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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 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 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 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


Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Unsustainable if Quantum addition Deleted

April 9, 2024 2532 Views 0 comment Print

In a case of DCIT Vs Milan Kavin Parikh, ITAT Mumbai dismisses Revenue’s appeal against deletion of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as the quantum addition was deleted.

Vested right of person cannot be affected by retrospective legislation: Bombay HC

April 5, 2024 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that retrospective legislation cannot deprive a person of an accrued right vested in him under a statute or under the Constitution.

AO Can’t Tax Husband for Business Income taxed to Wife during Scrutiny

April 5, 2024 804 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Ketan Prabhulal Dalsaniya Vs DCIT, ITAT Indore rules that once the business income of the wife is accepted during scrutiny, the AO cannot tax the husband again, stating the wife wasn’t the one carrying the business.

CIT(A) Cannot disbelieve Cash Book Solely Based on General Practice

April 4, 2024 705 Views 0 comment Print

Mool Chand Aggarwal Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) CIT(A) cannot disbelieve cash book only on the ground that ‘generally individuals do not maintain cash book and it is not mandatory to maintain cash book for the individual’.

AO cannot disallow interest expense on Mere Presumption without disproving supporting evidences

April 4, 2024 867 Views 0 comment Print

The case pertained to the disallowance of interest amounting to Rs. 1,16,82,953/- paid on an unsecured loan. This ruling sheds light on the meticulous examination of evidence and the importance of substantiating claims in tax matters.

Section 68 Addition Unjustified if Shares’ Purchase & Sale Validated by Evidence: ITAT Mumbai

April 2, 2024 2091 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as assessee has established the genuineness of purchase and sale of shares by producing documentary evidence and transaction of purchase and sale of shares is done via banking channel.

Order passed against non-existent entity is liable to be quashed: ITAT Delhi

April 2, 2024 1299 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that passing of an order in the name of an entity which has merged with another entity will make the order void ab initio. Accordingly, the impugned assessment order passed in the name of a non-existent entity is void ab initio and hence liable to be quashed.

ITAT Directs AO to Verify & Allow Assessee’s Depreciation Claim on Assets from Demerged Company

March 27, 2024 477 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of DCIT Vs Avichal Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., ITAT Delhi allows depreciation claim under section 80IC for building, factory, furniture, and plant machinery blocks, settling a crucial taxation dispute.

Time limit for completing assessment will start from document handing over date even when AO of searched and other person is same

March 23, 2024 3249 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that even if AO of both searched person and other person is same, for completing Assessment proceedings and passing the Assessment order has to be calculated from the date on which the documents were handed over or deemed to have been handed over to the AO of the “other person”.

CIT(A) Cannot Add New Source of Income Without Enhancement Notice

March 20, 2024 1035 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Mandeep Singh Anand Vs ACIT, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi ruled that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) cannot add a new source of income without issuing an enhancement notice. Get insights into the case and the tribunal’s decision.

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