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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 114 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 324 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


Search Assessments based on incriminating materials were valid as approved by JCIT

September 1, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) dismissed the appeals and upheld the assessments with the additions. It was held that search assessments were legally valid, JCIT had granted proper approval after due consideration, and the additions were based on incriminating material found during the search.

No Addition u/s 69A if name of Assessee was not mentioned in seized documents

September 1, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print

Additions made under section 69A against assessee for Assessment Years (AYs) 2011-12 to 2018-19 was deleted as proceedings initiated on the basis of seized documents which did not mention assessee’s name were unsustainable.

Addition towards unaccounted sales without any evidence cannot be sustained

September 1, 2025 537 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that addition towards unaccounted sales based on estimated production yield is baseless and without any evidence/ material and accordingly is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

No Additions Without Proper 153C Block Period Computation: ITAT Delhi

August 29, 2025 429 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi upholds the deletion of a ₹1.39 crore tax addition against Vikas Associates, ruling that the assessment was invalid under Section 153C based on the Delhi High Court’s Ojjus Medicare judgment.

No Addition u/s 153A Without Incriminating Material: ITAT Cuttack

August 29, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cuttack ruled that additions cannot be made for completed assessments without incriminating material found during a search, upholding the principle from the Abhisar Buildwell case.

Mechanical 153D Approval Voids 153A Assessment: ITAT Raipur

August 29, 2025 453 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur rules that mechanical or “rubber-stamp” approvals under Section 153D are invalid, requiring the approving authority to apply independent mind and provide case-specific reasoning.

ITAT Cochin Upholds Additions in Search-Based 153A Assessment based on incriminating material

August 28, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin has dismissed appeals by Trivandrum Cable Network (P.) Ltd., upholding additions made under Section 153A based on incriminating material found during search operations.

CIT(A) cannot convert 271AAB into 271(1)(c)- Penalty on 153A Surrender Invalid

August 25, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has deleted a penalty imposed by the CIT(A), ruling that the CIT(A) did not have the jurisdiction to change the nature of a penalty from Section 271AAB to 271(1)(c).

ITAT Chandigarh Quashes 153A Additions Without Incriminating Material

August 22, 2025 315 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chandigarh deleted additions under Section 153A, ruling that an assessment cannot be reopened without incriminating material found during a search.

Assessment u/s. 153C vitiated due to absence of proper and valid recording of satisfaction

August 20, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that assessments under section 153C of the Income Tax Act stands vitiated in law since there is complete absence of proper and independent satisfaction as required u/s. 153C. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

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