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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 339 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


Notice u/s. 148 cannot be issued after expiry of four/six years: Delhi HC

August 22, 2024 2874 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that that no notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act shall be issued if four years “but not more than six years” have elapsed from the end of the relevant assessment year.

Section 153A Addition Valid Only if Based on Material Seized during search: ITAT Kolkata

August 18, 2024 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that additions u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act could only be made on the basis of seized material found during the course of search. Thus, making additions in regular assessment without any incriminating material relating to said addition not justified.

Addition merely based on retracted statement without any incriminating material unsustainable: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 12, 2024 978 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition merely on the basis of retracted statement without any incriminating material seized from assessee’s premises is unsustainable in law and liable to be quashed.

Power to assess block period of ten years doesn’t apply to search conducted before 1st April 2017: Delhi HC

August 9, 2024 441 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that in case of search, block period of ten years for search assessment, would not be attracted in case the search has taken place before 1st April 2017.

Addition of excess stock merely based on recorded statements untenable: ITAT Delhi

August 8, 2024 1095 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards excess stock merely on the basis of recorded statements and without any corroborative evidence of unaccounted sales is untenable in law. Accordingly, addition deleted.

Addition based on seized diary without corroborative evidence not sustainable

August 1, 2024 2022 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC dismisses Revenue’s appeal in PCIT Vs Timblo Private Limited, stating additions based on seized diary without corroborative evidence are unsustainable.

Gain on property kept for investment purpose taxable only under capital gain: Kerala HC

July 27, 2024 1341 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that when a property kept not for trade, but for an investment purpose is sold, the gain has to fall under head ‘capital gains’ and such transaction is only taxable under capital gain and not under adventure of trade.

Date of receipt of seized documents relevant for reckoning block period of six AYs u/s. 153C: ITAT Delhi

July 24, 2024 687 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that in respect of assessment proceedings u/s. 153C of the Income Tax Act, block period of six assessment years has to be reckoned from date of receipt of seized documents.

Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

July 23, 2024 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A of the Income-tax Act, introduced to streamline assessments and reduce litigation.

Order based on mechanical approval u/s 153D unsustainable: ITAT Delhi

July 23, 2024 612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that approval granted u/s. 153D of the Income Tax Act by the superior authority in mechanical manner has no legal sanctity in the eyes of law. Thus, assessment order in consequence to such inexplicable approval lacks legality.

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