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Section 143(2) Notice Not Invalid for Omitting Scrutiny Category: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Special Bench held that omission of scrutiny category in a Section 143(2) notice is a procedural defect curable under Section...

July 22, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Section 35D Deduction for REIT IPO Expenses Rejected as Assessee Is Not a Company: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held section 35D(2)(c) applies only to companies and upheld disallowance of REIT's claim for IPO and listing expense amortisa...

July 21, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

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 363 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 480 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 357 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 267 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 354 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 714 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 1464 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 1365 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


AO Cannot Impute Partner Interest to Curtail Section 10AA Deduction: ITAT Surat

Income Tax : ITAT Surat held that Section 10AA deduction could not be reduced by imputing partners interest and remuneration where the partners...

July 23, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

AO Cannot Compel Partner Interest or Remuneration for Section 80IB: ITAT Surat

Income Tax : ITAT Surat upheld Section 80IB deduction where partners chose not to receive remuneration or interest, holding the Assessing Offic...

July 23, 2026 15 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune Upholds Tax on Capitation Fees of Educational Trust

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that capitation fees collected outside the books were not eligible for Section 11 exemption and upheld reliance on ...

July 23, 2026 53 Views 0 comment Print

Salary Taxable Only on Accrual, Not Mere Form 16 or 26AS Entries: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held disputed salary is taxable only if it became due and remanded the matter to verify the employment terms and em...

July 22, 2026 1381 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 69A Addition on Disclosed Property Sale Cash Receipts: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi deleted the section 69A addition of ₹33.50 lakh after holding the intercepted cash formed part of the disclosed prope...

July 22, 2026 136 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 222 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 1362 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 6024 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 2280 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 20241 Views 6 comments Print


Tax on Amount received for sale of specialized software & maintenance & support services under India Finland DTAA

June 30, 2021 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Trimble Solutions Corporation Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find that the issue involved in the present appeal i.e as to whether the payments received by the assessee from its distributor for sale of specialized software and maintenance and support services (including upgrades) could be held as “royalty” as per Article 12 of the India-Finland tax […]

Sample expense for Product of Parent Company claimed by subsidiary not allowable

June 30, 2021 3051 Views 0 comment Print

Nike India Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Bengalore) There is no dispute that the parent company Nike Inc., has introduced new products and the samples are supplied to third party distributors in order to create awareness of new products amongst the public. The assessee herein is merely an intermediary between M/s Nike Inc and the […]

Appointment as ITAT Member- Disparity with CAs

June 30, 2021 20241 Views 6 comments Print

Ministry of Finance notified rules for appointment of members in various tribunals on 12.02.2020 in which practice of judicial and accountant members was requiring 25 years of practice. In WP (C) 804 of 2020 dated 27.11.2020 Taking cognizance of this the Honourable SC in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India & Anr. [Writ Petition […]

Revenue recognition method followed consistently cannot be disturbed unless there is change in facts & circumstances

June 29, 2021 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Red Hat India Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Upon careful consideration we find that assessee has been following consistent system of revenue recognition. The assessee is inter alia engaged in the business of marketing, promotion and sale of ‘Red Hat subscriptions’ to customers in Indian sub-continent to avail support services that are for the […]

Restrict transfer pricing addition to international transactions under manufacturing activity segment: ITAT

June 29, 2021 2358 Views 0 comment Print

Hyundai Construction Equipment India Private Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) Ground no.8 of the appeal is against making transfer pricing adjustment on entity level rather than restricting it to the AE transactions. The TPO computed the transfer pricing addition by considering revenues from Manufacturing segment‘ in totality at the entity level The DRP did not […]

Profit from sale of shares from investment portfolio taxable as ‘Capital Gains’ & not as ‘Business Income’

June 29, 2021 1938 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble ITAT, Ahmedabad in Swatiben Anilbhai Shah v. DCIT [Income Tax Appeal Nos. 1513, 1514 and 1515/Ahd/2019 decided on January 29, 2021] held that where assessee purchased shares and recorded them in investment portfolio and it was justified that the intention of the assessee was to purchase the shares as capital asset, then income […]

ITAT upheld Section 68 addition of LTCG in Penny Shares

June 28, 2021 2943 Views 0 comment Print

Vinay Kumar Dhingra (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Contention of Assessee:  1. The assessee fulfills all conditions specified u/s. 10(38) 2. Though the purchase of securities are off market, the sale of shares was made online on which STT has been duly paid. 3. The shares were held for approximately 18 to 20 months 4. […]

Standby Maintenance Charges cannot be assessed as Fees for Technical Services but as Business Income

June 28, 2021 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Globalcom Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Conclusion: Standby Maintenance Charges received by  assessee from TCL could not be assessed as FTS and was its “business income‟ that was taxable only to the extent of its reference to the “business connection” in India. Turnover (receipts) of Standby Maintenance Charges from TCL i.e attributable to the […]

Fund founded for welfare of Delhi Police should be treated as charitable in its objects

June 28, 2021 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Police Welfare and Recreational Club Fund vs. CIT (ITAT Delhi) We have gone through the record in the light of the submissions made on either side. Insofar as the nature of activity of promotion of  welfare and recreational activities of the police personnel, by its nature, is concerned, Ld. CIT(E) does not dispute whether […]

e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal launched

June 26, 2021 1947 Views 0 comment Print

Law Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad launches ‘itat e-dwar’, an e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Portal will enable online filing of Appeals, Applications, documents etc. by various parties. Cases of  Income Tax Appellate Tribunal should be integrated in National Judicial Data Grid: Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

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