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Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...
Income Tax : ITAT held that a return filed under section 148 remains valid even if delayed. Failure to issue mandatory notice under section 143...
Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...
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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...
Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...
Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...
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 : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...
Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...
Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...
Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...
Income Tax : The Jharkhand High Court held that retrospective insertion of Section 147A removed the jurisdictional challenge against reassessme...
Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...
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...
Income Tax : Explore the latest guidelines for issuing notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand key procedures, amendme...
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...
According to Mr. Mahna, the administrative approval of Principal Chief Commissioner, Income Tax was obtained by the Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax only on 30.03.2018, i.e., after the issuance of the notice under Section 148 of the Act.
Luxe Trading And Holding (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) From a perusal of the reasons, it is seen that the notice u/s. 148 of the Act has been issued mechanically without application of mind and the satisfaction by the Assessing Officer is only the borrowed satisfaction of the Investigation Wing. The Assessing Officer, […]
Rakesh Ambalal Patel Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) We have perused the assessment order and the order of the CIT(A) as well as the materials placed on record and referred to in terms of Rule 18(6) of the Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963. On perusal, we observe that at the time of original assessment proceedings, […]
Alliance Filaments Ltd Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) A plain reading of the reasons recorded revels that the Assessing Officer has solely relied on the information received from the Investigation Wing- Surat. We are of the view that, the Assessing Officer has not applied his independent mind while recording the reasons that the income has […]
We are of the view that the AO has re-opened the assessment on mere change of opinion, because it is the assessing officer who took a different view at the time of reopening of assessment, i.e., he has entertained an opinion that the family members should have transferred the gold to the assessee firm and then the assessee firm should have held the gold on its own account.
Kasapu Ramesh Babu Vs ITO (ITAT Visakhapatnam) Assessing Officer has to act on the basis of “reasons to believe” and not on “reasons to suspect”. In the instant case, the initiation of proceedings u/s 147 of the Act are based upon no evidence and/or un-corroborative material. The Assessing Officer further failed to establish the nexus […]
Harmeet Singh Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) At the time of hearing, Ld. Counsel of the assessee has only argued the legal ground and stated that the reopening action of the AO and confirmation thereof by the Ld. CIT(A) is in violation of mandatory jurisdictional conditions stipulated under the Act. It was further stated that the […]
Reassessment by AO was justified as it could not be said that there was no material before AO to reopen the assessment and he proceeded mechanically based on the sole information received from the Investigation Wing and the impugned notice was without jurisdiction and contrary to Section 147.
Yeshoda Electricals Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) This notice issued u/s. 148 is a manual notice and not a digital document. The digital document only does not require signature. A manual notice u/s. 148 is required to be dated and duly signed by the Officer who is issuing the same. A notice or an order without […]
DCIT Vs Jateen Madanlal Gupta (ITAT Ahmedabad) On perusal of the reasons recorded by the AO, we find that the AO at the threshold has recorded that it is seen that the assessee is having substantial share in ‘JPIL’ which has advanced loan to the companies namely M/S Gujarat Mall Management Pvt. Ltd, and M/S […]
