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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 240 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 444 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 243 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 159 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 360 Views 0 comment Print


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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 210 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 675 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 1410 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 1305 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 903 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Wrong Mention of Section 69 Instead of 69A Does Not Invalidate Addition: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad upheld the excess cash addition and Section 153D approval, while remanding the stock shortage addition for fresh ex...

July 13, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Gift from Mother Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained Investment: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad deleted a Section 69 addition after finding the mother's identity, funds and gift confirmation established the sour...

July 13, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Temporary Cash Support for Student Visa Is Not a Loan Under Section 269SS: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : Chennai ITAT deleted the Section 271D penalty, holding temporary cash received to demonstrate visa funds was not a loan attracting...

July 13, 2026 921 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Cannot Be Invoked for Cash Withdrawals from Own Bank Account

Income Tax : Chennai ITAT upheld deletion of a Section 69A addition, holding that cash withdrawals from the assessee's own bank account could n...

July 13, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69C Addition Deleted for Lack of Corroborative Evidence & Cross-Examination: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT Pune upheld deletion of ₹1.14 crore Section 69C addition as it was based only on third-party statements without corroborati...

July 13, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1332 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 5979 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 2274 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 20187 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 10053 Views 0 comment Print


For Non-Searched Persons, Clock Starts on Receipt of Books – Revenue’s U/s 153C Theory Rejected

February 7, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that limitation begins when seized material is handed over to the assessing officer of the non-searched person. The key takeaway is that procedural safeguards apply even in search-related cases.

Cherry-Picked Comparables Rejected Assessees Set Ignored – TP Matter Sent Back for Fresh Benchmarking

February 7, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that lower authorities failed to follow binding coordinate bench decisions on comparability. The case was sent back for re-determination in accordance with law.

Opening Balance Can’t Be Taxed Again & Corpus Fails Only Where Proof Fails – Revenue Routed

February 7, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that accumulated building funds carried forward from previous years are not taxable in the year under scrutiny. The decision reinforces that taxation must align strictly with the year of receipt.

Demonetisation Cash Sales Upheld Again – Chawla Jewellers Gets a Clean Chit

February 7, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained income when supported by audited books and stock records. Mere suspicion or surrounding circumstances cannot override accepted accounts.

Recording of satisfaction note before initiation of proceedings u/s. 153C is invalid satisfaction

February 7, 2026 726 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that satisfaction note recorded before initiation of the proceedings u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act is not a valid satisfaction. Accordingly, proceedings u/s. 153C of the Income Tax Act is quashed since based on invalid satisfaction.

Omnibus Section 153D Approval = Fatal Jurisdictional Defect – Entire Group Assessments Quashed

February 7, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

A single approval was granted for multiple years without examining seized material or draft orders. The Tribunal ruled that such omnibus approval vitiates proceedings under Sections 153A/143(3).

Low NP Isn’t “Reason to Believe” – Reopening Quashed & Estimation Dies with It

February 7, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that merely declaring a low net profit rate cannot justify reopening under Section 147. A valid reassessment requires tangible material and a live nexus with income escapement.

Section 154 Can’t Be Used to Rework 36(1)(viia)(c) vs 36(1)(viii) – Revenue’s Rectification Knocked Out

February 7, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that recomputation of deductions under Sections 36(1)(viia)(c) and 36(1)(viii) involves a debatable legal issue. Such matters cannot be corrected through Section 154 rectification proceedings.

Reopening Beyond limitation – Mechanical Approval Fatal – Entire Batch Collapses

February 7, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening AY 2012–13 after a post-2021 search was barred by limitation. Applying Supreme Court guidance, it ruled that older limitation periods protect concluded assessments from retrospective reopening.

Political Donation Deduction Allowed Due to Lack of Assessee-Specific Evidence

February 7, 2026 26019 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld deletion of disallowance where the tax authority failed to produce direct evidence linking the taxpayer to any refund of alleged bogus political donations.

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