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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 1566 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 2604 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT issues new compounding guidelines simplifying process, eligibility, charges, and procedures under the Income-tax Act from Oct...

October 30, 2025 1968 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Prosecution provision under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A summary of prosecution offences under Chapter XXII of the Income Tax Act (Sections 275A to 280), detailing the rigorous imprison...

October 29, 2025 6918 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT's new Compounding of Offence Guidelines (2024) simplify the process but maintain strict compliance rules. Learn about eligibi...

October 17, 2025 2940 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 2127 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to Profit Element: ITAT Grants Relief

Income Tax : The case examined whether compensation paid to exit prior agreements was a sham arrangement. The Tribunal ruled it was a valid bus...

April 18, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Alleged Accommodation Entry Addition deleted Due to Loan Repayment Misclassification

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that loan repayment cannot be treated as unexplained cash credit under section 68. The addition was deleted as i...

April 16, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Fails on Both Counts: Invalid Sec 148A Notice and Time-Barred Sec 148 Render Assessment Void

Income Tax : The issue was whether a notice granting less than the statutory minimum time is valid. The tribunal held that giving less than 7 d...

April 16, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

No reassessment beyond 3 years without proper sanction of prescribed higher authority

Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...

April 15, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot: Addition Based on ‘Dump Excel Sheet’ Deleted – No Evidence, No Tax

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that unsigned excel sheets without supporting evidence cannot justify additions. It ruled that absence of corrob...

April 14, 2026 690 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 2466 Views 0 comment Print


153A Assessment Quashed Because No Incriminating Material Found in Assessee’s Search

March 2, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi upheld CIT(A) s order holding that reassessment under Section 153A cannot stand without incriminating material seized from the assessee. The Revenue’s appeal was dismissed.

Post search abatement of pending assessments under 158BA(2) is not automatic

February 24, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that post search operation all pending assessments/reassessments doesn’t not automatically get abated as provisions of section 158BA(2) of the Income Tax Act. Matter must specifically fall within Block Assessment Scheme for abatement. However, writ dismissed as power under Article 226 not invoked.

ITAT Hyderabad Quashes U/s 148 Reopening; Third-Party Seized Laptop Data & Non-Compliance with Sec 149(1)(b) Held Fatal

February 24, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal quashed the reassessment as the notice issued beyond three years failed to satisfy mandatory conditions under Section 149(1)(b). It held that absence of proper jurisdictional facts and compliance rendered the reopening invalid.

Section 69C Addition Deleted: No 65B Certificate for Pen Drive Evidence; Third-Party Documents Insufficient – ITAT Hyderabad

February 24, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69C addition of ₹1.10 crore deleted as pen drive data lacked valid 65B certificate; ITAT Hyderabad held third-party digital evidence inadmissible without corroboration.

No Addition U/s 68 in Search Cases Without Incriminating Material – Penny Stock LTCG Additions Deleted – Dept Appeals Dismissed

February 24, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow held that additions under Section 68 in search cases cannot be made without incriminating material found during search. Penny stock LTCG additions were deleted and departmental appeals dismissed.

Nothing indicated knowingly participation in sham transaction: Reopening quashed

February 23, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that the respondent officer could not have assumed jurisdiction for reopening the assessment since there was nothing which indicate that petitioner has participated knowingly in the sham transaction. Accordingly, order is quashed and set aside.

Income Tax Refund Must Include Interest Till Actual Payment Date: Orissa HC

February 23, 2026 558 Views 0 comment Print

The Court directed tax authorities to release refund under Sections 240 and 244A with interest calculated up to the actual date of payment, following deletion of additions in appeal.

Assessee Not Required to Prove Source of Source for Alleged Accommodation Loan: ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 609 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal observed that the assessee discharged its burden under Section 68 by filing confirmations, financials, and banking records of the lender. In absence of contrary evidence, the onus shifted to the Revenue. The addition was rightly deleted.

Common Approval u/s 153D for Multiple Years Held Invalid – Search Assessment Quashed – ITAT Delhi

February 21, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal set aside the assessment after finding that a combined approval under Section 153D for multiple years vitiated proceedings. It held that such approval renders the assessment legally unsustainable.

Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) Deleted – MAT Liability U/s 115JB Higher Than Normal Tax – No Tax Sought to be Evaded – ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive where tax is ultimately levied under Section 115JB. Additions under normal provisions did not result in tax evasion.

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