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Budget 2025: Changes to Search & Seizure Rules Under Sections 132, 132B

Income Tax : From April 2025, updates to Sections 132 & 132B will streamline search and seizure processes, extending approval timelines and upd...

February 2, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

Reintroduction of Block Assessments for Income Tax Search Cases from 1st September 2024

Income Tax : Explore the re-introduction of block assessments in search cases under the Income Tax Act effective from 01 September 2024. Learn ...

August 22, 2024 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Overview of Section 132: Search and Seizure under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : Explore Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, detailing search and seizure powers, authorizations, examinations, and rules for a tran...

January 30, 2024 19641 Views 0 comment Print

Completed/Unabated Assessments – No Addition if no Incriminating Material Found During Search: SC

Income Tax : Core issue involved in the appeals is the scope of assessment u/s 153A. question posed for consideration is, as to whether in resp...

April 25, 2023 3411 Views 0 comment Print

Exclusion of 15 day period for issuance of section 148 notice in Search cases

Income Tax : In cases where a search under section 132 is initiated or a search for which the last of the authorization is executed or requisit...

February 5, 2023 5526 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh Tax Raid Exposes Rs. 13 Crore Scam – Ministry Report

Income Tax : In-depth analysis of the Income Tax Department crackdown in Chhattisgarh, uncovering a Rs. 13 crore scam involving a PEP, associat...

February 9, 2024 999 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids: Unearthing a Rs. 1,000 Crore Scam in Mumbai’s Electrical Industry

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance reveals Income Tax Department's massive search operation exposing a major tax evasion scheme in Mumbai's elect...

January 11, 2024 1344 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Raids in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Income Tax : Income Tax Department's recent searches reveal tax evasion schemes by contractors, leading to unaccounted cash and asset creation....

October 17, 2023 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Kashmir Valley Income Tax Search Operation Reveals Major Tax Evasion

Income Tax : Recent Income Tax search operation in Kashmir Valley exposes a prominent business group's substantial tax evasion in sectors inclu...

October 12, 2023 660 Views 0 comment Print


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Survey Statements cannot be Sole Basis for Addition: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held survey statements cannot solely justify income addition without corroborative evidence. Case: DCIT Vs Ahinsa Infr...

February 6, 2025 318 Views 0 comment Print

HC Quashes Appeal as No Incriminating Material Found During Income Tax Search

Income Tax : Delhi High Court dismisses the Income Tax Departments appeal against Meera Gupta for Assessment Years 2009-10, 2011-12 & 2013-14, ...

August 11, 2023 459 Views 0 comment Print

No addition in case of search Assessment, if no incriminating material found during search: SC

Income Tax : In respect of completed/unabated assessments, no addition can be made in absence of any incriminating material found during search...

April 25, 2023 14256 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Search to be conducted by jurisdictional officers of assessee only

Income Tax : Madras HC declares search at Anil Jain's residence and office illegal. Jurisdictional issues raised. Reference to Section 120 and ...

April 17, 2023 2913 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment to section 153C also applies to Section 132 searches conducted before 01.06.2015: SC

Income Tax : SC held that amendment to Section 153C vide Finance Act, 2015 shall be applicable to searches conducted under Section 132 before 0...

April 8, 2023 1845 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines for procedures to be followed during GST Search Operation

Goods and Services Tax : Specific instances have come to the notice of the Board and Central Vigilance Commission wherein proper procedures have apparently...

February 2, 2021 4824 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Dept searches a group from Erode in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out searches on 14.12.2020 in a group case from Erode in Tamil Nadu, covering 15 premises at Ero...

December 17, 2020 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Chandigarh

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 13.12.2020 in the case of a Chandigarh based listed pharmac...

December 16, 2020 846 Views 0 comment Print

Detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs. 450 crore in searches in Tamil Nadu

Income Tax : The related concerns of the assessee group are involved in financing, money lending and real estate development. The unaccounted t...

November 29, 2020 753 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department searches at Chennai based IT Infra group

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has carried out searches at 5 locations in Chennai and Madurai on 4.11.2020 in the case of a Chennai bas...

November 7, 2020 921 Views 0 comment Print


Analysis of Issues In Income Tax Search & Seizure Operations

July 1, 2020 2880 Views 1 comment Print

Unraveling complexities in Income Tax Search & Seizure Operations: AO scenarios, New Claims, Section 143(2) Notice, Section 132 compliance, and the scope of Section 153A. Explore recent judgments and expert analysis.

Breaking Myths – Search Warrant under Income Tax Act

June 20, 2020 9810 Views 1 comment Print

Demystifying Search Warrants under the Income Tax Act: Explore the legal intricacies, common myths, and practical scenarios. Learn about the genesis of search operations, who can issue warrants, against whom, and the basis for issuance. Delve into the relevant sections of the Income Tax Act and landmark judgments for a comprehensive understanding.

Section 115BBE not applies if no Section 69 addition for undisclosed investments during Assessment

June 9, 2020 8001 Views 0 comment Print

whether CIT(A) is justified in quashing the action of the AO u/s 154 in applying provision of section 115BBE on undisclosed investment surrendered during the course of survey proceedings?

‘Reason to Suspect’ Vs. ‘Reason to Believe’ in Search & Seizure

June 8, 2020 11514 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the nuances of Reason to Suspect vs. Reason to Believe in Search & Seizure under the Income Tax Act. Uncover the legal distinctions, significance of information, and the process of forming a belief. Understand the complexities, judicial perspectives, and challenges in initiating search proceedings. For expert insights and consultation, reach out to us.

“Reasons to believe” – Is this concept considered crucial while conducting search and seizure?

June 6, 2020 3153 Views 6 comments Print

The factor of ‘reason to believe’ is extremely crucial while conducting search and seizure proceedings. The same reasons are also required to be on record. Why are reasons to believe to be considered important? And what impact can it have?

No Section 271AAB Penalty on Income voluntarily admitted during Search

June 6, 2020 2172 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the penalty levied u/s 271AAB of the Act is justified on Income voluntarily admitted during Search by Appellant?

ITAT remits back case of Actor Dulquer Salmann to AO

May 29, 2020 822 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remit Back the case of Actor Dulquer Salmann (Assessee)  back to Assessing Officer (AO) as Information reconciling  source for investments which were added as undisclosed income were placed before it but not placed before AO.

Narcotic Drug Seizure by Tax Officers not amounts to Seizure under NDPS Act

May 22, 2020 1530 Views 0 comment Print

whether the act of the Income Tax Officers of collecting and keeping the Narcotic Drug found during search in safe custody constitutes a seizure?

Law of Recording Satisfaction when AO of Searched & Other Person is Same

April 30, 2020 4068 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the law of recording satisfaction when AO of searched person and other person is the same. Analysis of a recent Supreme Court judgment.

Illegal gratification paid to public servants- Discovered in I-T Raid

March 2, 2020 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Incriminating documents and electronic data seized during the search show that substantial amount of illegal gratification was being paid to public servants and others every month. Further, daily details of unaccounted sales, bank accounts opened in the names of employees having transactions worth crores and an unaccounted bank account have been found. D

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