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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 6498 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 3135 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 3027 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 17592 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 7485 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 888 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Amalgamation Goodwill Eligible for Depreciation; Notional Interest on AE Receivables Deleted: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that goodwill arising on amalgamation qualifies as a depreciable intangible asset. It also deleted the TP adjustment on ...

July 4, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Captive Service Provider Entitled to Risk Adjustment; Nil ALP for Proven Intra-Group Services Rejected: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that documentary evidence established receipt of intra-group administrative support services and that the 5% marku...

July 4, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Excludes TPO Comparables for Functional Dissimilarity

Income Tax : ITAT excluded EDCIL, Just Dial, Info Edge and India Exposition Mart as transfer pricing comparables due to functional differences ...

July 1, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Brand Promotion TP Adjustment as Issue Was Already Settled in Earlier Years

Income Tax : ITAT upheld taxation of IPS and CEV subsidies following the Section 2(24) amendment, while partly allowing the appeal on other iss...

July 1, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print


Assessment Proceedings Void Due to Invalid Draft Order

November 4, 2023 1545 Views 0 comment Print

FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The case of FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) revolves around the validity of a Transfer Pricing order, draft assessment order, and the consequent final assessment order. The key contention is whether the […]

Issuing Final Assessment Order Without Section 144C Compliance Unlawful

November 2, 2023 2745 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that passing of final assessment order without complying with the terms of section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is untenable in law.

ITAT Declares Assessment Void Due to Non-Existent Entity

October 26, 2023 666 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 1401 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 1014 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 771 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 648 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 6279 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 1569 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 891 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.

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