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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 171 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 273 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 696 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 153A Assessment can be carried out only on the basis of seized material

August 3, 2022 1584 Views 0 comment Print

AGM Properties P. Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) To recapitulate the facts, it is an admitted position that for AY 2013-14 the assessee had originally filed its return of income under section 139(1) of the Act on 15.11.2014 and assessment under section 143(1) of the Act was completed on 15.11.2013. The time limit for issuance […]

Assessment orders passed u/s 153A quashed in absence of individual approval u/s 153D

July 26, 2022 1833 Views 0 comment Print

Held that in the present case the approving authority has acted casually and granted the approval u/s. 153D in a mechanical manner without judicious exercise of power. According, approval granted u/s 153D was quashed and consequently the assessment order u/s 153A was also quashed.

Dispute on amount of interest Granted by HC – HC ask dept to submit application for review/modification

July 12, 2022 381 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjeevkumar S/o Biharilal Kabra Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) 1. The matter is placed on board for speaking to minutes in respect of order dated 22.04.2022 passed by this Court. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks clarification of the order, more particularly in so far as directions issued in paragraph no.43 […]

Carry forward of capital loss, claimed via return filed u/s 153A, is unsustainable

June 28, 2022 903 Views 0 comment Print

Short term capital loss not claimed while filing return u/s 139(1). Loss was claimed for the first time via return u/s 153A. Claim denied according to provisions of section 80.

Penalty not survive if Assessment Order held to be void ab initio

June 24, 2022 1179 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Rameshbhai Jivrajbhai Desai (ITAT Ahmedabad) During the course of assessment proceedings, the Assessing Officer initiated penalty proceedings under Section 271(1)(c) of the Act. The Ld. AR submitted that the assessment order passed under Section 153A of the Act was held to be void ab initio and thus there is no addition in the […]

Document related to to expenses/EBIDTA details, etc. can’t be said incriminating material to initiate proceedings u/s 153A

June 23, 2022 486 Views 0 comment Print

Vivimed Labs Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Hyderabad) hon’ble apex court’s landmark decision in CIT Vs. Sinhaghad Technical Educational Society (2017) 84 com 290 (SC) that no such proceedings initiated u/s 153A of the Act sustainable in law for want of incriminating material found or seized during the course of search. We make it clear that […]

Section 153C: Addition for Share Capital without Incriminating Material not sustainable

June 22, 2022 1524 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Apple Metal Industries Pvt Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Assessment for Assessment Year 2011-12 was completed after making addition on account of unverified share application money amounting to Rs. 8,70,71,936/- and in Assessment Year 2014-15, addition on account of unverified share capital amounting to Rs. 30,00,600/- was made. The impugned assessment order clearly shows that […]

Non Filing of Income Tax Return- Court can presume culpable mental state of accused

June 2, 2022 1944 Views 0 comment Print

Section 278 (e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, empowers the Court to presume culpable mental state of the accused, unless, the accused shows that he had no such mental state with respect to the act charged as an offence in the prosecution.

Section 153A Assessment cannot be arbitrary & must have nexus with seized material

May 8, 2022 3339 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs LKG Builders P. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) Court is of the opinion that the questions of law raised in present appeals have been settled by earlier Division Bench in CIT Vs. Kabul Chawla (supra) and assessment of the respondents had attained finality prior to the date of search and no incriminating documents or […]

If no incriminating material found during Search- Section 68 additions not sustainable

April 7, 2022 1941 Views 0 comment Print

Since no incriminating material was found during the course of search, as regards the additions made u/s.68 of the Income Tax Act, therefore, no additions could be made.

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