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Income Tax : Tribunal observed that the Assessing Officer failed to establish any mismatch in stock, sales, or accounting records before making...
Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that constituent members of a JV or Consortium can claim deduction under Section 80IA(4) when they actually ex...
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Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that cash deposits made during demonetization were fully supported by audited books of account, cash books, and b...
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 : Instruction No.1/2015 Clarification regarding applicability of section 143(1D) of the Income-tax Act, 1961- Vide Finance Act, 2012...
ITAT held reassessment invalid as it was initiated merely on Insight Portal data and third-party statements without verification or application of mind.
The issue was whether additions could survive when the sole reason for reopening was not challenged. The ITAT held that without a valid reopening foundation, no other additions are sustainable.
The Tribunal reaffirmed that satisfaction must be recorded contemporaneously or immediately after the searched person’s assessment. Any belated recording invalidates the assumption of jurisdiction under section 153C.
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.
The Tribunal ruled that after primary evidence is furnished, the assessee is not required to prove the source of source under section 68, especially where the AO fails to conduct enquiry u/s 131 or 133(6).
The Tribunal ruled that cessation must be evidenced by a write-back or clear act in the books. Inferences or time lapse alone cannot trigger section 41(1).
The Tribunal held that once a regular assessment under section 143(3) is completed, earlier CPC adjustments under section 143(1) merge with it and lose independent existence.
The Tribunal observed that the purpose of revision is to protect revenue interests. When no tax demand arises in consequential proceedings, the revision order no longer calls for adjudication.
Mumbai ITAT upholds deletion of ₹70 lakh under Section 69, ruling that uncorroborated WhatsApp scribbles from a third party cannot establish unexplained cash income.
he tribunal held that an appellate order based on an incorrect and reconstructed timeline of statutory notices is unsustainable. Errors in sequencing of notices strike at the root of jurisdiction and require fresh adjudication.
