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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


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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 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


Retrospective cancellation of registration of Charitable Status invalid: ITAT Lucknow

March 23, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print

Retrospective cancellation of registration was held to be invalid as the scheme of Act did not permit cancellation of registration under Section 12AA(3) with retrospective effect in absence of explicit statutory authority.

Weighted deduction u/s. 35(2AB) not allowed as mandatory approval from PCCIT/PDGIT not obtained

March 23, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that approval from the PCCIT or PDGIT is mandatory, as provided u/s 35(2AB)(iv) of the Act. Since such mandatory approval of R&D facility from the PCCIT or PDGIT was not obtained by the assessee therefore, weighted deduction u/s 35(2AB) of the Act cannot be allowed.

Section 68 Addition Upheld as Credit Entry Year Determines Taxability not year of Receipt in Bank

March 23, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that unexplained cash credits must be taxed in the year they are recorded in the books, not when allegedly received. Since the ₹80 lakh was credited in AY 1997–98, the addition under Section 68 was upheld despite claims of earlier receipt.

ITAT Mumbai: No U/s 36(1)(iii) Disallowance If Own Funds Exceed Advances

March 23, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that where interest-free funds exceed advances, a presumption arises that such advances are made from own funds. Disallowance under section 36(1)(iii) was deleted as no nexus with borrowed funds was proven.

ITAT Mumbai: AO Cannot Apply 50% Presumptive Rate U/s 44ADA to Business Income Declared U/s 44AD – Addition Deleted

March 23, 2026 984 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that section 44ADA applies only to specified professions and cannot be invoked for business income covered under section 44AD. Arbitrary substitution of a higher rate by the AO was held unsustainable.

Entire Receipts Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained if Income Already Offered: ITAT Mumbai

March 22, 2026 3834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that entire receipts cannot be treated as unexplained when income is already offered to tax. Only unverifiable expenses can be disallowed.

CIT(A) Cannot Enhance Income in Section 143(1) Appeal Beyond TDS Credit Issue: ITAT Mumbai

March 21, 2026 663 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the appellate authority cannot go beyond the issue of TDS credit in a section 143(1) appeal. By directing taxation of entire salary, it effectively enhanced income without proper jurisdiction. The matter was remanded for fresh examination.

REC Income Not Eligible for 10% Tax Rate as It Does Not Meet Definition of Carbon Credits: ITAT Hyderabad

March 21, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that Renewable Energy Certificates are distinct from carbon credits under Section 115BBG and must be taxed at normal rates. The ruling emphasizes strict interpretation of concessional tax provisions.

ITAT Mumbai Remands ₹53 Lakh Addition Due to Non-Service of Section 143(2) Notice

March 21, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether reassessment was valid without proper service of mandatory notice under Section 143(2). The Tribunal remanded the case for fresh examination, holding that the jurisdictional issue requires reconsideration.

Surplus Income Does Not Deny Education Exemption if Institution Exists Solely for Educational Purpose

March 21, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that government support includes capital grants, land, and infrastructure, not just recurring funding. This broader interpretation justified exemption eligibility.

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