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Reassessment Invalid as AO Failed to Issue 143(2) Notice After Belated Return

Income Tax : ITAT held that a return filed under section 148 remains valid even if delayed. Failure to issue mandatory notice under section 143...

April 2, 2026 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Jurisdiction of Assessing Officer – Assessment by Non-Jurisdictional AO Held Invalid

Income Tax : Tribunal held that an assessment is void when the competent officer does not issue the mandatory notice. Jurisdiction cannot arise...

February 3, 2026 1056 Views 0 comment Print

How to Resolve Your Section 143(2) Scrutiny Notice of 2025 by 31.03.2026

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 ...

January 18, 2026 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Refunds on Hold: Advisory or Indirect Pressure?

Income Tax : Automated risk alerts are delaying income-tax refunds without clear reasons. The law allows withholding only through statutory pro...

December 24, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : Faceless Income-tax proceedings and e-assessments under Section 144B simplify taxpayer compliance. Use the e-filing portal for ele...

October 29, 2025 5022 Views 1 comment Print


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ITGOA Letter to CBDT Chairman on issuance of notices u/s 143(2)

Income Tax : Read how Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association addresses last-minute case reallocations affecting timely issuance of notices...

July 10, 2024 8415 Views 0 comment Print

Notice u/s. 143(2) should be issued within one year from the date of filing of block return if A.O. rejects the same

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...

February 5, 2010 3857 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Allows DTAA Benefit on Dividend Distribution Tax as DDT is Tax on Shareholder Income

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that Dividend Distribution Tax paid on dividends to non-resident shareholders could be restricted to the treaty ra...

May 22, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as Supplier’s Non-Reply Alone Cannot Prove Transactions Fake

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...

May 22, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Section 153A Jurisdiction as Search Warrant Mentioned “& Ors.” in Group Search

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the assessee was covered under the search proceedings even though its name did not specifically appear in the...

May 22, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Invalid as It Was Issued by JAO Instead of FAO: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...

May 22, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Cannot Be Made Through Section 154 Rectification: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that addition of Rs. 13 lakh under Section 69A through rectification proceedings exceeded the scope of Section...

May 22, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines for Compulsory Income Tax Scrutiny for FY 2024-25

Income Tax : Understand the guidelines set by the Indian Ministry of Finance for the compulsory selection of returns for complete scrutiny duri...

May 3, 2024 38190 Views 0 comment Print

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 6885 Views 0 comment Print

Revised format of Issue of notices U/s. 143(2) of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The three formats of notice(s) are: Limited Scrutiny (Computer Aided Scrutiny Selection}, Complete Scrutiny (Computer Aided Scruti...

June 23, 2017 32346 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT revises format of Issue of Income Tax notices U/s. 143(2)

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...

July 11, 2016 53487 Views 3 comments Print

No processing of returns for I-T refund if selected for Scrutiny

Income Tax : Instruction No.1/2015 Clarification regarding applicability of section 143(1D) of the Income-tax Act, 1961- Vide Finance Act, 2012...

January 13, 2015 14664 Views 4 comments Print


Interest on Loan for Agricultural Land Not Allowable under Section 36(iii)

April 10, 2024 2622 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the judgment/order by the Kerala High Court in the case of Mini Muthoottu Credit India Vs CIT. Learn about the court’s ruling on the deductibility of interest on loans for purchasing agricultural land.

ITAT Deletes Share Premium Addition Due to Blatantly Anomalous Valuation by AO

April 10, 2024 627 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Kolkata’s order in the case of Maa Biddeswari Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. vs ITO. Learn how the ITAT ruled to delete the addition of share premium due to the AO’s flawed valuation.

Madras HC Quashes Income Tax Assessment Order Amid Pending Objections before DRP

April 10, 2024 831 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the Madras High Court’s decision to quash an Income Tax assessment order issued while objections were pending before the Dispute Resolution Panel.

If no inquiry by AO on disallowance u/s 40A(3): Section 263 order valid

April 9, 2024 690 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Bharat Jaroli vs PCIT case by ITAT Indore, highlighting AO’s failure to scrutinize cash payments under Sec 40A. Detailed review and outcome provided.

Disallowance u/s 14A deleted as interest free own funds exceeded investment: ITAT Mumbai

April 5, 2024 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance made u/s. 14A of the Income Tax Act read with rule 8D deleted as tax free funds were more than investment made on which exempt income was earned.

Demonetisation Cash Deposits: Assessee Bears Burden to Prove Genuineness

April 4, 2024 2079 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Bangalore order on Aijaz Ahmed Suri Vs ITO regarding demonetization deposits. Analysis and conclusion included.

CIT(A) Cannot disbelieve Cash Book Solely Based on General Practice

April 4, 2024 735 Views 0 comment Print

Mool Chand Aggarwal Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) CIT(A) cannot disbelieve cash book only on the ground that ‘generally individuals do not maintain cash book and it is not mandatory to maintain cash book for the individual’.

AO’s Treatment of Cash Deposits as Unexplained Without Adverse Material Unjustified

April 4, 2024 7653 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi in Preeti Bhardwaj Vs ITO held that AO cannot treat cash deposits as unexplained when assessee has provided the source of cash deposits being cash withdrawals without bringing adverse material.

AO cannot disallow interest expense on Mere Presumption without disproving supporting evidences

April 4, 2024 909 Views 0 comment Print

The case pertained to the disallowance of interest amounting to Rs. 1,16,82,953/- paid on an unsecured loan. This ruling sheds light on the meticulous examination of evidence and the importance of substantiating claims in tax matters.

No reassessment for Client code modification on failure to prove malafide purpose of shifting profit  

April 3, 2024 1167 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment proceedings on the ground that assessee was one of the beneficiary of Client Code Modification (CCM) by some broker was quashed as there was no material to infer that such client code modification had been done with the malafide purpose of shifting  the profit or evasion of the tax.

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