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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 300 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


Reassessment proceedings initiated against merged company invalid: Delhi HC

March 17, 2025 900 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that initiation of re-assessment proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act against merged company is invalid as company is dissolved after Scheme of Arrangement. Thus, writ petition is allowed and notice/ order quashed.

Time-barred Section 148 – Finance Act, 2021: Rajasthan HC Stays Final Order

March 14, 2025 1464 Views 0 comment Print

 Rajasthan High Court stays final order in Radha Mohan Maheshwari’s reassessment case, citing time-barred notice under Section 148. Proceedings may continue, pending reply.

 Rajasthan HC Stays Final Order in Time-Barred Reassessment

March 14, 2025 1095 Views 0 comment Print

 Rajasthan High Court stays final order in Ram Babu Agarwal’s reassessment case, citing time-barred notice under Section 148. Proceedings may continue, pending reply.

Initiation of reassessment u/s. 147 based on search action instead of 153A/153C is untenable

March 11, 2025 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that once search action u/s. 132 of the Income Tax Act is the foundation of the case, assessment could be initiated only under section 153A/ 153C. Thus, initiation of reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 is liable to be quashed.

Rajasthan HC Orders 20% Deposit for Stay in Reassessment Case

March 8, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

 Rajasthan HC allows partial relief in reassessment dispute, directing a 20% deposit for stay on demand recovery while cases await further hearing.

ITAT deletes Vague Penalty Order for no Proof on Non-Maintenance of Documents

March 8, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad affirms CIT(A) order canceling ₹1.2 Cr penalty on Priya Blue Recycling LLP, citing lack of international transactions.

Search Incriminating Material Requires Proceedings Under Section 153C, Not 147/148

March 8, 2025 1341 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur rules that when search finds incriminating material, proceedings must be under Section 153C, not 147/148. Read case details of DCIT vs. Kailash Chand Hirawat.

Loose sheets found during search has evidentiary value: Addition sustained

March 7, 2025 1632 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that loose sheets picked u/s 132, falls within definition of ‘document’ mentioned in section 132(4) and therefore, it has got evidentiary value. Thus, addition on the basis of loose sheets found during course of search is sustainable.

Addition u/s. 2(22)(e) untenable as trade advances cannot be characterized as loans or advance

March 6, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that trade advances, in the nature of commercial transactions, cannot be characterized as ‘loans or advance’ constituting deemed dividend within the meaning of section 2(22)(e). Thus, addition towards deemed dividend untenable.

Addition for capital contribution from partners not sustained as identity of partners and genuineness of transaction established

March 6, 2025 783 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. GRR Holdings is a firm was incorporated on 31.01.2014 with two partners Shri Gaddam Shyam Prasad Reddy & Shri Syed Fayaz Mohammed. The main objective of the partnership firm is to carry on real estate business.

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