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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


Penalty u/s 271(1)(b) or 272A(1)(d) for initial AY was upheld and for remaining six AY’s was deleted

January 8, 2025 3990 Views 0 comment Print

Search action was carried out on residential premises of assessee. Several incriminating documents were found and seized. Assessee was issued with notice to file Income Tax Return and seeking details for seven assessment years within 5 days.

Addition set aside as satisfaction note required for invoking section 153C invalid

January 7, 2025 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Among the documents seized contained information pertaining to the Assessee and AO recorded his satisfaction that those documents have bearing on the determination of total income of the Assessee.

Notice u/s 143(2) was invalid as the same issued by another AO to whom jurisdiction was transferred much later

January 7, 2025 3816 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed to have submitted details / documents / explanation as required by AO for the purpose of assessment in the case of assessee under section 143(3) during the course of assessment proceedings.

No assessment u/s 153C as satisfaction note was not recorded for relevant search assessment years

January 6, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

The company contended that the satisfaction note required to initiate the assessment under section 153C was recorded by AO only on January 18, 2021, making the search year AY 2021-22.

Allowability of 50% of claimed indexed construction costs due to lack of sufficient evidence

January 4, 2025 2673 Views 0 comment Print

Denial of the entire expenditure incurred towards as cost of construction by AO could not be held to be justified even if assessee did not submit satisfactory bills/vouchers in support of her claim towards the cost of construction.

Block Assessment under Chapter XIV-B of Income Tax Act, 1961

December 30, 2024 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Explore reintroduction of block assessments under Income Tax Act via Finance Act 2024, its implications, challenges, and way forward for tax compliance.

Addition u/s. 69C towards cash payment deleted since source of cash already taxed: ITAT Mumbai

December 27, 2024 1485 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that once the source of cash is taxed, it cannot be further taxed as unexplained cash expenditure. Hence, addition under section 69C of the Income Tax Act for cash payments deleted.

Notice u/s. 153C beyond six years prior to relevant searched A.Y. is non-jurisdictional

December 26, 2024 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Search was conducted in the case of Sunstar Group on 19.12.2013. Based on the material found, notice u/s. 153C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 was issued on 20.01.2016. He submitted that the deemed search for the purpose of section 153C is AY 2016-17.

Addition in assessment u/s. 153C in unabated years without incriminating material not sustainable

December 26, 2024 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that it is well settled principle of law that no addition can be made in unabated years in assessment u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act without any incriminating material. Accordingly, appeal filed by the revenue dismissed.

AO cannot assume jurisdiction u/s 153C in absence of incriminating material found during search

December 26, 2024 969 Views 0 comment Print

A search and seizure operation u/s. 132 was carried out in the case of assessee by the Investigation Wing, New Delhi on 03.05.2018. The cases of some persons were also covered during search on assessee.

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