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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 3585 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 117 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 291 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 162 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 336 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


Ignorance of law is not sufficient ground to condone delay: ITAT Bangalore

February 10, 2025 1260 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that ignorance of law is not a ground for condonation of delay, hence delay of 879 days in filing of an appeal without any sufficient reason shown is not condonable. Accordingly, appeal dismissed.

Passing of final assessment order without prior approval u/s. 153D untenable

February 10, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that AO has passed the final assessment order u/s.143(3) r.w.s. 153B(b) of the Act without seeking a prior approval of the same by the Jt. CIT u/s. 153D of the Income Tax Act and hence the order so passed is liable to be quashed.

Revision u/s. 263 for invoking penalty provisions u/s. 270A(9)(e) without intimation u/s. 143(1)(a) untenable

February 8, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act for invoking penalty provisions u/s. 270A(9)(e) without issue of intimation under section 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act is unjustifiable and untenable in law.

Budget 2025: Block Assessment Amendments in Income Tax Search Cases

February 7, 2025 6123 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025 revises block assessment rules for search cases, covering undisclosed income, assessment procedures, penalties, and time limits under I-T Act Sections 158B-158BG.

Assuming joint ownership and taxing income without proving beneficial interest not tenable

February 4, 2025 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that deeming income from house property @50% merely on the assumption that assessee was signatory to the instrument is untenable in law since assessee doesn’t own beneficial interest in the property.

No addition u/s 69A for unexplained cash loan as assessee provided sufficient evidence

February 3, 2025 1758 Views 0 comment Print

Addition made under Section 69A for an alleged unexplained cash loan was not justified as assessee provided evidence of receiving the loan through banking channels and not through cash.

Assessments restored back to CIT(A) due to non-cooperation by assessee: ITAT Ahmedabad

January 29, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that entire assessments has been restored to the file of CIT(A) for de novo consideration since assessee was found to be absolutely non-cooperative and took every step to thwart/stonewall the assessment proceedings.

Section 69 Addition based on loose sheets without corroborative evidence not sustainable

January 27, 2025 1359 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition under section 69 towards unexplained investment merely based on loose sheets without any corroborative evidences is unsustainable in law. Also held that addition on the basis of mere assumption and presumption not sustainable.

No Additions in Completed Assessments u/s 153A Without Incriminating Material: ITAT Kolkata

January 23, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules that no additions can be made in completed assessments under section 153A without incriminating material seized during the search.

Calcutta HC allows LTCG exemption on share of Wagend Infra Venture Limited

January 22, 2025 903 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismisses appeal in PCIT Vs Sawankumar T Jajoo, upholding ITAT’s order on long-term capital gains from penny stocks.

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