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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 78 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 99 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 183 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


Entire cash deposits during demonetization cannot be considered as unexplained, 20% Addition Upheld

January 2, 2025 9678 Views 0 comment Print

Entire cash deposits made during demonetization could not be treated as unexplained credit and a reasonable addition of 20% of total cash deposit would be sufficient to avoid the possibility of revenue leakage.

Reassessment proceedings quashed as order passed u/s. 148A(d) was non-speaking: ITAT Delhi

January 2, 2025 1461 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order passed u/s. 148A(d) is non-speaking since AO failed to provide adequate counter explanation against reasons furnished by the assessee. Accordingly, assessment u/s. 147 non-est and void ab initio.

Deduction u/s. 80P(2)(d) available to co-operative society for interest earned from co-operative bank

January 2, 2025 1254 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that co-operative society is eligible for deduction under section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act towards interest income earned from investment in other co-operative bank. Accordingly, deduction allowed and appeal by revenue dismissed.

Reopening based on material available during assessment proceedings not permissible: Bombay HC

January 1, 2025 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment u/s. 147 in absence of any fresh material, based on material already available during assessment proceedings, tantamount to mere change of opinion and the same is not permissible in law.

Addition u/s. 68 based on presumptions and concept of human probability not sustainable: ITAT Delhi

January 1, 2025 6849 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act based on presumptions and concept of human probability without bringing on record any materials linking the assessee in any of the dubious transactions relating to entry is not sustainable.

Reopening based on same material on which assessment order was passed is impermissible

January 1, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

Held that there was substantive correspondence between the petitioner and the Assessing Officer on all materials and subject matter of reopening and all such materials had formed part of the disclosure by the petitioner.

Dissimilar Firms were excluded from selected comparables while doing TP analysis u/s 92

January 1, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

The court held that the other three companies were also carrying out large-scale projects compared to assessee, making them unsuitable for comparison or setting industry standards.

Addition of ₹ 9 Lakh was treated as unexplained for unexplained cash deposits

December 31, 2024 4329 Views 1 comment Print

Assessee had filed his income tax return for A.Y. 2017-18 declaring ₹20,89,430. The case was scrutinized for capital gains from agricultural land sales and cash deposits during demonetization.

Deduction u/s. 80IA(4) not admissible to assessee collecting and transporting solid waste

December 31, 2024 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance of claim under section 80IA(4) of the Income Tax Act justified since assessee is engaged in only collection and transportation of solid wastes and is not engaged in operating and maintaining sold waste management system.

LIBOR rate to be taken as base for interest computation as invoice raised in foreign currency

December 31, 2024 987 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that interest rate should be charged on the basis of prevailing LIBOR rate and no SBI PLR rate since invoices are raised in foreign currency. Accordingly, it is directed to TPO to apply LIBOR rate as basis for computation of interest.

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