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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 480 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 492 Views 0 comment Print

Loose Sheets and Digital Data Not Enough: ITAT Quashes Additions for Lack of Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that additions cannot stand without a clear link between seized material and the assessee. It ruled that third-p...

May 1, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Choose Your Subcontractor Wisely: A Costly ITAT Lesson

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata remands case on disallowance of subcontractor expenses, stressing need for evidence, due diligence, and verification ...

April 19, 2026 3408 Views 0 comment Print

Netflix India Wins ₹444 Crore Transfer Pricing Fight

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the Indian entity was only a distributor and not a technology or content owner. It rejected the Revenue’s...

April 13, 2026 765 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 393 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 1002 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 1068 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 771 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 1506 Views 0 comment Print


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WhatsApp Chats & Third-Party Tally Data Alone Can’t Create Tax Liability: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that additions for alleged accommodation entries and commission income cannot be sustained solely on retracted st...

May 13, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants Partial Relief in Demonetization Cash Deposit Case Due to Senior Citizen Status

Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar reduced additions on unexplained cash deposits after considering that the assessee and his wife were senior citi...

May 13, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Section 54B Claim Due to Dispute Over Agricultural Use Evidence

Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar remanded a case involving denial of section 54B exemption where the assessee relied on Girdawari records to prov...

May 13, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Excel Sheets & Third-Party Statements Alone Cannot Prove Cash Payment: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that additions under Section 69 cannot be sustained merely on the basis of uncorroborated excel-sheet entries...

May 13, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

Demonetisation Sales Cannot Be Treated as Bogus for Accepting SBNs: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that genuine business sales recorded in audited books cannot be treated as unexplained cash credits merely...

May 13, 2026 108 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 1161 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 5796 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 2163 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 19935 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 9948 Views 0 comment Print


Addition u/s 68 was unsustainable without rebuttal of NBFC genuineness or tracing money trail

April 13, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

Addition under Section 68 could not be sustained where assessee has established the genuineness of a Non-banking financial company (NBFC) investor, and the AO failed to rebut such evidence or trace any money trail linking the assessee to the invested funds.

ITAT Mumbai: Section 11(5) Shortfall from Earlier Years Cannot Be Taxed; Only Current Year Violation Taxable

April 13, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that Section 11(5) investment shortfall of earlier years cannot be taxed in the current year, holding amendment prospective. Only current year violation is taxable, restricting addition to ₹5 lakh and deleting ₹1.34 crore.

ITAT Pune: No Penalty When Mistake Attributable to Tax Consultant – Bona Fide Conduct Accepted

April 13, 2026 846 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that penalty cannot be imposed where incorrect return was due to consultant’s misconduct. The ruling highlights that bona fide mistakes with voluntary tax payment negate penalty.

Delay in Filing Form 10DA is Procedural – 80JJAA Deduction Cannot Be Denied: ITAT Pune

April 13, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that deduction claims should not be rejected for technical non-compliance. It emphasized that substantive provisions prevail over procedural requirements.

ITAT Pune: Interest on Bank Deposits Not Covered by Mutuality; Only Proportionate Expenses Allowed

April 13, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that dealings with third parties break mutuality protection.

Income Tax Assessment Quashed Due to Invalid Notice by Officer Lacking Pecuniary Jurisdiction

April 13, 2026 2820 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal admitted a new legal ground and held that jurisdictional defects can be raised at any stage. It quashed the assessment as the initial notice itself was issued without authority.

ITAT Mumbai: Reopening Invalid on Change of Opinion-No Fresh Material, Assessment Quashed

April 13, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held reassessment invalid as it was based on already examined facts without fresh material. The ruling reinforces that reopening on mere change of opinion is not permissible.

Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed for Non-Payment of Advance Tax When No Taxable Income Exists

April 13, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that section 249(4) cannot be invoked where no taxable income arises in India. Appeals must be decided on merits rather than dismissed on technical grounds.

Deemed Dividend Upheld, But AO Directed to Recompute After Interest Adjustment: ITAT Pune

April 13, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that even temporary withdrawals by a shareholder can trigger deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e). It held that duration or repayment does not negate taxability.

Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

April 13, 2026 1071 Views 0 comment Print

The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper verification and legal compliance.

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