Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...
Income Tax : A detailed look at how the Finance Act, 2021 reshaped Sections 147–151, introduced Section 148A, and reduced limitation periods ...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 clarifies who can issue notices under sections 148 and 148A. It confirms that only jurisdictional Assessing...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that once late fee is imposed for delayed annual return filing, a further general penalty is not permissible. Secti...
Income Tax : The issue was whether an assessment could be reopened after four years. The Court held that full disclosure by the taxpayer barred...
Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...
Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...
Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...
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 : The issue was deletion of additions on unsecured loans treated as unexplained cash credits. The tribunal upheld deletion, holding ...
Income Tax : The issue involved dismissal of appeal due to delay and non-appearance. The tribunal condoned the delay citing medical reasons and...
Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment could be initiated after four years without fresh evidence. The court held such reopening inval...
Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment notice issued without approval from the correct authority is valid. The tribunal held it invali...
Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment proceedings must be initiated within the statutory time limit. It found the notice issued after t...
Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 29/2024-Central Excise rescinds six 2022 excise notifications in the public interest, effective immediately. Deta...
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...
Madras High Court ruled that income tax reassessment based on information already available in audited financial statements is invalid, finding no failure by the company to disclose material facts.
ITAT Ahmedabad condones a 234-day delay in an income tax appeal, citing missed email communication due to an accountant’s resignation, remanding the case for re-adjudication.
Calcutta High Court restores reassessment for bogus LTCG, finding ITAT erred by ignoring AO’s evidence and satisfaction in a penny stock scam, citing Supreme Court precedents.
When sales were not doubted, entire purchases could not be disallowed merely on the ground that suppliers were non-genuine, it was deemed appropriate to restore the matter back to the file of AO for carrying out limited verification and addition should be restricted to profit estimation.
Notices issued to a taxpayer on the ground that the Income Tax Department failed to issue them in compliance with the mandatory faceless assessment procedure, thus disregarding binding judicial precedents that have adjudicated on the matter was invalid.
The Kerala High Court has stayed recovery proceedings for one month, allowing petitioners to shift their income tax appeals to the Tribunal under Section 253(1)(d).
Delhi High Court held that payments received for services that may require technical expertise, technical inventions or technology would not qualify as Fees for Technical Services under Article 13 of the India-UK DTAA. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
ITAT Delhi held that addition towards earning fictitious profit by misusing Client Code Modification Facility merely on the basis of information received from Investigation wing without carrying out independent investigation is unsustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
ITAT Delhi held that initiated the reassessment proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act only on the basis of suspicion of involvement in money laundering activity without cogent material brought is bad-in-law. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
Reassessment proceedings could not be sustained in respect of other issues raised in the audit except in respect of two specific expenditure heads: processing charges and professional fees as the same could be treated as “information” under Section 148A.
