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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 2268 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 3486 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 72 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 90 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 66 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 174 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 132 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


Section 153C Prevails Over Section 144 for persons other than searched person

September 24, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has quashed an assessment order against Al Zarafa Travel & Manpower Consultants, ruling that the Assessing Officer’s jurisdiction was invalid.

Genuine Loan vs Alleged Accommodation Entry: Addition deleted, Reopening Valid

September 24, 2025 903 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad deleted a Rs.30.5 lakh addition, ruling the loan was genuine and supported by bank records, while upholding the reopening of the assessment.

ITAT Quashes WhatsApp Chats & Cancelled MOU based Additions

September 23, 2025 5205 Views 0 comment Print

In a case concerning a real estate transaction, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad, held that an assessment under Section 153C was invalid as no incriminating material was found from the assessee.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Time-Barred 148 Notices, Deletes ₹13 Cr Additions; Third-Party Search Cannot Trigger Section 147

September 23, 2025 1176 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT quashed a reassessment and deleted ₹13 crore in additions, ruling that the initial notice under Section 148 was invalid as it was time-barred.

No Section 147 Reopening on Third-Party Search Material: ITAT Raipur

September 23, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Raipur quashed the reopening of an assessment under Section 147, ruling that search-based cases on third-party material must be initiated under Section 153C.

Opportunity of being heard granted as assessment completed on best judgement due to non-response by petitioner

September 22, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that completion of assessment on best judgement as the petitioner had not shown cause in response to the notice vis-à-vis assessment made after several years of return filing. Hence, matter restored back for providing opportunity of being heard to petitioner.

Section 153A Additions Made Without Incriminating Material are Invalid: ITAT Delhi

September 21, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT has deleted gross profit additions made to Sunil Garg’s income, ruling that the Assessing Officer’s actions were arbitrary and lacked incriminating material.

ITAT Raipur Sets Aside Penalty for Lack of Adequate Hearing

September 19, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

The Raipur ITAT remanded the Omax Minerals tax case back to CIT(A) after finding that the company was denied a fair opportunity to be heard in a penalty proceeding. The ruling cites procedural irregularities.

Mere disclosure of additional income under 153C not concealment of Income

September 15, 2025 300 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has ruled that voluntarily disclosing additional income after a search notice does not automatically justify a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

ITAT Pune Quashes Reassessment u/s 147, Says Search Cases Must Proceed u/s 153C

September 15, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

The Pune ITAT quashed a reassessment order, ruling that proceedings initiated under Section 147 were invalid. The tribunal held that information from a third-party search mandates proceedings under Section 153C, not Section 147.

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