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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 2268 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 69 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 90 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 177 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 135 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


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

December 10, 2023 35463 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 1209 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 4185 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 2343 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 4308 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 3333 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.

Addition U/s. 153C of Income Tax Act Invalid in Absence of Incriminating Material

November 11, 2023 1746 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that additions under section 153C of the Income Tax Act without incriminating material are invalid. Get insights into this judgment.

Assessment framed u/s. 153A without following mandate of section 153C is unsustainable

November 4, 2023 1773 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment framed u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act based on material found during search on third party without following the mandate of section 153C of the Income Tax Act is unsustainable in law.

No Section 153A Addition Without Incriminating Material from Search

November 3, 2023 3147 Views 0 comment Print

Addition under Section 153A could not be made in the absence of incriminating material found during the course of a search conducted under Section 132. In case no incriminating material was unearthed during the search, AO could not reassess taking into consideration the other material in respect of completed assessments/unabated assessments.

Writ not entertained as alternate remedy of appeal available against order and notices issued u/s 153C

November 1, 2023 678 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that writ petition not entertained as alternate remedy available with the petitioner since notices and assessment orders issued under section 153C of the Income Tax Act are duly issued within jurisdiction.

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