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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 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 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 87 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 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 111 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


CIT(A) Must Issue Well-Reasoned Orders with Clear Determination, Decision & Reasoning: ITAT Pune

August 16, 2024 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune remands the case of Suhas Maruti Dhankude for re-adjudication due to non-adjudication of jurisdictional grounds and failure to state point of determination.

Section 2(14): No capital gains tax on Income proceeds from Agricultural Land

August 13, 2024 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Notice under section 148 was issued upon assessee by AO for reassessing the cash deposit as undisclosed income, following approval from the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT).

Power to assess block period of ten years doesn’t apply to search conducted before 1st April 2017: Delhi HC

August 9, 2024 429 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that in case of search, block period of ten years for search assessment, would not be attracted in case the search has taken place before 1st April 2017.

Date of receipt of seized documents relevant for reckoning block period of six AYs u/s. 153C: ITAT Delhi

July 24, 2024 681 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that in respect of assessment proceedings u/s. 153C of the Income Tax Act, block period of six assessment years has to be reckoned from date of receipt of seized documents.

Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

July 23, 2024 2430 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A of the Income-tax Act, introduced to streamline assessments and reduce litigation.

No Incriminating Evidence, No Addition: Delhi High Court’s Ruling

July 17, 2024 2277 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC rules in PCIT Vs Pavitra Realcon Pvt. Ltd., ITA 579/2018, emphasizing the need for corroborative evidence in tax assessments and procedural fairness.

Unsigned Excel Sheet Insufficient for Section 153C Proceedings without Corroboration

July 15, 2024 2580 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court dismisses Revenue’s appeal as unsigned excel sheet lacks corroboration in S. 153C Income Tax Act proceedings. Read full judgment here.

AO Cannot Reopen Assessments U/s. 153A Without Incriminating Evidence: Kerala HC

June 26, 2024 828 Views 0 comment Print

Read the Kerala High Court judgment on income tax assessments involving Sunny Jacob Jewellers. Analysis includes AO’s authority under Section 153A, impact of incriminating materials, and appellate decisions.

Income Tax Addition cannot Be based Solely on unsubstantiated Loose Slips

June 25, 2024 3291 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore ruled that income tax additions can’t be based solely on unsubstantiated loose slips, emphasizing the need for corroborative material evidence.

Delhi HC Invalidates Reassessment Notice, Upholds Section 149(1)(b) Time Limits

June 14, 2024 3117 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that reassessment actions post-2021 searches must meet the First Proviso to Section 149(1) of the Income Tax Act, quashing Dinesh Jindal case notice.

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