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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 87 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 150 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 2460 Views 0 comment Print


Filing Appeal Shortly Before Section 153C Assessment deadline Unjustified: Delhi HC

April 2, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that petitioner has approach the court only a few days before the time for completion of assessment u/s. 153C of the Income Tax Act would expire.

Time limit for completing assessment will start from document handing over date even when AO of searched and other person is same

March 23, 2024 3249 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that even if AO of both searched person and other person is same, for completing Assessment proceedings and passing the Assessment order has to be calculated from the date on which the documents were handed over or deemed to have been handed over to the AO of the “other person”.

Bank Account with Social Co-operative Insufficient to Imply Accommodation Entry: ITAT

March 20, 2024 504 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of ACIT Vs Aaryavart Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad ruled that mere maintenance of a bank account with a social co-operative bank cannot be a basis for assuming that the assessee is engaged in accommodation entries. Get insights into the case and the tribunal’s decision.

Section 68 not apply to outgo or payment on account of expenditure

March 20, 2024 2196 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi in Feather Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT held that Section 68 is inapplicable to expenditure as same applies to credit in books of account

Addition u/s 68 deleted as genuineness and creditworthiness of lender proved: ITAT Delhi

March 18, 2024 1047 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s order on Trident Towers Pvt. Ltd vs ACIT addresses the deletion of addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act, citing submission of requisite documents.

Jurisdiction u/s 153C assumed based on satisfaction note date when date of handing over of material unavailable: ITAT Delhi

March 18, 2024 1149 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that in absence of mentioning the date of handing over of material, date of satisfaction note shall be considered for the purpose of assumption of jurisdiction u/s 153C of the Act and completion of assessment thereafter.

Gujarat HC Refuses to Interfere with Section 153C Income Tax Notice

February 22, 2024 2832 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court’s decision on Shyamlal Rupchand Parwani vs ACIT, rejecting interference at the Section 153C notice stage and emphasizing legal procedure.

ITAT deletes Section 69A and 69C addition due to insufficient evidence

February 18, 2024 4023 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Chennai order in ACIT vs. Prakash Ferrous Industries Pvt. Ltd. where the assessment order is rejected due to oversight and typographical error under section 143(3).

Section 263 Jurisdiction cannot be exercised When Larger Issue Pending Before CIT(A)

February 13, 2024 2817 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT finds revisionary authority’s exercise of jurisdiction under section 263 invalid when a larger issue is pending before CIT(A), upholding legal precedents.

Section 153A & 153C of Income Tax Act: Analysis & Implications

February 8, 2024 20343 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the provisions of Income Tax Act Sections 153A & 153C, governing assessments after search or requisition. Learn from court rulings and expert interpretations.

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