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Unaccounted deposits treated as Liabilities, and not income?

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai rules unaccounted customer deposits, with traceable identities and commercial substance, are liabilities, not income ...

April 12, 2025 822 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025: Block Assessment Amendments in Income Tax Search Cases

Income Tax : Budget 2025 revises block assessment rules for search cases, covering undisclosed income, assessment procedures, penalties, and ti...

February 7, 2025 2559 Views 0 comment Print

Block Assessment under Chapter XIV-B of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore reintroduction of block assessments under Income Tax Act via Finance Act 2024, its implications, challenges, and way forwa...

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Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the compounding of offences under the Income-tax Act, 1961, including categories, charges, and procedures as per the Fi...

September 2, 2024 1545 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Prosecution provision under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn about prosecution under IT Act sections 275A to 280, including penalties and conditions for launching prosecution....

August 24, 2024 5034 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 1284 Views 0 comment Print


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Income of company not assessable as assessee was not beneficial owner of the company: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Revenue alleges that the appellants/assessee got the said company CCL incorporated only for the purpose acquiring properties i...

June 17, 2025 12 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer order u/s. 127 quashed due to procedural lapses: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras High Court held that transfer order under section 127 of the Income Tax Act is legally untenable on account of various proc...

June 17, 2025 9 Views 0 comment Print

Charitable Trust Granted Another Hearing by ITAT Patna on Penalty Dispute

Income Tax : Patna ITAT remands penalty case of Narayani Educational Health and Charitable Trust, allowing re-examination of Section 271(1)(b) ...

June 17, 2025 30 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment u/s. 144 by Additional CIT without order u/s. 120(4)(b) is invalid

Income Tax : ITAT Raipur held that assessment framed under section 144 of the Income Tax Act by Additional CIT in absence of order under sectio...

June 16, 2025 204 Views 0 comment Print

Blocking Electronic-Credit Ledger under Rule 86A without pre-decisional Hearing Not Tenable

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka High Court held that blocking of Electronic Credit Ledger by invoking Rule 86A of the CGST Rules, 2017 without granting ...

June 16, 2025 69 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 2247 Views 0 comment Print


Time to be excluded in computing period of limitation for completion of assessments and reassessments

January 30, 2014 3202 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the impact of recent amendments to Section 153 of the Income-tax Act, excluding specific periods for assessment and reassessment. Stay informed on the computation of limitation periods, especially in cases involving audits or exchange of information. Effective from 1st June 2013. Consult tax experts for personalized guidance.

Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

January 24, 2014 1544 Views 0 comment Print

If banking facilities are not available at the place where land is purchased no disallowance u/s 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act,1961. Unsubstantiated material found in pen drive cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make additions

Unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition

January 24, 2014 3093 Views 0 comment Print

The unsubstantiated loose sheets cannot be considered as a conclusive evidence to make any addition towards undisclosed income. It was held by the Supreme Court in the case of CBI vs. V.C. Shukla (1998) 3 SCC 410 that ‘file containing loose sheets of papers are not books’ and hence entries therein are not admissible u/s. 34 of the Evidence Act, 1872.

Cash flow statement prepared on the basis of seized material cannot be ignored

December 31, 2013 2268 Views 0 comment Print

It is an established way of computation of income where ever there is recycling of cash in a financial business to work out the peak credit. Particularly in a situation, when no regular or proper books of account are maintained by the assessee then a cash flow statement is generally prepared.

Defects in panchnamas not affect validity of search

December 27, 2013 4963 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment proceedings under section 153A of the Act are invalid as no panchnamas were drawn in the names of 22 petitioners. Another aspect of the said contention relating to validity of proceedings under Section 153A of the Act has been also raised.

In case of completed assessments Addition not valid if no incriminating document found during search

September 18, 2013 2083 Views 0 comment Print

MGF Automobiles Ltd. Vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The brief facts of the case are that search and seizure operation u/s 132 of the Income Tax Act, was carried out in the case of assessee on 12.09.2007 and, therefore, notice u/s 153 A of Income Tax Act dated 17.10.2008 was issued to the assessee requiring it to file income tax returns. The assessee filed returns of income for assessment year 2004-05 and assessment year 2005-06 declaring Nil income in respect of assessment year 2004-05 and income of Rs.50,04,700/- for assessment year 2005-06.

Addition could be made only if some incriminating document was found during search

September 9, 2013 1565 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case it is apparent that on the date of search be on 12/09/2007, the assessments for assessment year 2004-05 & 2005-06 were already completed. There was no incriminating material found during search for these years as is apparent from arguments of Ld.

Income tax raid on IAS officer for non allotment of House to DIT (I) is invalid

July 16, 2013 2601 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, in September 2007 the search was carried out in the premises of Dr. Yogi Raj Sharma. The document Annexure RJ-1 was seized by the respondents. At the relevant time petitioner no. 1 was the Chief Health Secretary and this fact was within the knowledge

Assessment u/s. 153A can be made only on the basis of incriminating material found during search

May 25, 2013 1934 Views 0 comment Print

We have carefully considered the submissions and perused the records. We find that the value of the property in this case as reflected in the registered sale deed was Rs. 55,00,000/-. Reference u/s. 142A was made to the DVO by the Assessing Officer.

WOA in joint names of different individuals can lead to a valid assessment/s u/s.153A

March 19, 2013 831 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee has placed reliance on some decisions. However, as afore-stated, the matter is purely factual, i.e., based on primary facts on which inference as to a finding of fact, i.e., the explanation with regard to that nature and source of credit being satisfactory or not, keeping the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case into account, is to be drawn. The decisions cited by the assessee have been with reference to the one of positive inference.

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