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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14052 Views 0 comment Print

Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 2793 Views 0 comment Print

Why 30 June Matters: Last Date for Section 143(2) Income Tax Scrutiny Notices

Income Tax : The article explains that 30 June is the Department's deadline to issue scrutiny notices for eligible returns, not a filing deadli...

June 22, 2026 1446 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...

June 20, 2026 5535 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 8454 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 3908 Views 0 comment Print


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Unaccounted sales must be taxed on net profit basis, not on gross profit

Income Tax : Where unaccounted sales were established through seized material, only the net profit embedded therein was liable to tax, and not ...

July 7, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Bengaluru ITAT: Additions Made in Intimation U/s 143(1) Cannot Be Challenged in Appeal Against Scrutiny Assessment U/s 143(3)

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that additions made in an intimation under Section 143(1) cannot be disputed in an appeal against a scrutiny a...

July 7, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction was allowable on compensatory interest, zero-exempt-income u/s 14A disallowance, 80G CSR deductions, and workforce depreciation

Income Tax : Interest on delayed payment of the FM radio migration fee was a compensatory business expenditure deductible under Section 37(1); ...

July 7, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Section 56(2)(x) Applicability Depends on Agreement Date; Mistaken Tax Payment Refundable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded the case to examine whether Section 56(2)(x) applied based on the agreement date and to consider refund of ex...

July 6, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69 Addition Unsustainable as Joint Ownership & Foreign Investment Source Established: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted a Section 69 addition after finding documentary evidence established joint ownership, source of funds, and ear...

July 5, 2026 267 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 38856 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 7197 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 33564 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 53568 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 14754 Views 4 comments Print


Cultivation Evidence Reopens Capital Gains on Land Sale

December 31, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune admitted affidavits and satellite images showing land under cultivation, restoring the issue to AO for reassessment. Proper evidence can overturn non-agri classification for capital gains.

Section 271E Penalty Fails When Entity No Longer Exists

December 31, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune struck down a ₹34.28 lakh penalty issued after the company had merged, citing substantive illegality. Penalty orders must be issued in the name of a legally existing entity.

No Returns, No Evidence, Capital Spike Taxed as Unexplained

December 31, 2025 426 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee failed to file returns for two years preceding the capital increase. The Tribunal held that unexplained capital accretion must be taxed under section 68.

Section 148 Notice Held Premature While Return Filing Window Open

December 31, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether reassessment could be initiated while the time to file a belated return was still open. The Tribunal held such reopening premature and void, as income cannot be said to have escaped assessment.

₹13.32 Cr Cash Credit Addition Remanded for Rule 46A Lapse

December 31, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

The case involved a massive section 68 addition sustained solely due to non-admission of evidence under Rule 46A. The Tribunal held that procedural lapses cannot override substantive justice and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.

Borrowed Satisfaction Backfires: ITAT Ahmedabad Quashes 147 Reopenings Based on Dishman Group Search Inputs

December 31, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held reassessment invalid as it was initiated merely on Insight Portal data and third-party statements without verification or application of mind.

JAO Can’t Reopen After Faceless Regime: ITAT Hyderabad Quashes s.148 Notices in 4 Appeals

December 31, 2025 495 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued by a JAO after 29.03.2022 are void, as only a Faceless Assessing Officer can act under the faceless regime.

Reassessment dropped as tax paid on consolidated profit and hence no escapement of income

December 30, 2025 666 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that there is no escapement of income or loss of revenue since tax paid on the basis of consolidated profit of both the partnership firm and hence reassessment proceedings are not sustainable. Accordingly, appeal of revenue is dismissed.

No 143(2) Notice Means No Valid Assessment, Rules ITAT

December 30, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that an assessment completed without issuing notice under section 143(2) is void ab initio. Non-participation by the assessee cannot cure this jurisdictional defect.

Cash Gifts From Family Can’t Be Rejected Without Verification

December 30, 2025 564 Views 0 comment Print

he Tribunal observed that confirmation of additions without examining affidavits and tax returns of close relatives is legally flawed. The matter was remanded for fresh adjudication.

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