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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 279 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 453 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 264 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 171 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 387 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 291 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 684 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 1422 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 1320 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


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Bangalore ITAT: Interest on Fixed Deposit Taxable Only in Hands of Real Owner of Funds; Mere Reflection in Form 26AS Not Conclusive

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT remanded FD interest addition, directing verification of fund ownership and held Form 26AS alone is not determinati...

July 15, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: Entire Bogus Purchases Cannot Be Added When Sales Are Accepted; Only Profit Element Taxable

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held entire alleged bogus purchases cannot be added where sales are accepted, restricting the addition to 1.15% pro...

July 15, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Reaffirms that Transfer Pricing Adjustment Must Be Restricted Only to International Transactions with AEs

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held TP adjustments apply only to international AE transactions and upheld verified capacity, working capital and o...

July 15, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Reduced from ₹2.26 Crore to ₹5 Lakh as Cash Deposits Explained: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi reduced the Section 69A addition to ₹5 lakh, holding the cash deposits were substantially supported by withdrawals an...

July 14, 2026 1148 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Can’t Reject Time-Barred Appeal Without Hearing on Condonation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi condoned delay under Section 249(3) and remanded the appeals after finding breach of natural justice in dismissal witho...

July 14, 2026 238 Views 0 comment Print


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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 1341 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 5988 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 20196 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 10062 Views 0 comment Print


 ITAT Delhi Quashes 43 Search Assessments for Mechanical 153D Approvals

October 29, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi set aside 43 search assessments involving a business group and its associates, ruling that the mass approvals granted under Section 153D were invalid.1 The Tribunal held that approving 23 draft orders within 24 hours without proper review constitutes a mechanical, non-judicial exercise of power.

Charitable Trusts Not Claiming Section 11 Exemption Taxable at Normal Slab Rates

October 29, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that charitable or religious trusts that have surrendered their registration and do not claim benefits under Section 11 are to be taxed at normal slab rates applicable to AOPs, not at the maximum marginal rate. The ruling relied on CBDT Circular No. 320 of 1982.

TPO doesn’t have jurisdiction to scrutinize claim of deduction u/s. 80IA

October 29, 2025 684 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that Transfer Pricing Officer [TPO] doesn’t have jurisdiction to scrutinize the claim of deduction under section 80IA of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, addition made by AO on account of TP adjustment is not sustainable.

Cinepolis Settlement Compensation is Non-Taxable Capital Receipt: ITAT Delhi

October 29, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the ₹33.12 crore received by a co-founder to settle disputes and relinquish the right to sue for promised equity is a non-taxable capital receipt. The court ruled the payment wasn’t salary, business income, or capital gains, as the ‘right to sue’ isn’t a transferable capital asset.

Search Assessment Quashed: Single Mechanical Approval for Multiple Years Vitiates Order

October 29, 2025 579 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashed search assessments under Section 153C, ruling that a single, non-speaking, and mechanical approval granted under Section 153D for multiple assessment years is invalid.

ITAT Delhi Holds Assessment Beyond Six-Year Limit Invalid Under Section 153C

October 29, 2025 612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT upheld CIT(A)’s order deleting additions for AY 2013–14, ruling that year fell outside six-year block under Section 153C based on satisfaction date in FY 2021–22.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Section 263 Order for Adequate AO Inquiry and Valid Loss Claims

October 29, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that detailed inquiries by the AO made Section 263 inapplicable and upheld the assessee’s claims for capital loss and bad debts on merits.

Disallowance of 20% on expenditure payments was justified based on lack of proof and documentation for sub-contractor payments

October 29, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

AO was wrong in disallowing the entire direct expenditure claimed towards sub-contractors for stevedoring and transport services and at the same time, assessee had not proved beyond doubt that the expenditure claimed was fully genuine. Considering all these inconsistencies, CIT(A) righlyl disallowed 20% of the expenditure claimed.

Film Rights Sale: ITAT Rules Capital Gains, Rejects Business Income Claim

October 29, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai dismissed Revenue’s appeal, confirming that Rs.14.11 crore surplus from perpetual sale of film rights, copyrights, and intellectual property to a third party should be taxed as Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG), not Business Income.

No Black Money Liability When Assets Belong to Foreign Partner: ITAT Delhi

October 29, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Deepak Jain v. Income Tax Department, the ITAT Delhi held that the BMA cannot be applied to foreign companies and bank accounts that ceased to exist before 1 July 2015, and that once proceedings were pursued under the IT Act rather than the BMA, the revenue may not shift to BMA under doctrine of election.

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