Income Tax : From April 2025, updates to Sections 132 & 132B will streamline search and seizure processes, extending approval timelines and upd...
Income Tax : Explore the re-introduction of block assessments in search cases under the Income Tax Act effective from 01 September 2024. Learn ...
Income Tax : Explore Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, detailing search and seizure powers, authorizations, examinations, and rules for a tran...
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...
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...
Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
Income Tax : In-depth analysis of the Income Tax Department crackdown in Chhattisgarh, uncovering a Rs. 13 crore scam involving a PEP, associat...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance reveals Income Tax Department's massive search operation exposing a major tax evasion scheme in Mumbai's elect...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department's recent searches reveal tax evasion schemes by contractors, leading to unaccounted cash and asset creation....
Income Tax : Recent Income Tax search operation in Kashmir Valley exposes a prominent business group's substantial tax evasion in sectors inclu...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held survey statements cannot solely justify income addition without corroborative evidence. Case: DCIT Vs Ahinsa Infr...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court dismisses the Income Tax Departments appeal against Meera Gupta for Assessment Years 2009-10, 2011-12 & 2013-14, ...
Income Tax : In respect of completed/unabated assessments, no addition can be made in absence of any incriminating material found during search...
Income Tax : Madras HC declares search at Anil Jain's residence and office illegal. Jurisdictional issues raised. Reference to Section 120 and ...
Income Tax : SC held that amendment to Section 153C vide Finance Act, 2015 shall be applicable to searches conducted under Section 132 before 0...
Goods and Services Tax : Specific instances have come to the notice of the Board and Central Vigilance Commission wherein proper procedures have apparently...
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...
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...
Income Tax : The related concerns of the assessee group are involved in financing, money lending and real estate development. The unaccounted t...
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...
Points that emerge for adjudication are whether the search and seizure under GST was carried out by observing the ‘substantive due process’ as well as the ‘procedural due process.’
Learn how to handle income tax raids effectively. Understand the steps to take after a raid, including PAN migration and filing income tax returns.
Income Tax Department conducted search actions at 5 locations in the Kashmir Valley on 14th March, 2019. Few places in Jammu were also searched. These actions are part of the Department’s continued drive against use of black money by disruptive elements in the State. The operations also send a message of deterrence and obviation to those intending to vitiate the democratic process of free and fair elections.
‘Inspection’ is a new provision under the CGST/SGST Act. It is a softer provision than search to enable officers to access any place of business of a taxable person and also any place of business of a person engaged in transporting goods or who is an owner or an operator of a warehouse or godown.
Confiscation means lawfully seize of illegal import of prohibited goods into India and seize of conveyance in Indian Customs water for concealing of exported goods or carrying smuggling of any goods. Confiscations of goods or conveyance are two ways by which a Customs officer can exercise his statutory power as provided under Customs Act.1962. The […]
Checking avoidance of TDS/ TCS liability in respect of the following payment,/ transactions; 1. Payment for purchase of land under sale deed by project implementing authorities towards compulsory land acquisition for SEZs/public utilities implemented under Fast Track procedure where the implementation is not done directly by state government. 2. Payment of commission by cooperative banks to agents/daily deposit collectors
Income-tax Department takes appropriate action against black money which is an on-going process. Such action under the Direct Tax laws includes searches, surveys, enquiries, assessment of income, levy of penalties and filing of prosecution complaints before criminal courts, wherever applicable.
Search, according to normal dictionary meaning, means to look out, to seek or to find something the presence of which is suspected etc. Seize means to take possession of goods, contrary to the wishes of the owner or to take forcible possession. From income tax point of view, in common parlance search is referred to as RAID. However, there is no such term as raid anywhere in income tax law.
Mrs. Nawaz Singhania Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Instruction 1916 issued by the Board with regard to seizure of jewellery has inherent foundation of undisclosed portion of jewellery that may be identified in the search. The Instruction No. 1916, therefore is describing the criteria for decision making for jewellery to be undisclosed. Accordingly, any portion of […]
Legislature had conferred powers on AO to just follow assessments already concluded unless there is an incriminating material found in search to disturb concluded assessment.
