Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...
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Income Tax : CBDT issues new compounding guidelines simplifying process, eligibility, charges, and procedures under the Income-tax Act from Oct...
Income Tax : A summary of prosecution offences under Chapter XXII of the Income Tax Act (Sections 275A to 280), detailing the rigorous imprison...
Income Tax : CBDT's new Compounding of Offence Guidelines (2024) simplify the process but maintain strict compliance rules. Learn about eligibi...
Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
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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...
Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...
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Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...
ITAT Hyderabad held that when there was an apparent mistake in the order of the AO in accepting the returned income instead of substituting the same with the assessed income there was an apparent error rectifiable under section 154 of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Delhi held that business promotion expenditure incurred for improving the visibility of the brand and sale of the products is routine expenses incurred during the course of the business. Accordingly, the same is allowable expenditure.
ITAT Delhi held that hollow and cosmetic approval accorded under section 153D of the Income Tax Act without application of mind is unenforceable in law and hence liable to be quashed.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that the income generated by the assessee cannot be held bogus only based on the modus operandi. To hold income earned by the assessee as bogus, specific evidence has to be brought on record by the Revenue. In absence of any specific finding, assessee cannot be held to be guilty.
ITAT Hyderabad held that statement of a third party already recorded u/s 132(4) of the Income Tax Act cannot be considered as an incriminating document for the purpose of making the addition u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Delhi held that notional interest cannot be taxed as income as bank statement of the foreign bank account doesn’t show that any interest has been credited.
AO not shown that alleged income escaped for assessment is represented in the form of an asset. What is assessed in this year u/s 153A of the Act is the addition towards alleged bogus purchases and disallowance of salary/professional fee u/s 37 of the Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that the assessment made u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act beyond the six assessment year is without jurisdiction and liable to be quashed.
ITAT Delhi held that assessment order passed under section 153A of the Income Tax Act is not legal and liable to be quashed as approval given under section 153D of the Income Tax Act is granted in a mechanical manner and without application of mind.
ITAT Mumbai held that tally accounts produced before CIT(A) provides only better clarity and understanding of seized documents which are already on record before AO. Hence, submission of the same before CIT(A) doesn’t violate provisions of rule 46A of Income Tax Rules.
