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...
The ITAT Vizag partly allowed a nursery operator’s appeal, accepting a government-certified income of ₹1 lakh per acre over the AO’s arbitrary estimate. The ruling confirms that nursery income differs from regular agricultural income.
The ITAT has granted a final opportunity to a cooperative society in a tax dispute, despite its repeated defaults, to ensure a fair hearing on the merits of the case.
ITAT Kolkata ruled a tax notice invalid for not specifying scrutiny type, quashing the entire assessment. The ruling reinforces that tax authorities must follow CBDT instructions.
An overview of Section 144 of the Indian Income Tax Act, which allows an Assessing Officer to make a best judgment assessment in cases of non-compliance.
Tribunal remanded case to AO, allowing assessee to substantiate capital introduced from sale of agricultural lands with proper documents like patta, chitta, and adangal.
The ITAT Bangalore ruled in Ramesh Kumar vs. ACIT that capital gains tax can’t be levied based on mere possession, a commencement certificate, and an unregistered Power of Attorney.
A recent ITAT Patna decision underscores that genuine tax claims aren’t defeated by incorrect section citations. Taxpayers can seek rightful exemptions if conditions are met, even with minor errors.
ITAT Hyderabad held that addition of agricultural income as unexplained income under section 68 of the Income Tax Act as documents evidencing ownership of agricultural land now placed on record. Accordingly, matter remanded back to file of AO for fresh adjudication.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Kolkata ruled that an assessment framed by the AO without a mandatory Section 143(2) notice is invalid.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition of LTCG u/s. 68 of the Income Tax Act by treating transaction as bogus cannot be sustained since shares were sold via recognized stock exchange and Security Transaction Tax [STT] duly paid and assessee’s involvement in manipulation of price not pointed.
