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ITAT Delhi held that as per amendment to section 153C of the Income Tax Act the six assessment years immediately preceding the AY relevant to the previous year in which search is conducted or requisition is made will come into the purview of block assessment years.
Limitation for default in filing of the return u/s 153A would start from expiry of time allowed by AO in notice u/s 153A and assessee filed the return within time allowed by notice u/s 153A of the Act and, therefore, there is no delay in filing return of income by assessee as provided u/s 153A. No interest is levibale u/s 234A
Calcutta High Court held that invocation of revisional jurisdiction by PCIT u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act ignoring the order passed u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act as immaterial and irrelevant unjustified.
ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act sustainable on failure to provide reasonable explanation of the sources and justification of heavy denomination cash gifts.
ITAT Amritsar held that addition merely on the basis of statement taken at the time of locker operation without confronting the incriminating material or any other corroborative evidence has no evidentiary value u/s 292C.
Admittedly, if a search is conducted by applying Section 153A of the Income Tax Act, there should be a specific authorization. In the instant case, admittedly, there is no warrant authorization to conduct search as per Section 132 of the Income Tax Act on the petitioner.
ITAT Delhi held that addition is made on the basis of documents found from the separate search at another person. Accordingly, assessment should have been done under section 153C of the Income Tax Act and not under section 153A of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Delhi held that revisional power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not invocable in case of inadequate inquiry, in fact, revisional power is invocable only in case of lack of inquiry.
In absence of any incriminating documents seized during search, AO is not justified in making addition in non-abated assessment orders u/S 153-A r/W Sec 143(3) of Income Tax Act of 1961.
Budget 2023 aligns timeline under section 153 of Income Tax Act. Learn more about the 2016 Finance Acts reduced assessment order period of 9 months for 2021-22 and later assessment years.
