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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 303 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 171 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 264 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 693 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


Income Tax Addition cannot Be based Solely on unsubstantiated Loose Slips

June 25, 2024 3156 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore ruled that income tax additions can’t be based solely on unsubstantiated loose slips, emphasizing the need for corroborative material evidence.

Creditworthiness of Share Subscribers Proven: ITAT Deletes Addition

June 25, 2024 597 Views 0 comment Print

Read about Wisley Real Estate Pvt. Ltd Vs ITAT Kolkata. Detailed analysis of the case where creditworthiness of share subscribers was proven, resulting in deletion of Rs. 1,76,87,500/- addition under section 68 of IT Act.

Assessments Void Due to Lack of Section 153D Approval: Delhi ITAT

June 20, 2024 678 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT ruled assessments concluded without mandatory Section 153D approval as void, affecting Emaar MGF Land Ltd’s cases from AY 2010-11 to AY 2015-16.

Delhi HC Invalidates Reassessment Notice, Upholds Section 149(1)(b) Time Limits

June 14, 2024 2982 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that reassessment actions post-2021 searches must meet the First Proviso to Section 149(1) of the Income Tax Act, quashing Dinesh Jindal case notice.

Section 153C Assessments Beyond 10 Years Block Period Invalid: Delhi HC

June 13, 2024 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules Section 153C assessments beyond the 10-year limit unsustainable, quashing notices for AY 2013-14. Key judgment impacts reassessment proceedings.

No Assessment Order could be Passed in name of Non-Existent Entity after an intimation was given to AO

June 12, 2024 2799 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai invalidates income tax assessment for a merged entity, emphasizing the legal principle against actions on non-existent entities.

ITAT Upheld Addition for Failure to Prove Agriculture Income Genuinity

June 7, 2024 1101 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the ITAT Chennai order in the case of D. Ramagopal Vs ACIT, where addition was upheld due to failure in proving the genuinity of income from agriculture activities.

Date of Satisfaction Recording for Searched Person is deemed Date of Search for Non-Searched Person

June 7, 2024 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that date of recording of satisfaction in the case of searched person qua non-searched person becomes date of search in case of non-searched person

No protective addition when substantive addition already been made

June 4, 2024 1434 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules against reopening of assessment for protective addition when based on assumptions, deleting the addition. Read the detailed analysis here.

Assessment order quashed as section 153D approval was without application of mind

June 4, 2024 1518 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Delhi ITATs decision in MDLR Airline Vs DCIT case, highlighting the lack of proper approval under Section 153D of the Income-tax Act.

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