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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 2286 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 211738 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 2136 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 3489 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


Section 148 Reopening Set Aside as Loose Paper Dated After Sale cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court quashed a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 after finding that a loose paper seized from a third...

June 25, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153C Proceedings Invalid as AO Failed to Record Separate Year-Wise Satisfaction: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that a common satisfaction note covering multiple assessment years without year-wise incriminating material co...

June 24, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Satisfaction Note Lacked Mandatory Finding

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that the Assessing Officer failed to record that the seized material had a bearing on the determination of the...

June 24, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153C Assessment Set Aside as AO Failed to Record Year-Wise Satisfaction: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that a single satisfaction note covering multiple assessment years without identifying year-wise incriminating...

June 24, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Consolidated Satisfaction Note for Multiple Years Was Invalid

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that a single consolidated satisfaction note covering multiple assessment years without year-wise incriminatin...

June 24, 2026 129 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


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 2586 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 834 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 3297 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 3123 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.

Section 153C Assessments Beyond 10 Years Block Period Invalid: Delhi HC

June 13, 2024 1650 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules Section 153C assessments beyond the 10-year limit unsustainable, quashing notices for AY 2013-14. Key judgment impacts reassessment proceedings.

Date of Satisfaction Recording for Searched Person is deemed Date of Search for Non-Searched Person

June 7, 2024 1167 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that date of recording of satisfaction in the case of searched person qua non-searched person becomes date of search in case of non-searched person

No Section 68 Addition Without Seized Material Link & corroborative evidence

June 5, 2024 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of ITAT Mumbai case of Parag Motilal Savla vs ITO, focusing on lack of substantial evidence for cash loan allegations.

Absence of incriminating material vitiates entire search assessment proceedings

June 4, 2024 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Courts ruling in PCIT Vs. Pavitra Realcon Pvt. Ltd. highlights that undisclosed income assessment cant be based solely on statements made during a search.

Assessment order passed in the name of a deceased individual is invalid: ITAT Jaipur

May 30, 2024 2658 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur directs AO to quash Assessment Order under section 143(3) of Income Tax Act as notice to deceased assessee is deemed invalid. Detailed analysis and case precedents provided.

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