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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 1560 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


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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 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 141 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 156 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 177 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 675 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


One Section 153C satisfaction note Sufficient if AO for Both Searched & Other Person is Same

February 5, 2024 3045 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that in case where AO of the searched person and the other person is the same, there can be one satisfaction note prepared by AO. Preparation of one satisfaction note will satisfy the requirement of section 153C of the Income Tax Act.

Pending assessments abate as per Section 153A when a search takes place: ITAT Delhi

January 31, 2024 1701 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant decision, ITAT Delhi quashes assessment order in Rajender Agarwal Vs ACIT case, citing abatement under Section 153A after a search. Detailed analysis of the legal arguments and implications.

Assessment order without DIN is void ab initio

January 4, 2024 4551 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that simultaneous issue of the DIN number is insignificant and superfluous exercise, in the absence of mentioning the DIN number on the body of AO’s order. Thus, Assessment order without DIN is void ab initio.

Expenditure towards helper allowance disallowed in absence of any supporting documents

December 18, 2023 1251 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that disallowance of expenditure towards helper allowance claimed as deduction u/s. 10(14)(i) of the Income Tax Act rightly sustained as no supporting documents submitted.

Section 147 to 153 Income Escaping Assessment (Reopening of Cases)

December 10, 2023 34446 Views 7 comments Print

Learn about Section 147 to 153 Income Escaping Assessment and Reopening of Cases Under Income Tax Act, 1961. Get guidance on the procedure and legal rules applicable.

Proceedings under Section 153C Invalid Without Incriminating Material: Delhi HC

December 10, 2023 1113 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court deems proceedings u/s 153C invalid without incriminating material. Analysis of PCIT vs. Victory Apartments Pvt. Ltd. case, AY 2009-10.

Notice u/s. 148 for AY 2013-14 not time barred as search conducted in AY 2023-24

December 4, 2023 4065 Views 0 comment Print

Jharkhand High Court held that relevant assessment year shall mean as assessment year (AY) preceding AY relevant to the previous year in which search is conducted or requisition is made which falls beyond Six AY but not later than 10 AY from the end of AY relevant to previous year in which search is conducted or requisition is made. Accordingly, notice u/s. 148 for AY 13-14 duly issued as search was conducted in AY 2023-2024.

No section 68 addition in the hands of conduit entity

December 1, 2023 2253 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the ITAT Mumbai ruling in Standard Fiscal Markets Pvt. Ltd. vs DCIT case. No section 68 addition for conduit entity. Insights on tax implications.

Issuance of Notice u/s 153C: Invalid Ab-Initio Without Incriminating Documents

November 30, 2023 4167 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the analysis of the ITAT Delhi order dated 1st November 2023, highlighting that the issuance of Notice u/s 153C under the Income Tax Act is deemed invalid ab-initio when no incriminating documents are found during a search. The article delves into the legal arguments, the interpretation of Section 153C, and the significance of the decision. Read to understand the implications for taxpayers and the criteria for a valid notice.

Initiation of proceedings against person other than searched person u/s 148 instead of 153C unsustainable

November 28, 2023 3234 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that initiation of proceedings against the person other than the searched person under section 148, instead of section 153C, of the Income Tax Act is without any jurisdiction and hence held liable to be set aside.

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