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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 174 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 64 Views 0 comment Print

Entire Bogus Purchases Not Taxable If Sales Accepted; Only Profit Taxable: ITAT Bangalore

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 58 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 231 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 1163 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


Housing Loan Repayment to Co-op Bank: Section 80C Deduction Upheld by ITAT

October 19, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal partly allowed the assessee’s appeal, remanding the Section 69C addition for verification and deleting the Section 80C disallowance, emphasizing submission of proper evidence and opportunity of hearing.

Share application money Addition Quashed Due to Absence of Incriminating Material

October 19, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules that additions under Section 153A cannot be made without incriminating material, citing the Supreme Court’s Abhisar Buildwell judgment.

Section 148 Notice Void Ab Initio if Issued by Non-Faceless Officer: ITAT Hyderabad

October 19, 2025 5721 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal confirms that notices under section 148 post-March 2022 must be issued by Faceless Assessing Officers, rendering JAO-issued notices void.

Liaison Office Not a PE, Offshore Revenues & Interest Not Taxable in India: ITAT Delhi

October 19, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

The Revenue argued that interest income from an Associated Enterprise (AE) should be taxed at the Maximum Marginal Rate MMR by invoking Article 12(6) of the DTAA} (PE exclusion). The Tribunal upheld the 15% DTAA rate, confirming that since the assessee has no PE in India, the exclusionary clause 12(6) does not apply, and the interest is a debt-claim under Article 12(4).

ITAT Jaipur Quashes Time-Barred Reassessment for Lack of Proper Section 151 Sanction

October 19, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that a reassessment notice issued beyond the surviving limitation period and without sanction from the Principal Chief Commissioner was invalid, following the Supreme Court’s rulings in Ashish Agarwal and Rajeev Bansal.

Reassessment notice is void as issued by Jurisdictional Assessment Officer post Faceless Assessment

October 18, 2025 1287 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that reassessment notice issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer post Faceless Assessment instead of National Faceless Assessment Centre is void and invalid. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

Discretionary Trust Taxed at MMR Still Gets Slab Benefit – No Surcharge When Income Below ₹50 Lakh; Full Refund Restored

October 18, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order which had wrongly confirmed a 37% surcharge on a Discretionary Trust with low income, relying on a precedent later clarified by the Tribunal. The ruling establishes that levying the highest 37% surcharge rate on MMR trusts, without considering the income slabs, leads to legal absurdity and is incorrect.

Section 50C Addition Deleted: AO Cannot Ignore DVO Valuation Once Reference Is Made

October 18, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT partly allowed the Revenue’s appeal, upholding the Section 147 reopening as the notice was issued within the four-year limit because the assessee hadn’t filed a return. However, the Tribunal confirmed the deletion of the Section 50C capital gains addition, ruling that the AO is bound by the DVO’s accepted valuation after making a reference.

Reassessment Notice Issued by Wrong Authority – ITAT Quashes Entire 148 Proceedings Following P&H HC

October 18, 2025 1119 Views 0 comment Print

The case confirms that the CBDT’s Section 151A notification makes the NFAC/NPAC the sole authority for issuing Section 148 reassessment notices after March 29, 2022.4 The ITAT ruled that the local AO lacked the legal authority, rendering the entire reassessment process and order non est.

On-Money Addition Reduced: Photocopy of Agreement Lacks Evidentiary Value for Taxation

October 18, 2025 393 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that alleged on-money based on an unverified photocopy of a sale agreement could not be added to income, emphasizing that a registered sale deed is the primary document. Furthermore, payments made in the next financial year cannot be taxed in the current Assessment Year, leading to a significant deletion of the unexplained investment addition.

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