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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 17274 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


Quashes draft order & DRP’s directions as both erred in holding assessee eligible: Karnataka HC

January 12, 2026 561 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court held that issuing a draft assessment order under Section 144C is invalid where the Transfer Pricing Officer proposes no variation. The key takeaway is that absence of TP adjustment means the assessee is not an “eligible assessee,” making DRP proceedings without jurisdiction.

Receipt for offshore supply of equipment, plants by foreign company not taxable in India: ITAT Delhi

January 12, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that foreign company receiving consideration for offshore supply of equipment, plant, designs and drawings is not taxable in India since entire transaction has taken place outside India.

Objections Filed Before Wrong AO by Mistake Can’t Defeat Right to DRP Adjudication

January 12, 2026 465 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that a final assessment order passed without awaiting DRP directions violates section 144C. Such non-compliance rendered the assessment order non est and liable to be quashed.

Addition Deleted as Allotment Letter Treated as Agreement Under Stamp Value Rules

January 11, 2026 573 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal examined whether an allotment letter fixing consideration could qualify as an agreement under section 56(2)(vii)(b). It held that where part payment is made by cheque, stamp duty value on the allotment date must be adopted.

Section 14A Disallowance Restricted as Interest-Free Funds Exceeded Investments

January 11, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld restriction of disallowance where interest-free funds were higher than tax-free investments. It reaffirmed that no interest disallowance arises in such circumstances.

Interest-Free Loan Transfer Pricing Adjustment Invalid Without Any Profits

January 8, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether interest-free loans to group entities warranted transfer pricing adjustment. The Tribunal held that since business had not commenced and no income was earned, the adjustment was unsustainable.

Assessment Quashed for Ignoring Binding DRP Directions

January 5, 2026 489 Views 0 comment Print

The core issue was whether an assessment can survive when DRP directions are disregarded. The Tribunal held that failure to follow binding DRP instructions renders the assessment void ab initio.

Final assessment order u/s. 143(3) quashed as passed beyond time prescribed u/s. 153(4)

January 5, 2026 1047 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that the final assessment order passed by the A.O. u/s. 143(3) r.w.s. 144C(13) r.w.s. 144B dated 06.06.2024 beyond the limitation prescribed under Section 153(4) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed.

Old U/s 148 Notice Converted Later Still Time-Barred for AY 2015-16

January 3, 2026 1779 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reassessment proceedings were invalid since the section 148 notice was issued after 1 April 2021 for AY 2015-16, making it barred by limitation under settled Supreme Court law.

Setting off short term capital loss against non-STT gains and then against STT gains is permissible in law

January 2, 2026 564 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that section 70 of the Income Tax Act allows first setting off the short term capital loss against the non STT gains taxable at thirty percent, and then applying the balance against the STT gains taxable at fifteen percent. Accordingly, appeal stands allowed.

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