Income Tax : ITAT held that a return filed under section 148 remains valid even if delayed. Failure to issue mandatory notice under section 143...
Income Tax : Tribunal held that an assessment is void when the competent officer does not issue the mandatory notice. Jurisdiction cannot arise...
Income Tax : A surge in Section 143(2) notices was triggered by the June 2025 limitation deadline. This explains why cases were picked and how ...
Income Tax : Automated risk alerts are delaying income-tax refunds without clear reasons. The law allows withholding only through statutory pro...
Income Tax : Faceless Income-tax proceedings and e-assessments under Section 144B simplify taxpayer compliance. Use the e-filing portal for ele...
Income Tax : Read how Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association addresses last-minute case reallocations affecting timely issuance of notices...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court has ruled that it is mandatory for the Income Tax Department to issue notice within the prescribed time limit of...
Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that Dividend Distribution Tax paid on dividends to non-resident shareholders could be restricted to the treaty ra...
Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the assessee was covered under the search proceedings even though its name did not specifically appear in the...
Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...
Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that addition of Rs. 13 lakh under Section 69A through rectification proceedings exceeded the scope of Section...
Income Tax : Understand the guidelines set by the Indian Ministry of Finance for the compulsory selection of returns for complete scrutiny duri...
Income Tax : CBDT hereby authorises the Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax/Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (NaFAC) having her / his headqua...
Income Tax : The three formats of notice(s) are: Limited Scrutiny (Computer Aided Scrutiny Selection}, Complete Scrutiny (Computer Aided Scruti...
Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes, with approval of the Revenue Secretary, has decided to modify notice under section 143(2) of the In...
Income Tax : Instruction No.1/2015 Clarification regarding applicability of section 143(1D) of the Income-tax Act, 1961- Vide Finance Act, 2012...
ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act not justified as genuineness and identity of shareholders proved. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed and CIT(A) upheld.
ITAT Hyderabad held that reference to special audit u/sec.142(2A) of the Act dated 31.12.2018 without satisfying the conditions provided therein, is arbitrary, illegal and void abinitio. Accordingly, final assessment order is quashed.
ITAT Mumbai held that short-term capital loss [STCL] on which STT is paid [which is taxable at 15% u/s. 111A of the Income Tax Act] can be set off against short-term capital gains [STCG] on which STT is not paid [which is taxable at 30% u/s. 115AD].
ITAT Pune held that denial of exemption under section 10(23C)(v) of the Income Tax Act for belated filing of Form No. 10BB not justified as audit report in Form No. 10BB was submitted before completion of assessment proceedings. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
Delhi High Court held that concluded assessments cannot be reopened merely based on suspicion. Accordingly, reassessment quashed as there is no tangible material to form ‘reason to believe’ that income has escaped assessment.
Delhi High Court upholds sentence under section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act for wilful non-payment of income tax since merely claiming financial inability, without providing any further explanation or evidence, holds no weight and is clearly untenable.
Bombay High Court slaps ₹10,000 cost on Zarah Rafique Malik for failing to inform the tax officer about pending DRP objections, setting aside the assessment order for re-consideration.
ITAT Delhi held that different floors of a property cannot be construed as independent residential unit and instead had to be construed only as a single residential unit for purpose of claiming deduction u/s. 54F. Accordingly, grounds raised by revenue dismissed.
Delhi ITAT deletes ₹24 lakh unexplained expenditure addition on Hitesh Rohilla, citing lack of direct evidence linking alleged capitation fee payment to the assessee.
ITAT Pune quashes Section 271(1)(c) penalty on Intervalve Poonawalla for leave encashment disallowance, citing full disclosure and judicial precedents.
