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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 1227 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 5010 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 3851 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 60 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 156 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 84 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 177 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 153 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


Amount recorded in books and offered to tax cannot be treated as unexplained and added u/s 69A

May 29, 2023 5064 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that amount cannot be treated as unexplained and accordingly addition u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as amount duly recorded in books of account and offered to tax as professional fees.

Additional income once accepted cannot be later rectified and taxed as per section 115BBE

May 27, 2023 5415 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that once additional income offered during survey was simply accepted and assessment order was passed u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act without invoking provisions of section 115BBE. Then, provisions of section 115BBE cannot be invoked via rectification as per section 154.

Order passed against a non-existing company is liable to be quashed

May 27, 2023 1104 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the assessment order passed against a non-existing company is void ab initio and hence liable to be quashed.

Addition sustained as onus not discharged by the assessee

May 27, 2023 1281 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 2247 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.

Addition u/s 68 sustained as identity and creditworthiness of lenders not proved

May 27, 2023 1020 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition towards unexplained cash credits u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act sustained as assessee failed to prove the identity and creditworthiness of lenders of unsecured loans.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not leviable as addition made on account of difference of opinion

May 24, 2023 2931 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not leviable as addition made on account of meager amount and on account of difference of opinion only.

Expenditure towards ESOP is allowable deduction u/s 37

May 24, 2023 1890 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that expenditure towards Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP) is allowable deduction u/s 37 of the Income Tax Act.

TDS deductible on professional & technical services fees for developing of web enabled software

May 24, 2023 1074 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that towards professional and technical services for developing of web enabled software SIBIL for marketing related information, which in our view is payment for technical services and the same is subject to deduction of tax at source.

Unexplained investment addition in one co-owner unsustainable if no addition in other co-owners

May 24, 2023 3297 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition as unexplained investment in the hands of one of the co-owner unsustainable as department didn’t made proportionate addition in the hands of other co-owners.

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