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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 1557 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

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

Time-Barred Assessment under Section 153C: Judicial Precedents

Income Tax : AY 2015-16 assessment under Section 153C held time-barred. Judicial rulings confirm six-year limit runs from handing over of seize...

September 5, 2025 2712 Views 0 comment Print

Consolidated Satisfaction Note under Section 153C Held Invalid

Income Tax : Learn why a consolidated satisfaction note for multiple assessment years is legally invalid under Section 153C of the Income Tax A...

September 5, 2025 1764 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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


Reassessment Quashed as Wrong Provision Invoked Instead of Section 153C: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that reopening under Section 147 was invalid where it was based on third-party search material. It ruled that Se...

April 17, 2026 96 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 153 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashed Section 153C Proceedings Due to Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note

Income Tax : The Court held that a 21-month delay in recording the satisfaction note violates the requirement of immediacy. It ruled that such ...

April 15, 2026 174 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 240 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 672 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 71205 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 2466 Views 0 comment Print


Conditions for Section 153A Reassessment notice Issuance after 6 Years

April 28, 2024 2526 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the conditions for issuance of a reassessment notice u/s 153A beyond six years & explore the detailed analysis of ACIT Vs Goldstone Cements Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) case.

Section 153D approval without application of mind renders Assessment null & void

April 24, 2024 3201 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment order under 1961 Act quashed by Delhi ITAT due to lack of application of mind in approving 153D, rendering the assessment void.

ITAT deletes Addition which were based on Manual Cash Books in Section 153A Assessments

April 23, 2024 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling on deletion of additions based on manual cash books in Section 153A assessments.

Possession of Unearthed Material during search Necessary to Invoke Section 153C

April 22, 2024 1227 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the intricacies of invoking Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, as clarified by the Delhi High Court, regarding the possession of material unearthed during a search. Detailed analysis and implications.

No Addition without Incriminating Material for completed/unabated Assessment Years

April 17, 2024 2610 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of DCIT Vs. Bengal Brahmaputra Realty Limited (ITAT Guwahati) and understand the significance of incriminating material in income tax assessments for completed or unabated years.

Action under Section 153C cannot be based solely on Survey Material

April 16, 2024 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT clarifies that action under section 153C can’t be based solely on survey material. Detailed analysis of the case and its implications.

Reassessment of completed assessment Without Incriminating Material Untenable: Delhi HC

April 12, 2024 2949 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that a reopening or abatement would be triggered only upon the discovery of material which is likely to “have a bearing on the determination of the total income”. Thus, AO seeking to reassess completed assessment without incriminating material is untenable in law.

Assessee can challenge jurisdiction of authority issuing assessment order within a month

April 12, 2024 1854 Views 0 comment Print

Regional Oilseeds Growers Co-operative Societies Union Ltd. vs JCIT: ITAT upholds jurisdiction limitation, dismissing appeal regarding assessing authority’s jurisdiction challenge under Income Tax Act.

Vested right of person cannot be affected by retrospective legislation: Bombay HC

April 5, 2024 2322 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that retrospective legislation cannot deprive a person of an accrued right vested in him under a statute or under the Constitution.

Shyam Sunder Khandelwal Vs ACIT: Interplay between Sections 147/148 & 153C

April 3, 2024 6216 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into the detailed analysis of the Shyam Sunder Khandelwal Vs ACIT case by Rajasthan High Court, exploring the applicability of Sections 153C and 148 of the Income Tax Act. Understand the implications and conclusions drawn.

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