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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 78 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 180 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


Fresh adjudication directed as assessment order was dismissed on erroneous reasoning

March 4, 2023 1077 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that dismissal of assessment order passed under section 143(3) on erroneous reasoning that dispute was resolved via Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme. Fresh adjudication directed to decide all the appeals on merits.

Reopening of assessment without any new information is unjustified

February 25, 2023 3495 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment under section 148 in absence of any new information received by AO between the date of assessment order u/s 143(3) till the issuance of notice u/s 148 is unjustified and untenable in law.

Denial of exemption u/s 10(23C) alleging bogus donation without evidence is unsustainable

January 31, 2023 2205 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that denial of exemption under section 10(23C) of the Income Tax Act on allegation of bogus donation unsustainable in absence of evidence that donation made by assessee to those trust are bogus.

Addition merely based on confession during search is unsustainable

January 21, 2023 3273 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition merely on the basis of confession during the course of search operation without supporting evidence is unsustainable in law.

Re-opening of assessment merely based on information from DGIT(Inv.) is untenable

January 19, 2023 1557 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that re-opening of assessment without ‘reason to believe’ simply based on the information from DGIT(Inv.) is untenable in law.

Disallowance of marketing and survey expenses unsustainable as identity of party is proved

January 11, 2023 1281 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that disallowance of marketing and survey expenditure merely because of non-production of the concerned party whose identity is proved is unsustainable in law.

AO cannot scrutinise Income Tax return without issuing section 143(2) notice

October 18, 2022 792 Views 0 comment Print

AO cannot scrutinise Income Tax return without issuing section 143(2) notice and  order without such notice suffers from patent irregularity and it cannot be made a foundation for subsequent proceedings either 263 or any other proceeding.

AO cannot scrutinize income tax return without issuing Section 143(2) Notice

August 19, 2022 2580 Views 0 comment Print

AO get jurisdiction over return of income only upon service of section 143(2) notice, meaning thereby so AO cannot scrutinize return of income

In case of Search Assessment order cannot be passed under Section 143(3)

July 4, 2022 5925 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes assessment order against Ankit Gupta, ruling it void ab initio. Challenge to jurisdiction sustained. Key issue on Section 153C.

No section 271(1)(b) Penalty if assessment completed under section 143(3)

June 28, 2022 2517 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Mumbai decision in Swati Jignesh Jain vs. ITO regarding the imposition of penalty u/s. 271(1)(b). Learn how the AO deemed condonation of the assessee absence influenced the verdict.

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