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Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
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Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...
Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...
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Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the approval under Section 151 was granted by the Principal Comm...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court set aside High Court judgments quashing reassessment notices after noting that the Finance Act, 2026 introduced ...
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Income Tax : Learn how to initiate proceedings under section 147 of the IT Act in e-Verification cases. Detailed instructions for Assessing Off...
Income Tax : Explore e-Verification Instruction No. 2 of 2024 from the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems). Detailed guidelines for AOs under I...
Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...
The Pune ITAT allowed the assessee’s appeal, confirming that the alleged unexplained investment transaction occurred in the earlier financial year. The ruling emphasizes the Assessing Officer’s duty to verify the correct assessment year before invoking Section 69, as liability must attach to the right period.
The ITAT Lucknow quashed the ex-parte appellate orders for AY 2013-14, 2015-16, and 2016-17, ruling that the CIT(A) failed in its statutory duty to pass a speaking order on the appeal merits. The case is remitted for a de novo assessment.
ITAT Chennai deleted additions made in search assessments (u/s 153A), ruling that Income Tax Department cannot make additions without specific, incriminating material seized during search. Following Supreme Courts ruling in Abhisar Buildwell, Tribunal held that search assessments are not fishing expeditions and must be strictly limited to evidence found post-search.
Pune ITAT ruled against adding the perquisite value of rent-free accommodation, finding that the amount was already included and taxed as part of the directors’ disclosed salary.
ITAT Hyderabad held that reopening of assessment is invalid in as much as the approval/ sanction under section 151 of the Income Tax Act is granted in a mechanical manner. Further, reasons for reopening are based on on-application of mind and borrowed satisfaction. Accordingly, reopening quashed and appeal allowed.
ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that once sales have been recorded and taxed, they cannot again be treated as unexplained income under Section 69A, deleting addition made on alleged accommodation entries.
The ITAT Delhi allowed the appeal of Sunita Salhotra, quashing the Section 148 notice for AY 2015-16 as barred by the statutory limitation period that expired on March 31, 2022. The Tribunal relied on the Revenue’s concession in the Supreme Court’s Rajiv Bansal case regarding notices issued for this AY on or after April 1, 2021.
ITAT Pune held that assessee was engaged in livestock transport on commission basis and not in trading, directing AO to apply 1.5% profit rate instead of 8% estimated earlier.
ITAT restricted the addition under Section 56(2)(vii)(b) to 50% on a jointly purchased property, preventing double addition as the co-owner was already taxed on the balance.
ITAT Delhi remanded the case for re-examination of foreign remittances from Russia, directing the Assessing Officer to verify if the receipts were genuine trade receivables amid allegations of over-invoiced exports.
