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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Budget 2025: Block Assessment Amendments in Income Tax Search Cases

Income Tax : Budget 2025 revises block assessment rules for search cases, covering undisclosed income, assessment procedures, penalties, and ti...

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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...

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Latest Judiciary


Property Deal Addition Fails for Breach of Section 153C Time Limits

Income Tax : Revenue failed to produce a Section 153C satisfaction note showing the date of handing over seized material. ITAT treated the noti...

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Section 153A Assessment Quashed as Notices Issued in Name of Deceased Assessee

Income Tax : The issue was whether an assessment could survive when statutory notices were issued in the name of a deceased person. The Tribuna...

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₹100 Crore U/s 153A Addition Quashed: Seized Third-Party Paper Not Incriminating for Completed Year

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that for an unabated year, additions under section 153A require incriminating material. A seized loose sheet and r...

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Section 153C Additions Deleted: No Corroboration for Third-Party Pen-Drive Evidence

Income Tax : The tribunal ruled that statements of third parties cannot be relied upon unless the assessee is provided copies and allowed cross...

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Penalty for Non-Compliance Deleted as Venial Breach Where Assessments Accepted Returned Income

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted ₹20,000 yearly penalties where assessments under section 153C accepted returned income with no additions, ho...

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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...

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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...

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Issuance of notice u/s 153C without recording any satisfaction is bad in law

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CIT Vs. Mechmen (Madhya Pradesh High Court) In this case court observed that satisfaction was not recorded by the AO before issuing notice u/s 153C which is a fact decided by ITAT. No paper or document was seized against the assessee in the search operation.

Amendment proposed by union budget 2010 in Provisions dealing with Settlement Commission

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Entire scheme of the eligibility, powers and procedure before the settlement commission was overhauled by Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f. 1.6.2007. In the overhauled scheme, search / requisition cases covered by the provisions of section 153A of the Act were not allowed to take benefit of the settlement commission. It also excluded the cases of related persons whose documents were seized as provided for in Section 153C of the Act.

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