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Adverse Assessment under Section 143(3): Remedies & Strategy

Income Tax : The article explains remedies available after adverse tax orders under scrutiny and reassessment. The key takeaway is that choosin...

April 6, 2026 696 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Quashes Look Out Circular Due to No Pending Income Tax Proceedings

Income Tax : The Court clarified that mere pendency of information exchange requests under DTAA cannot justify continuing a Look Out Circular. ...

March 5, 2026 582 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

Penalty Deleted as Audited Books Existed Despite Rejection for Defects

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that penalty under Section 271A cannot be levied merely because books were rejected and income was estimated. S...

December 26, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Void as AO Finalized Without DVO Report: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessment completed before receiving the DVO report under section 50C(2) is invalid. All additions and disa...

December 3, 2025 1134 Views 0 comment Print


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Income from Vessel Operations Taxable Under India-Norway DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Sanco Holding, a Norwegian company, to compute income from bareboat charter of seismic vessels under Article 21(...

October 17, 2025 807 Views 0 comment Print

Allow making of fresh claim during assessment proceedings

Income Tax : It has been observed that in many cases an assessee may wish to make a claim which was not made in the return of income filed unde...

January 20, 2016 4042 Views 0 comment Print

Format of details to submitted during Income Tax Assessment

Income Tax : We have attached a file in excel format. The file contains the format of various details which normally assessing officer asks As...

January 4, 2014 17659 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Rejects Bogus Purchase Allegation as AO Failed to Prove Discrepancies in Books

Income Tax : Tribunal observed that the Assessing Officer failed to establish any mismatch in stock, sales, or accounting records before making...

May 22, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 80IA Deduction Because JV Was Only a Pass-Through Entity

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that constituent members of a JV or Consortium can claim deduction under Section 80IA(4) when they actually ex...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 54 Deduction as Delay in Sale Deed Registration Was Beyond Assessee’s Control

Income Tax : The Tribunal found that full payment, TDS deduction, and transfer of possession established completion of the transaction for capi...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes ₹9.75 Cr Addition as Cash Deposits Were Explained Through Business Receipts

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that cash deposits made during demonetization were fully supported by audited books of account, cash books, and b...

May 22, 2026 66 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 177 Views 0 comment Print


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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


Amendment in Form ITNS-150 to be made within time limit prescribed u/s. 154(7)

April 21, 2025 1884 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that Form ITNS-150 sets out quantum of tax determination to be paid by assessee in an order u/s. 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, thus any amendment thereof is to be made within time limit prescribed under section 154(7) of the Income Tax Act.

Reopening based on borrowed satisfaction without independent application of mind not sustainable

April 21, 2025 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment by AO by merely acting under dictation or on borrowed satisfaction without independent application of mind to materials on record is not justifiable in law. Hence, appeal of revenue liable to be dismissed.

Planning, HR, Legal & IT Support Not Taxable as FTS Under India-USA DTAA, Citing ‘Make Available’ Test

April 20, 2025 1275 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules Crocs Inc.’s service income not taxable in India under DTAA, as services did not “make available” technical knowledge to Crocs India.

Seizure of jewellery valid as legitimacy of jewellery not substantiated

April 19, 2025 1212 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that seizure of jewellery is valid since legitimacy of jewellery not substantiated; discrepancies are found in documentation and weight and there was reasonable belief of potential wrongdoing.

Interest & Penalty on IGST Payment Under Customs Tariff Act (Effective 16th August 2024): Bombay HC

April 19, 2025 1971 Views 0 comment Print

As already held by us, Section 3 (12) of the Tariff Act, as amended, is applicable only after 16th August,2024 and is not applicable to the present case. Accordingly, in the present case, no confiscation could have been imposed.

Reopening u/s. 148 quashed as reasons recorded found to be invalid: ITAT Chandigarh

April 19, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that cash deposits in assessee’s bank account was less than the amount mentioned in the reopening notice and thus reasons recorded by the AO were not found to be valid and, therefore, the reassessment framed was quashed. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Reopening u/s. 148 bad-in-law as income escaped assessment is less than Rs. 50 lakhs

April 19, 2025 1794 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that reopening of assessment u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act is void-ab-initio since income escaped assessment doesn’t exceed Rs. 50 lakhs or more. Accordingly, assessment order passed by AO is quashed.

Commercial Advances Don’t Fall Under Section 2(22)(e): ITAT Mumbai

April 18, 2025 921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that trade advances, being in the nature of commercial transaction, would not fall within the ambit of the provisions of section 2(22)(e) of the Act and therefore the addition made by the AO is deleted. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Section 40A(3) not invocable as income assessed at flat gross profit rate: ITAT Chennai

April 18, 2025 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Aggrieved against the directions of CIT(A) to the AO for assessment of gross profit on unaccounted sales of unaccounted purchases and enhancement on account of disallowance of cash payment u/s.40A(3) of the Act, the assessee came in appeal before the Tribunal.

Assessment declared invalid due to service of notice on wrong address

April 18, 2025 2427 Views 0 comment Print

Thereafter, there was change in incumbent and fresh opportunity was provided and notice u/s.142(1) was issued. But this notice was returned back with the remarks that “the assessee was not in given address”.

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