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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


Addition of advances received as deemed dividend unsustainable as it is purely business transaction

July 4, 2023 963 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition of advances received by the company as deemed dividend in terms of provisions of section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as advances are received from the concerns purely as business transaction.

Notice issued to ceased entity is fundamentally illegal and without jurisdiction

July 3, 2023 1410 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that if the company has ceased to exist as a result of the approved scheme of amalgamation then in that case, the jurisdictional notice issued in its name would be fundamentally illegal and without jurisdiction.

Invalid section 153A notice: ITAT dismisses Assessment Order

July 3, 2023 2901 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the ITAT Amritsar’s decision declaring an assessment order void ab initio due to the wrong section of jurisdiction being cited. An insight into the Indian tax law nuances and key takeaways from the case.

Provisions of section 115BBE not attracted when source of income proved

June 28, 2023 5709 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent case, the ITAT Hyderabad held that the provisions of section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act are not applicable when the source of income is disclosed.

Addition u/s 153A without jurisdiction as no incriminating material found during search

June 26, 2023 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Held that in the absence of any incriminating material found or seized during the course of search and seizure proceedings, the additions made by the AO during the course of reassessment under section 153A of the Income Tax Act are without jurisdiction.

Addition of unexplained investment u/s 69 untenable as source of investment duly explained

June 22, 2023 5262 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition u/s 69 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained investment untenable as source of investment made by the appellant stands sufficiently explained.

Amount not taxable under ‘capital gain’ as there is no transfer of right, title or interest in property

June 22, 2023 2703 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that amount under the head ‘capital gain’ not taxable as there is no transfer of any right, title, or interest in the property.

Time limit extendable in case of non-cooperation during conduct of special audit

June 21, 2023 1008 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that in case of non-cooperation during conduct of special audit under section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, the time limit to do the same can be extended at the end of the department.

Proceedings u/s 153A can be initiated only based on incriminating materials found during search of assessee’s premises

June 16, 2023 3663 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that in the proceedings under section 153A of the Act, the assessment can only be made based on incriminating materials found/ collected during the search from the premises of the assessee. Addition unsustainable no material of incriminating nature was found from the premises of the assessee.

Reassessment proceedings u/s 148 stood abated by virtue of search action u/s 132(1)

June 15, 2023 2010 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that reassessment proceedings initiated u/s 148 stood abated by virtue of search and seizure action u/s 132(1). Hence, reassessment order passed thereon u/s 147 is illegal.

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