deduction u/s 54B without necessary inquiry

February 1, 2023 783 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that invocation of provisions of section 263 of the Income Tax Act justified as AO allowed deduction u/s 54B without necessary inquiry about applicability of the same.

Expense towards purchase of off-the-shelf software products doesn’t qualify as Royalty

February 1, 2023 1329 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that the expenditure incurred towards the purchase of the off-the-shelf software products is not in the nature of Royalty for use of copyright in the software and thus not liable for withholding of tax u/s.195 of the Act.

Loss on sale of unusable old/ obsolete inventory allowable

January 31, 2023 6495 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that loss on sale of unusable old/ obsolete inventory allowed as there is nothing on record to suggest that such inventories was part of the Fixed Assets of the appellant company and the appellant has claimed depreciation on such Inventories earlier.

Consideration towards right to use of brand name/ trademark taxable as royalty

January 31, 2023 7713 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that consideration for permitting the licensee the right to use of brand name or trademark has to be treated as Royalty in terms of section 9(1)(vi) of the Act read with Article 12 of the tax treaty. Accordingly, the same will be taxable.

Tax audit mandatory as gross receipts above prescribed limit

January 31, 2023 3942 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that bonafide belief that as there is no sales there is no need of tax audit is not acceptable as Gross receipt of the assessee is more than INR 1 Crore. Accordingly, penalty u/s 271B imposable for default in not getting books audited.

Mere passing off project specific architectural, drawings and design not taxable as Fee for Technical Services

January 31, 2023 1623 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that mere passing off project specific architectural, drawings and designs with measurements does not amount to making available technical knowledge, experience, skill, knowhow or processes. Accordingly, cannot be brought to tax as Fee for Technical Services.

Denial of exemption u/s 10(23C) alleging bogus donation without evidence is unsustainable

January 31, 2023 2250 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that denial of exemption under section 10(23C) of the Income Tax Act on allegation of bogus donation unsustainable in absence of evidence that donation made by assessee to those trust are bogus.

Reduction of adhoc disallowance of miscellaneous expense from 15% to 5% justified

January 31, 2023 1191 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that reduction of adhoc disallowance of miscellaneous expenditure from 15% to 5% justified as 1st Appellate Authority has exercised discretion in working out the adhoc disallowance.

Excise duty and sales tax to be excluded from total turnover for deduction u/s 80HHC

January 31, 2023 1131 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that excise duty and sales tax is to be excluded from total turnover while claiming deduction under section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act.

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