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ITAT Kolkata Quashed Assessment for Exceeding Limited Scrutiny Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that additions made on issues beyond limited scrutiny were without authority since proper conversion to complet...

January 12, 2026 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Additions Made Beyond Limited Scrutiny Scope

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the AO cannot expand a limited scrutiny into full scrutiny without written approval from the Principal CIT....

December 11, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 263 Revision for Exceeding Limited Scrutiny Scope

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that PCIT had no jurisdiction to invoke Section 263 on issues beyond scope of limited scrutiny, setting aside rev...

November 2, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

Income Addition Quashed for Exceeding Limited Scrutiny Jurisdiction

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT set aside income addition under Section 44AD, holding that Assessing Officer acted beyond his powers in a limited scrut...

October 30, 2025 1344 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes 7-Line Non-Speaking NFAC Assessment in Limited Scrutiny

Income Tax : Chennai ITAT set aside the assessment for exceeding the limited scrutiny scope and disallowing 80P without a spea...

September 29, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny – FY 2023-24 clarification

Income Tax : Government of India issues guidelines for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during FY 2023-24. Find the proced...

August 3, 2023 23181 Views 3 comments Print

Guidelines for Complete Income Tax Return Scrutiny in FY 2023-24

Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released guidelines outlining the parameters and procedures for the compulsory selection of i...

May 24, 2023 23805 Views 0 comment Print

Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny criteria/Guideline for FY 2022-23

Income Tax : CBDT Issues Guidelines for compulsory selection of Income Tax returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 and ...

May 11, 2022 56973 Views 1 comment Print


Matter which was not subject matter of limited scrutiny cannot be raised in revisionary proceedings

January 2, 2023 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that matter relating to wages/labour expenses which was not subject matter of limited scrutiny cannot be raised in revisionary proceedings u/s 263 for the first time.

PCIT not entitled to go beyond reasons related to limited scrutiny

January 1, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjiv Kumar Mittal Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) On appraisal of the evidences placed before us, we find that vide notice dated 10.08.2018 specific queries were raised by the AO in relation to the issue raised for the purposes of limited scrutiny, i.e., ‘Payment of tax in cash during demonetization period’. In response, the assessee has […]

Assessment cannot exceed prescribed ‘limited’ scrutiny scope except as per due process of law

October 13, 2022 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Sagar Uttam Murhe Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune) Case law (2020) 120 com 187 CIT vs. Padmavati (Mad) (HC) holds that such an assessment could not exceed the scope of the prescribed ‘limited‘ scrutiny except as per the due process of law. This is indeed coupled with various coordinate benches decisions reiterating the very legal proposition. […]

Limited scrutiny – Section 263 cannot be invoked for other reasons

August 14, 2022 3879 Views 0 comment Print

Sahita Construction Company Vs Pr.CIT (ITAT Indore) Perusal of records shows that assessee’s case was selected for limited scrutiny through CASS for verification of “contract receipts/fees mismatch, sales turnover mismatch and tax credit mismatch”. The issue of payment to contractors and tax deducted thereon was never a part of reasons for the limited Therefore, there […]

Section 263: PCIT cannot comment on issues not forming part of limited scrutiny

June 24, 2022 780 Views 0 comment Print

Baljeet Yadav Vs PCIT (ITAT Jaipur) It is evident from the assessment order and impugned order that the assessee’s case was selected for scrutiny under CASS for examination of cash deposits made in the bank during the demonetarization period. It is prima facie not clear whether it was a limited scrutiny case or a detailed […]

Limited scrutiny- AO cannot go beyond dispute raised in section 143(2) notice

May 23, 2022 7218 Views 0 comment Print

Jurisdiction of AO in cases where section 143(2) notices issued for limited scrutiny is confined to claims AO set out in notice

Limited Scrutiny: Advance from customers cannot be treated as sundry creditors

May 14, 2022 6024 Views 0 comment Print

M. M. Engineers and Consultants Vs PCIT (ITAT Cuttack) At the outset, a perusal of the balance sheet clearly shows that there is nothing in the balance sheet of the assessee under the term ‘sundry creditors’. We are alive to the fact that this is a limited scrutiny assessment, which is done under CASS. In […]

Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny criteria/Guideline for FY 2022-23

May 11, 2022 56973 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT Issues Guidelines for compulsory selection of Income Tax returns for Complete Scrutiny during the Financial Year 2022-23 and procedure for compulsory selection in such cases vide Instruction No. F.No.225/ 81/2022/ITA-II Dated: 11th May, 2022. CBDT notifies Scrutiny criteria/Guideline for following parameters for compulsory selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny-  1. Cases pertaining to survey […]

Limited Scrutiny for turnover Difference in ITR & ST Return – AO can verify with Form 26AS

May 9, 2022 2088 Views 0 comment Print

SNS Constructions P. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) In this case there was a difference of Rs. 14,25,463/- between books of account and the payment received as per Form 26AS. The Assessing Officer treated the amount of Rs. 14,25,463/- as undisclosed receipts and added the same to the income of the assessee. Thereby the Assessing […]

PCIT cannot pass revision order on issues which are not subject matter of limited scrutiny assessment proceedings

March 27, 2022 1206 Views 0 comment Print

Learned PCIT has exceeded her jurisdiction in examining issues other than the issues which is subject matter of limited scrutiny assessment proceedings before the Assessing Officer.

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