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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


Royalty payment and R&D on royalty both allowable as revenue expenditure

March 28, 2023 1860 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that royalty payment and R&D cess on royalty is interlinked. As royalty payment is allowed as revenue expenditure, R&D cess is also allowable as revenue expenditure.

Income earned from offshore supply not taxable in India as none of operation is carried out in India

March 24, 2023 2238 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that income earned from offshore supply of escalators and elevators is not taxable in India as assesse didn’t carried out any operations in India.

Order passed in variation of procedures prescribed u/s 144B is non-est and bad-in-law

March 20, 2023 10197 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessment order passed in variation of the procedures prescribed u/s. 144B of the Income Tax Act would render the assessment order as non est.

Arbitration settlement amount received in relation to project office in India is taxable

March 20, 2023 1866 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the amount of received in the arbitration settlement is related to project office of the assessee company in India. Accordingly, the same is taxable in India.

Issuance of draft assessment order along with demand notice is bad in law

March 4, 2023 2304 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that issuance of draft assessment order along with the demand notice is in violation of provisions of section 144C of the Income Tax Act and hence bad in law.

Assessment order violating directions of DRP is liable to be quashed

February 25, 2023 2010 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment order passed in violation of the directions of Dispute Resolution Penal (DRP) is against the provisions of sub-section (10) and (13) of section 144C of the Act and hence liable to be quashed

Addition based on circular made effective on later date not unsustainable in law

February 22, 2023 1374 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that Circular No.5-2012 dated 1 August 2012 will not be applicable to the instant case pertaining to AY 2008-09. Law to be applied is the one that is in force in the relevant assessment year unless otherwise provided expressly or by necessary implication. Accordingly addition unsustainable.

Disallowance without verifying the submitted details is unsustainable

January 21, 2023 1419 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance merely considering the provisions of section 144C(8) of the Income Tax Act without verification of details furnished by the assessee is unsustainable in law.

Expenditure towards currency swap contract is allowable as deduction u/s 36(1)(iii)

January 21, 2023 1542 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that transactions relating to currency swap contracts cannot be considered to be in the nature of speculative transaction covered u/s. 43(5) of the Act. Accordingly, the same is allowable as deduction u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Act.

TPO order passed beyond time limit prescribed u/s 92CA (3A) is barred by limitation

January 17, 2023 4452 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that as per section 92CA (3A) of the Income Tax Act Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) is required to pass an order within a period of 60 days prior to the date of completion of assessment as per section 153 of the Income Tax Act. Order passed after the date will be barred by limitation.

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