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Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This document provides a complete reference on compounding of offences, including application procedures, offence-wise charges, re...

June 30, 2026 3582 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2355 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Prosecution provision under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the prosecution provisions under the Income-tax Act, covering offences such as tax evasion, non-payment of TDS/TC...

June 20, 2026 7545 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 2343 Views 0 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 3135 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2469 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 153C Assessment Quashed for Defective Consolidated Satisfaction Note: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi quashed a Section 153C assessment, holding that a consolidated and defective satisfaction note invalidated jurisdiction...

July 5, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Sale Deed Alone Cannot Justify Tax Addition as It Is Not Incriminating Material: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that a registered sale deed without corroborative evidence is not incriminating material and cannot support additions in...

July 4, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reassessment Based on Pre-2021 Third-Party Search Material Invalid; Section 153C Mandatory: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT held reassessment under Sections 147/148 invalid because it was based on a pre-1 April 2021 third-party search, requiring pro...

July 4, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Issued Beyond First Proviso to Section 149 Time Limit Quashed: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed a Section 148 notice issued after the limitation under the first proviso to Section 149, holding the reassessm...

July 4, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 271D Penalty as AO Failed to Record Satisfaction

Income Tax : ITAT held that penalty under Section 271D cannot survive where the Assessing Officer failed to record satisfaction in the assessme...

July 3, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print


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Selection of Case of Search Years in ITBA Assessment module

Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...

September 12, 2019 2565 Views 0 comment Print


Revised return filed before assessment cannot mean concealment- ITAT Jaipur deletes penalty u/s 271(1)(c) -Vague notice & voluntary disclosure save assessee from penalty

October 10, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

Visakhapatnam ITAT dismisses Revenue appeals, quashing protective additions on cotton mills. Protective assessment for A.Y. 2016-17 invalid as substantive addition was in A.Y. 2017-18.

Taxpayer Wins ₹4.04 Cr Relief: AO Cannot Rely on Non-Response to S.133(6) Notice – Reason: Onus Shifts to Revenue After Primary Proof

October 10, 2025 765 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata confirmed the deletion of a ₹4.04 Cr addition under Section 68 against Eskag Sanjeevani, ruling that documented unsecured loans received and fully repaid through banking channels cannot be deemed bogus.

Even idle business needs guards – Tribunal permits security expense though no turnover

October 9, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that a consultancy company with zero turnover could deduct necessary expenses, allowing the full Rs.8.66 lakh security charge as an establishment cost.

ITAT Chennai Upholds 50% Disallowance of Agricultural Income; Unproved Claims Treated as Unexplained Credits

October 9, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai sustains 50% disallowance of claimed agricultural income (Padam Kumar Vs DCIT). Holds land ownership alone doesn’t prove cultivation; evidence is necessary.

Extrapolation of Suppressed Profit Beyond Search Date Without Incriminating Material Deemed Invalid: ITAT Delhi

October 8, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT ruled that a Rs. 3.74 Cr tax addition on suppressed profit was illegal. Extrapolating income beyond the search date without evidence is impermissible.

ITSC Applications Filed Before 31 March 2021 to Be Treated as Pending

October 7, 2025 423 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules ITSC applications filed until March 31, 2021, are valid and must be treated as pending. Retrospective cut-off of February 1, 2021, is arbitrary, violating Article 14.

Principles of natural justice prevail – ITAT directs fresh hearing in penny stock commission case

October 7, 2025 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled that denying effective cross-examination of key witnesses, like R.K. Kedia, violated natural justice, vitiating the income tax assessment in a bogus long-term capital gains (LTCG) commission case.

Unaccounted sales addition without adverse material cannot be sustained

October 6, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that addition on account of unaccounted sales based on estimated production yield in complete absence of any adverse material is rightly deleted. Accordingly, substantial question is answered in favour of assessee.

Delhi HC Upholds Deletion of Tax Addition; Section 153C Notice Beyond Six-Year Limit

October 5, 2025 846 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that a Section 153C notice for AY 2010-11 was time-barred. Citing the RRJ Securities Ltd. precedent, the Court confirms the six-year block period for an “other person” must be calculated from the date documents are handed over to the AO, not the date of the original search.

Assessment passed u/s. 143(3) is invalid since proceedings were initiated u/s. 153C

October 4, 2025 1068 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that regular assessment order passed under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act without aid of section 153C despite satisfaction note from AO of searched person is not supportable in law. Thus, assessment framed u/s. 143(3) is void ab-initio.

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