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Powers of Income-tax Authorities under Section 142 of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : An analysis of Section 142 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, detailing the powers of the Assessing Officer, statutory limitations, and ...

September 16, 2025 1650 Views 0 comment Print

Section 142(1) and 148 cannot operate concurrently: ITAT Dehradun

Income Tax : Discover pivotal case of Uttrakhand Poorv Sainik Kalyan Nigam Ltd. vs ITO, where ITAT Dehradun established that Section 142(1) and...

August 14, 2023 4446 Views 0 comment Print

Overview of amendments in section 142(2A) of Income Tax Act,1961 vide Finance Act 2023

Income Tax : Finance Act, 2023 introduced amendments to Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. This article provides an overview and anal...

June 16, 2023 6594 Views 0 comment Print

Inquiry under Section 142 or 142A of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the implications of Income Tax Act Sections 142 and 142A, covering notices to submit returns, making inquiries, and pro...

September 13, 2022 6555 Views 0 comment Print

Notices Under Section 142(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the nuances of Income Tax Notices under Section 142(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn when these notices are issued, h...

September 13, 2022 19905 Views 0 comment Print


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Oracle India challenge special audit direction by income tax department in Delhi high court

Income Tax : Oracle India has approached Delhi High Court challenging the order of the government which had asked it to undertake a special aud...

January 15, 2010 1637 Views 0 comment Print

Granting of power to the assessing officer to extend the time for completion of special audit under sub-section (2A) of section 142

Income Tax : Sub-sections (2A) to (2D) of section 142 deal with power of Assessing Officer to order a special audit. Such power is required to ...

April 4, 2009 579 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Capital profit from sale of Fixed Assets to be routed through P&L rather than directly taken to reserves

Income Tax : Madras High Court held that capital profit on the sale of the Fixed Assets of the Company cannot be taken directly to the Reserves...

April 24, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Revised ITR u/s 139(5) was allowed only for errors in the original return

Income Tax : A taxpayer could submit a revised return u/s 139(5) only when it discovered a bona fide omission or incorrect statement in the ori...

April 24, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Negligence of bank in presenting cheque within validity period is deficiency in service: Compensation payable

Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that negligence on part of bank in presentation of cheque within the validity period of cheque leads to ‘defi...

April 17, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty for Wrong Claim or Head of Income – ITAT Deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty

Income Tax : Smt. Subbalakshmi Kurada Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) In , the ITAT Bangalore deleted penalty under Section 271(1)(c), holding that me...

April 16, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

CPC Section 143(1) Adjustment Invalid if done without Prior Intimation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that failure to issue prior notice before making adjustments violates the mandatory provisions of Section 143(1...

April 14, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies Prescribed Income-tax Authority’ under Section 143(2) for Returns

Income Tax : CBDT hereby authorises the Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax/Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (NaFAC) having her / his headqua...

March 31, 2021 6822 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction regarding utilization of info. in AIRs

Income Tax : It has also been brought to notice of the Board that in some cases, the address of transacting parties given in AIRs is not comple...

August 20, 2007 654 Views 0 comment Print


Deduction u/s 36(1)(va) allowed if payment made on day next to due date, as due date being a holiday

June 22, 2023 1755 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that employee’s contribution paid on day next to the due date and due date being a national holiday. Matter remanded back to AO for examining the payments made and allowing the deduction u/s 36(1)(va).

Overview of amendments in section 142(2A) of Income Tax Act,1961 vide Finance Act 2023

June 16, 2023 6594 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act, 2023 introduced amendments to Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. This article provides an overview and analysis of the amendments, including changes to inquiry before assessment, expenses of audit or inventory valuation, opportunity of being heard, time limits, power to make rules, and the valuation of inventories.

Reopening of proceedings u/s 147 sustainable as original return processed u/s 143(1)

June 7, 2023 1083 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as the original return was only processed u/s 143(1), AO can duly initiate re-opening of proceedings under section 147 of the Income Tax Act so as to bring the escaped income into tax.

Case can be transferred from Jurisdictional AO to Central Circle u/s 127

June 6, 2023 8877 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that case can duly be transferred from Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to Central Circle by way of passing order under section 127 of the Income Tax Act.

Disallowance of late deposit of employees’ share of PF/ ESI beyond prescribed due date is sustained

May 29, 2023 12891 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that disallowance for late deposit of employees’ share of PF/ ESI contribution to relevant funds beyond prescribed due date under respective Act is duly sustainable in law.

Addition sustained as onus not discharged by the assessee

May 27, 2023 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition sustained as onus to prove genuineness of the transaction is not proved by the assessee.

Taxing under capital gain can be burdened only when cost of acquisition is established

May 27, 2023 2226 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that to burden assessee with capital gain arising out of transfer of immovable property or an interest in it, the cost of acquisition is necessarily to be established. Here, cost of acquisition of so called right of preemption is considered as NIL. Hence, computation provisions fail, therefore capital gains could not have been calculated.

There cannot be second round of Section 271(1)(b) penalty for same default

May 21, 2023 1821 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that there cannot be a second round of penalty for same defaults. Accordingly, penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(b) of Income Tax Act for second time is unsustainable.

Addition of sales reversal entry as unexplained expenditure is unjustified

May 17, 2023 1473 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition of sales reversal entry alleging the same as unexplained expenditure is unjustified and unsustainable in law.

Revisional jurisdiction u/s 263 not invocable merely because PCIT may entertain different view

May 10, 2023 537 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that AO took the plausible view of granting the benefit of mutuality after due application of mind. Accordingly, revisional jurisdiction u/s 263 cannot be invoked merely because PCIT may entertain a different view in the matter.

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