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Retrospective Amendments under Budget 2026 – Rectification, Revision, Reassessment Options before Tax Authorities

Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...

February 26, 2026 6219 Views 1 comment Print

Special vs General: Time Limit Conflict between Section 144C(13) and Section 153 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Courts are divided on whether the DRP-specific deadline under Section 144C(13) overrides the general assessment time bar in Sectio...

December 16, 2025 2865 Views 0 comment Print

Taxpayers Concerned as Assessment Orders Deviate from Orders Giving Effect

Income Tax : Taxpayers face challenges when assessment orders don’t reflect DRP directions. Misalignments lead to disputes, rectification iss...

October 4, 2024 2958 Views 0 comment Print

Eyes on Apex Court: Legal Community Awaits Supreme Court’s Verdict on Roca Bathroom Case

Income Tax : The legal community awaits the Supreme Court decision on the Roca Bathroom case, addressing timelines for transfer pricing assessm...

September 5, 2024 17271 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44C of Income Tax Act, 1961 Deduction of head office expenditure in case of Non-residents

Income Tax : Discover how Section 44C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, governs the deduction of head office expenses for non-resident businesses in...

July 19, 2024 7197 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


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Remote access to customer systems for maintenance not create a PE in India: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT observed that mere remote access to customer-owned systems does not satisfy the disposal and permanence tests required fo...

May 21, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Software Cost Mark-Up Addition Holding Pure Reimbursement Is Not Profit-Making Service

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi ruled that reimbursement of software costs to foreign AEs on a cost-to-cost basis could not be treated as a profit-...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing Addition Sent Back as DRP Failed to Properly Examine Functional Comparability

Income Tax : Tribunal found the DRP’s order cryptic and lacking proper analysis on similarity of business activities between the assessee and...

May 15, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows BAPA Margin for Non-US AE Transactions Due to Identical FAR Profile

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that margins agreed under a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement may be used for non-covered AEs when transactio...

May 15, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Orders Exclusion of Comparable as DRP Had Already Held It Functionally Different

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT directed exclusion of a comparable company engaged in video conferencing solutions after noting that the DRP had alread...

May 14, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Declares Assessment Void Due to Non-Existent Entity

October 26, 2023 630 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant ruling, ITAT Ahmedabad declares an assessment order void, passed in the name of a non-existent entity after a court-approved amalgamation.

Amount for use of transponder of telecommunication service charges doesn’t qualify as royalty

October 19, 2023 1338 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the amounts received for the use of transponder of tele-communication service charges are not royalty under section 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act and also under Article 12(8) of Indo Netherland DTAA.

Failure to Follow Mandatory Draft Assessment Invalidates Final Assessment Order

October 19, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court invalidates final assessment order due to failure to pass a draft assessment order in Sinogas Management PTE LTD vs. DCIT case.

Appellate Authorities can Adopt Transfer Pricing Method different from that adopted by assessee

October 13, 2023 720 Views 0 comment Print

In PCIT vs. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics India Pvt. Ltd case, Delhi High Court upholds appellate authorities’ right to choose a different transfer pricing method.

TP Adjustment for AMP Expenditure deleted due to Lack of Brand Promotion Agreement with AE

October 9, 2023 591 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that there was no express arrangement / agreement between the assessee and the AE for incurring advertisement, marketing and promotional expenses (AMP) to promote the brand of the AE and hence the said transactions would not constitute international transaction relating to AMP expenditure. Thus, TP adjustment deleted.

Non-passing of draft assessment order u/s 144C(1) renders final assessment Jurisdictionless

October 5, 2023 6186 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that failure to pass a draft assessment order under section 144C(1) of the Income Tax Act results in rendering the final assessment as one without jurisdiction.

Tax leviable as receipt qualifies as Fees for Technical Services as per Indo – Singapore DTAA

October 5, 2023 1461 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that payments received by the assessee qualifies as Fees for Technical Services (FTS) under sub-clause (4) of Article 12 of Indo – Singapore DTAA and hence rightly brought to tax @10%.

ITAT deletes ALP adjustment as it falls within tolerance band of +/- 5% 

October 4, 2023 855 Views 0 comment Print

Read how ITAT Delhi deleted ALP adjustment in STEAG Energy Services vs. ACIT case, as it falls within tolerance band of +/- 5% under Section 92C(2) of Income Tax Act.

Section 271(1)(c) penalty unjustified without Income Concealment or Inaccurate Particulars

October 3, 2023 3894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income by the assessee.

‘Non-cooperative attitude’ alone cannot justify penalties: ITAT Delhi

October 2, 2023 1065 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Alankit Imaginations Ltd vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi), where penalties were challenged. Learn why a ‘non-cooperative attitude’ alone cannot justify penalties.

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