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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 2262 Views 0 comment Print

All about Appeal to Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)

Income Tax : The article explains who can file appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, the orders that are appealable, applicable tim...

June 17, 2026 211717 Views 11 comments Print

Loose Sheets and Digital Data Not Enough: ITAT Quashes Additions for Lack of Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that additions cannot stand without a clear link between seized material and the assessee. It ruled that third-p...

May 1, 2026 444 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 2124 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 3483 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 2430 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Vivad se Vishwas Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Based on Survey, Not Search: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that rejection of a Vivad se Vishwas declaration was invalid because final assessment arose from survey pr...

June 23, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69 Addition Deleted as Seized Loose Sheet Lacked Corroborative Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an addition under Section 69 could not be sustained solely on the basis of a seized loose sheet without ind...

June 23, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 263 Order as Search Warrant Was Not Issued in Assessee’s Name

Income Tax : The ITAT held that assessments under Section 153A were invalid because no search warrant was issued in the assessee’s name. As t...

June 23, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment Orders as Section 153 Limitation Expired Despite TOLA Extension

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that the assessment orders were time-barred under Section 153 despite the DRP process. Both assessments we...

June 23, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as They Were Barred by Limitation

Income Tax : The ITAT held that limitation under Section 153B had to be computed from the searched person's last panchanama, making the assessm...

June 23, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Government extends timelines for Income Tax Assessment (Read Notification)

Income Tax : Central Government has decided to extend the time limits to 30th June, 2021 in the following cases where the time limit was earlie...

April 27, 2021 71496 Views 4 comments Print

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 2535 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Pune Remands Case for Failure to Decide Legal Ground under Section 147/148

November 13, 2025 429 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that CIT(A) must decide all grounds, including legality of reopening under Section 147/148. Order remanded for fresh adjudication under Section 250(6).

Assessment Order Without DIN Invalid Despite Later Intimation: ITAT Chennai

November 13, 2025 1494 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai ruled that an assessment order issued without a Document Identification Number violates CBDT Circular No. 19/2019 and is invalid. Tribunal held that non-compliance with circular’s mandate cannot be cured by later communication of DIN. Orders lacking DIN are deemed never to have been issued.

Delhi HC Quashes Section 153C Notices Beyond 10-Year Limit

November 11, 2025 1323 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court held that reassessment under Section 153C cannot exceed the ten-year block calculated from the date of handover of seized materials, setting aside notices for AYs 2010–11 to 2015–16.

No property attachment to continue once ITAT order attained finality and dues were cleared

November 10, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

Once the order of ITAT had attained finality on factual aspects and assessee had discharged the entire liability, the Tax Recovery Officer was bound, under Section 225(2) to lift the attachment on property.

ITAT Quashes 153C Assessments as Time-Barred: Six-Year Limitation Upheld

November 9, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT held that AYs 2010–11 and 2011–12 fell outside the limitation for Section 153C and found no valid incriminating material for later years, setting aside all related assessments.

Ten-Year Section 153A Block to Be Counted from AY of Search Year, Not Before

November 9, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reassessment for AY 2010-11 was invalid since it exceeded the ten-year limitation from the search year. The notice was declared time-barred and issued without jurisdiction.

Section 153C Notice Beyond Six-Year Block Period Held Invalid: ITAT Delhi

November 9, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print

TAT Delhi held that a 153C assessment for AY 2012–13 was invalid, as the six-year block must be counted from date of satisfaction recorded by AO of non-searched person.

Section 153C Block Period to Be Counted from Date of Receipt of Seized Material, Not Search Date

November 9, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that ten-year block under Section 153C must be computed from date AO of non-searched person receives seized material, not search date.

Assessments Beyond Ten-Year Block Invalid Under Section 153C: ITAT Delhi

November 9, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessments for A.Ys 2011–12 and 2012–13 were invalid since they fell outside the ten-year block reckoned from the date of receipt of seized material. The Tribunal followed CIT v. Jasjit Singh (SC) and Ojjus Medicare (Del HC) rulings.

Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Against Assessment; Directs Assessee to File Appeal U/s. 260A

November 8, 2025 426 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a Section 153C assessment, ruling that the ITAT had already addressed the Abhisar Buildwell Supreme Court judgment. Since the ITAT order contained a finding on the judgment’s applicability, the assessee’s only recourse was a statutory appeal under Section 260A.

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