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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 258 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 214 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 384 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 486 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 380 Views 0 comment Print


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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 300 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 360 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 726 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 1470 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 1368 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 153C Proceedings Invalid Where Deemed Search Date Is After 1-4-2021: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held Section 153C proceedings invalid as the deemed search date for the other person fell after 01.04.2021 and allowed the ap...

July 25, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Selling & Marketing Expenses Cannot Be Disallowed Due to Ledger Nomenclature Error: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT deleted disallowance supported by debit notes despite ledger narration error and remanded the remaining claim for fresh verif...

July 25, 2026 44 Views 0 comment Print

Executive Search Fees Not Taxable as FTS or Royalty Under India–Netherlands DTAA: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT deleted tax on executive search fees and reimbursements, restored management fee issue for fresh examination, and granted DTA...

July 25, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Reimbursement of Common Legal Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT deleted section 40(a)(ia) disallowance on CSLA reimbursement and remanded section 37(1) year-end provisions for fresh ...

July 25, 2026 50 Views 0 comment Print

BSNL VRS Employees Eligible for Full Exemption of Retrenchment Compensation & Leave Encashment: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT allowed BSNL employees full exemption under Sections 10(10B) and 10(10AA), holding delay and Goetze India cannot defeat lawfu...

July 25, 2026 109 Views 0 comment Print


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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 243 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 1368 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 6030 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 20250 Views 6 comments Print


Deemed let Out property – ALV cannot exceed standard rent under Rent Control Act

March 26, 2012 7617 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order dated 3.2.2011 of CIT(A) for the assessment year 2005-06. The only dispute raised is regarding annual value of second house property which was self occupied by the assessee.

Expenditure having no nexus with the earning of tax free income can not be disallowed u/s. 14A

March 25, 2012 1258 Views 0 comment Print

The Ld. Counsel relied on the order of Co-ordinate Bench in the case of Nivi Trading Ltd. Vs DCIT in ITA No. 5455/M/2010 dt. 12.10.2011 to submit that assessee does not have any other expenditure except to maintain day today activity and the expenditure has no nexus with the earning of tax free income, therefore, disallowance u/s. 14A is not warranted.

Genuineness of advances received towards booking by the various persons in the earlier years

March 25, 2012 1486 Views 0 comment Print

It is not in dispute by either of the parties that the provisions of section 41(1) are not applicable. The issue here now remains as to whether advances received towards booking by the various persons in the earlier years and as reflected in the balance sheet are genuine or not. From a perusal of the balance sheet for the earlier years which have been placed in the paper book and as pointed out by the learned Counsel, it goes to show that these liabilities are towards advance booking at the time when appellant tried to carry out the housing project.

ITAT treats appeal filed by revenue as unadmitted/dismissed for non persecution

March 25, 2012 2333 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Commissioner of Income-tax vs. Multiplan India (P) Ltd.; 38 ITD 320 (Del), the appeal filed by the revenue before the Tribunal, which was fixed for hearing. But on the date of hearing nobody represented the revenue/appellant nor any communication for adjournment was received. There was no communication or information as to why the revenue chose to remain absent on that date.

Payment of interest in addition to price is nothing but an integral process of acquisition of shares

March 25, 2012 1189 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer has observed that according to AIR Information, assessee has received a sum of Rs.41,73,321 on account of interest other than securities from Swedish Match Singapore Pte Limited. He issued a show-cause notice to the assessee inviting his explanation as to why the alleged interest income be not assessed as income of the assessee.

Assessee entitled to deduction u/s.801C on amount disallowed u/s.40(a)(ia)

March 23, 2012 5216 Views 0 comment Print

It is undisputed fact that the appellant is an undertaking and is engaged in the manufacturing of article specified in Fourteenth schedule and in a specified category of states for which it is eligible for deduction u/s.80IC. Such an exemption has been allowed in the earlier years by the Assessing 0fficer himself i.e. for the Assessment Year 2005-06 and 2006-07. Sub-section 3 of section 80IC categorically provides that the deduction would be available for 100% of such profits and gains for 10 assessment years if the profits and gains have been derived from such business activities.

If liabilities are outstanding provisions of sec.41(1) not attracted

March 23, 2012 2057 Views 0 comment Print

We find that it is clear from letter dated 19-12-2009 that assessee has explained the position regarding liabilities in respect of three parties and even confirmation of M/s Surekha Overseas was filed. This reply clearly shows that the liabilities were still outstanding. Therefore, in our opinion, ld. CIT(A) has rightly held that since the liabilities are still outstanding, the provisions of sec.41[1] are not attracted.

Terrace Letting Income is income from house property

March 23, 2012 2159 Views 0 comment Print

On Appeal ITAT held that that the letting out of terrace has to be assessed under the head Income From House Property as against Income From Other Sources assessed by the Assessing Officer and also allow deduction provided under section 24 of the Act.

Merely on the ground that local purchase bill or custom clearance receipt not produced, genuineness of gift cannot be disputed

March 23, 2012 2057 Views 0 comment Print

In regard to jewellery found on person and in the bedroom of Smt. S.H. Khorakiwala, it was stated before the Assessing Officer that the same was received at the time of her marriage. The Assessing Officer accepted the confirmation of mother but the confirmation of NRI gifts from relatives was not accepted. He observed that whether they had purchased the jewellery abroad and gifted to Smt. Samina H. Khorakiwala in which case the customs clearance receipt should have been filed.

Deduction u/s.10A not allowable if company is formed by splitting and reconstruction of the existing business/undertaking

March 23, 2012 8641 Views 0 comment Print

Now, we take-up the appeals for the A.Y. 2006-07 and 2007-08. The only common issue in both the appeals is in respect of deduction u/s.10A which was denied by the A.O. on the reason that the assessee company is formed by splitting and reconstruction of the existing business/undertaking.

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