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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


Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) not leviable as change in method of accounting not concealment

June 10, 2023 795 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that change in method of accounting cannot partake character of concealment. Accordingly, penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not leviable.

Addition merely based on statement u/s 132(4) without collaborative evidence is unsustainable

June 9, 2023 3558 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that addition on the standalone basis of statement of assessee u/s 132(4) of the Income Tax Act cannot be held as sustainable in absence of collaborative evidence found in support of such addition.

Deeming fiction of section 50C doesn’t apply in case of purchaser

June 7, 2023 1662 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that the deeming fiction created in section 50C cannot be extended to the provision of section 69 or 69B or any other of the Act in the case of purchaser to make the purchaser liable for tax.

Gift to persons who work for company is allowable as business expenditure

June 6, 2023 5571 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that expenditure towards gift to persons who work for the assessee company during Diwali occasion is held for the purpose of business as per the principle of commercial expediency and accordingly allowable as business expenditure.

Case can be transferred from Jurisdictional AO to Central Circle u/s 127

June 6, 2023 9159 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that case can duly be transferred from Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to Central Circle by way of passing order under section 127 of the Income Tax Act.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as no incriminating material found during search

May 31, 2023 1209 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any incriminating material found during the course of search.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) leviable on additional income disclosed out of seized material

May 31, 2023 1962 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act duly leviable in case the additional income is disclosed in ITR filed u/s 153A and such additional income is originated out of seized material.

Literal interpretation of language of Section 245A of Income Tax Act is justified

May 31, 2023 1155 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the legislative history of Section 245A of the Income Tax Act indicates that the proceedings for assessment, re-assessment and re-computation u/s. 148, prior to issuance of notice u/s. 148 of the Act, were excluded from the scope of the definition of the term ‘case’. Literal interpretation of language of section 245A is justifiable.

Mistake in accepting returned income instead of substituting with assessed income is apparent error rectifiable u/s 154

May 29, 2023 1968 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Business promotion expenditure incurred during the course of business is allowable expenditure

May 27, 2023 4845 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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