Income Tax : Section 145(3) allows rejection of books if accounts are unreliable or standards are not followed. The key takeaway is that specif...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained income unless books of account are formally rejected under s...
Income Tax : Learn about various types of income tax assessments under Sections 143, 144, and 147, their procedures, time limits, and taxpayer ...
Income Tax : Summary of statutory deadlines for issuing income tax notices (Sec 143, 147) and completing assessments, reassessments, and appeal...
Income Tax : Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summa...
Income Tax : Starting October 1, 2024, Commissioners (Appeals) will gain new powers to set aside and refer best judgment assessments back to As...
Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds 12.5% profit estimation on ₹2.52 crore bank credits excessive; rejects commission agent claim due to lack o...
Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds that Section 249(4)(b) cannot bar appeal where no income is admitted and no advance tax is payable; sets asid...
Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the case as the CIT(A) confirmed additions without granting adequate opportunity of hearing. It held that fa...
Income Tax : The tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained when sufficient recorded cash receipts exist. Once books sup...
Income Tax : The High Court quashed assessment and penalty orders after finding notices were sent to an incorrect email address. It held that i...
Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...
In the Satishbhai Kadvabhai Sarvaiya Vs ITO case, ITAT Rajkot rules that during demonetization, deposits don’t warrant addition under U/s 69A if adequately explained.
Hyderabad ITAT grants additional opportunity to taxpayer to explain nature & source of cash deposits made during demonetization. Read full text.
in terms of section 249(4)(a) of the Act, stipulation as to payment of tax ante filing of first appeal is only directory and not mandatory, where appeal is filed without payment of tax but subsequently required amount of tax is paid, appeal shall be admitted on making payment of tax and taken up for hearing on merits.
Kerala High Court nullifies Income Tax assessment order for 2016-17 after petitioner couldn’t attend video conferencing due to technical issue. Full judgment analysis.
ITAT Ahmedabad quashes penalties under Section 271(1)(b) & 271F of the Income Tax Act, emphasizing that income determination in assessment orders cannot dictate filing of ITRs.
The Bombay High Court upholds the discretion of the Income Tax Settlement Commission, stressing that it should not be reviewed as an appellate court. Full text judgment analysis.
Delhi High Court held that a reopening or abatement would be triggered only upon the discovery of material which is likely to “have a bearing on the determination of the total income”. Thus, AO seeking to reassess completed assessment without incriminating material is untenable in law.
Regional Oilseeds Growers Co-operative Societies Union Ltd. vs JCIT: ITAT upholds jurisdiction limitation, dismissing appeal regarding assessing authority’s jurisdiction challenge under Income Tax Act.
Kerala High Court orders Alka Ventures Pvt Ltd to pay 12 crore as advance tax for appeal against assessment order. Details of the judgment provided.
In the case of Mohd Shahid Mohd Yusuf Qureshi Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai), an ex-parte order was remanded due to denial of proper opportunity. Full analysis here.
