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Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 2043 Views 0 comment Print

Precision in Penalty: Why Misreporting Must Be Pinpointed Under Section 270A

Income Tax : Section 270A penalties must specify the exact misreporting clause. Vague notices invalidate penalties and can restore immunity und...

October 25, 2025 5262 Views 3 comments Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summa...

October 17, 2025 13404 Views 0 comment Print

PMLA and Income Tax Raids: Legal Rights of Accused

Income Tax : Understand your legal rights and procedural protections during Income Tax and PMLA raids in India. Learn what to do and what to a...

August 9, 2025 1548 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI lacks authority to issue quality management standards: SG Tushar Mehta

CA, CS, CMA : Legal opinion sought by NFRA on auditing standards, penalties, and regulatory roles in India. Analysis of NFRA’s powers under th...

December 31, 2024 2085 Views 0 comment Print

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 2382 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Head of a firm arrested for GST evasion to the tune of Rs 88 crore

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance reports the arrest of a firm's finance head for GST evasion worth Rs 88 crore. Learn about the case and it...

March 7, 2024 2619 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT directed to re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label and those claimed deduction u/s. 80IB, 80A

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) has directed re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label, income-escapin...

August 28, 2009 1360 Views 0 comment Print


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WhatsApp Chats Alone Cannot Justify Tax Additions Without Supporting Evidence: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that isolated WhatsApp messages and electronic communications cannot, by themselves, support additions in ...

June 15, 2026 1398 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes BMA Penalty as Foreign Assets Were Disclosed in Section 153A Returns

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that penalty under Section 43 of the Black Money Act could not be imposed when foreign assets were subsequentl...

June 15, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty on Capital Gains from JDA: ITAT Says Debatable Issue Cannot Trigger Concealment Penalty

Income Tax : The Hyderabad Bench emphasized that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed solely because an addition survives appellat...

June 15, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT Quashes Section 263 Order: No Revision Possible When Alleged Expenditure Was Never Claimed

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that Section 263 cannot be invoked where the assessee never claimed the alleged expenditure as a deduction. With...

June 13, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Interest Disallowance Deleted as Own Funds Exceeded Advances: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that proportionate interest disallowance under Section 36(1)(iii) cannot be sustained when the assessee has ade...

June 13, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Order: Scope of e-Appeals Scheme under Income-tax Act Specified

Income Tax : Read the order issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, specifying the scope of the e-Appeals Sche...

June 16, 2023 5118 Views 0 comment Print

Adjustment of Seized cash against advance tax- Explanation 2 to Section 132B is prospective in nature: CBDT

Income Tax : Dispute arose between the Department and the assessees with regard to adjustment of such seized/requisitioned cash against advance...

June 12, 2017 6915 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Upheld Addition for Failure to Prove Agriculture Income Genuinity

June 7, 2024 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the ITAT Chennai order in the case of D. Ramagopal Vs ACIT, where addition was upheld due to failure in proving the genuinity of income from agriculture activities.

Assessment order quashed as section 153D approval was without application of mind

June 4, 2024 1617 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Delhi ITATs decision in MDLR Airline Vs DCIT case, highlighting the lack of proper approval under Section 153D of the Income-tax Act.

Income Tax Search & seizure cannot be a fishing expedition: Gauhati HC

June 4, 2024 1290 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati High Court quashes Income Tax Dept notice u/s 131(1A) for lack of basis, finding no evidence of concealed income in Pawan Kumar Garg Vs Union of India case.

Indian Women Traditionally Keep Jewelry at Maternal Home for Various Reasons: ITAT Delhi deletes addition

May 31, 2024 1290 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that Indian Women Traditionally Keep Jewelry at Maternal Home for Various Reasons and CBDT instruction, where the status of the family and customs and practices of the community to which family belongs, permit an assessee to hold larger quantity of jewellery and ornaments out of the purview of seizure.

Allahabad HC explains Section 148A Pre-Condition for Reassessment initiation

May 31, 2024 1437 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court discusses amendments to the Income Tax Act regarding reassessment proceedings, emphasizing the authority’s discretion in initiating proceedings.

Section 115BBE Applies When Source of Income Unexplained

May 31, 2024 1242 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai analyzes the applicability of Section 115BBE to seized cash and gold coins in the case of Uthangarai Sri Vidya Mandir Educational Trust. The trust argued that Section 115BBE applies only if no explanation is provided for the income.

Identity, Creditworthiness & Transaction Genuineness Proven: Section 68 Addition deleted

May 31, 2024 1176 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata deletes Rs. 40 Lakh addition against City Shoppe Estates, affirming identity, creditworthiness of share subscribers, and transaction genuineness.

Additions solely based on undated, unsigned & unrelated loose papers not justified

May 27, 2024 1896 Views 0 comment Print

Discover how the ITAT Delhi deleted the addition u/s 69 in Vipul Gupta vs DCIT, highlighting the significance of evidence and agreements in tax assessments.

HC set aside Section 132(1) action due to lack of valid reason to believe

May 25, 2024 1209 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules IT search under Section 132 invalid if authorization is based on irrelevant and unrelated material. Detailed case analysis inside.

No Additions Based on Email Without Corroborative Evidence: ITAT Delhi

May 22, 2024 1176 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Amit Katyal Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) where no corroborative evidence was found to prove a Rs. 5 crore payment, leading to deletion of the addition.

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