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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


Reopening under Section 147 Invalid Where Search Material Triggers Section 153C

January 29, 2026 1134 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that where reassessment is based solely on search material found during a third-party search, proceedings must be initiated under section 153C. Reopening under section 147 was held to be without jurisdiction and quashed.

Section 69A Addition Quashed Where Presumptive Income Was Declared

January 29, 2026 1308 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that receipts already offered under the presumptive scheme cannot be taxed again as unexplained money. Once income is declared under section 44AD and supported by surrounding facts, section 69A has no application.

Limited Scrutiny Means Limited Powers: Additions Beyond CASS Scope Quashed by ITAT

January 28, 2026 990 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that assessments selected for limited scrutiny cannot include additions on unrelated issues without formal conversion to complete scrutiny. All such additions were set aside as being without jurisdiction.

Bogus Purchases Can’t Be Added in Full When Sales Are Accepted: ITAT Restricts Addition to 3% GP

January 28, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

The case examined the tax treatment of purchases from alleged accommodation entry providers. The Tribunal held that at best, only the profit element embedded in such purchases can be brought to tax.

Final Assessment Order passed beyond time limit prescribed u/s. 153 is barred by limitation

January 28, 2026 726 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that Final Assessment Order passed u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 144C(13) passed beyond time limit prescribed under section 153 of the Income Tax Act is barred by limitation. Accordingly, Final Assessment Order is liable to be quashed.

Section 153A Assessment Quashed for Lack of Incriminating Material

January 28, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether additions could be made for an unabated year without any seized material. The Tribunal held that in the absence of incriminating evidence found during search, the assessment under section 153A was invalid and liable to be quashed.

Section 263 Invalid Where AO Adopted Plausible Section 80P View

January 28, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether revision under Section 263 was valid when the AO allowed Section 80P deduction after enquiry. The tribunal held that a plausible and correct view cannot be revised.

Wrong Starting Point for Section 153C Renders Assessment Time-Barred

January 28, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute concerned the correct terminal point for computing six assessment years under section 153C. The Tribunal held that using the search date instead of the satisfaction date vitiated the entire assessment.

Bogus Purchases Cannot Be Added u/s 69C When Source of Expenditure Is Explained

January 28, 2026 4104 Views 0 comment Print

The dispute arose from purchases made from vendors with weak tax profiles. The Tribunal held that vendor defaults do not justify section 69C when the assessee proves the source and recording of expenditure.

Repaid Loan with TDS-Proved Interest Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained Cash Credit: ITAT Indore

January 28, 2026 720 Views 0 comment Print

The Assessing Officer accepted multiple loan transactions but treated only one as unexplained. The tribunal held that selective rejection without consistent reasoning was unsustainable.

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